England vs Wales match thread - RWC warmup, Raeburn Shield challenge, and chance to take down the #1 ranked team

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Ford having a top individual game. Captaincy, needs a hand up front.
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That exit was shyte
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Mellsblue wrote:
Banquo wrote:Daly you twat.
He’s not had a good game. Hasn’t for a while, in truth.
Seems like we've been saying that sinc who's first match at FB
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Much better exit. We still look shaky out wide.
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I don't get what Daly is brining at FB other than his kicking which he has hardly used since going to 15. Just swap Watson and Daly and be done with it Eddie you stubborn git.
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terrible option to kick, when our chasing is so rank
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Freddo wrote:I don't get what Daly is brining at FB other than his kicking which he has hardly used since going to 15. Just swap Watson and Daly and be done with it Eddie you stubborn git.
Watson? But he'd be even more inexperienced at FB. At least Dalympkayed there for a year or two when breaking into the wasps team!
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That take from Watson. Why won’t Bath play him at 15?!?!?
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Now that was good defence, much better communication and energy.

Watson clearly showing why he should be 15.
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Freddo wrote:I don't get what Daly is brining at FB other than his kicking which he has hardly used since going to 15. Just swap Watson and Daly and be done with it Eddie you stubborn git.
Indeed, Daly was world class at 11.
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Mellsblue wrote:That take from Watson. Why won’t Bath play him at 15?!?!?
He'd have to oust Tom Homer, Ruaridh McConnochie and Freddie Burns first
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christ, we have only Billy as back row.....
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Yep Lawes and Ewels packing down on the flanks
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Oh good, so we've progressed from 2 opensides to 2 locks at flanker.
Perfect
Maybe we will take 5 locks to Japan after all
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Smart play. Bit unlucky to have two back row off, but we should have had at least one specialist back row on the bench.
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Well. We’ve moved from four locks in the match day squad to four locks in the XV. Progress of sorts, I suppose.
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Francis ko. Manu on je pense.
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Yep. Francis absolutely sparked out there.
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smart again. Go for the corner and stay there.
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Fair play the tackler though. Knew immediately, and tried to support - whilst I was shouting penalty for not releasing
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Great kick, bit of pressure on that. Ford great so far imo, bar one kick.
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Which Tyler wrote:At least we et to see Ford, Manu, JJ
My pick as starters from current squad.
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Banquo wrote:
Which Tyler wrote:At least we et to see Ford, Manu, JJ
My pick as starters from current squad.
Why put yourself through it. It’s the hope that kills you.
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Which Tyler wrote:
Mellsblue wrote:That take from Watson. Why won’t Bath play him at 15?!?!?
He'd have to oust Tom Homer, Ruaridh McConnochie and Freddie Burns first
Is this.... is this a joke?
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