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Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

Oakboy wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

Quite. I just wondered if he has any reputation re scrums. The Welsh props seem to be good wind-up merchants. I don't like Genge and Sinckler both starting in case they bite. Marler seems to have more humour in him (as well as being our best scrummager).

Raggs wrote:I suspect more and more teams will have a centre capable of playing 10/15 to be honest. 50/22 law has forced 2 players to be back at all times basically, often even 3. It's very easy to not have a winger/fullback available (just been tackled etc, or tackled), then the next pair are putting in another kick chase, and you do end up with centres in the back field. Seen it in a few games.

Mellsblue wrote:

Oakboy wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:
There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

Quite. I just wondered if he has any reputation re scrums. The Welsh props seem to be good wind-up merchants. I don't like Genge and Sinckler both starting in case they bite. Marler seems to have more humour in him (as well as being our best scrummager).

I haven’t seen Genge or Sinckler react poorly to wums, or at least poorly enough to affect their game/be sent off, for a very long time.

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

Dan. Dan. Dan. wrote:

Banquo wrote:Folks seem to be mostly wanting Manu at 12 and Slade at 13 which is interesting; Whilst I’m a dull advocate of positional specialities and nuances in midfield, this is a pairing which imo lends itself well to mixing up what they do in both attack and defence depending on phase and field position, and how the oppos set up. IF they start, I’d hope to see that play out.

Strange isn't it, especially as Slade seemed to be playing first receiver for a lot of the last two games. Tuilagi certainly isn't doing that.
Doesn't really matter what numbers they have on their back though, I think this is probably the most balanced midfield we can play. Until Manu gets injured again of course.

Oakboy wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

Quite. I just wondered if he has any reputation re scrums. The Welsh props seem to be good wind-up merchants. I don't like Genge and Sinckler both starting in case they bite. Marler seems to have more humour in him (as well as being our best scrummager).

Galfon wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

S Jones tweet after last month's close Quins-Castres encounter:
“Referee for Quins v Castres was alarmingly poor, Castres may as well not have bothered coming..".

It's only the ref's opinion that counts on the day of course. He got 2 matches this 6N so he's getting a chance to step up.

Mikey Brown wrote:

Oakboy wrote:Anybody know much about the Scottish ref, Adamson?

There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

Scrumhead wrote:

Galfon wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:
There will be opinions about him following the match, I’ll tell you that much.

S Jones tweet after last month's close Quins-Castres encounter:
“Referee for Quins v Castres was alarmingly poor, Castres may as well not have bothered coming..".

It's only the ref's opinion that counts on the day of course. He got 2 matches this 6N so he's getting a chance to step up.

He is awful. For the game vs. Castres, he’s remembered for awarding a decidedly dodgy try for Dombrandt with the clock in the red, but he’d been terrible for the whole game with all sorts of bizarre decisions.

He shouldn’t be within a country mile of reffing this level of game.

Timbo wrote:Maybe famous last words, but I’d suggest Adamson as ref is advantage England. He’s generally weak and seems a bit insecure, so the pressure of a full Twickenham will get to him I reckon.

SDHoneymonster wrote:England getting some big guns back going into the sharp end of the tournament, Wales missing tonnes of key players, inconsistent at the set piece, uncertain of their best combinations and struggling to put together a decent all-round performance... this has all the ingredients of a famous Wales win that Wales Online will never shut up about written all over it. I have The Fear.

Mr Mwenda wrote:Wales are Raeburn shield holders, right? After England lost it to Scotland.

Mikey Brown wrote:Who do we reckon loses out if Manu and Nowell are both fit? Presumably between Marchant/Daly/Malins.

Malins’s USP when he appeared seemed to be versatility but I’m not sure there’s any situation he’d actually be trusted at either 10 or 15. Hard to say if he’s been a success of not, he’s a classy player but not seemed to have a lot of ball to work with.

Mikey Brown wrote:Who do we reckon loses out if Manu and Nowell are both fit? Presumably between Marchant/Daly/Malins.

Malins’s USP when he appeared seemed to be versatility but I’m not sure there’s any situation he’d actually be trusted at either 10 or 15. Hard to say if he’s been a success of not, he’s a classy player but not seemed to have a lot of ball to work with.

SDHoneymonster wrote:Malins and Marchant I suspect, with Malins dropping to the bench to facilitate a 6-2 split? Not a bad way to attack Wales at the moment IMO given even with a full strength side they tend to lack depth in the tight five.