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[Bones]

@sparky the reporter can fuck off. Ban him/her.

[MiketheSnow]

Looks like Jones got it wrong, not the journo.

Jones couldn't differentiate between meditation and mindfulness and then call the journo out for implied racism.

[Bones]

@MiketheSnow he made a joke.

[Bones]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51580990

[Machpants]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@MiketheSnow he made a joke.

A racist joke...

.... But against his own racial make up...

... So outrage or not? I dunno, modern day is confusing

[sparky]

Video of the press conference. A female reporter (not a voice I recognise) .

Rather strange that after Eddie Jones said he wasn't into celebrity in reference to Bono that she invited him to opine on Caroline Flack.

Clearly certain Rugby reporters need to report on the game more.

[antipodean]

What a non-issue that is.

[jegga]

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Saw this and thought "C'mon England"

[jegga]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

Haaaa apparently Bono visited them to perform a "pep-talk".

Bet that would gee ya up eh.

He's a year too late to be able to discuss what its like to be massively overrated by your fans when the rest of the world thinks you're a bit shit. Do you reckon he snuck their latest album onto the teams phones without them asking for it?

[sparky]

England have named their team. I can't remember Jonathan Joseph on the Wing before:

[Bones]

England starting XV
15 Elliot Daly (Saracens, 41 caps)
14 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 54 caps)
13 Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 41 caps)
12 Owen Farrell (Saracens, 81 caps) C
11 Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 49 caps)
10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 67 caps)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 97 caps)
1 Joe Marler (Harlequins, 69 caps)
2 Jamie George (Saracens, 47 caps)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 33 caps)
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens, 36 caps)
5 George Kruis (Saracens, 43 caps)
6 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 83 caps)
7 Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 17 caps)
8 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 21 caps)

Finishers
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 22 caps)
17 Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 16 caps)
18 Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 1 cap)
19 Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 63 caps)
20 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 13 caps)
21 Ben Earl (Saracens, 1 cap)
22 Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby, 11 caps)
23 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 27 caps)

[Catogrande]

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

England have named their team. I can't remember Jonathan Joseph on the Wing before:

[Catogrande]

@Bones I am a little underwhelmed by that selection. Too many players out of position. #candoajob

[Bones]

@Catogrande I really like the balance of the backline, but I'm a fan of Joseph. The loose forwards? Meh. Sinckler and Kruis are going to be busy carrying.

[Catogrande]

@Bones I too am a fan of Joseph and reckon he's been a bit unlucky under Eddie. However I have serious doubts about him as a winger, especially up against a fired up and confident Irish team with good wingers. I'm with you on the loose forwards, the current selection weakens us at 8 and at 6 as well as upsetting the balance. Not. A. Fan.

[sparky]

Lots of experience and quality for England in that side.

But Lawes is a Lock not a flanker. Curry is a flanker not a Number 8. Joseph is a Centre not a Wing.

[Bones]

I seem to recall Joseph being a wing who covered centre when he first came along. Am I wrong?

Proof will be in the pudding but I think he'll do very well.

[Catogrande]

@Bones My memory (which I have to admit is pretty much shot) is that he has filled in at wing before and done OK-ish.

[sparky]

Jonathan Joseph was a Wing at club level when he first played for London Irish about ten years ago. Been a Centre throughout his time at Bath since 2013. This will be his first Test start at Centre, but has covered the wing off the bench before.

[Catogrande]

@sparky I think he was a centre but LI played him at wing for a short while to start off.