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[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.

[MiketheSnow]

England's to lose.

England by 7-11.

[Bones]

Rugby 'rotten from the core' - retiring ex-Ireland lock signs off with a bang

Former Ireland lock Dan Touhy has said that rugby is “starting to look like it’s rotten from the core”, after announcing his retirement today.

[sparky]

Italy 0 Scotland 17.

Yet another wooden spoon for Italy.

[sparky]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

Mmmmm Bono's special sauce

Whatever was in there it didn't help them play Rugby better. Ireland getting humped. England 17 Ireland 0.

[mofitzy_]

Italy v Ireland postponed due to Coronavirus concerns.

[Higgins]

Could be Italy's first points in yonks if they spilt the points for a "no result" match