England vs All Blacks

[Bones]

@pakman hmmm... Read typically jumps at the front though?

@Victor-Meldrew geez who woulda thought there'd be so many ferners in the garden County.

[SimonAdd_2]

@booboo said in England vs All Blacks:

Of the apparently 16 players missing for Ingalund is it possible to get a list and rank them in terms of their position?

As an example NZ is missing the number one and number three ranked LHPs (Moody, Hames).

Even just a list so we can start trying to work out how badly affected the Poms actually are.

Thanks in anticipation.

Off the top of my head:

Loosehead: M Vunipola, Marler (retired), Mullen, Genge, Obano
Lock: Launchbury, Lawes has recovered to make the bench
Flankers: Robshaw, Curry
Number 8: B Vunipola, Hughes, Simmonds, Clifford, Morgan
Scrum-half: Robson
Centres: Joseph, Tuilagi (unsure if he's still injured or just unselected), Lozowski (banned)
Back 3: Watson

Of those, I'd say Vunipola, Launchbury, Robshaw, Curry and Watson would have been likely starters, and Joseph/Lozowski would have been pushing Slade hard.

But the bigger problem than missing starters (which we're used to) is how far down the depth chart we're having to go at loosehead and 8. Moon is a journeyman prop who used to play in the Championship (one league below the premiership) and Wilson is a jack-of-all-trades 6 being played out of position at the base of the scrum.

[Billy Tell]

@bones said in England vs All Blacks:

@crucial

Stuff

Because with other refs discipline is not important...?

[Bones]

@simonadd_2 we're playing a loosehead who pretty much only took up rugby a year ago.

[Bones]

@billy-tell correct, they're in our pocket.

[SimonAdd_2]

@bones said in England vs All Blacks:

@simonadd_2 we're playing a loosehead who pretty much only took up rugby a year ago.

Wow, he must be really good to establish himself as the second-best loosehead in New Zealand in such a short time. Will look out for him.

[scribe]

My tickets fell through so me and a mate are heading out to Twickenham now to 'negotiate'. Added bit of a excitement before the game ...

Any sure things from Ferners heading to game, gratefully received.

[pakman]

@crucial said in England vs All Blacks:

Luckily for those relying on trains to get to the ground.

"RMT industrial action planned for this date has been cancelled. We plan to run a full service on this day subject to engineering works."

Trains from Clapham OK.

[sparky]

It was a beautiful morning now heavy rain. I hope somehow it avoids Twickenham... .
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[rotated]

@scribe said in England vs All Blacks:

My tickets fell through so me and a mate are heading out to Twickenham now to 'negotiate'. Added bit of a excitement before the game ...

Tell them to look out for the bloke with the whistle he will be very eager to offer them a “deal”.

[Crucial]

@sparky said in England vs All Blacks:

It was a beautiful morning now heavy rain. I hope somehow it avoids Twickenham... .
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Doesn't look like it will on the rain radar. Coming directly from the west but at the speed it is going it may just pass over by kickoff or soon after

[akan004]

BBC is now saying there is a 98% chance of heavy rain from 3pm. This morning they were saying 10%. Just how fickle are these guys.

[sparky]

@crucial

Looks like it will be a mixture of heavy showers and dry weather during the game. So be it.

Pumped for the return of Brodie Retallick to the Test Rugby.

[sparky]

It's arrived

[kiwiinmelb]

Fucken rain

[sparky]

Rain in London in November isn't much of surprise though.

[sparky]

Last post and minute's silence on 100th anniversary of the Armistice. Thinking of these very good men:

https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34117/pioneer-battalion-performing-a-haka

List of international rugby union players killed in World War I - Wikipedia

[JC]

Rieko needs to calm himself down a bit maybe.

[Damo]

Enjoyed that haka. Justin Marshall talking rubbish as usual.

[JC]

@damoyeah, heard that. Nothing like feeding all the anti Haka trolls, eh?