Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:38 am
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Thank fuck for nepotism and an apparent problem at 12, or Ford would have been with the Lions...
He should have been anyway.
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I don't mind Pepper on the bench but what's the point of Dombrandt? He's just not an international No8.Paddington Bear wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:26 pmSpencer is a fine player and should have 80 caps. He doesn’t and tbh every time he plays for England now he plays well below his best, I’m sure he knows he’s been shafted and I wouldn’t blame him if it plays on his mind. The chances of him playing the next 6N are not high, so we may as well blood someone else.SaintK wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:13 pmHappy with Spencer. The others are shite.Paddington Bear wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:41 pm What on earth are we learning about Ewells, Spencer, Dombrandt and Slade?
Ted Hill not selected again even on the bench is a crime
Totally agree on Ted Hill
I think it's colossaly stupid tbh. 6'4 is short for an international lock these days, sacrifices a fair bit in the lineout. Maro gets away with being 6'5 because he has unusually long arms.SaintK wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:55 amI don't mind Pepper on the bench but what's the point of Dombrandt? He's just not an international No8.Paddington Bear wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:26 pmSpencer is a fine player and should have 80 caps. He doesn’t and tbh every time he plays for England now he plays well below his best, I’m sure he knows he’s been shafted and I wouldn’t blame him if it plays on his mind. The chances of him playing the next 6N are not high, so we may as well blood someone else.SaintK wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:13 pm
Happy with Spencer. The others are shite.
Ted Hill not selected again even on the bench is a crime
Totally agree on Ted Hill
Borthwick trying to turn Chandler Cunningham-South into a lock by the looks of the bulking-up he appears to have done. Maybe not a bad move
Yep. I think we’ll probably lose so experimenting in a way that might yield results in future is great. We know what we’re getting from Dombrandt and it isn’t a test match player. Same with EwellsSaintK wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:55 amI don't mind Pepper on the bench but what's the point of Dombrandt? He's just not an international No8.Paddington Bear wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:26 pmSpencer is a fine player and should have 80 caps. He doesn’t and tbh every time he plays for England now he plays well below his best, I’m sure he knows he’s been shafted and I wouldn’t blame him if it plays on his mind. The chances of him playing the next 6N are not high, so we may as well blood someone else.SaintK wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:13 pm
Happy with Spencer. The others are shite.
Ted Hill not selected again even on the bench is a crime
Totally agree on Ted Hill
Borthwick trying to turn Chandler Cunningham-South into a lock by the looks of the bulking-up he appears to have done. Maybe not a bad move
Dombrandt reminds me a lot of Tony Diprose, a mobile 8 with great handling skills who shines at club level, but he can't do what Borthwick seems to want from his 8 which seems to be a tackle machine and heavy traffic carrier rather than a fly half tracker/hit the line at pace in wider positions (which Dombrandt excels at, which is why he's always in the tries at Quins). See also his try against France last week.SaintK wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:55 amI don't mind Pepper on the bench but what's the point of Dombrandt? He's just not an international No8.Paddington Bear wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:26 pmSpencer is a fine player and should have 80 caps. He doesn’t and tbh every time he plays for England now he plays well below his best, I’m sure he knows he’s been shafted and I wouldn’t blame him if it plays on his mind. The chances of him playing the next 6N are not high, so we may as well blood someone else.SaintK wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:13 pm
Happy with Spencer. The others are shite.
Ted Hill not selected again even on the bench is a crime
Totally agree on Ted Hill
Borthwick trying to turn Chandler Cunningham-South into a lock by the looks of the bulking-up he appears to have done. Maybe not a bad move