International Rugby

[paul_e]

JJ not going to make Lions squad, really?!

Look who Gatland picks in the centres for Wales, JJ is 4-5 inches too short.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep and the attempt to go toe to toe in respect of physicality against the All Blacks will fail.

[spangley1812]

Warburton captain............Anyone else think there are going to be a lot of Welsh players in the squad

[spangley1812]

Full squad

Forwards:

Rory Best (Ireland), Dan Cole (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), George Kruis (England), Courtney Lawes (England), Joe Marler (England), Jack McGrath (Ireland), Ross Moriarty (Wales), Sean O'Brien (Ireland), Peter O'Mahony (Ireland), Ken Owens (Wales), Kyle Sinckler (England), CJ Stander (Ireland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England), Mako Vunipola (England), Sam Warburton (Wales)

Backs:

Dan Biggar (Wales), Elliot Daly (England), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Jonathan Joseph (England), Conor Murray (Ireland), George North (Wales), Jack Nowell (England), Jared Payne (Ireland), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), Tommy Seymour (Scotland), Ben Te'o (England), Anthony Watson (England), Rhys Webb (Wales), Liam Williams (Wales), Ben Youngs (England)

[cdbearsfan]

Twelve Wales players and two Scots?

Ermmm....

http://www.worldrugby.org/rankings/mru?lang=en

http://www.rbs6nations.com/mobile/en/matchcentre/league_table.php#DsGXgbziKTL3URr6.97

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39054808

[UK Redsox]

[cdbearsfan]

Fucked if I can be arsed to get up early to watch the Welsh Lions.

[paul_e]

The number of welsh players in that squad is a disgrace but it was always going to be the case by picking the welsh coach that he'd go with the players he knows.  More welsh than Irish is the biggest piss take for me, how the fuck Halfpenny is lost on me, the guy has nothing but a kick from the tee and even then he's not as good as Farrell or Sexton who should be first and second pick at 10.  I doubt I'll watch anything other than the tests though, Gatland is a shit coach who will just have us kicking to the stars and trying to disrupt the catcher as our primary attacking threat.

[PaulWinch again]

If he goes and plays Warrenball we'll get battered. Not sure how 12 Welsh get in.

[nigel]

AWJ gets in, even though there were at least 6 better 2nd row players this 6 nations.
Biggar? I'd have gone with Paddy Jackson as back up to Sexton.
Tough on the Scottish lads, I'd have had at least 4 in there

[UK Redsox]

England squad for Argentina tour

Forwards: Will Collier (Harlequins, uncapped), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 4 caps), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, uncapped), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, uncapped), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 3 caps), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 1 cap), Dylan Hartley - captain (Northampton Saints, 84 caps), James Haskell (Wasps, 75 caps), Paul Hill (Northampton Saints, 5 caps), Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 8 caps), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, uncapped), Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 42 caps), Matt Mullan (Wasps, 15 caps), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 55 caps), Sam Underhill (Ospreys/Bath Rugby, uncapped), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 50 caps)

Backs: Mike Brown - vice-captain (Harlequins, 60 caps), Danny Care - vice captain (Harlequins, 71 caps), Joe Cokanasiga (London Irish, uncapped), Nathan Earle (Saracens, uncapped), George Ford - vice captain (Bath Rugby, 35 caps), Piers Francis (Auckland Blues/Northampton Saints, uncapped), Sam James (Sale Sharks, uncapped), Alex Lozowski (Saracens, uncapped), Harry Mallinder (Northampton Saints, uncapped), Joe Marchant (Harlequins, uncapped), Jack Maunder (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 25 caps), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 4 caps), Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks, uncapped)

[paul_e]

I'm ok with most of that but how has Jack Maunder overtaken Dan Robson and how is Tommy Taylor (who's in the EPS) not included.

Piers Francis is an interesting inclusion, he looks a hell of a player.

[PaulWinch again]

Joe Marchant looks class to me.

[paul_e]

Yeah, I do like the idea of seeing Mallinder, Marchant, Cokanasiga and Solomona as 11-14.

I'm also happy that the Curry brothers and Harry Williams are in.

[nigel]

Hope we'll be able to get TV coverage from Argentina.
That looks a great squad.
By blooding so many young guns, Eddie certainly appears to have the next 6 nations and the World Cup in mind