Mercer in at 8, Kvesic at 7 and, if he's fit enough, Shields at 6.
Quote from: paul_e on October 16, 2018, 10:15:40 PMMercer in at 8, Kvesic at 7 and, if he's fit enough, Shields at 6.Sounds logical.That means it will be .........
I didn't think Underhill was fit but as he's there he's obviously got to be in at 7.Looking at the squad though it's the props where we have real problems. Williams and Sinckler at tighthead is ok (and Schonert as a backup is a decent option) but the other side is a bit of a mess with Mako out and Marler retired. On form it's Moon to start I guess but I'm surprised that Hepburn is the only alternative (unless they see Schonert as covering both, which I can understand but is a risk).Seems like a whole bunch of 6s; Hill, Rhodes, Shields, Curry and Wilson are all better suited to 6 and Mercer, Itoje, Ewels and Lawes have all played a fair number of games there as well, 9 options seems overkill when 7 is a much more specialist role and we've only got 1 of them.
Quote from: paul_e on October 18, 2018, 11:36:50 AMI didn't think Underhill was fit but as he's there he's obviously got to be in at 7.Looking at the squad though it's the props where we have real problems. Williams and Sinckler at tighthead is ok (and Schonert as a backup is a decent option) but the other side is a bit of a mess with Mako out and Marler retired. On form it's Moon to start I guess but I'm surprised that Hepburn is the only alternative (unless they see Schonert as covering both, which I can understand but is a risk).Seems like a whole bunch of 6s; Hill, Rhodes, Shields, Curry and Wilson are all better suited to 6 and Mercer, Itoje, Ewels and Lawes have all played a fair number of games there as well, 9 options seems overkill when 7 is a much more specialist role and we've only got 1 of them.I can’t understand why you don’t think Tom Curry is a natural 7? For me, he’s comfortably the best we have. He links play better than Underhill and he’s certainly a step ahead over the ball. I’d suggest Underhill’s defence is on a higher level though.I’m going to all games except NZ and for the first time in many years I’m not that confident. Think Eddie has got himself in a real pickle with selection.