Lawes is a massive loss, he's been at the heart of what the team does well for a few years now.
England team: Steward; Malins, Daly, Slade, Marchant; Smith, Youngs; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler, Itoje, Isiekwe, Ludlam, Curry (capt), Simmonds.Replacements: George, Marler, Stuart, Ewels, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford, NowellDaly & Youngs
Quote from: UK Redsox on February 03, 2022, 05:20:44 PMEngland team: Steward; Malins, Daly, Slade, Marchant; Smith, Youngs; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler, Itoje, Isiekwe, Ludlam, Curry (capt), Simmonds.Replacements: George, Marler, Stuart, Ewels, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford, NowellDaly & Youngs Youngs had to start. England will need a calming influence, which Youngs provides.Daly is a surprise for me, though.
I might be proven wrong but it looks like a team that is designed to kick for the corners and win it with rolling mauls and scrums inside their 22.
Dear me that's a soft try for Ireland, massive leadership gap in this Welsh team.