Best rugby club team in the world won yet another super rugby title tonight. Go the Crusaders.
The eight uncapped players in the squad are Patrick Schickerling of Exeter Chiefs, London Irish duo Henry Arundell and Will Joseph, Northampton Saints' Fraser Dingwall and Tommy Freeman, Leicester Tigers' Guy Porter and Jack van Poortvliet, along with Jack Walker of Harlequins.England squad:Forwards: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks), Patrick Schickerling (Exeter Chiefs), Will Stuart (Bath Rugby), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Jack Walker (Harlequins), Jack Willis (Wasps).Backs: Henry Arundell (London Irish), Danny Care (Harlequins), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Will Joseph (London Irish), Joe Marchant (Harlequins), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers).
I’m watching this with Aussie commentary and by Christ they are salty. From the kick-off too, continual low-level sniping essentially about how the ref is being conned by England, but the red card has led to a new level of bitchy whining.Edit : HT now. Both teams look comically bereft of ideas with ball in hand compared to the Japan-France match this morning. I don't watch the club game and don't grasp union tactics much, but I fail to see how Marcus Smith is the next great thing, all I see is a little jump then get wrapped up by the first tackler.
That last 20 minutes was pathetic 2 very late tries can't hide the fact that we collapsed as completely as I've ever seen.Also Farrell is there for his kicking game and he missed a couple of important chances that should be taken at this level.