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Offline Dave Summers

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5325 on: March 10, 2026, 03:43:04 PM »
So essentially a vote of confidence in the 23 who achieved England’s first defeat to Italy!!

Looking at it, another evening of box kicking for us to enjoy with wingers who maybe tall and supposedly good in the air, but on grass I suspect will be exposed against the French back 3. A bit more heft in the pack with Chessum at 6 but I just can’t get on board with either selection or more pertinently the style of rugby.

If we have to suffer a 30-40 point drubbing to elicit a change of head coach, then I’m quite happy to sit through it. That said I’ve no faith that Bill Sweeney has the first idea what’s wrong sadly

Offline paul_e

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5326 on: March 10, 2026, 05:06:35 PM »
If we take a beatig again I think the pressure will shift to Sweeney because he's gone all in on backing Borthwick and that's already had a lot of people question him.

Offline Gareth

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5327 on: March 10, 2026, 06:06:27 PM »
One change is a joke, can see 30+ point win for France , just keep kicking it to them to run at us. 

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5328 on: March 10, 2026, 06:25:56 PM »
If we take a beatig again I think the pressure will shift to Sweeney because he's gone all in on backing Borthwick and that's already had a lot of people question him.

I was hoping the public backing was just PR during the tournament and they'll give him the heave ho once the dust has settled.

Online dcdavecollett

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5329 on: Today at 02:03:17 AM »
Didn't Sweeney refuse to publicly back Borthwick the last time he went on a bad run?

 


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