England A have named their squad, which includes Noah Caluori and Ethan Roots.

Forwards
Ben Bamber (Sale Sharks, Langworthy Reds ARLFC, uncapped)
Joe Batley (Bristol Bears, Gosport and Fareham RFC, uncapped)
Jamie Blamire (Leicester Tigers, Workington RFC, 7 caps)
Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby, Saracens Amateur RFC, uncapped)
Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs, Devonport Services RFC, uncapped)
Tarek Haffar (Leicester Tigers, Grasshoppers RFC, uncapped)
Fitz Harding (Bristol Bears, Beaconsfield RFC, uncapped)
Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints, Southend RFC, uncapped)
Nathan Jibulu (Sale Sharks, Old Wimbledonian Warriors RFC, uncapped)
Ciaran Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Matson RFC, uncapped)
Nathan Michelow (Saracens, Brentwood Rugby, uncapped)
Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints, Bromyard Rugby Club, 1 cap)
Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby, Wells RFC, uncapped)
Ethan Roots (Exeter Chiefs, East Coast Bays RFC, 4 caps)
Vilikesa Sela (Bath Rugby, Royal Wootton Bassett RFC, uncapped)
Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby Club, uncapped)
Kepu Tuipulotu (Bath Rugby, Cwmbran RFC, uncapped)

Backs
Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, Oxford RFC, 1 cap)
Jamie Benson (Harlequins, uncapped)
Noah Caluori (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby, uncapped)
Tobias Elliott (Saracens, Harrow Rugby Club, uncapped)
Caolan Englefield (Gloucester Rugby, Old Rutlishians Rugby, uncapped)
Angus Hall (Saracens, Sevenoaks Rugby Club, uncapped)
Ollie Hassell-Collins (Leicester Tigers, Newbury RFC, 2 caps)
Josh Hodge (Exeter Chiefs, Vale of Lune RUFC, uncapped)
Sean Kerr (Harlequins, Sutton and Epsom Rugby Club, uncapped)
Rekeiti Ma’asi-White (Sale Sharks, Ampthill RUFC, uncapped)
Archie McParland (Northampton Saints, Ruthin RFC, uncapped)
Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, Chippenham RFC, 1 cap)

@Number-10 said in England A v All Blacks XV:

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all Fern posters please get your assigned tar and feathers ready

Noah Calouri named in the England A side who have a Kiwi Pom as their captain.

England A: Hodge; Caluori, Hall, Ojomoh (vc), Hassell-Collins; Atkinson, McParland; Iyogun, Blamire, Fasogbon, Lockett, Batley, Roots (c), Pearson, Fisilau

Replacements: Tuipulotu, Haffar, Sela, Bamber, Harding, Englefield, Ma'asi-White, Radwan

It's interesting how many English born PI's are coming through their system, considering how much shit NH scribes used to give us for our NZers of PI descent.

A decent side with some players in good club form. Hassell-Collins is a good player and has good size for a winger, 6’4 and 105+ kg. I expect the England attack will use him off first phase on set piece.

Ethan Roots (ex-Harbour boy and four-test England international) captaining and starting at centre.

Crazy! Should stick to blindside!

@ARHS I just realised the team list is ordered 15-9 then 1-8

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

@NTA
F'n dumb.
I can remember when the full-back was No. 1.
But the No. 8 has always been the No. 8, and that is why we call him . . . the "No. 8"

@NTA said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

It's fucking moronic and for no fucking reason.

@NTA said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

Agreed, but it has become tradition and good luck changing that.

Hopefully TK Howden starts at 6.

@Catogrande said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@NTA said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Pommy team naming conventions are dumb

Agreed, but it has become tradition and good luck changing that.

How, where and why? I haven't noticed it at my club level.

Has always been thus in Wales

@MiketheSnow said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Has always been thus in Wales

Good to see someone has fessed up to being the source of the dumbness.

@Nepia said in England A v All Blacks XV:

It's interesting how many English born PI's are coming through their system, considering how much shit NH scribes used to give us for our NZers of PI descent.

It's all Pommynesia, innit?

Josh Beehre, Luke Jacobson and Sevu Reece have travelled from Edinburgh to Bristol and will be playing for the ABs XV against England.

ENS dropped ‍️

Yeah, the addition of Reece makes the back three weaker.

@Bovidae should've just started Reihana this game so I could coin the backline Caleb & the Crusaders

@Grooter said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@Bovidae should've just started Reihana this game so I could coin the backline Caleb & the Crusaders

We don't want them getting ideas!

Howden at Lock.

I'm worried the English are going to crush us at set piece.

Caluori looked freakish in the air and we pick the worst aerial guy in NZ while dropping last weeks motm.

People don't get dropped in this team. Selections will be largely pre-planned with everyone involved in two games, with a mixture of starts and bench appearances.

@frugby said in England A v All Blacks XV:

People don't get dropped in this team. Selections will be largely pre-planned with everyone involved in two games, with a mixture of starts and bench appearances.

Some will be involved in 3. Ens is the best outside back in the squad. He should be involved in all 3.

@sparky said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Howden at Lock.

I'm worried the English are going to crush us at set piece.

Based on?

Sounds like being worried for worries sake. This England A side is just as cobbled together as the AB XV.

ENS should go play for the Warriors, Fakatava should go play for Tonga, regardless of their inclusion in this team they both appear to be well down the rankings in NZ rugby.

If the plan is to give everybody an opportunity then surely the likes of Fakatava, Reihana and Slater get a start against Uruguay.

@ACT-Crusader Tom Lockett and Joe Batley the England locks are both 6'7'' ( 2m and 2.02m) so they will have the height advantage.

But your broader point is correct. These look to be two evenly balanced sides so it should be a really good, engaging contest. Looking forward to it.

Just realised Sevu Reece is starting. What is the fucking point of that?

@jimmyb said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Just realised Sevu Reece is starting. What is the fucking point of that?

ENS not up to scratch of course.

@Bones said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@jimmyb said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Just realised Sevu Reece is starting. What is the fucking point of that?

ENS not up to scratch of course.

Springer is better anyway

@jimmyb said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Just realised Sevu Reece is starting. What is the fucking point of that?

they need someone who is short and slow on both sides of the ball?

@jimmyb said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@Bones said in England A v All Blacks XV:

@jimmyb said in England A v All Blacks XV:

Just realised Sevu Reece is starting. What is the fucking point of that?

ENS not up to scratch of course.

Springer is better anyway

Jonah Lowe to the tune of Reuben Thorne.

The AB XV will be tested in the scrums as Dyer struggled against the Boks and as they field a lightweight pair of locks.

@Nepia said in England A v All Blacks XV:

It's interesting how many English born PI's are coming through their system, considering how much shit NH scribes used to give us for our NZers of PI descent.

They're even taking the Welsh born ones the f****rs