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.
England A
Match thread
All Blacks XV
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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
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@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!
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.
@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.
@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
@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.
NAK and IWL injured? Or carrying too many initials?
This should be a cracker. I regret not heading to Bristol for the weekend and not getting tickets for this one.
All Blacks XV by 1-5, but could easily go either way.
