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6 Nations Team Announcements - Round 1

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
01 Feb 2015, 08:12
#1
01 Feb 2015, 08:12#1

The following item will be updated as teams are being announced:-


Wales vs England   -   6 February 2015


Wales


15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (c), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Jake Ball, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Gethin Jenkins


Replacements: 

16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Paul James, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Luke Charteris, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Mike Phillips, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Liam Williams


England


15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 James Haskell, 5 George Kruis, 4 David Attwood, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.


Replacements: 

16 Tom Youngs, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Kieran Brookes, 19 Tom Croft, 20 Nick Easter, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Danny Cipriani, 23 Billy Twelvetrees.


Italy  vs Ireland     -    7  February 2015


Italy


15 Andrea Masi, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Francesco Minto, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 George Biagi, 4 Joshua Furno, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Matias Aguero.


Replacements: 

16 Andrea Manici, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Marco Barbini, 21 Gulgielmo Palazzani, 22 Tommaso Allan, 23 Giovanbattista Venditti.


Ireland


15  Rob Kearney,  14  Tommy Bowe,  13  Jared Payne,  12  Robbie Henshaw,   11  Simon Zebo,  10  Ian Keatley, 9  Conor Murray,  1  Jack McGrath,  2  Rory Best,  3  Mike Ross,  4  Devin Toner,  5  Paul O'Connell (c),  6  Peter O'Mahony,  7  Sean O'Brien,  8  Jordi Murphy, 

Replacements
16. Sean Cronin,  17  James Cronin,  18  Martin Moore,  19  Iain Henderson,  20  Tommy O'Donnell, 
21 Isaac Boss,  22  Ian Madigan,  23  Felix Jones


France  vs  Scotland  -   7  February  2015


France


15 Scott Spedding, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Teddy Thomas, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Alexandre Menini.


Replacements: 

16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Uini Atonio, 18 Eddy Ben Arous, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Loann Goujon, 21 Morgan Parra, 22 Remi Tales, 23 Remi Lamerat.


Scotland

15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour,13 Mark Bennett, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Alasdair  Dic kinson.

Replacements: 

16 Fraser Brown, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Jim Hamilton, 20 Alasdair Strokosch, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Peter Horne, 23 Dougie Fife.


I would try and find the teams as soon as they have been announced - but if other members could help it would be sincerely appreciated.



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becsPro4,378 posts
01 Feb 2015, 12:21
#2
01 Feb 2015, 12:21#2
Mike.....if Stuart Lancaster has enough fit players to choose from, he'll select a team !  Might have to select Saffex if we lose any more....... 
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
01 Feb 2015, 12:42
#3
01 Feb 2015, 12:42#3
 You have more than enough to choose from. Problem is your coach is losing the plot.
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becsPro4,378 posts
01 Feb 2015, 13:34
#4
01 Feb 2015, 13:34#4
 We shall see....but we can not get a settled side for love nor money, so I am afraid we are all losing the plot  
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
01 Feb 2015, 14:09
#5
01 Feb 2015, 14:09#5
N o your coach is crap much like ours is......therein lies the issue.

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becsPro4,378 posts
01 Feb 2015, 17:25
#6
01 Feb 2015, 17:25#6
 Hmmmmmm........I don't entirely agree with you there, as you know  

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
01 Feb 2015, 17:30
#7
01 Feb 2015, 17:30#7
I dont really care if you do or not, as I know I am right and thats all that matters.....your coach is crap and he keeps selling you short in the process.
Look no further than Barrett at 13  
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becsPro4,378 posts
01 Feb 2015, 19:05
#8
01 Feb 2015, 19:05#8
 You are so damned rude sometimes !!!  
BE
becsPro4,378 posts
02 Feb 2015, 14:16
#9
02 Feb 2015, 14:16#9
 Welsh Squad has been announced.....look it up people  
RO
RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
02 Feb 2015, 14:24
#10
02 Feb 2015, 14:24#10
Welsh team to face England:

Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (c), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Jake Ball, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Paul James, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Luke Charteris, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Mike Phillips, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Liam Williams

Good side. I reckon Wales can edge this game, especially considering England's injury list.

Dave and becs, for the record I think Stuart Lancaster is an excellent coach and he's played a big part in turning England's fortunes around. I also give him credit for identifying Chris Robshaw and for perservering with him.
CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
02 Feb 2015, 14:27
#11
02 Feb 2015, 14:27#11
 Thanks Rooinek - Wales updated
Agree with you about Wales having the edge over England.
MO
MO(NH)Club Pro426 posts
02 Feb 2015, 15:21
#12
02 Feb 2015, 15:21#12
Stuart Lancaster is a very good coach,  well respected within the game but more important is the  fact the players respect him.
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
02 Feb 2015, 15:27
#13
02 Feb 2015, 15:27#13

I used to think he was ok as a coach but he has passed his honeymoon period and the wheels are starting to come off.....look no further than his results last year.

 

He is too conservative......and your opinion of him is no longer shared by my English friends and colleagues.

 

He is following the Meyer path

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becsPro4,378 posts
02 Feb 2015, 18:46
#14
02 Feb 2015, 18:46#14
Personally, I like Stuart Lancaster...remember him well as a player ( yes, I am that old )  I think he has worked miracles during his short tenure...which is why so much has been expected of him. Let's not forget, we could have won the GS every year since he took charge, even with our rag tag bunch...and last year we simply handed it to Ireland by failing to stop Hartley giving stupid Penalties away against Wales ! Without him, and Lawes, providing those points on a platter, they would not have scored a solitary point, nor did they look like scoring...so that would have been the GS done and dusted there and then.
This year, we do have hideous issues with injury, yet again, and we have never been able to settle a side...but never write us off.
I think, if he survives without having had a nervous breakdown, then he can count himself very lucky indeed !! 
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Feb 2015, 23:09
#15
03 Feb 2015, 23:09#15
Could have won is not winning....Lancaster is average and getting worse....he is far too conservative.
Robshaw is not an international standard openside for a start. Playing Barrett at 13 ahead of Joseph was ignorant, selecting Nowell is a joke as is leaving Yarde out of the squad. 
Bringing back 36 year old Easter is as bad as having Matfield back.
Lancaster is as crap as Meyer is......this 6N might just prove that.
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Feb 2015, 23:18
#16
03 Feb 2015, 23:18#16
England should play:
15. Brown 14. Watson 13. Joseph 12. Burrell 11. May 10. Ford 9. Youngs 1. Marler 2. Hartley 3. Cole 4. Attwood 5. Kruis 6. Croft 7. Robshaw 8. Billy

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becsPro4,378 posts
03 Feb 2015, 23:41
#17
03 Feb 2015, 23:41#17
 Care isn't in the Squad and why have you got Robshaw in when you say he isn't International standard ? 
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Feb 2015, 23:44
#18
03 Feb 2015, 23:44#18
 Because Robshaw is in the squad...I was picking from the squad. No way would I be selecting Robshaw if it was down to my squad.
Thought Care was in. Youngs it is then
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 00:00
#19
04 Feb 2015, 00:00#19
 Ah well....Care is not on the Squad. Youngs and Wigglesworth are. 
Match day Squad is not out yet, but it has been pared down and players have been culled accordingly !
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 00:07
#20
04 Feb 2015, 00:07#20
Ive seen the squad of 25.......the idiot has no replacement lock in his squad.......what a fool.
Would imagine Thomas and average Nowell wont make the 23
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 00:18
#21
04 Feb 2015, 00:18#21
 Croft will cover that, I should think. Or Haskell.
I would not know what the make up of the team will be.I'm sure it won't suit you, regardless ! You are Welsh, after all...even though you have probably more English blood in your DNA ! But God forbid you ever lend support to my team 
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 00:21
#22
04 Feb 2015, 00:21#22
What an idiot for not selecting a 3rd lock.....told you the guy has lost it.
What the f are you on about....since when was I Welsh?
I dont give a toss who wins, I am a Bok
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 00:31
#23
04 Feb 2015, 00:31#23
 Do you or do you not have a teensy weensy tad of Welsh blood ? 
You may not care who wins but you do seem to care who gets selected and who should be in the team !!  
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 01:02
#24
04 Feb 2015, 01:02#24
I have English, Scottish and Welsh blood in me
I dont care who gets selected, I just voice an opinion on the stupidity of the selections
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 01:05
#25
04 Feb 2015, 01:05#25
 Yes, I remember you telling me that.....

And all the England selections will be stupid, I am sure  
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 01:14
#26
04 Feb 2015, 01:14#26
No just 50% of them will be and you will question why you keep losing
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 01:39
#27
04 Feb 2015, 01:39#27
 No, I won't.....and we haven't lost yet, now have we ?  
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 11:15
#28
04 Feb 2015, 11:15#28
No you lost too many last year and will do the same this year with that average squad  
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
04 Feb 2015, 11:58
#29
04 Feb 2015, 11:58#29
The England side has been announced:

M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath Rugby), J Joseph (Bath Rugby), L Burrell (Northampton Saints), J May (Gloucester Rugby); G Ford (Bath Rugby), B Youngs (Leicester Tigers); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton Saints), D Cole (Leicester Tigers), D Attwood (Bath Rugby), G Kruis (Saracens), J Haskell (Wasps), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens).

Replacements: T Youngs (Leicester Tigers), M Vunipola (Saracens), K Brookes (Newcastle Falcons), N Easter (Harlequins), T Croft (Leicester Tigers), R, Wigglesworth (Saracens), D Cipriani (Sale Sharks), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby).


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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:20
#30
04 Feb 2015, 12:20#30
 Was just about to let you know ! Saffex won't like it  
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:27
#31
04 Feb 2015, 12:27#31
"Saffex won't like it."

No he won't, becs . . . but then again, when has Dave ever agreed with the selection of any rugby team from any country . . . or cricket team for that matter?
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:36
#32
04 Feb 2015, 12:36#32

Man I was close.....Haskell ahead of Croft I got wrong..........Croft is the better rugby player, Haskell the muscle

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:40
#33
04 Feb 2015, 12:40#33
I rate Tom Croft. I think Lancaster's gone for James Haskell because Croft is coming off an injury but look for Croft to make an impact and start in the next game. Haskell is a good grafter but he's a bit of a plodder.
CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:40
#34
04 Feb 2015, 12:40#34
 Tanks Rooi - England updated
I saw the French team on Sky sport, but it was too quick to write down,   Will check on their website.
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:43
#35
04 Feb 2015, 12:43#35

Yeah, brawn vs brains/finesse when it comes to Croft vs Haskell.

 

Haskell will give them more grunt.

 

Joseph has been in scintillating form for Bath at 13, he deserves a crack   

CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:44
#36
04 Feb 2015, 12:44#36
 France Updated
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:45
#37
04 Feb 2015, 12:45#37
 I think that it is not only that Croft is always injured...he is and, let's not forget, he did break his neck, so that is always a concern ! He is the cover for Lock, I would imagine...in the Line-Out, at least. So, if either of those get injured, or if they have to be replaced, which they will, he will be needed to do his stuff then.Then again, Easter has played a fair bit at Lock too of late, so he could cover that....ooh, it's not so bad after all  
As for Saffex, no, he never agrees with a team selection...and you should be me, Rooinek. He badgers me for a team selection, I give him one and then he spends the next six hours telling me I am a blithering idiot ! Why do I bother with him ??  
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:51
#38
04 Feb 2015, 12:51#38
Congrats to Rory Kockott!
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becsPro4,378 posts
04 Feb 2015, 12:59
#39
04 Feb 2015, 12:59#39
It's a disgrace, quite frankly.  
CL
CleanCutPro9,905 posts
04 Feb 2015, 13:09
#40
04 Feb 2015, 13:09#40
 
Agreed ... he should have been in the Bok mix ...
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