Mike……

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Feb 17, 2026, 18:20

The England team is out for Saturday. I’m sure plenty here will be pleased to see Pollock out there from the start ! ;)

Feb 17, 2026, 19:50

Very happy to see him start, it's about time.

Feb 17, 2026, 20:55

Hopefully he’ll have a good game.

Feb 18, 2026, 00:05

ENGLAND – 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Henry Arundell, 10 George Ford, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Tom Curry, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellis Genge. Bench: 16 Jamie George, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Guy Pepper, 21 Sam Underhill, 22 Jack van Poortvliet, 23 Marcus Smith.

Feb 18, 2026, 01:06

"Very happy to see him start, it's about time."


Ja, me to... he's a competitor and I think his youthful exuberance and competitive nature are being misconstrued as arrogance...and the blond mop, although not nearly the same, reminds me of Schulk.

Feb 18, 2026, 06:00

I don't know why the rugby fraternity is so scared about personalities or exuberance. We saw the same with Percy until late in his career, same now with Marcus Smith. The moment you get a bit flashy, do your hair a little different, wear different coloured shoes, there's a big conformist crowd in the game that just start shitting themselves non-stop.

Feb 19, 2026, 16:28

Becs


I have a very high opinion of Pollock. He still has some isnatnces where he lose ot - but that will be eliminated by experience, Think that guy has everything to end up bein g the captan of England in years to come.

Feb 19, 2026, 16:33

That’s nice to hear, Mike.


Let’s just hope he fulfills his promise:)

Feb 19, 2026, 17:52

One swallow doesn't make a summer neither does one player win you a match. Not even Dan Carter on his best day could do that.


I think England should just put the core of the Northampton team out their. Pollock, Fin Smith etc.

Those guys have amazing skills and can turn a game on its head.

Don't think Borthwick can coach beyond Leicester and Ford. He doesn't have the brain cells

Feb 19, 2026, 22:06

". . . neither does one player win you a match."


Have you watched the Stompies this season?

Feb 19, 2026, 23:04

"I don't know why the rugby fraternity is so scared about personalities or exuberance. We saw the same with Percy until late in his career, same now with Marcus Smith."


Same happened with Skinstat.

Feb 20, 2026, 00:38

Oh good old Percy :) I named one of my cats after him !


Not sure I’ll name anything Pollock :)

 
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