Comments on: What changes should Eddie Jones make to the 2016 EPS?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:32:42 +0000

Assume we’ll see Farrell start there against Scotland?

By: Dazza

Dazza — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:34:51 +0000

So Tuilagi and Devoto are the two 12 options? Not much pressure on Devoto then!!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:03:42 +0000

Not sure about Thomas. I think both Brookes and HIll look better in the scrum which mean they are ahead of him for me.

Tommy Taylor is definitely one that should be looked at!

By: BigDia

BigDia — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:48:14 +0000

Why hasn’t Stuart Hooper been mooted as Captain, leads form the front and Bath are a very different team when Hooper plays

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:31:42 +0000

The above is meant as a response to Jacob further up thread

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:30:17 +0000

Agree about Auterac

I also think Henry Thomas could be a fantastic prop if he can get his inconsistency issues sorted out

To complete the front row set, I also hop EJ has an eye on Tommy Taylor at Sale

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:03:25 +0000

Oh yeh I’d definitely like to Ewers come in. Probably over Robshaw for me, but we’ve had this debate!

Would also like to potentially see Auterac come in at some point. Not the finished article but he looks like he has real potential.

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:57:09 +0000

Ditto Jacob, although I’d dump Haskell for Ewers once he’s fit again

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:48:35 +0000

Oh same old problems then!

So this is what the times have – if this happens I will be a very happy man. not sure I’d even make one change to that. Obviously Brookes and Slade come in when fit, but otherwise it is pretty much the squad to take us forward. Actually I’d have Roko over Yarde, but that’s pretty much a flip of a coin.

Props: Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola, Paul Hill, Dan Cole, Matt Mullan

Hookers: Dylan Hartley, Jamie George, Tom Youngs

Second Rows: George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Maro Itoje

Back rows: James Haskell, Chris Robshaw, Billy Vunipola Will Fraser, Jack Clifford, Josh Beaumont

Scrum halves: Danny Care, Joe Simpson, Ben Youngs

Fly halves: Owen Farrell, George Ford

Centres: Elliot Daly, Jonathan Joseph, Manu Tuilagi, Ollie Devoto

Back three: Mike Brown, Alex Goode, Chris Ashton, Jack Nowell, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:47:00 +0000

Perhaps EJ has taken Leon’s advice and is trying to find the leaker!

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:41:58 +0000

Not sure it is completely concrete – some disagreement between the various papers’ apparent squads: e.g. whether it is Marler or Mullan; Burrell, Devoto or Hill and Roko or Yarde… Still a few surprises to come I think

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:32:11 +0000

So looks like Ksevic is going to miss out – I feel he is somewhat unfortunate