
Stuart Lancaster announces the actual England World Cup squad tomorrow, so here at TRB towers we’ve steadfastly ignored all the rumours and leaks and put together our final 31-man groups that we would announce tomorrow, if we were in Mr Lancaster’s shoes.
Without further blurb, here you have them. Vote for your favourite below and feel free to send all abusive feedback to our Twitter feeds (but only if you follow first).
JAMIE HOSIE (@jhosie43)
Props: Kieron Brookes, Dan Cole, Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola, Dave Wilson
Hookers: Jamie George, Rob Webber, Tom Youngs
Locks: Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Geoff Parling, George Kruis
Back-row: James Haskell, Ben Morgan, Chris Robshaw, Tom Wood, Billy Vunipola
Scrum-halves: Danny Care, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs
Fly-half: George Ford
Centres: Brad Barritt, Luther Burrell, Jonathan Joseph
Outside backs: Jack Nowell, Alex Goode, Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonny May
Utility backs: Owen Farrell, Danny Cipriani
SAM ROBERTS (@samrobertsrugby)
Props: Kieron Brookes, Dan Cole, Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola, Dave Wilson
Hookers: Jamie George, Tom Youngs, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor
Locks: Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Geoff Parling, Maro Itoje
Back-row: James Haskell, Ben Morgan, Chris Robshaw, Tom Wood, Billy Vunipola
Scrum-halves: Danny Care, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs
Fly-halves: George Ford, Owen Farrell
Centres: Luther Burrell, Jonathan Joseph, Sam Burgess, Henry Slade
Outside backs: Jack Nowell, Danny Cipriani, Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, James Simpson Daniel (What? Retired? Ok Jonny May)
JAMES HUTCHISON (@Hutch_James)
Props: Kieron Brookes, Dan Cole, Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola, Dave Wilson
Hookers: Jamie George, Rob Webber, Tom Youngs
Locks: Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Geoff Parling, Dave Attwood
Back-row: James Haskell, Ben Morgan, Chris Robshaw, Tom Wood, Billy Vunipola
Scrum-halves: Danny Care, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs
Fly-halves: George Ford, Owen Farrell
Centres: Luther Burrell, Jonathan Joseph, Sam Burgess, Henry Slade
Outside backs: Jack Nowell, Alex Goode, Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonny May
Photo by: Patrick Khachfe / Onside Images
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So it appears its Burgess over Burrell and Morgan over Easter.
Really wish he’d considered Easter for a lock spot – he offers so much coming off the bench
Suggestion is that it’ll be Kruis over Attwood as well, which would be a giant mistake. The team needs more power
I thought Kruis has played pretty well, but Parling appears to have one of the lock positions nailed down based on his 2013 lions performance. Would have swapped him for Easter.