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The national coach will update his party with players from Bath, Worcester and Sale Sharks before a weekend training camp building up to the Barbarians fixture on October 25.

And Sportsmail understands despite his superb form for Bath, scrum-half Spencer will be left out along with wing Joe Cokanasiga.

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:01 pm Ben Spencer is not even going to make the revised England squad apparently.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby ... rence.html

The national coach will update his party with players from Bath, Worcester and Sale Sharks before a weekend training camp building up to the Barbarians fixture on October 25.

And Sportsmail understands despite his superb form for Bath, scrum-half Spencer will be left out along with wing Joe Cokanasiga.

What the fuck is Jones doing?

SaintK wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:27 pm

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:01 pm Ben Spencer is not even going to make the revised England squad apparently.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby ... rence.html

The national coach will update his party with players from Bath, Worcester and Sale Sharks before a weekend training camp building up to the Barbarians fixture on October 25.

And Sportsmail understands despite his superb form for Bath, scrum-half Spencer will be left out along with wing Joe Cokanasiga.

What the fuck is Jones doing?

Unfuckingbelievable if true about Spencer. There's obviously something negative in Eddie's eyes about Spencer that absoluely nobody else can see
I'd have Spencer, Robson, Mitchell, Maunder, Randall, Venacott and even Care and Wigglesworth ahead of Youngs

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:39 pm

SaintK wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:27 pm

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:01 pm Ben Spencer is not even going to make the revised England squad apparently.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby ... rence.html




What the fuck is Jones doing?

Unfuckingbelievable if true about Spencer. There's obviously something negative in Eddie's eyes about Spencer that absoluely nobody else can see
I'd have Spencer, Robson, Mitchell, Maunder, Randall, Venacott and even Care and Wigglesworth ahead of Youngs

I'd put you ahead of Youngs Saint!

SaintK wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:09 pm

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:39 pm

SaintK wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:27 pm
Unfuckingbelievable if true about Spencer. There's obviously something negative in Eddie's eyes about Spencer that absoluely nobody else can see
I'd have Spencer, Robson, Mitchell, Maunder, Randall, Venacott and even Care and Wigglesworth ahead of Youngs

I'd put you ahead of Youngs Saint!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
A bit rusty off the left foot and not sure I could still bend down to feed the scrum. Otherwise I reckon so

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:49 pm

SaintK wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:09 pm

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:39 pm



I'd put you ahead of Youngs Saint!

A bit rusty off the left foot and not sure I could still bend down to feed the scrum. Otherwise I reckon so

You sound almost over qualified.

Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:29 am Youngs has been useful in an England shirt in the past. However his liabilities are so well known it is starting to get a bit silly. Spencer is a better kicker and Robson is as good at sniping and taking initiative.

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:36 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:29 am Youngs has been useful in an England shirt in the past. However his liabilities are so well known it is starting to get a bit silly. Spencer is a better kicker and Robson is as good at sniping and taking initiative.

It's often been speculated that Youngs' kicking is what keeps him in the team (it sure as shit hasn't been his running game for a long time and his service only gets more consistent in its consistency), but both Spencer and Robson are superior in this area now and do literally anything else better too. It'll be madness not to bring both of them in, so Youngs and Heinz it'll be.

With Youngs able to become only the second man after Jason Leonard to reach a century of England caps if selected in Rome, Jones was asked whether this influenced his selection. “He’s a fine player, Ben,” Jones said. “When you’re on 99 you always want that single, don’t you? You’re always a bit edgy, you’re looking for the space, you’re looking at whether you want to do it in style or do it with a single. We’re conscious of that and we know it’s an important thing for him.

“But at the end of the day loyalty to a player is about performance. Ben knows he has to perform. The 100th game is important but the 150th game will be more important for him. That’s what he’s striving to do.”

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:17 pm This curse might be around for another three fucking years...

Eddie Jones talking more bollocks;

With Youngs able to become only the second man after Jason Leonard to reach a century of England caps if selected in Rome, Jones was asked whether this influenced his selection. “He’s a fine player, Ben,” Jones said. “When you’re on 99 you always want that single, don’t you? You’re always a bit edgy, you’re looking for the space, you’re looking at whether you want to do it in style or do it with a single. We’re conscious of that and we know it’s an important thing for him.

“But at the end of the day loyalty to a player is about performance. Ben knows he has to perform. The 100th game is important but the 150th game will be more important for him. That’s what he’s striving to do.”

https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/e ... alf-732614

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:33 pm It's bizarre that youngs and care have so many caps considering the quality England are awash with in other positions.

"I have never worked with anyone who knows the game as well as Eddie," Youngs said on Rugby Union Weekly.

Speaking to fellow England nine Danny Care on the BBC Radio 5 Live podcast, Youngs continues: "No one has ever come near.

"If he watched a game now, he could come up with a gameplan and exploit both teams' weaknesses within 10 minutes. It is incredible."

Ali Cadoo wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:53 am

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:33 pm It's bizarre that youngs and care have so many caps considering the quality England are awash with in other positions.

Dawson was the last great English scrum half, and he passed the ball like a breeze-block in a washing machine.

Woddy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:37 pm

Ali Cadoo wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:53 am

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:33 pm It's bizarre that youngs and care have so many caps considering the quality England are awash with in other positions.

Dawson was the last great English scrum half, and he passed the ball like a breeze-block in a washing machine.

What we could do with him and Bracken at the moment, particularly Bracken (better, quicker passer).

Sandstorm wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:09 pm

Woddy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:37 pm

Ali Cadoo wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:53 am

Dawson was the last great English scrum half, and he passed the ball like a breeze-block in a washing machine.

What we could do with him and Bracken at the moment, particularly Bracken (better, quicker passer).

But can they both box-kick?

Glaston wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:47 am The thing is, he isnt giving the likely replacements for Youngs enough game time with his phaffing about.

In the near future England will go into a match with 2 scrum halves with less than 20 caps between them.

Spencer 4 caps
Maunder 1
Robson 2
Heinz 13

PlanetGlyndwr wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:59 pm Spencer is about the level as Gareth Davies.

Glorified Bin Juice.

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:45 am

PlanetGlyndwr wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:59 pm Spencer is about the level as Gareth Davies.

Glorified Bin Juice.

Seems unlikely (is this PT back, btw?). Spencer is a good organised systems player with a decent pass, a superb kicking game, and decent defensive nous, plus a lot of pace and scoring abilities. And he can kick goals, too. He does the basics very well and has plenty on top of that.