[exileneal]

Sale boys picked:

LCD
Tom Curry
Rodd
Ford

Ben Curry and Roebuck also will be joining the squad at the Girona training camp for rehabilitation.

Congratulations to our guys!

[Olyy]

Forwards: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints), Ben Earl (Saracens), Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints), Guy Pepper (Bath), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks), Vilikesa Sela (Bath), Sam Underhill (Bath).

Backs: Henry Arundell (Bath), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), Cadan Murley (Harlequins), Max Ojomoh (Bath), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Ben Spencer (Bath), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers).

Rehabilitation in Girona: Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Ollie Lawrence (Bath), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints).

Not considered for selection: Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks), Adam Radwan (Leicester Tigers), Will Stuart (Bath).




Congrats to all involved,

I thought Carps might sneak it but Steward and Furbank have come back to fitness just in time to sneak in

[RinTin]

Someone tell what Bamber has to do?

According to @Olyy 's post he is behind Chessum, Maro, Coles, Clark, Martin and Ewels.

[Olyy]

Yeah, very disappointed at no Bamber

[DavenportSharky]

ENGLAND U20 MEN’S SIDE TO FACE BATH UNITED

15 James Pater (Northampton Saints, Shelford RFC, uncapped)
14 Tyler Offiah (Bath Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders, 3 caps)
13 Henry Lumley (Northampton Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, uncapped)
12 Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Longlevens RFC, 4 caps)
11 Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Henley Hawks, uncapped)
10 Luke Davidson (Saracens, Michaelhouse, uncapped)
9 Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, Old Albanians, uncapped)

1 Oliver Scola (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, 9 caps)
2 Jimmy Staples (Harlequins, Worthing Rugby Club, uncapped)
3 Ollie Streeter (Harlequins, Haywards Heath RFC, 2 caps)
4 Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester Rugby, Lydney RFC, uncapped)
5 Patrick Hogg (Sale Sharks, Blaydon Rugby Club, uncapped)
6 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford Junior Blues, 9 caps)
7 Tate Williams (Harlequins, East Grinstead RFC, uncapped)
8 Connor Treacey (C) (Bath Rugby, New Milton Rugby Club, 7 caps)

Replacements:
16 Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Twickenham RFC, uncapped)
17 Oliver Spencer (Sale Sharks, Harrogate RUFC, uncapped)
18 Sonny Tonga’uiha (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, uncapped)
19 Dylan Hodkinson (Sale Sharks, Anselmians and Wirral Rugby Club, uncapped)
20 George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Holt RFC, uncapped)
21 George Newman (Exeter Chiefs, Truro RFC, uncapped)
22 Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge RFC, 8 caps)
23 George Pearson (Leicester Tigers, Buckingham RFC, 3 caps)
24 James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Chippenham RFC, uncapped)
25 Seb Kelly (Sale Sharks, Rochdale RUFC, 2 caps)
26 Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Bank of England RFC, uncapped)
27 Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, Drybrook RFC, uncapped)

[poyntonshark]

Arthur Clark ahead of Bamber is, lets say, an interesting decision. I find it a bit odd that Raffi was selected for most England squads whilst he was injured, now he is fit and playing well he's dropped.

[Lord Elpus]

Van Poorpass came off yesterday limping. Maybe a call for Raffi.

[RinTin]

Gus Warr called up to replace Jamie Dobie in the Scots Six Nations squad. Not exactly like for like.....

[ageinghoody]

Gus Warr called up to replace Jamie Dobie in the Scots Six Nations squad. Not exactly like for like.....

Suggests he's rated more highly in Scotland than on here.

[RinTin]

Gus Warr called up to replace Jamie Dobie in the Scots Six Nations squad. Not exactly like for like.....

Suggests he's rated more highly in Scotland than on here.

Indeed. The other option was Ben Vellacott who I think is a very handy 9 having a good season at Edinburgh.

[Clutch]

Don't see the point. If he is 4th choice and now 3rd due to injury, then he isn't going to play. He's 25 ish, so surely there is someone younger they can bring in as a project player.
Whatever we think of Warr, he's undeniably too slow for top international rugby.

[exileneal]

Gus Warr called up to replace Jamie Dobie in the Scots Six Nations squad. Not exactly like for like.....

Suggests he's rated more highly in Scotland than on here.

So are deep-fried Mars bars and heroin. All three are bad for my blood pressure.

[RinTin]

Gus Warr called up to replace Jamie Dobie in the Scots Six Nations squad. Not exactly like for like.....

Suggests he's rated more highly in Scotland than on here.

So are deep-fried Mars bars and heroin. All three are bad for my blood pressure.

Choose a life, choose a job, choose a family, choose a rugby club....

[Lord Elpus]

"Scotland" like to pick English scrum halves.

[Yareet]

Don't see the point. If he is 4th choice and now 3rd due to injury, then he isn't going to play. He's 25 ish, so surely there is someone younger they can bring in as a project player.
Whatever we think of Warr, he's undeniably too slow for top international rugby.

He isn’t going to play … until he is because there’s an injury.

[Olyy]

Ben Curry sent back from England camp and replaced by Jack Kenningham

Guess Axe's prediction of him being fully fit for Toulouse/Saints, but kept back from playing, wasn't quite on the money

[SSR]

Or England turned a crack into a break ?

[poyntonshark]

Gus Warr called up to replace Jamie Dobie in the Scots Six Nations squad. Not exactly like for like.....

Suggests he's rated more highly in Scotland than on here.

Edinburgh and or Glasgow should make an offer.

[Olyy]

https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/new ... ireland-xv

Bamber, Raffi, RMW and Carps in the England A squad
Jibulu unlucky to miss out

[Yareet]

https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/new ... ireland-xv

Bamber, Raffi, RMW and Carps in the England A squad
Jibulu unlucky to miss out

Gotta hurt that it's to Riley

[Olyy]

England: Steward; Feyi-Waboso, Freeman, Dingwall, Arundell; Ford, Mitchell; Genge, George (capt), Heyes, Coles, Chessum, Pepper, Underhill, Earl

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Rodd, Davison, Itoje, T Curry, Pollock, Spencer, M Smith


Congrats to Fordy, LCD, Rodd and Curry

Supposedly Roebuck was in line to start if fit, but not quite there yet

[RinTin]

Is there any other player than Pollock to make super sub this weekend?? I'm all ears if so.

[exileneal]

England A Team for the game versus Ireland:

Carpenter, Murley, Northmore, Bailey, Hassell-Collins, Searle, Randall; Haffar, Blamire, Kloska, Bamber, Batley, Roots (c), Kenningham, Dombrandt.

Bench - Tuipolotu, Van der Flier, Fasogbon, Tizzard, Harding, Quirke, Atkinson, Hendy.

Congrats to the Sale guys involved!

[dinogyro]

Why is it so f..... hard to find out if it's on TV?

Forget that. Premier Sports 1.

Easier to find on Rugby on TV site than the England Rugby one.

[Olyy]

Sucks that it's on Premier Sport, easily the worst platform/experience they could've gone for
Presuming it's something to do with it being in Ireland and them being the channel for the URC - i'm definitely not paying £17 just to watch this one game

Would've much preferred RugbyPass (also because that's free)

[exileneal]

Weren’t the home England A games on Premier Sports last year also?

Just don’t think Sky or TNT are that bothered about England A fixtures given viewership is probably really low no matter what platform it’s on.

Even as a big rugby watcher who also has Premier Sports I barely dip in to watch the A games when they’re on as they’re usually on a weekend with multiple “first team” internationals to watch alongside sorting out my actual life admin and spending time with friends and family.

[Olyy]

Not all of them, a lot have been on RugbyPass - guess it depends on opposition whether Premier Sport want to pay for it

[Bronzbronx]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/ ... television

[Olyy]

Gross

I guess an unfortunate outcome of having to outbid pay channels to keep it free to air (though, realistically, I imagine they'd have gone down this route regardless)

[Yareet]

Is there any other player than Pollock to make super sub this weekend?? I'm all ears if so.

I've gone with Smith on the assumption that he'll potentially kick some goals and could well get a try

[Yareet]

England U20 Men’s side to face Wales (includes current club, community club and previous U20 caps)

15. James Pater (Northampton Saints, Shelford RFC, uncapped)
14. Noah Caluori (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby, 4 caps)
13. Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge RFC, 8 caps)
12. Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Longlevens RFC, 4 caps)
11. George Pearson (Leicester Tigers, Buckingham RFC, 3 caps)
10. Luke Davidson (Saracens, Michaelhouse, uncapped)
9. Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Bromley RFC, 8 caps)

1. Oliver Scola (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, 9 caps)
2. Jimmy Staples (Harlequins, Worthing Rugby Club, uncapped)
3. Ollie Streeter (Harlequins, Haywards Heath RFC, 2 caps)
4. Elliot Williams (Harlequins, uncapped)
5. Patrick Hogg (Sale Sharks, Blaydon Rugby Club, uncapped)
6. Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford Junior Blues, 9 caps)
7. George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Holt RFC, uncapped)
8. Connor Treacey (C) (Bath Rugby, New Milton Rugby Club, 7 caps)

Replacements

16. Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, Drybrook RFC, uncapped)
17. Oliver Spencer (Sale Sharks, Harrogate RUFC, uncapped)
18. Sonny Tonga’uiha (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, uncapped)
19. Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester Rugby, Lydney RFC, uncapped)
20. Seb Kelly (Sale Sharks, Rochdale RUFC , 2 caps)
21. Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, Old Albanians, uncapped)
22. Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Henley Hawks, uncapped)
23. Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Bank of England RFC, uncapped)

[dinogyro]

Gross

I guess an unfortunate outcome of having to outbid pay channels to keep it free to air (though, realistically, I imagine they'd have gone down this route regardless)

My initial thought too, but it's only before one scrum each half. Potentially, the ad could be more interesting than the scrum forming up.

[Olyy]

Reed and Warr both starting for Scotland A

[Olyy]

Times saying if IFW fails his late fitness test then Roebuck will start


???
Too injured to start initially, but fit enough to be injury replacement?

[Yareet]

Times saying if IFW fails his late fitness test then Roebuck will start


???
Too injured to start initially, but fit enough to be injury replacement?

Could it be he was too injured to take full part in training but is now fit?

I think I heard England have a standard that you can only be considered for Saturday if you were fully fit on Tuesday. If Roebuck was touch and go, he may have not been fully fully ready on time

[RinTin]

Would love to see him starting again, but surely you just put Daly on the wing? Or Daly to 13 and Freeman back on the wing.

Looking at the squad, assuming no issues with IFW, what happens if Dingwall or Freeman goes down mid game? We have no back up centres. Could it be the long anticipated introduction of Freddie 'Jordi Barrett of the north' into the 12 shirt? Or is it Earl covering?

[Yareet]

Would love to see him starting again, but surely you just put Daly on the wing? Or Daly to 13 and Freeman back on the wing.

Looking at the squad, assuming no issues with IFW, what happens if Dingwall or Freeman goes down mid game? We have no back up centres. Could it be the long anticipated introduction of Freddie 'Jordi Barrett of the north' into the 12 shirt? Or is it Earl covering?

Earl is the rumour

[Olyy]

Roebuck officially in for IFW

[RinTin]

Roebuck not present on Fantasy Rugby is disappointing.

[Yareet]

Roebuck not present on Fantasy Rugby is disappointing.

I think it’s now too late to make changes. Anyone with IFW in their team is screwed

[RinTin]

Roebuck not present on Fantasy Rugby is disappointing.

I think it’s now too late to make changes. Anyone with IFW in their team is screwed

You can still make changes if the game hasn't started yet. It's changed from what it used to be which was deadlines per round - it's now a deadline for each game. I've just swapped Manny for Arundell.

[Yareet]

Roebuck not present on Fantasy Rugby is disappointing.

I think it’s now too late to make changes. Anyone with IFW in their team is screwed

You can still make changes if the game hasn't started yet. It's changed from what it used to be which was deadlines per round - it's now a deadline for each game. I've just swapped Manny for Arundell.

This is veering very OT but at the top of my screen it says the deadline has passed (because the first game has started).

[RinTin]

I think it’s now too late to make changes. Anyone with IFW in their team is screwed

You can still make changes if the game hasn't started yet. It's changed from what it used to be which was deadlines per round - it's now a deadline for each game. I've just swapped Manny for Arundell.

This is veering very OT but at the top of my screen it says the deadline has passed (because the first game has started).

[Flumpty]

Dooby, dooby, dooby

[Olyy]

Carpenter was very good for England A
Big shift from Bamber too, especially in the lineout
Raffi pretty good from the bench, some good breaks but a bit rushed in general

Only watched the second half of the U20s but Hogg was noticeable
Shame O.Davies is banned as England's 10 got a straight red and will be missing the next few too!

[Lord Elpus]

I thought the red harsh as the knock-on altered the dynamic of the collision. The 10 was quite poor anyway. England passed and handled badly in the first half and the only opportunity they had the 10 kicked the penalty dead.

[Yareet]

I thought the red harsh as the knock-on altered the dynamic of the collision. The 10 was quite poor anyway. England passed and handled badly in the first half and the only opportunity they had the 10 kicked the penalty dead.

I thought the 15 was the weaker link. Hogg’s grubber through though was … very un-front 5

[dinogyro]

That Wales prop that we signed is going to fit right in. Yellow card!

[Olyy]

Bev on at halftime, and Roebuck in for a try not long after

[Yareet]

Is there any other player than Pollock to make super sub this weekend?? I'm all ears if so.

Oooh, so close!