- Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:20 pm
#7864
Dimes has said he will "go English" for the Euro games, and we know that Faf and T. Curry are going to be rested also. I imagine we'll go for a mix of youth and experience, with players like AJ and JLDP being involved, as well as Wilkinson, Curtis, Warr and Quirke.
I would hope we still put out a strong side, given that we are far from out of the competition. Obviously if we don't manage to get any points from the first game, then go for a more youth-based team in the second game. I would quite like the squad for La Rochelle to look something like this:
1. Morozov
2. Langdon
3. Jones
4. Postlethwaite
5. Phillips
6. Neild
7. B. Curry
8. JLDP
9. Warr
10. AJ
11. Yarde
12. L. James
13. Redpath
14. Solomona
15. Hammersley
16. Webber (Dolly?)
17. Harrison
18. JCW
19. Evans
20. DDP (don't think Moore is fit)
21. Cliff (Quirke for the Glasgow game)
22. Wilkinson
23. Curtis/Roebuck
Solomona, JLDP, AJ, Yarde need more game time. If Jones isn't involved in these games then not really sure when he will be, unless there's injuries. Not sure if Wilkinson is ready to go straight into a Euro game having been out for a long time, so maybe Curtis gets the 22 shirt. Not entirely sure if Redpath is fit again but think Sam James needs a rest at some point, and we need to save RJVR for bigger games. Warr due a start as he hasn't put a foot wrong, although I do think Quirke is the more exciting prospect. Haven't included Birch as a first cap against La Rochelle away in the H cup is pretty tough.
We should absolutely be aiming to win this game, but we do need to give some players a rest, and caps to those putting their hands up for selection at some point in the season. I can actually see an argument for S. James being involved though, having only recently coming back from injury and looking in fine form + Redpath maybe not being 100% recovered.
Regardless of which game it is, all of the following are due some involvement over the next two games:
Jones, Langdon, Postlethwaite, Neild, Warr, Redpath, Roebuck, Wilkinson, Curtis, Quirke.
I would hope we still put out a strong side, given that we are far from out of the competition. Obviously if we don't manage to get any points from the first game, then go for a more youth-based team in the second game. I would quite like the squad for La Rochelle to look something like this:
1. Morozov
2. Langdon
3. Jones
4. Postlethwaite
5. Phillips
6. Neild
7. B. Curry
8. JLDP
9. Warr
10. AJ
11. Yarde
12. L. James
13. Redpath
14. Solomona
15. Hammersley
16. Webber (Dolly?)
17. Harrison
18. JCW
19. Evans
20. DDP (don't think Moore is fit)
21. Cliff (Quirke for the Glasgow game)
22. Wilkinson
23. Curtis/Roebuck
Solomona, JLDP, AJ, Yarde need more game time. If Jones isn't involved in these games then not really sure when he will be, unless there's injuries. Not sure if Wilkinson is ready to go straight into a Euro game having been out for a long time, so maybe Curtis gets the 22 shirt. Not entirely sure if Redpath is fit again but think Sam James needs a rest at some point, and we need to save RJVR for bigger games. Warr due a start as he hasn't put a foot wrong, although I do think Quirke is the more exciting prospect. Haven't included Birch as a first cap against La Rochelle away in the H cup is pretty tough.
We should absolutely be aiming to win this game, but we do need to give some players a rest, and caps to those putting their hands up for selection at some point in the season. I can actually see an argument for S. James being involved though, having only recently coming back from injury and looking in fine form + Redpath maybe not being 100% recovered.
Regardless of which game it is, all of the following are due some involvement over the next two games:
Jones, Langdon, Postlethwaite, Neild, Warr, Redpath, Roebuck, Wilkinson, Curtis, Quirke.