I know this is an English podcast and they primarily focus on England and English team selections but would it hurt to talk a bit more of the weekend games? They spent 5 minutes on the champions cup and talked mostly about red cards. The Rugby Pod gives a review of each game so, no wonder it does so much better this this pod
@nicholasfallowfield43798 ай бұрын
The problem with Ellis being captain is that he is not a certain starter. Marler is the best scrummager, whilst Ellis needs to reassert himself after his RWC semi performance. Jamie is the no.1 hooker and therefore a great choice as captain.
@Bpt88258 ай бұрын
Genge is a favourite of this show so they will always speak favourably. Thankfully George was picked
@williamfrancecamera8 ай бұрын
Im sorry, but what part of that quote from Mercer is humble and polite?!! He spits his dummy out because he wasn't picked. It makes it sound like he had a god given right to be in that squad, and thats he's been denied; even if he's been nowhere near any of the stat charts in the premiership most week like Dombrandt has. More so because of the attitude he's said that with he'll likely never play for England again while Borthwick is in chance. He needs to do what Dombrandt did, get his head down and concentrate on what he can add to his game
@peterp99188 ай бұрын
Tindall had clearly been on the sauce before recording this - pick the best side regardless of who they're playing against. Smith is not a fullback.
@bluesun22158 ай бұрын
Talking of dozy politicians waking up after a big lunch, Tindall at 2:30mins: "...finally having Finn Russell there..."
@MARTINA-gc3tq8 ай бұрын
You lot still haven’t called out Matt Dawson and his Farrell haters.
@nickparker8088 ай бұрын
Can't start Ford and Smith together in the same backline, defensively naive to say the least
@johnrichards40978 ай бұрын
Feel sorry for Haskel - I think he is struggling with life.
@timwannell64778 ай бұрын
I’m just bored if rugby in England now honestly. And by the looks of things the players are too.
@lucycharman24408 ай бұрын
Putting Smith at 15 over Furbank is crazy
@williamfrancecamera8 ай бұрын
Why not have Smith at 10 then Burbank at 15? Dual playmakers in their natural positions. t seems so simple that no one wants to do it
@Bpt88258 ай бұрын
Won’t happen. Something casual fans who only watched the World Cup would bother drumming on still
@AlexKall948 ай бұрын
They did say tbh this was a XV they would pick for Italy, and said if it was against better opposition they would not play Smith at 15.
@des48528 ай бұрын
We shouldn’t just select players cos it’s Italy we pick the best team against Italy and again against wales
@Alex-mj5dv8 ай бұрын
JG will make a great captain. Learned how to lead while understudying Hartley - people say what they do about Dylan but he was a great, uncompromising captain, who was beasted by Eddie, lapped it up and led by example. He also spoke well, and had the respect of his players and we became incredibly hard to beat. Makes sense having your captain literally lead from the very front too. JG has been moulded over his time with England and wishing him all the best as captain. Go well.
@harryh3298 ай бұрын
Tindall coming in with some absolutely wild calls here.
@williamfrancecamera8 ай бұрын
6. Pearson, 7. Earl, 8. Dombrandt because I think that is the best combo to take forward in this Six Nations and every player deserves to be there on Premiership form 9. Mitchell 10. M. Smith. Because again thats the best combo to take forward. Care and Fin Smith to back from the bench (Marcus as full back was a good experiment thats helped his game, but he's not a full back. And frankly him alone playing 15 is not the answer to making us an "exciting" team to watch, you have to build the team around your 10 and 9 dead simple) 12. Dingwall 13. Ojomoh Ideally for me this would be Lawrence and Freeman or Lawrence/Joseph as a chalk and cheese type combo. 11. Feyi Waboso 14. Freeman 15. Furbank. Furbank at 15 because we finally have a chance for a dual playmaker axis of people playing IN THEIR NATURAL POSITIONS. It seems so simple that no one wants to do it. We won't need Freddie in this game I dont think so take the opportunity to try that new dynamic and make the best of Quins and Saints attack.
@andrewharris18378 ай бұрын
Personally I think Farrell leaving can free up England's back line if Borthwick puts Smith at fly half and selected some of the fast wingers in Squad😊
@niallphayer62457 ай бұрын
An episode on the English championship would be good and how teams could develop into potential premiership teams
@williamfrancecamera8 ай бұрын
To counter Tindalls point at 49:00 how about we introduce an Orange Card; which is exclusively preserved for rugby incidents like Langdon and Caulfields where the malice is unintentional but consequential in that it sends the injured player off the field. The player get the Orange Card, so the player is sent off, but a sub for that player has to come on and finish the game; its a punishment for the player and team, but it doesn't weaken the team in numbers. There could be many loopholes in this but as a concept it's something to start on. Also on the incident with Langdon, why the hell was the consequence put into consideration; whereas the horrible tackle on Dino Lamb in the Quins/Toulouse match from Acki was only a yellow when the player had to stay on the pitch for 20 minutes. The Orange Card would solve that issue too
@Fitnessexcellence98488 ай бұрын
The tackle laws in American Football do make for potentially more damaging injuries but the actual ball live time per game is only 11 minutes. That's a 60 minute game spread over three and half hours. Divide that with unlimited substitutions, special teams, and offensive and defensive sides and that works out to about 4 minutes maximum per player per game. Huge difference between that and the much longer rugby season and ball live time.
@willhopley8 ай бұрын
Some of the new players coming into the squad seem very exciting and I hope they get a run out against Italy to see what they can do on an international level.
@TheRugbySocial8 ай бұрын
Fascinating breakdown of the England Squad. Ollie Lawrence will be a major miss and throw up some big questions about how England will deal with his absence. Looking forward to seeing Freeman & Furbank getting some game time. Come and check out what we have to say on the England Squad & Borthwick's rebuild on TheRugbySocial - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpCvqKuardWUfrs
@Bpt88258 ай бұрын
My England team for Italy: Marler, George, Heyes, Cole’s, Itoje, Chessum, Underhill, Earl, Mitchell, Fin Smith, Roebuck, Dingwall, Freeman, Feyi-Waboso, Furbank. Bench: Obano, Dan, Cole, Roots, Dombrandt, Spencer, M Smith, Slade
@offal8 ай бұрын
A purer athlete lol are you mental James, standing around for 10 mins between plays doesn't make you a purer athlete mate regardless of the training. and specific training at that. Your talking about a non fluid game, a snooker player will get more time on the table than the average nfl player get`s on the field. 80 mins pure fluidity v four hours of mathematics, money yeah but lets not kid ourselves here. His speed is not a problem, he will need to learn the tricks of the trade, that may make him a better rugby player if he comes back, but he should leave the NFL lumps for dust. then there is the accessories he will have to carry and the yoga pants, the astro, 40 meters is 43.7 yard so he possibly whips most NFL players, minus the silly baggage.
@robertwright68758 ай бұрын
I’d love to know your thoughts folks ? I’d like to see a faster game ! On occasion I see it being slow and pedantic. I’d like to see any penalty within the five meter line by the defensive side is a penalty try, but no card. That way, you don’t create 10 minutes for one side to be at a loss ? By doing this more fatigue will be created as the game would become faster and As more fatigue, more space? I’d love to see if this became a question on the program ?
@deanelsworth8178 ай бұрын
I think that they are all making a big error in regards saying “it’s Italy” in a derisory way. Italy came out all guns blazing in their first game last year verses France. Italy had a chance, and should have, won that game.
@clemfandango6198 ай бұрын
'The playbook is bigger than the bible'. Really? You could write the variation in play on the back of a stamp.
@davelewis70988 ай бұрын
Great love your shows , I've asked this question many times to different shows with no replies ? What's the rules on knees on the floor in the scrum ? Is it just the front row or all players 1-8 ??
@colinharsley89978 ай бұрын
I dont understand the love in for Freddie Steward. Yes hes very goos under the high ball but he doesnt offer much in attack.
@bobanyfingelf8 ай бұрын
Larkham - will take the Wallabies to the World Cup - a home tourney for Australia!!
@williamfrancecamera8 ай бұрын
As a Quins fan, the champions cup has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I love watching it because it is the best standard of club rugby, but it's a bit disappointing we have so many repeats and less home games in the group stage. We in a sense are lucky as we have Glasgow at home but something like 5 of the 8 fixtures are repeats of the group; there's an element of luck of the draw there and I wouldn't know how you solve that
@clemfandango6198 ай бұрын
Rugby playings joining an academy on the off chance of getting to sit on a practice squad would be more accurate.
@bigmancleverman9898 ай бұрын
Can someone give Hask a muscle relaxant , his foot shaking is bonkers.
@des48528 ай бұрын
Haskel talks rubbish, bit like his book what a flanker,
@JB-xd9dr8 ай бұрын
Tins makes great comments re red card. More please.
@ds69148 ай бұрын
I was just looking for another girl
@kylelouer43238 ай бұрын
Like Reese as a player, but you guys are delusional. He won’t make an nfl team, possibly a practice squad, which imo wouldn’t be worth it
@kylelouer43238 ай бұрын
And no nfl team is taking him over a d1 recruit, and no d1 team would sacrifice any sort of scholarship spot for a kid who is learning football. 18 year old kids in this country would wreck him in football.
@Drotokogan8 ай бұрын
My understanding is that they wouldn't be picking him over anyone as an international pathway player doesn't count against roster limits. I can see a team taking a chance on him in a practice squad for that reason and from there who knows...
@EnglishVeteran8 ай бұрын
Why are we forced to sing the dirge known as “The British National Anthem” ?
@jimcorlett8 ай бұрын
Is there such a thing🤷♂️?
@EnglishVeteran8 ай бұрын
@@jimcorlett The oldest continuous Nation state in the World with the finest Constitution , a free Nation until The British Fabian’s occupied us? Yes it’s called Jerusalem. Interesting isn’t it that The Scots and Welsch are allowed to sing their own “Anthem’s”? Ever wondered why?
@ghotio19278 ай бұрын
Its really easy to google NFL practice squad wages , this year its set at a maximum for $12,000 a week or $216,000 a year . Not somewhere between 250 and 350 ....
@essealants37308 ай бұрын
Thats 12,000 a week though
@ashleyjennings56918 ай бұрын
How did you work that out 12,000 a week for 10 weeks is already 120000 just for argument sake lets say theres 50 weeks in a year and youre up to $600000 a year. Then conversion rate youre probably looking £450000
@ghotio19278 ай бұрын
theyr not paid every week all year ..... its a bunch of 8 week programmes . Its also reliant on injury free performance ... @@ashleyjennings5691
@ac22448 ай бұрын
Larry is on smoke
@hdg0pc708 ай бұрын
Can Tindall.
@ghotio19278 ай бұрын
underhill 7 curry 6 Dpmbrandt 8 , earls on the bench .
@ghotio19278 ай бұрын
no mercer instead of Drombrandt
@ashleyjennings56918 ай бұрын
Should have been mercer, but Ben earls was one of if not the standout player in the world cup playing from 8. He has to start agree with Underhill being back in for a similar reason
@wobblertv80838 ай бұрын
England will be mid table if they play conservative rugby ..Criminal really,seeing we have the biggest player pool .Free them up and let them express themselves .
@deirdresmith58238 ай бұрын
Can Tins stand in for Princess Catherine as patron of the England team while she recuperates? I’m just a Yank and think that it’s a logical “stand in”.
@jpcbrother8 ай бұрын
Harry Randall was unlucky as well
@hdg0pc708 ай бұрын
England 3rd in Six Nations, at best, under the way they play,
@jonbrook40098 ай бұрын
4th. Wales might even turn them over.
@EvoraGT4308 ай бұрын
@@jonbrook4009 Err no.
@jonbrook40098 ай бұрын
@@EvoraGT430 Everyone thought 'no' against Fiji as well.