Picking England's WORLD CUP XV for 2027

Will Roberts from Young Rugby predicts England Rugby's World Cup Squad selection for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in 5 years time!
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[@oliverpink1809]

I don’t understand how Tom Curry willl still be in his 20s for the 2027 WC and still not picked in this team. But it’s a cracking team for 2031 👍

[@James-rc6qq]

Some good calls, some not so good. 2027 is not that far away and some current players will definitely be in there

[@mattperry4869]

Tom Curry will be 29 and probably captain for 2027, insane to not include him.

[@danielmilligan1922]

THis is more of a 2031 sqaud

[@BIGBAROK]

No lineout option in the Back Row and you cant leave out Itoje

[@lucacox3589]

Dan Kelly at 12? Seems like a real talent if he can stay fit

[@Dihedrals]

This is pretty mental how well you picked some of these but 2027 is being ambitious

[@rugbyhighlightsandclips3395]

Murley so true tho should’ve been in the England autumn squad last year but glad to see him play test rugby in November and hopes he brings his Quinn’s form to Twickenham stadium this November!!

[@patrickcraig7331]

I reckon that Emeka illione might slide in at 8

[@hafidkouloun6405]

Excellent! Big question is who would be coaching England post 2023 RWC?!

[@timdavies9756]

bruh this is more like a 2031 projected team. how many players in england’s team starting xv atm are less than 25? barely any. 24/25 is not their prime. 27-31 is.

[@happyspanners]

Kelly, Ojomoh, Phil Cokanasiga and, more left field, Olly Hartley (if he gets picked up following Wasps’ collapse) for that 12 shirt.

[@newchannelname3395]

Anyanwu

[@paulaustin7940]

Ben Earl, Jack Willis, and Tom Curry will all be in their prime. I think Tommy Freeman will be moved to outside centre and don't forget Radwan and Lawrence. Tight head prop worries me. If Heye and Stuart are our best options, then we're gonna be in trouble.

[@DNGM-fk5dv]

Joel kpoku at lock

[@BIGBAROK]

Ollie Lawrence will be there!

[@mickeyrowlands515]

I like the back line, I like the 8, the rest of the forwards for me though are pretty poor tbh I feel it’s been a case of trying to be too clever. Also I just don’t rate Bevan rodd at all I’m gonna throw that out there from the start. Curry will be 29 Itoje 31 Genge 32 Willis 29 Dombrant 29 Also it would not surprise me at all to see Farrell still in there at 35 as the most capped England player of all time. My forward pack for the 2027 with everything being as is would be 8 Mercer 7 curry 6 pollock 5 tizzard 4 itoje 3 Stuart 2 barbery (just my opinion of what I would do to get the best team out there) 1 genge (c) 16 Riley 17 Shickerling 18 Hayes 19 hill 20 dombrant

[@Ryan-hn1it]

Good, concise video. Might not agree with all the calls - but liked the video nonetheless!

[@ip3948]

Excellent video

[@KBJ58]

Props are pants I'm afraid and will be seriously undone by stronger players. I appreciate that they are still young, but I don't see anyone on the horizon who is going to trouble a Boks front row, or for that matter, any other home nation's scrum. You need another Julian White, or Andrew Sheridan, or even a Val Rupava-Ruskin. Genuine hard men.

[@sebclement6253]

Sam Spink is much better than Litchfield as a power center option. Dan Kelly should be out 12 going forward, Leicester don't look the same without him. Atkinson is better than Smith as sub 10. Chandler Cunningham South is the future at 8/6, total player.

[@lewischarles9450]

Let's hope all those young Saints players come good!

[@adamrohald4501]

Tom Curry? Only gonna be 29

[@youngrugby]

Harsh to not include him I agree. Would have been in my wider England squad at the time for sure

[@georgewoodings7493]

lmao he’s gonna be captain

[@gwilymjohnson3624]

like this concept so came up with wales 23 1. Rhys Carre 2. Dewi Lake 3. Leon Brown 4. Dafydd Jenkins 5. Adam Beard 6. Christ Tsuinza 7. Tommy Reffell 8. Josh Macleod 9. Kieran Hardy 10. Sam Costelow 11. Ioan Lloyd 12. Aneurin Owen 13. Mason Grady 14. Louis Rees Zammit 15. Ben Thomas 16. Efan Daniel 17. Sam O’Connor 18. Dillon Lewis 19. Shane Lewis Hughes 20. James Botham 21. Dane Blacker 22. Joe Hawkins 23. Owen Watkin

[@fraserposford144]

My England team for the 2027 World Cup- 1. Ellis Genge 2. Sam Riley 3. Will Stuart 4. Maro Itoje 5. Ollie Chessum 6. Tom Pearson 7. Jack Willis 8. Chandler Cunningham-South 9. Alex Mitchell 10. Marcus Smith 11. Henry Arundell 12. Dan Kelly 13. Ollie Lawrence 14. Cadan Murley 15. Freddie Steward 16. Jamie Blamire 17. Bevan Rodd 18. Joe Heyes 19. Hugh Tizard 20. Tom Curry 21. Raffi Quirke 22. Charlie Atkinson 23. Tommy Freeman

[@joeboonmusic4004]

That looks like a solid pick to me! I'd personally have Martin in over Chessum, as much as I like the latter. Earl surely has to be in the mix somewhere, along with Roots if he keeps playing as he is. Looking at the current setup I'd go: 1: Genge 2: Dan 3: Stuart 4: Itoje 5: Martin 6: Roots 7: Willis 8: Earl 9: Mitchell 10: Fin Smith 11: Arundell 12: Hartley 13: Lawrence 14: Muir 15: Steward 16: Riley 17: Rodd 18: Heyes 19: Chessum 20: Tom Curry 21: Cunningham-South 22: Randall 23: Freeman

[@BIGBAROK]

Rodd cant scrummage well enough and Genge will still be around

[@ljm1894bcfc]

1 name. Gabriel Ibitoye.

[@jonahhughes1674]

Can you do wales ?

[@888young2]

Who gives?

[@jonahhughes1674]

@@888young2 bet your well chuffed with that response pal

[@user-di4xc1ev1j]

Will Joseph needs to develop much more physically before he’ll be getting any starts, Dan Kelly would be a much better option at 12 if he can stay fit. Dombrandt should take 8 and will take 8, Itoje and Hill will start in the row with Tizard to come on, Chessum lacks physicality.

[@eddieeagles8461]

ben youngs ???

[@adamclarke7029]

Some great picks but do think you've gone a bit young with some of the picks.

[@webbo1]

I’m afraid I think this video is rather pointless. It’s good for giving some fame to youngsters in the game but I think it’s a stupid and almost impossible idea to boil a XV down for 5 years in the future.

[@youngrugby]

It's for the fun of it! Not to be taken too seriously but just to spark conversation around some England fringe players and good to look back in 5 years and see if we got any right!

[@paddyred7721]

you're boring

[@Rugby755]

Interesting watching this now. No arundell No Joseph at 13 Not Marcus smith Probably not zach mercer Pollock too small Barbeary too injury Prone

[@fezparker2401]

maro itoje will be a squad player. whatever

[@zachleonard3097]

13 just no

[@snowyrichmond5445]

Mercer not for me.....just my opinion

[@christiantopping4386]

He was players of the season in France, how ?

[@snowyrichmond5445]

@@christiantopping4386 Nope. That would be Dupont, by a country mile. Why come with nonsense? 🤷‍♂️

[@joeboonmusic4004]

@@snowyrichmond5445 I mean he literally got voted player of the top 14... so you're the one coming with nonsense.

[@mrrw1936]

tryig to rip off Squidge Rugby

[@daviddbell1987]

Will stuart is massively over rated and doesn't offer anything in the scrum joe hayes is miles better in the scrum. He hasn't got to 100+ games for tigersof he wasn't good at all and is getting better and better