Re: Thompson : Tue Oct 15, 2024 1:26 pm  

They will probably increase his ban

Re: Thompson : Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:08 pm  

TonyM19 wrote:

They will probably increase his ban

Yeah, they'll probably ban him for the other Test as well, and then complain bitterly when England get spanked in the forwards.

Re: Thompson : Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:23 pm  

The club do right. There really was nothing in it; certainly not worthy of a ban.

Who would be the likely replacement as a starting prop for England? Mulhearn? Harrison?

Re: Thompson : Tue Oct 15, 2024 3:51 pm  

moto748 wrote:

The club do right. There really was nothing in it; certainly not worthy of a ban.

Who would be the likely replacement as a starting prop for England? Mulhearn? Harrison?

Top quality options are thin on the ground really. I think that's summed up by Dupree being in a 31 man squad because his form hasn't been good enough IMO. If Thompson gets off this charge, I'd start him and Havard and play McMeekan and Tom Burgess from the bench. If he doesn't, then I'd push Burgess to start and bring Mulhern on to the bench. Realistically though, Lees is Wanes type of prop and I suspect he'll start both tests.

Re: Thompson : Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:09 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Top quality options are thin on the ground really. I think that's summed up by Dupree being in a 31 man squad because his form hasn't been good enough IMO. If Thompson gets off this charge, I'd start him and Havard and play McMeekan and Tom Burgess from the bench. If he doesn't, then I'd push Burgess to start and bring Mulhern on to the bench. Realistically though, Lees is Wanes type of prop and I suspect he'll start both tests.

I rate Mulhern and think he should get in there. But front row seems to have gone from being easily England's biggest strength to perhaps their biggest weakness. Be great if another Burgess family popped up from somewhere.