Thank you : Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:12 pm  

The side step is still another way of beating the opposition rather than slam bam thank you mam.
Thank you Zack Hardarcker
Try of the season.

Re: Thank you : Sat Aug 08, 2015 6:25 am  

Hardaker has to be a certainty at fullback for England in the NZ test series

Re: Thank you : Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:34 am  

I normally watch the Friday games on my laptop, but somehow forgot all about it last night. Seems I missed one the games of the season.

Re: Thank you : Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:38 am  

Brick with eyes wrote:

Hardaker has to be a certainty at fullback for England in the NZ test series

That begs the question, what do you do with Tomkins? It's inconceivable that he won't play. I would play Hardaker in the centres. He has to be in the team and, after all, the Aussies have filled their back line with fullbacks and it works for them.

Re: Thank you : Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:42 am  

jinkin jimmy wrote:

That begs the question, what do you do with Tomkins? It's inconceivable that he won't play. I would play Hardaker in the centres. He has to be in the team and, after all, the Aussies have filled their back line with fullbacks and it works for them.

I would put Hardaker at full back with Tomkins & Widdop being the halves.

Re: Thank you : Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:47 am  

Arthur Warrior wrote:

I would put Hardaker at full back with Tomkins & Widdop being the halves.

Not a problem for me but possibly a creative leap too far for our coach? Personally, I'd play Kevin Brown in the halves. Now, where the hell did I put that flak jacket?

Re: Thank you : Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:49 pm  

Widdop must be a shoo-in at 6, but rightly or wrongly, I expect McNamara will still prefer Sam to Hardaker at full-back. I can't see him playing him at 7.

Re: Thank you : Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:19 pm  

Will Hardakers antics on and off the pitch and the problems he caused in the England camp in the past count against him ?

Re: Thank you : Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:23 pm  

dr_feelgood wrote:

Will Hardakers antics on and off the pitch and the problems he caused in the England camp in the past count against him ?

My bet is yes.

Re: Thank you : Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:45 pm  

Arthur Warrior wrote:

I would put Hardaker at full back with Tomkins & Widdop being the halves.

me too Widdop at 7 Tomkins at 6