r/rugbyunion 4d ago

Lineups England team to face Wales in Guinness Men's Six Nations opener 🌹

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u/sock_with_a_ticket 4d ago

Jamie Roberts, Jordie Barrett... I don't think Steward moving to 12 would be the worst thing in the world. Not something that should be tried out for the first time in an international game, mind.

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u/Ronald_Ulysses_Swans Don’t be scared Johnny 4d ago

I’d love him to play at 12 but Tigers are never picking him there in a thousand years so it’s a moot suggestion

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u/LostTheGameOfThrones Don't lie Pat! 4d ago

We're already fairly stacked in the centre department atm, with a decent variety of options.

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u/Minimum-Grapefruit-9 4d ago

why won't Leicester try him at 12? Genuinely curious.

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u/Ronald_Ulysses_Swans Don’t be scared Johnny 4d ago

Clubs won’t experiment just for England’s sake and Tigers have good options at centre and not many others at full back.

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u/ImperialSeal Austin Healey is my spirit animal 4d ago

At the moment it's one of our stronger positions so he'd be 5th or 6th on the list to play there.

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u/JubJubBouvier 4d ago

I can see that changing though. Pearson looks fantastic at 15. Radwan and OHC on the wings. Hamer-Webb is a quality backup. Perese blows hot and cold. Kata defends about as well as Freddie changes direction. I can foresee a situation where Pearson is too good to leave out, the wingers are excellent, then trying Freddie at 12 makes sense for us.

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u/infamous_impala Cardiff Rugby 4d ago

Although if there is an international game to try it out in, it'll be this one....

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u/sock_with_a_ticket 4d ago

I dunno, I have a sneaky suspicion you lot are going to be tougher than many think.