Mid Season Test England Vs France Team : Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:08 pm  

With the mid season test v France coming up and usually the main players rested and the fringe players and youngsters getting a chance at international what would be your team?

Heres mine anyway:-

1- Briscoe
2- Owen
3- Shenton
4- Smith
5- Ainscough/Hodgson
6- Brown
7- Myler/Tomkins
8- Burgess
9- Moore
10- McArthy Scarsbrook
11- Hock
12- Tickle
13- Sinfield

14- Westerman
15- Crabtree
16- O'Loughlin
17- Lynch

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Re: Mid Season Test England Vs France Team : Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:12 pm  

post wrote:

With the mid season test v France coming up and usually the main players rested and the fringe players and youngsters getting a chance at international what would be your team?

Heres mine anyway:-

1- Briscoe
2- Owen
3- Shenton
4- Smith
5- Ainscough/Hodgson
6- Brown
7- Myler/Tomkins
8- Burgess
9- Moore
10- McArthy Scarsbrook
11- Hock
12- Tickle
13- Sinfield

14- Westerman
15- Crabtree
16- O'Loughlin
17- Lynch

If Smith is definately going to union then he should be nowhere near the team. Nothing against him, but if he's not available for full tests and tournaments then he shouldn't be in contention here.

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:43 pm  

Tomkins in the England team after 4 games?

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:46 pm  

MC.FINCHY wrote:

Tomkins in the England team after 4 games?

Smith went to Australia after only '1 game'*

*game of note anyway!

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:51 pm  

MC.FINCHY wrote:

Tomkins in the England team after 4 games?

Richard Myler played for England without playing a single game in Super League.

Re: Mid Season Test England Vs France Team : Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:09 pm  

post wrote:

With the mid season test v France coming up and usually the main players rested and the fringe players and youngsters getting a chance at international what would be your team?

Heres mine anyway:-

1- Briscoe
2- Owen
3- Shenton
4- Smith
5- Ainscough/Hodgson
6- Brown
7- Myler/Tomkins
8- Burgess
9- Moore
10- McArthy Scarsbrook
11- Hock
12- Tickle
13- Sinfield

14- Westerman
15- Crabtree
16- O'Loughlin
17- Lynch

Not seen any form from Burgess yet, he's been out for a while though.

I'd be pleasantly amazed if Ainscough and Sam are in there, but why not? Myler played before he'd been in Super League and he looks the real deal if last Friday is anything to go off. Ryan Hall over Owen for me too. No Senior as well, looks weird after all these years!

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:12 pm  

He might try Gleeson at stand off again, even more so now he coaches him at Wire.

He played very well 5/8th at The Keepmoat.

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:15 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

He might try Gleeson at stand off again, even more so now he coaches him at Wire.

He played very well 5/8th at The Keepmoat.

It's a fair point, but Wales were way out of their depth that day. Not convinced he is stand-off material.

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:16 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

Richard Myler played for England without playing a single game in Super League.

Still had a good year in the NL1. Give Sam a bit more time imo

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:18 pm  

Interesting to see Tomkins at 6 and Eastmond at 7 if both are fit at the time. Hopefully Eastmond will be back soon as he's a real England star of the future.

Definitely an embarassment of riches in the halves with Eastmond, Myler and Tomkins