England team to face Pacific Islanders:

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Yogimeister 4th Nov 2008 12:42 PM	England team to face Pacific Islanders: D Armitage (London Irish); Sackey (Wasps), Noon (Newcastle), Flutey (Wasps), Monye (Harlequins); Cipriani (Wasps), Care (Harlequins); Sheridan (Sale), Mears (Bath), Stevens (Bath), Borthwick (Saracens, captain), Kennedy (London Irish), Croft (Leicester), Rees (Wasps), Easter (Harlequins). Replacements: Hartley (Northampton), Vickery (Wasps), Palmer (Wasps), Haskell (Wasps), Lipman (Bath), Ellis (Leicester), Flood (Leicester). What do we think?
Cripplemeister 5th Nov 2008 1:23 PM	Pretty pleased with it I guess. Front row needs to deliver though as they look great in the premiership but Mears and Stevens need to deliver internationally otherwise go back to Vickery and give Hartley a go. Back row and half backs look strong just depends on how it all gels. Concern over the fact we are still picking Jamie Noon but I don't think I could name another outside centre we could pick so I guess we're stuck with him for now. My other issue is that though I'm sure Bortwick and Kennedy will be strong in the lineout they lack a bit of steel around the park. Then again I don't think they make em like they used to in the second row.

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Yogimeister
4th Nov 2008 12:42 PM

England team to face Pacific Islanders:
D Armitage (London Irish); Sackey (Wasps), Noon (Newcastle), Flutey (Wasps), Monye (Harlequins); Cipriani (Wasps), Care (Harlequins); Sheridan (Sale), Mears (Bath), Stevens (Bath), Borthwick (Saracens, captain), Kennedy (London Irish), Croft (Leicester), Rees (Wasps), Easter (Harlequins).
Replacements: Hartley (Northampton), Vickery (Wasps), Palmer (Wasps), Haskell (Wasps), Lipman (Bath), Ellis (Leicester), Flood (Leicester).

What do we think?

Cripplemeister
5th Nov 2008 1:23 PM

Pretty pleased with it I guess. Front row needs to deliver though as they look great in the premiership but Mears and Stevens need to deliver internationally otherwise go back to Vickery and give Hartley a go. Back row and half backs look strong just depends on how it all gels.

Concern over the fact we are still picking Jamie Noon but I don't think I could name another outside centre we could pick so I guess we're stuck with him for now. My other issue is that though I'm sure Bortwick and Kennedy will be strong in the lineout they lack a bit of steel around the park. Then again I don't think they make em like they used to in the second row.