Congratulations to Nick Scruton on gaining a place in the England sqaud for the France test! Much deserved in my opinion.

Although I was expecting Lynch to be in there with him........?

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Well-deserved call-up. Congrats Nick.

Well deserved.

Think Lynch is playing with a knock which has ruled him out. Shame as he's one of the top props in SL this year.

Congrats to Nick, he'll be delighted.


If Lynch was fully fit he'd be in ther, plus there'd be a few of us moaning if our coach had robbed his 2 own best props and put country before club.

Looking at squad i'd like them to line up like this:

Widdop
Hall
Shenton
Bridge
Briscoe
Tomkins
Eastmond (if he's fit, if not then McGuire)
Graham
Roby
Peacock
Ellis
Burgess
O'Loughlin

Scruton
Morley
J Tomkins
Westwood/Sinfield

Widdop
Briscoe
Bridge
Shenton
Hall
McGuire
Eastmond
Graham
Sinfield
Peacock
Ellis
Burgess
O'Loughlin

Scruton
Morley
Westwood
J Tomkins

We dont need one trick pony Roby, and Tomkins isn't as good as McGuire as yet and I doubt he will be.

I would have had Ryan Atkins over Shenton, but otherwise pretty good squad.

Well deserved Nick you will do well

Whilst Sinfield had a couple of good games there, Roby is a far superior Hooker. (I'd have Diskin, Lunt, Robinson and Wagga in over either though) Sinfield's form has hardly been excellent this season either.

Roby has one game that doesn't work at Test level. Sinfields superior vision, organisation & handling skills are far more suited to the hookers position at test level. Whilst Roby may look good scooting against mediocre SL defences, he isn't able to get away with it at Test level therefore we need something what he cannot provide.

you are clearly nobby's love child!


good to see nick get his call up though,and well deserved too

Surely scrutons call up means we have to give a debut to one of the burgii/crossley at crusaders?

cant see scruton backing up and lynch is obviously carrying a knock so we cant expect him to even do his usual stint, let along trying to carry pack on his own. Hopefully langley will be back but even if he is we'll some more muscle on bench especially in donno's absence.

Gutted, I'm surprised that Macca has the front to pick any Bulls players thus weakening them for a crucial league match. Does he have no loyalty at all anymore?