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It's Italy so Teo is getting a chance for some game time. He is our only bruising centre so gets the opportunity to give the squat more options.
Wouldn't say I don't rate Brown, he is very very good at a lot of things. Better than Watson at a lot of core FB skills and positioning. Magic of Watson means I'd give him a chance there for this game.
Re Goode, I think you need 2 first receivers at test level these days. Fly half will always be one then it is between the 12 and 15 where you want the other. If Farrell wasn't playing I'd be very tempted by goode to fill that role from 15. But Farrell means you can either have a solid 15 (brown) or an attacking 15 (watson). Goode would have been in a lot of my squads as cover and general really fucking good rugby player tho.
Care/yongs - I'm not sure whos the best. Care moves things quickly and at worst Youngs is too ponderous stopping decent backs play. At best he kills it tho.
No Idea what Big Don has done but t must have been bad. I would continue to pice Robshaw tho. Quiet dirty work.
I agree with your team, I agree with Jones' team.
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Do struggle with some of Eddie's selections, but it is obviously working.
Te'o? Not played for 3 months...
Youngs over Care?
Robshaw at 7?
Really don't rate Brown, if he isn't going to pick Goode, then I would prefer to put Watson at 15
What does Nowell have to do to start? Hoping it is just because of Injury
And as an Exeter fan, what do Armand and LCD have to do to get into the squad?
I would have gone with;
Brown; Watson, Te'o, Farrell, May; Ford, Youngs; Vunipola, Hartley, Cole, Launchbury, Itoje, Lawes, Robshaw, Simmonds
Vunipola, George, Cole
Launchbury,Itoje
Lawes, Simmonds, Armand
Care, Ford, May, Farrell, Joseph, Nowell, Watson
With Hartley not even in the squad.