RWC Squads

[Brumby Runner]

Competing with blokes like Hook and Priestland for fly half utility.

Don't rate either of them. Hook has not been very good at test level for years and Priestland never realised the promise he showed in his first couple of tests. IMO both a more likely to lose a test than win one.

 

[Highlander35]

Hook's had a rather good season for Gloucester, whereas Anscombe has been somewhere between poor and average for Cardiff, he'll certainly have an opportunity between now and the world cup to show his worth to Gatland though.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Needs more Jones', Davies' and Williams'.

Maybe a cheeky Parker or two?

 

[boyo]

England rugby star Danny Cipriani in drink-drive arrest

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-32970302

English players doing their bit to be disqualified.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Keep going lads, we might be facing the Grimbsy Second XV by September!

 

[Shelts89]

Oh ffs! I mean the worst but clearly is that he thought drink driving was acceptable, but from an England front it means Farrell will 100% make the squad. Not that that was really in any doubt but I had my fingers crossed!

 

[qwerty51]

Was Cipriani ever going to play over Farrell and Ford anyway?

 

[boyo]

Oh ffs! I mean the worst but clearly is that he thought drink driving was acceptable, but from an England front it means Farrell will 100% make the squad. Not that that was really in any doubt but I had my fingers crossed!

Has the potential of an RWC-squad position coloured Farrell's lack of a ban?

Farrell has hardly been an angel with regard to off-the-ball incidents.

 

[Highlander35]

46 man Scotland Squad Named. Good one, couple of interesting selections and exclusions. With 2015/16 clubs and Scotland caps.

EXTENDED SCOTLAND SQUAD: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015



- FORWARDS (25) -


Prop (7):
Mike Cusack (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby) – uncapped
Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 44 caps; 4 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors) – 22 caps
Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped
Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons) – 4 caps

Hooker (3):
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) – 85 caps; 8 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped

Second-row (6):
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) – 8 caps
Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps
Richie Gray (Castres) – 44 caps
Jim Hamilton (Saracens) – 61 caps; 6 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors) – 15 caps
Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) – 12 caps

Back-row (9):
Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors) – 5 caps
John Barclay (Scarlets) – 43 caps; 4 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Hugh Blake (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Blair Cowan (London Irish) – 11 caps
David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby) – 25 caps
Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan) – 44 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)
Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 1 cap



- BACKS (21) -


Scrum-half (4):
Chris Cusiter (Sale Sharks) – 70 caps; 6 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby) – 5 caps
Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester) – 39 caps
Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps

Stand-off (3):
Ruaridh Jackson (Wasps) – 25 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)
Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors) – 18 caps

Centre (6):
Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) – 14 caps
Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby) – 25 caps
Duncan Taylor (Saracens) – 12 caps
Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors) – 20 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)

Back-three (8):
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 32 caps
Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped
Rory Hughes (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors) – 93 caps; 8 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
Sean Maitland (London Irish) – 15 caps
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 17 caps
Greig Tonks (Edinburgh Rugby) – 4 caps
Tim Visser (Harlequins) – 18 caps

 

[Shelts89]

Was Cipriani ever going to play over Farrell and Ford anyway?

No, but I could still have prayed that we would have taken Ford and Cipriani. Not gonna happen now.

Has the potential of an RWC-squad position coloured Farrell's lack of a ban?

Farrell has hardly been an angel with regard to off-the-ball incidents.

I would like to think not, but he has clearly got away with it. Therefore it has, or I am uberbiased.... Oh and it wasn't off the ball, was a dangerous tackle.

On the otherhand his forearm did make first contact with Watsons face... and Watson is taller than Farrell at first glimpse!

 

[southsider]

Is it just me or do Scotland seem to have a very inexperienced team in terms of test caps

 

[Nusadan]

With the majority of the Scotland squad playing for one club ie Glasgow who has just beaten Munster as underdogs in the Pro12 final, there'll be no issues with team cohesion!

 

[Highlander35]

Ultimately, yes. Cotter, and a little bit of Johnson before has started to more or less cut experienced players in favour of talent that fits his mould, while others have retired.

Guys like Nic de Luca, Kelly Brown, Johnnie Beattie, Geoff Cross, Max Evans, Moray Low and Scott Lawson have been left outside the squad, while a few others like Al Kellock, Dougie Hall and Euan Murray have retired as well. Jim Hamilton would have been in that group if he'd not had a good end of six nations and Premiership.

By and large that's a squad picked on form, talent, and style rather than experience, it's a risk yes, but a calculated one.

The most interesting selection for mine, and I'm going to comment on it is Stuart McInally as one of only 3 hookers. Mid 2013, he was a bee's dick away from making his international debut as a blindside flanker. He switched to hooker for Edinburgh after that, with the change in scrum rules. It's taken a while, but he had a great run of form at hooker while Ford was out for the 6 Nations and from the bench after. With a number of back row injuries later in the season, he was shifted back to blindside and played very strongly there as well. Huge show of faith in him by Cotter to not only select him, but select him as one of only 3 hookers ahead of others like Scott Lawson and Pat MacArthur.

 

[Shelts89]

By and large that's a squad picked on form, talent, and style rather than experience, it's a risk yes, but a calculated one.

And one that is paying off slowly but surely IMO. The Scottish backline, especially the back 3, are certainly more dangerous than I can remember them ever being. I'm a youngster who has only really been following the game since about 2005 though...

 

[Highlander35]

 

[Hugh Jarse]

^^^ Is that what is wrong with Italian Rugby?
They have named 28 Avanti (forwards) and 22 Trequarti (Three quarters) in their RWC squad. Where are their half backs (mediano?), five eighths (cinque ottavo?), and full backs (terzino?)?

 

[Highlander35]

USA! USA! USA!

Props: Chris Baumann, Eric Fry, Ollie Kilifi, Titi Lamositele, Mate Moeakiola, Nick Wallace

Hookers: Tom Coolican, Zach Fenoglio, Mike Shepard, Phil Thiel

Locks: Ben Landry, Samu Manoa, Greg Peterson, Hayden Smith, Tai Tuisamoa

Back-row: Danny Barrett, Inaki Basauri, Todd Clever, John Cullen, Cam Dolan, Andrew Durutalo, Scott LaValla, Al McFarland, John Quill, Lou Stanfill, Kyle Sumsion, Matt Trouville

Scrumhalf: Niku Kruger. Louis Mulholland, Mike Petri, Robbie Shaw

Fly-half: Toby L'Estrange, AJ MacGinty, Shalom Suniula

Center: LeMoto Filikitonga, Seamus Kelly, Chad London, Folau Niua, Thretton Palamo, Andrew Suniula

Wing: Tim Maupin, Taku Ngwenya, Blaine Scully, Tim Stanfill, Zach Test, Bret Thompson

Fullback: Troy Hall, Ronnie McLean, Zach Pangelinan, Chris Wyles

 

[nick_]

USA! USA! USA!

Props: Chris Baumann, Eric Fry, Ollie Kilifi, Titi Lamositele, Mate Moeakiola, Nick Wallace

Surprised Ben Tarr (TSS/Souths) didn't make it - heard he was looking likely.

 

[RugbyReg]

Surprised Ben Tarr (TSS/Souths) didn't make it - heard he was looking likely.

did his ACL apparently

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Thought Marcel Brache from the Force could have been a chance as well. Has been playing well.