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#Post#: 16788--------------------------------------------------
England release Mike Brown
DIR By: DOK
Date: February 13, 2019, 6:50 am
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And Dan Robson, Dan Cole and Joe Cokanasiga
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47226117
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: February 13, 2019, 6:58 am
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Excellent for us!
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: February 13, 2019, 8:03 am
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Hopefully he'll still be very angry.
Not quite sure why they make the poor sod turn up mind you.
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: Marler
Date: February 13, 2019, 9:15 am
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However, that's clearly not the final squad for Wales as it only
includes one scrum half.
Robson, Cole and Cokanasiga presumably released to give them
some game time at the weekend.
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: Guildford Quin
Date: February 13, 2019, 9:46 am
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Eddie is really messing Mike about now. He's clearly not first
choice for England anymore and probably doesn't have the pace to
fit their gameplan. If Watson gets fit, Mike will probably be
3rd/4th choice. He should put him out of his misery and let him
announce his international retirement - England's most capped
fullback deserves that rather than the ignominy of dropping in
and out of the enlarged squad.
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: February 13, 2019, 9:54 am
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All a bit OTT. If Daly picks up a knock, MB is the obvious
choice to slot back in. Maybe Nowell and Ashton are training at
15 as well for coverage but would Eddie trust them to start
there against the big boys at the WC? Probably not.
Not to mention the fact that it's clear as day Brownie wants to
wrestle the England 15 shirt back. He can't do that if he's not
in the training camps.
Think he will more than likely retire from internationals after
the WC.
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: February 13, 2019, 10:22 am
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Why would Brown want to retire from internationals before the
RWC? Very odd.
It's perfectly standard to release players to their clubs who've
not played in the internationals, or those who've only played a
few minutes
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: February 13, 2019, 10:32 am
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Id say its pretty obvious he is letting the blokes that need
game time go back to their clubs to get some!!
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: Everyone’s a Quinner
Date: February 13, 2019, 4:21 pm
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--- Quote from: honkytonk link ---
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> Id say its pretty obvious he is letting the blokes that need
game time go back to their clubs to get some!!
>
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Agreed
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Re: England release Mike Brown
DIR By: Guildford Quin
Date: February 13, 2019, 4:58 pm
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It was clear when Mike wasn't picked for the Ireland game (a
decision at the time I thought was wrong) that he wasn't Eddie's
first choice anymore and even the most myopic Quins fan has to
admit Daly has acquitted himself well so far in the 6N. If Daly,
Watson, Nowell and Ashton are all fit I'm not sure I see Mike
getting a World Cup squad place. I can't think of any
international with 70+ caps who has been treated like this. As
for giving him game time at club level, he's played there
consistently all season and isn't returning from injury needing
to prove his fitness. If he's deemed surplus to requirements at
least allow him the dignity to retire on his own terms.
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