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#Post#: 25433--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: Boonie
Date: June 20, 2019, 2:49 am
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From the Beeb:
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/48697336
England hooker Dylan Hartley is set to miss out on the World Cup
after struggling with a knee problem.
Regular captain Hartley led England to back-to-back Six Nations
titles in 2016 and 2017 under head coach Eddie Jones, but hasn't
played since December.
Jones is also set to shun hundreds of caps worth of experience
when he names his first training squad on Thursday.
Scrum-half Danny Care and flanker Chris Robshaw are understood
to be among the high-profile omissions.
Thursday's 29-man party will only include players not involved
in the Premiership semi-finals, with Harlequins' uncapped
forward Alex Dombrandt in line to be named after a strong
performance against the Barbarians earlier this month.
With all English-based players given a mandatory rest period of
five weeks, those from beaten semi-finalists Gloucester and
Northampton will join the camp next week.
Jones then names his final training party, including players
from finalists Exeter and Saracens, on 4 July.
Hartley, 33, was an ever-present part of Jones' regime before he
missed the tour of South Africa last summer because of
concussion.
He has struggled to nail down a regular place since, and has not
featured for either club or country in 2019 because of a
recurring knee problem.
Although as a Northampton player he was not due to join the camp
until the end of the month, it is understood he is not in a fit
enough condition to be involved.
Sources close to Hartley say he will continue to rehabilitate
his injury in the hope to be fit and available in August, but in
reality the odds are now firmly against him making the
tournament in Japan.
'Omissions a gamble'
Even though they have fallen out of favour of late, Care, 32,
and 33-year-old Robshaw's exclusions come as a major surprise
and represent a gamble from Jones.
Care, England's second-most capped scrum-half with 84
appearances, was a regular part of the squad before being left
out of the tour of South Africa in summer 2018.
Despite playing against both the Springboks and New Zealand that
autumn, as well as scoring a try against Japan, he was dropped
for the match with Australia and did not feature in the last Six
Nations.
Gloucester's Willi Heinz, Saracens' Ben Spencer, Wasps' Dan
Robson and regular starter Ben Youngs are set to be the
scrum-halves called into camp.
Along with Care, another experienced operator in 36-year-old
Richard Wigglesworth is also thought to have been overlooked.
Flanker Robshaw was also a squad mainstay before having knee
surgery in October and missing the autumn internationals.
The former England skipper has not played for his country since,
with Mark Wilson and Brad Shields commandeering the blind-side
flanker position.
Meanwhile, Northampton's uncapped back-rower Lewis Ludlam, 23,
is understood to have shot into late contention.
Marler considering coming out of retirement
Meanwhile, prop Joe Marler is considering coming out of
retirement for the showpiece in Japan.
The 28-year-old, who has 59 caps, announced the end of his
international career in September in order to spend more time
with his family.
But he is thought to be weighing up a return, and is again a
part of England's Elite Playing Squad - which is not made
public.
If he decides to make a comeback, Marler would not be named in
the training squad until the start of July given he played for
the Barbarians against an England XV on 2 June.
#Post#: 25436--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: June 20, 2019, 3:31 am
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Shields ahead of Robshaw is just objectively a bad call. But
also not surprising.
#Post#: 25438--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: Quins Head
Date: June 20, 2019, 5:37 am
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No mention of Brown which is encouraging
#Post#: 25441--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: June 20, 2019, 6:19 am
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Browny is in the 29 called up to the camp today.
#Post#: 25445--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: June 20, 2019, 6:29 am
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--- Quote from: Fearless Fred link ---
>
> Browny is in the 29 called up to the camp today.
>
--- End Quote ---
Given Jones apparent ideas can’t see him making final cut given
others can’t go into this camp.
#Post#: 25488--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: marlowish
Date: June 21, 2019, 9:49 am
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--- Quote from: Fearless Fred link ---
>
> The print copy of the Boris Johnson fansheet Telegraph reckons
that all three of our players who played in the England XV vs
the BaaBaas are in the mix as bolters for the RWC squad, Smith
and Marchant particularly.
>
--- End Quote ---
this is not a place to push your own political opinions - no one
is interested
it is an infantile as me saying that the mirror and guardian are
fanszheets of a man who flies ti Tunisia to grovel at the grave
if a Palestinian terrorist piece of scum
#Post#: 25489--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: June 21, 2019, 10:19 am
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--- Quote from: marlowish link ---
>
> this is not a place to push your own political opinions - no
one is interested
> it is an infantile as me saying that the mirror and guardian
are fanszheets of a man who flies ti Tunisia to grovel at the
grave if a Palestinian terrorist piece of scum
>
--- End Quote ---
Translation: "Don't push your political opinions onto me... Oh,
by the way, here's my political opinion..."
The irony.
#Post#: 25490--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: guest257
Date: June 21, 2019, 11:06 am
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BoJo being on the Torygraph payroll is a fact, not an opinion
--- Quote from: marlowish link ---
>
> this is not a place to push your own political opinions - no
one is interested
> it is an infantile as me saying that the mirror and guardian
are fanszheets of a man who flies ti Tunisia to grovel at the
grave if a Palestinian terrorist piece of scum
>
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 25498--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: June 21, 2019, 2:54 pm
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--- Quote from: marlowish link ---
>
> this is not a place to push your own political opinions - no
one is interested
> it is an infantile as me saying that the mirror and guardian
are fanszheets of a man who flies ti Tunisia to grovel at the
grave if a Palestinian terrorist piece of scum
>
--- End Quote ---
Oh fuck off.
#Post#: 25503--------------------------------------------------
Re: *Danny Axed from World Cup*
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: June 21, 2019, 3:48 pm
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--- Quote from: Blucherquin link ---
>
> Oh **** off.
>
--- End Quote ---
Very much so.
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