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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: TomBuckQuin
       Date: August 13, 2019, 6:28 am
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       > Kvesic??? 🙄
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       At least he was one of the form players in his position last
       Prem season. Unlike some in the squad...
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: Yareet
       Date: August 13, 2019, 6:36 am
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       --- Quote from: TomBuckQuin link ---
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       > At least he was one of the form players in his position last
       Prem season. Unlike some in the squad...
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       That's as maybe but his position was 8. The injuries (that we
       know about) are 7s. Plus he's been nowhere near the squad
       recently. If only there was an 8/flanker who'd been playing well
       and in and around the squad this summer. Young lad. Bit of a uni
       rig perhaps.
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: TomBuckQuin
       Date: August 13, 2019, 6:41 am
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       I guess the argument would be that Kvesic is much more 7 than
       Dombrandt. But, more generally, there isn't much rhyme or reason
       anymore anyway.
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: honkytonk
       Date: August 13, 2019, 6:46 am
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       If we were looking for a seven if Underhill/Curry was out, I
       would be happy with Kvesic.  When i watch him he always seems a
       pest to the oppo.
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: Blucherquin
       Date: August 13, 2019, 8:43 am
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       I love Dombrandt but he's not ready to play in a World Cup.
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: fandg2
       Date: August 13, 2019, 9:18 am
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       I'd take one of the Robshaws and just be done with it
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: Yareet
       Date: August 13, 2019, 9:21 am
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       --- Quote from: TomBuckQuin link ---
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       > I guess the argument would be that Kvesic is much more 7 than
       Dombrandt. But, more generally, there isn't much rhyme or reason
       anymore anyway.
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       So's Robshaw. Or Ben Curry. Or Jackson Wray. Or Don Armand for
       that matter who actually plays there for Chiefs instead of
       Kvesic.
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: TomBuckQuin
       Date: August 13, 2019, 10:14 am
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       --- Quote from: Yareet link ---
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       > So's Robshaw. Or Ben Curry. Or Jackson Wray. Or Don Armand for
       that matter who actually plays there for Chiefs instead of
       Kvesic.
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       Maybe it's just occurred to him that he could do with another
       number 8 in the squad - so parachutes Kvesic in as a
       2-birds-1-stone replacement. As I mentioned in another thread,
       this squad is seriously unbalanced. Ideally, I'd want the number
       1, 2 and 3 in most positions to be in Japan from the off. That
       way, if your first choice gets crocked, 2 and 3 step up to
       starting and bench berths respectively and you fly your
       next-best over and give them a chance to acclimatise. That won't
       be the case for Jones if, say, Sinckler picks up a knock. Or
       Vunipola (assuming Kvesic drops back out of the squad). Or
       Youngs. Or Faz. Or Daly. The list goes on. We can field 2.5
       teams of wingers though - so that's good.
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: ChequeredJersey
       Date: August 13, 2019, 10:48 am
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       Kvesic has been playing well at 8 and covers 7, so isn't a bad
       call up
       However, his role at 8 is completely different to Billy's so
       England would have to take a very different approach
       Also, if Eddie rates him, why hadn't he played him or picked him
       for a camp before this? If he gets called up, he won't have
       proven international experience and he won't have had any chance
       to gel with the others and get up to speed in the camp. The
       whole approach is a bit weird.  He'd be playing and training
       with almost  everyone in the pack for the first time ever in an
       emergency. Which isn't the end of the world, but defeats the
       point of a training camp
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       Re: World Cup squad - no Brown or Marchant
   DIR By: honkytonk
       Date: August 13, 2019, 11:27 am
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       I could be wrong, and happy to be put right but Im sure Kvesic
       has been called up before
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