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       #Post#: 112059--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Fearless Fred
       Date: August 15, 2023, 5:26 am
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       --- Quote from: enrico link ---
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       > Farrell cannot be replaced as the squad has been submitted.
       Only injury replacements allowed I believe.
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       > I think he will get a 4 week ban, so will miss Argentina and
       Japan.
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       I think there's some wiggle room regarding any potential for
       replacement as the deadline for announcing squads has not
       passed. . Italy, for example will be announcing next Tuesday.
       Imagine this scenario: Kablazhistan qualifies for the RWC
       through regional qualification process. They name their squad
       two weeks before the deadline for the RWC. One player gets in
       serious trouble with Kablazhistani law enforcement & is arrested
       & jailed for a non-rugby related offence (let's say it was for
       tax evasion). after the squad has been named (but before the
       deadline for announcing). They would ask for the right to
       replace said player in the squad, and they should be allowed to
       do so.
       #Post#: 112060--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
       Date: August 15, 2023, 5:36 am
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       --- Quote from: enrico link ---
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       > Farrell cannot be replaced as the squad has been submitted.
       Only injury replacements allowed I believe.
       >
       > I think he will get a 4 week ban, so will miss Argentina and
       Japan.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Has the squad been submitted though? I understand Borthwick's
       reason for picking the squad early but there's no good reason
       why he'd submit it so early.
       #Post#: 112062--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: August 15, 2023, 5:44 am
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       --- Quote from: enrico link ---
       >
       > Farrell cannot be replaced as the squad has been submitted.
       Only injury replacements allowed I believe.
       >
       > I think he will get a 4 week ban, so will miss Argentina and
       Japan.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I haven't been able to find the regs online, but I would be very
       surprised if teams can't replace a player receiving a ban, as
       long as it is on the same basis as an injury - i.e. a permanent
       replacement.
       If you couldn't do that, a team could end up with, say, one
       injured hooker and one banned and unable to put out a fully
       contested scrum.
       #Post#: 112063--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
       Date: August 15, 2023, 5:55 am
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       --- Quote from: enrico link ---
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       > England Men's Head Coach Steve Borthwick has confirmed his
       official 33-player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
       >
       >
  HTML https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rwc23-england-men-squad-announced-for-rugby-world-cup
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       >
       --- End Quote ---
       That doesn't mean it's been submitted to the RWC organisers as
       the finalised squad though.
       #Post#: 112064--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Banstead Quin
       Date: August 15, 2023, 5:59 am
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       I think permanent replacement is the key point Poorfour. Even if
       he cops a big ban and misses the whole pool stage, they still
       won't replace him
       #Post#: 112066--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: August 15, 2023, 6:44 am
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       --- Quote from: Banstead Quin link ---
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       > I think permanent replacement is the key point Poorfour. Even
       if he cops a big ban and misses the whole pool stage, they still
       won't replace him
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I think that we can draw parallels to the 2007 RWC.
       Wilkinson was injured - but, they still selected him for the
       squad knowing full well that he wouldn't be available for the
       first pool games.
       He did miss the first few games which included the narrow 36-nil
       loss to SA.
       The rope-a-dope tactic of losing to SA was almost a brilliant
       tactical idea as we came within a Cueto toenail of possibly
       winning the final.
       Hopever - an alternative view is that the team members were all
       capable - but poorly coached and didn't have a credible
       game-plan and wouldn't have progressed had it not been for a
       player-led revolt.
       #Post#: 112067--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Banstead Quin
       Date: August 15, 2023, 7:25 am
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       2007 - No credible game plan, player revolt
       2011 - Inexperienced coach, inflight
       2015 - Inexperienced coaching team, infighting, cliques
       2019 - Game plan & squad to play it, no plan B
       2023 - Inexperienced coach, no game plan, cliques
       Anyone else seeing a pattern here (2019 aside)?
       #Post#: 112068--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Fearless Fred
       Date: August 15, 2023, 7:39 am
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       SWEET BABY CHEESES! They've downgraded it to a Yellow & he's
       free to play immediately
       #Post#: 112069--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
       Date: August 15, 2023, 7:43 am
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       That barrister is worth his weight in gold!
       #Post#: 112070--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Any Mitigation?
   DIR By: Quinspur
       Date: August 15, 2023, 7:48 am
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       That is an utter joke.   Unbelievable.
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