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       Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: Quinto
       Date: July 1, 2026, 5:25 am
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  HTML https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2026/06/30/cadan-murley-england-team-wing-against-springboks/?recomm_id=4bf7fd22-b7c0-41d5-8d2b-20e8818c0117
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       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: Fearless Fred
       Date: July 1, 2026, 6:31 am
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       Here's the link to the Grauniad article for those who can't
       access the Telegraph one LINK
  HTML https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/30/cadan-murley-england-south-africa-nations-championship-rugby-union
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       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: FrostAndFire
       Date: July 1, 2026, 7:24 am
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       He deserves it, but honestly, unless the forwards can hold up
       against the Boks and our set-piece gets sorted properly, it
       doesn't much matter who is in the backs.
       #Post#: 155946--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: Banstead Quin
       Date: July 1, 2026, 7:25 am
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       Good to see his time in the goggles has paid off. Sticking with
       Freeman at 13 though, he get's so wedded to these systems and
       his WWI mentality...
       #Post#: 155948--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: JammyGit
       Date: July 1, 2026, 8:10 am
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       Will be an incredible test of his all-round game, but fully
       deserved after a starring role in an otherwise dismal England XV
       performance against the French.
       Interesting tidbit on RJvR and whether the Boks would pick him
       if there were injuries:
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       > “If I tell the honest truth – and I hope I don’t drop anybody
       in it – we had conversations with him and he was very keen to
       come,” said Rassie Erasmus. “But then my CEO asked: ‘Are you
       going to try and cap him this year?’ And I said: ‘No, I don’t
       think so.’ Then we wanted to [call him up] in June and give him
       a chance because we were thin at centre and we had the
       Barbarians game and the SA A game.”
       --- End Quote ---
       #Post#: 155949--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: FrostAndFire
       Date: July 1, 2026, 9:10 am
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       --- Quote from: Banstead Quin link ---
       >
       > Good to see his time in the goggles has paid off. Sticking
       with Freeman at 13 though, he get's so wedded to these systems
       and his WWI mentality...
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yeah. I thought Freeman was really poor at 13. But practice
       makes perfect, I guess. Or not.
       #Post#: 155952--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: July 1, 2026, 10:28 am
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       --- Quote from: FrostAndFire link ---
       >
       > Yeah. I thought Freeman was really poor at 13. But practice
       makes perfect, I guess. Or not.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Lots of pundits thought Freeman was good at 13 because of the
       yards he made ball in hand, but I thought he carried and
       defended too much like a winger. He definitely had more impact
       in attack than Slade, but lacked the vision and reading of the
       game that we know Marchant can bring.
       #Post#: 155953--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: JammyGit
       Date: July 1, 2026, 11:21 am
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       Unfortunately, all our options for 13 that are currently
       available for selection are not great defensively for different
       reasons. Hilariously, Slade's probably the best of the bunch
       now; Lawrence misses hatfuls of tackles, Freeman is physical but
       not always positionally sound, and Ojomoh's tackling is by far
       his weakest area.
       #Post#: 155954--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: Quinky
       Date: July 1, 2026, 11:42 am
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       It's a bit of a poisoned chalice, being asked to play against
       Cheslin Kolbe or Kurt-Lee Arendse. But Cadan is a phenomenal
       player and I'm sure he'll give a good account of himself if
       picked. Going forward he's a very strong player, but asking
       anyone to defend against Cheslin... poor bloke!
       #Post#: 155955--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Cadan Murley poised to start on wing against Springboks
   DIR By: KiltedQuin
       Date: July 1, 2026, 12:06 pm
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       --- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
       >
       > Unfortunately, all our options for 13 that are currently
       available for selection are not great defensively for different
       reasons. Hilariously, Slade's probably the best of the bunch
       now; Lawrence misses hatfuls of tackles, Freeman is physical but
       not always positionally sound, and Ojomoh's tackling is by far
       his weakest area.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I would have thought Marchant is now available as he’s signed
       for Sale.
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