England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:05 am  

Carl Ablett
Ryan Atkins
Tom Briscoe
Danny Brough
Rob Burrow
Garreth Carvell
Josh Charnley
Rangi Chase
Eorl Crabtree
Leroy Cudjoe
Ryan Hall
Gareth Hock
Jamie Jones-Buchanan
Lee Mossop
Sean O’Loughlin
Jamie Peacock (captain)
James Roby
Kevin Sinfield
Danny Tickle
Sam Tomkins
Jon Wilkin

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:20 am  

England Knights face Ireland at Langtree Park, 1630h kick off, before the Exiles game. Squad:

Jodie Broughton
Chris Clarkson
Paul Clough
Mike Cooper
Rhys Evans
Liam Farrell
Dale Ferguson
Mark Flanagan
Lee Gaskell
Zak Hardaker
Josh Hodgson
Danny Houghton
Ben Jones-Bishop
Jonny Lomax
Shaun Lunt
Jermaine McGillvary
Larne Patrick
Stefan Ratchford
Chris Riley
Matty Smith
Scott Taylor
Liam Watts
Gary Wheeler

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:32 am  

totally confusing. Is this supposed to be a squad building for the 2013 World Cup?

6 players from the currently woeful Leeds squad??? Jon Wilkin?!?

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:42 am  

9 of the forwards picked are over the age of 28. Come the World Cup that would be 9 forwards who are aged 29 and over. It's not any better given that 30 year old Ben Westwood is one who missed out through injury.

Are there really so few decent young forwards? Don't we want young players to be ready to step up once the current group of players are past their sell by date?

: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:42 am  

The absence of McIlorum sticks out for me.

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:43 am  

Burrow JJb and Peacock shouldnt be there.

If Mcnamara wants to go with a speedster around the ruck to interchange with Roby, Robinson is in better form, JJB is working his way back from injury, and Peacock has looked poor all year.

Hall deserves his place, Sinfield is clearly a big part of Mcnamara's plans and Ablett has been a rare bright spot this season for us.

Dont know how Chase has got a place, and Larne Patrick should have a place imo.

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:44 am  

What does Andy Lynch have to do to get a shirt? Play for Leeds?

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:45 am  

What a joke that squad is...

We have Wigan (as much as it pains me to say it) who are streets ahead of every other team in SL, the majority of their players are English and in form, and yet they have less players picked than Leeds (who arent even in the top 8 at the moment)

Rangi Chase has been poor this year, was poor in 4 Nations last year and isnt even English, yet he is picked over young English half backs such as Lomax. Danny Brough, as much as he is playing well, has changed his nationality more times than I have changed my underpants and is also included (a ridiculous rule imo). Carvell and JJB have spent large parts of the season out through injury and other players who have been in form havent got a look in, such as LMS, Chris Hill, Andy Lynch, Liam Farrell, Larne Patrick. Jamie Peacock and the likes have been very good players, but moving forward shouldn't be in England set up any more as players.

Think there are a few players far more deserving to be there on form than the ones picked by McBanana

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:45 am  

Ah the name and reputation game returns to England RL.

Yawn..

Re: England squad named : Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:46 am  

The Knights squad looks excellent!