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rendelharris Wrote:

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> Rumours flying that Jamie Roberts is in and

> Jonathan Joseph and Mike Brown will miss out - if

> true that seems absurd for a man who couldn't make

> the starting XV for any of Wales' 6N games this

> year.


and now reports he isn't. :)


Leaks and counter leaks

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Forwards:


Rory Best (Ireland), Dan Cole (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), George Kruis (England), Courtney Lawes (England), Joe Marler (England), Jack McGrath (Ireland), Ross Moriarty (Wales), Sean O'Brien (Ireland), Peter O'Mahony (Ireland), Ken Owens (Wales), Kyle Sinckler (England), CJ Stander (Ireland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England), Mako Vunipola (England), Sam Warburton (Wales)


Backs:


Dan Biggar (Wales), Elliot Daly (England), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Jonathan Joseph (England), Conor Murray (Ireland), George North (Wales), Jack Nowell (England), Jared Payne (Ireland), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), Tommy Seymour (Scotland), Ben Te'o (England), Anthony Watson (England), Rhys Webb (Wales), Liam Williams (Wales), Ben Youngs (England)

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JohnL Wrote:

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> Scottish won't be happy - they performed well this

> year in patches.


True - deserved a better balance. Warren was always going to find a way to go Welsh if in doubt, 12 seems too many to me.


With the possible exception of Henshaw and Payne, I think the Ireland selections (the other 9) were difficult to ignore.

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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> I'm sorry to see Ringrose and Zebo omitted.

> Suprised by Payne being included. I'd also have

> included Sean Cronin ahead of Rory Best.

>

> Still there will be some injury induced changes

> before they even leave for NZ I would bet.


Before and during.


This is going to be a taxing tour. Schedule is unbelievable.

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"Despite having 16 players in the squad, some England fans are ticked off because Joe Launchbury, George Ford, Dylan Hartley and others have not been picked. The Irish are fed up because Munster and Ireland flanker Donnacha Ryan hasn?t been picked. The Scots are unhappy because they?ve only got two players in the squad and the Welsh are unhappy because Gatland has defied expectations by naming some players in his squad who are English, Irish and Scottish"


Stereotypical Welsh identified in The Guardian :)

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rendelharris Wrote:

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> I can see a pretty England-centric pack there -

> maybe five of eight? - and a fairly balanced set

> of backs, with the pack becoming more

> international as the finishers come on. Already

> licking the lips in anticipation of that first 8AM

> beer on June 24th...


Not sure about that reading of it. The Irish pack, of which there are 6 in the squad, beat the English pack in Dublin, and has also beaten the ABs.


Will be interesting to see the make up of the pack come test #1 - might be a more even blend than you anticipate.


Finishers? though that terminology was finished with.

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Now we know the squad.....my 23 for the first test

1. Marler

2. Best

3. Furlong

4. Itoje

5. Kruis

6. Stander

7. Warburton

8. Vunipola (B)

9. Murray

10. Sexton

11. North

12. Farrell

13. Joseph

14. Watson

15. Hogg

16. Vunipola (M)

17. Owens

18. Sinkler

19. Jones (A.W)

20. O' Mahoney

21. Webb

22. Davies

23. Nowell

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