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My DREAM England XV: 1. Genge 2. George 3. Heyes 4. Itoje 5. Coles 6. Chessum 7. Willis 8. Earl 9. Mitchell 10. F Smith 11. Feyi Waboso 12. Ojomoh 13. Lawrence 14. Freeman 15. Furbank 16. Oghre 17. Baxter 18. Stuart 19. Ribbans 20. Willis 21. Pollock 22. Spencer 23. Smith

@London__Smoke In terms of attacking rugby they’ve come on leaps and bounds. They used to be so reliant on their driving maul that it would become boring as a spectator. Good to see so many good young players tearing it up for them. Definitely one of the clubs I take a liking to.

Never thought I'd say this, but how much *fun* are Exeter? Ridiculous, shouldn't be allowed.

@Crookey1979 @RugbyTigers I thought it was quite common that we all support each other when an English club gets far in the European competitions. At least that’s what I was doing with the likes of Saracens and Exeter (even though they beat us in two finals) when Wasps were still around.

@RugbyTigers I thought I’d never see the day… support from Tuggers…. Shame th 4 best sides in comp will cannibalise themselves whist Leinster get a free pass. Just th hope that Glasgow can upset them

In Bath we trust, the only team that'll live with that

@RucksSake I agree. He is a player that takes us to a new level for England and I hate saying we rely on one player but when you’re that unnaturally strong and explosive on the wing, we’re missing out on so much front foot ball when he’s not playing.

Watched Feyi-Waboso live for the first time yesterday and was on his side first half where he caused havoc. What a beast. I thought he’d be a lot shorter but the guy is actually a tank. Making fun out of defenders. Truly believe England twice as good when he plays. World class.

@RucksSake My god.

Bampoe-Brown not as flashy yesterday as Feyi-Waboso mostly because it didn’t come down his channel as much. But from an English perspective he was equally as impressive immense in defence. Huge ceiling for him.

@A_Dan_Rainbow His power is like having a forward on the wing and a lot of the time you have to double up on him which obviously creates so much space. Watching the last 6N, I was thinking the same as you and how much we missed him.

To be fair to Borthwick, England are a completely different team with this guy available. As bias as I am, I really think he’s one of the very best wingers playing.

@A_Dan_Rainbow I used to think he was just a poacher but I’ve seen so much more to his game in recent years, he reads it so well.

Never feels right saying it until Cheslin retires… But he’s the best winger on the planet, maybe the best player in the world in general right now.

@damienquirk @daviesGDD The most toxic thing to happen to English rugby, matter of fact English sport.

@daviesGDD Yes. Media pricks totally in the wrong

Is this an acceptable way for a professional coach to behave?

@drclawscat @London__Smoke Must not be a good listener or learner, one of the two.

@London__Smoke I legit don’t understand how Dan is so shit given he’s got George at the same club.

I love Jamie George not going "Oh fuck!" but giving a big old grin. I adore Jamie George. Seems the best kinda guy.

@TegoSigel They do this stuff all the time and it makes no impact…Parling’s reaction however brings A LOT of attention as proven and I’m here for it.

Don’t let anybody tell you rugby wants to grow.

@ynwamatt @BBCRLSport Football players go down from someone breathing on them. Let’s not talk about someone being a fanny.

@BBCRLSport How are these rugby lot such fannies? Rugby player injured by a rugby ball… Jesus Christ. No wonder the sports on its last legs.

🐯 | Geoff Parling has confirmed that he's received an apology from the Prem's official TV Broadcaster, after an incident pre-match. The incident has been clipped up and shared widely on social media. 🔗 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

@AndyGoode10 I get he’s your commentary bud but here you have to admit whoever’s idea it was on behalf of TNT got it very wrong. Parling didn’t need to push him but the “f*** off” was necessary.

Geoff Parling had a stinker today pushing Craig Doyle, no need for acting like that when the TV broadcasters fund the game

Wells has gone before the ball has reached the line, therefore making him offside. Can’t believe the quality of officiating there. #GLOLEI #PremRugby

@RugbyInsideLine You know what fair play🤣 booting the ball whilst all the players are warming up under the posts

Cheer up Geoff!

@TheRugbyIssue @PlanetRugby Heyes and Fagerson most definitely isn’t a “flip of a coin” if we’re going off your previous logic regarding Balououne. The only thing England had all 6 nations was scrum dominance and that came from Heyes and Genge but yes Genge’s all round game was sub-par bar France.

How is this based solely on six nations form and 4 English players are in the team? 😂 Swap Freeman for Baloucoune (based on Freeman being 13), Genge for Carre and Kinghorn for Osborne. Flip of a coin between wainwright and Conan as well as Fagerson and Hayes. Real question is how many captains and vice captains do we have here?!

🦁 Any changes to this British & Irish Lions XV?

@ruggaman96 @SixNationsRugby The SH reminds me of Logan Air.

@SixNationsRugby Hahahahha NH always talking there players up When they don’t do anything on the world stage.

McCloskey 12 🤝 Menoncello 13 Is this the best possible midfield combination in rugby right now? #GuinnessM6N #Since1883

@SixNationsRugby Menoncello is a 12, no?

@SamTalksRugby7 1. 805 mins 2. 1046 mins 3. 486 mins 4. 559 mins 5. 877 mins 6. 952 mins 7. 1351 mins 8. 619 mins 9. 970 mins 10. 235 mins Here’s a minute breakdown btw. Feels like maybe 3-4 of these picks would be lucky to be here if it were an official thing.

Top 10 9s in international rugby right now: 1. Dupont🇫🇷 2. JGP🇮🇪 3. Roigard🇳🇿 4. Reinach🇿🇦 5. Lucu🇫🇷 6. White🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 7. Williams🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 8. Williams🇿🇦 9. Dobie🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 10. Garcia🇦🇷

@CiaranFl4n4g4n @SamTalksRugby7 Think Itoje/Chessum would have a shout tbf.

@SamTalksRugby7 It's funny that one couldn't consider English players for any row. I would possibly go Beirne/Doris/JvdF in the back row. Brex/Menoncello is a shout for midfield. An All Blacks half back combo with the French backs is also possible. Saffa front row is the only nailed on set

Top 10 8s in international rugby right now: 1. Doris🇮🇪 2. Wilson🇦🇺 3. Wiese🇿🇦 4. Sititi🇳🇿 5. Earl🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 6. Dempsey🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 7. Cannone🇮🇹 8. Wainright🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 9. Conan🇮🇪 10. Oviedo🇦🇷

@ChrisCollins248 Agreed. We did need to see some ACTUAL attacking rugby and risks taken. I guess my issue is, a lot of French points came from when we were down to 14, which personally I agree it was a yellow but the inconsistency of not giving 2/3 yellows to France for the same offence.

@SCRUMMA22 I think that we HAD to play well, and to their credit, the boys stepped up after being humiliated by italy. I dont think the refs deserve all the shit for french points because sometimes you just cant stop french flair. Last 2 minutes, i wish i could forget, it was deplorable

It’s absolutely diabolical that in such a big professional sport that the day after we still don’t know what the fuck was going on for multiple huge decisions. French tv shouldn’t be able to manipulate games so much and act as a 16th player. And neither should the referee

@SamTalksRugby7 Definitely think Carre has shot himself up the ranks after that try alone.

Top 10 1s in international rugby right now: 1. Nche🇿🇦 2. Genge🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3. Bell🇦🇺 4. EDG🇳🇿 5. Williams🇳🇿 6. Fischetti🇮🇹 7. JBG🇫🇷 8. Porter🇮🇪 9. Schoeman🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 10. Carré🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿