Matthew Caple

@AdamWarwick86 @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Bristol won't get 4th, I agree. However, team performance hasn't effected the number of Sale, Quins or Gloucester players called up. Not sure why it should only affect Bristol players?

@_mapes @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Harding isn’t going to get in the 23 with the depth already there and Bristol aren’t going to get 4th with performances like last Friday night .

Should South African-born Benhard Janse van Rensburg be in the England squad for this summer's Tests? 🤔

@AdamWarwick86 @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Harding should 100% be pushing for a place in the 23 imo, captains a side pushing for the play offs and is right at the top of all the stats for flankers. O'Conor being overlooked in 2021 was bizarre as one example, nominated for POTS but overlooked for Ojomoh with 4 appearances

@_mapes @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Harding is never going to push for a place in the 23 same for batley . What do you mean there’s been bizarre calls against Bristol players ?

@AdamWarwick86 @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Harding should be in the wider squad, Oghre was overlooked for Dan in the autumn as was Batley for Clark. Over the past few years there have been some bizarre calls against Bristol players as well. Add this to the catchment area issue and it’s not wonder our academy struggles

@_mapes @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Who have they had other than genge who is actually going to push for a place in the 23 ? Oghre is injured who probably would have been in this squad .

@AdamWarwick86 @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Genge is arguably one of the best looseheads in the world, of course he’d be capped. Bristol have been back in the Prem for 9 seasons and in that time only two players have been given their first England cap whilst at the club. Only newcastle have had less, it’s mental

@_mapes @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Ellis genge and Randall been capped , malins and Earl were capped while at Bristol . Kloska been in training squads recently .

@AdamWarwick86 @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt And Bristol players have been historically overlooked at international level, so it’s nice to see one given an opportunity!

@_mapes @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Because you are a Bristol fan

@AdamWarwick86 @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Agree to disagree on that. Had a couple of subpar weeks, but he’s been consistently the best performing centre for a few years now in my book

@_mapes @PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt He’s not the best centre in the prem at all

@the_LTA @WTA The move in the calendar has clearly been huge, that’s a very strong field for a 250. Looking forward to being there!

The Lexus Nottingham Open @WTA entry list is here 🔥 🏆 3 Grand Slam titles 🥇 1 Olympic Gold Medalist 🎾 67 WTA singles titles between the field

@MichaelBird77 @rugbyontnt Probably because the Boks have the best centres in world rugby. If he's eligible (which he is) then he'll only improve our team

@rugbyontnt Why should England select someone who wasn’t deemed good enough for the boks?

@PaulCon27059910 @OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Why wouldn't it be? He's the best centre in the Prem, so he'll make the team better

@OvalBrain @rugbyontnt Except it won’t be.

@JacCooper1 Harding should be starting. He’d be in the main squad if he was a tiger or a saint

Mandatory unselected England 23, no injuries (afaik) Carpenter Arundel Wand Ojomoh Hendy Atkinson Friday Barbeary Underhill Kenningham Lockett Bamber Fasogbon Riley Ruskin B- Kloska, Van Der Flier, Hobson, Batley, Reid, Quirke, Bailey, Joseph/Harding (5/3 vs 6/2)

@RuggerHugger70 @Dominiq59954411 @saintdiamond1 Thankfully, international selections are based on more than 2 matches!

@_mapes @Dominiq59954411 @saintdiamond1 Hasn’t looked that good in the last couple of weeks

Benhard Janse van Rensburg is as English as biltong. I agree with every word of this. I don’t want a debate whether he is better than the incumbents, we need to draw a line and as one of the largest unions develop our own irrespective of how good he is. telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…

@RugbyBath As a Bristol fan I dream of the day we come close to having 5 players in an England squad!

"The five biggest selection casualties (include Bath 4 - Henry Arundell, Max Ojomoh, Ollie Lawrence & Alfie Barbeary) from England's latest squad ...Bath only have five players in the squad, two of which are uncapped – Kepu Tuipulotu and Billy Sela..." rugbypass.com/news/the-five-…

@RuggerHugger70 @Dominiq59954411 @saintdiamond1 He obviously is better, but I agree I'd like to see them given time to develop

@Dominiq59954411 @saintdiamond1 Ojomoh, Hartley, Dingwall, other Atkinson- he’s not better than any of those 4 and apologies for any others I’ve missed

@RussBrookes1981 Not a fan of the residency rules but he's the best centre in the country, while they're in place he should be in. Plus it's nice to see a Bristol player not called Genge called up for once, it's been a while!

Janse van Rensburg's call up at the expense of Ollie Lawrence and Max Ojomoh makes my head hurt. I don't have a problem with the residency rules but this one just doesn't make sense to me.

@HeTalksRugby @Colezinhoo I'd like to see Kloska in there (totally biased!) Solid in the scrum and good in the loose

Deserved? I think he is, not let anyone down at Bath in a high performing team & I think the fact nobody can claim a drop off or they’re lacking depth when called upon is as big a compliment. Just because he may not have the highlight reel of some doesn’t mean he’s not as deserving.

Great to see so many well deserved inclusions even if it's just for a training camp. Brilliant to see George Martin in an England squad, same with Feyi-Waboso & hoping they can both stay fit for a prolonged period as both are huge misses when injured. Bracken & McParland coming through is brilliant, i'd be very nervous if I were JVP & Ben Spencer as one of those boys are missing out. Jamie Blamire is more than deserving to be in the squad, Sela & Tuipulotu are definitely the future of the front 3. But surely, the biggest news is van Rensburg's inclusion don't be surprised when he's joined by Hoskins Sotutu in the autumn.

@RugbyInsideLine 2 Bristol players?!? Blimey, pigs might fly!

🌹 BREAKING ENGLAND RUGBY SQUAD LH: Genge, Iyogun, Obano HK: Blamire, George, Tuipulotu TH: Heyes, Sela, AOF LK: Chessum, Clark, Coles, Isiekwe, Itoje, Martin, BR: CCS, T. Curry, Dombrandt, Earl, Pepper, Pollock, SH: Bracken, McParland, Mitchell, Spencer, JVP FH: Ford, Smith, Smith CT: Atkinson, Dingwall, BJVR, Slade B3: Caluori, IFW, Freeman, Furbank, Murley, Radwan, Roebuck, Steward

@Certinfy Rai is 31, has been a pro for 14 years and has been in the worlds top 20. Raducanu was 18, had been a pro for less than a year and hadn’t been inside the worlds top 100. Sure, his is more impressive!

What Aaron Rai did is far more impressive than what Emma Raducanu did just to put it out there.

@scoopmalinowski So 'they' have ensured that the level of others isn't as good as Sinner and Alcaraz? Listen to yourself, you're sounding more desperate by the day

The script is now too obvious. Everybody can see they want the anti Djokovic to break more and more records and someday eventually surpass Djokovic. This operation is driven by greed, hate and control.

@RugbyInsideLine Harding won’t get a look in, plays for the wrong side. I’d like to see Archie McParland given a go, got lots of potential

🌹 Who are some uncapped picks who deserve a shot at tomorrow's England squad? 🐻 Fitz Harding 😇 Tom Litchfield 🐯 Orlando Bailey 🛁 Miles Reid

@7_rugby24 @RugbyInsideLine All that money to have one of the lowest wage budgets in the league?

@RugbyInsideLine Bristol are frauds. All that money they’ve spent and still rubbish.

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