World cup

[midlands hobo]

England post their initial training squad.

England's performance programme​

Nsemba, Havard, Thompson, Walters, O'Neill, Wardle, H Smith, Eckersley (all Wigan Warriors)
Watkins, Oledzki, Handley, Connor (all Leeds Rhinos)
Currie, Walker, Williams, Ashton (all Warrington Wolves)
Hadley, Litten, Lewis (all Hull KR)
Welsby, Walmsley, Clark, Robertson (all St Helens)
McMeeken, Hamlin-Uele, Trueman, Johnstone (all Wakefield)

NRL
Knowles, Farnworth (both Dolphins)
King (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Talty (Brisbane Broncos) (Really?)
Young (Newcastle Knights)
Smithies, J Brailey (both Canberra Raiders) (Brailey to start over Litten?)
Radley, B Smith (both Sydney Roosters)
Brimson (Gold Coast Titans) (Was a bit of a flop last Autumn)
Pearce-Paul (Wests Tigers) (lets see how the Pec injury goes)

 

[Red]

England post their initial training squad.

England's performance programme​

Nsemba, Havard, Thompson, Walters, O'Neill, Wardle, H Smith, Eckersley (all Wigan Warriors)
Watkins, Oledzki, Handley, Connor (all Leeds Rhinos)
Currie, Walker, Williams, Ashton (all Warrington Wolves)
Hadley, Litten, Lewis (all Hull KR)
Welsby, Walmsley, Clark, Robertson (all St Helens)
McMeeken, Hamlin-Uele, Trueman, Johnstone (all Wakefield)

NRL
Knowles, Farnworth (both Dolphins)
King (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Talty (Brisbane Broncos) (Really?)
Young (Newcastle Knights)
Smithies, J Brailey (both Canberra Raiders) (Brailey to start over Litten?)
Radley, B Smith (both Sydney Roosters)
Brimson (Gold Coast Titans) (Was a bit of a flop last Autumn)
Pearce-Paul (Wests Tigers) (lets see how the Pec injury goes)

Speaking of World Cup, I don't follow the sport but love how England, France and Germany especially make it all about politics.

 

[midlands hobo]

Speaking of World Cup, I don't follow the sport but love how England, France and Germany especially make it all about politics.

You know why a soccer ball is round? to make it bounce in a straight line so stupid people can follow it.

Don't watch any soccer, can't stand it.

 

[mr_c]

Connor so great to see him back hes been huge this season also Dean Hadley in same vote

Josh Thewlis Owen Trout, Matty Lees are three i thought be in that side

 

[Red]

You know why a soccer ball is round? to make it bounce in a straight line so stupid people can follow it.

Don't watch any soccer, can't stand it.

I don't follow it either. Just find the politics hilarious when it comes to Germany, France and England playing each other. Other countries to a lesser extent.

 

[midlands hobo]

Josh Thewlis Owen Trout, Matty Lees are three i thought be in that side

Lees, did his knee in a challenge cup game in early May he's had an op and is missing the rest of the season. I guess taking him to the WC having missed 6months playing time is too big a risk.

Thewlis there is no obvious reason for. Brimson will likely be at 1 But i'd pick Thewlis on the wing over Johnstone.

Trout looks to have lost out to Nsemba, Can't argue with that, the pair of them together would have been very good to watch but its at least a like for like swap if anything Nsemba is probably better.