Eng squad v BaBas

[Heathen]

Includes Josh and TT.

[Rossm]

England XV squad

Forwards

Josh Beaumont (Sale Sharks)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby)
Tom Ellis (Bath Rugby)
Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks)
Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints)
Paul Hill (Northampton Saints)
Beno Obano (Bath Rugby)
Ehren Painter (Northampton Saints)
Will Spencer (Leicester Tigers)
Elliott Stooke (Bath Rugby)
Tommy Taylor (Wasps)

Backs

Josh Bassett (Wasps)
Simon Hammersley (Newcastle Falcons)
Ben Loader (London Irish)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Piers O’Conor (Bristol Bears)
Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Ben White (Leicester Tigers)
Johnny Williams (Newcastle Falcons)

and the Baabaas:

Forwards.

Joe Marler (Harlequins & England)
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh)
John Afoa (Bristol Bears & New Zealand)
Finlay Bealham (Connacht & Ireland)
David Heffernan (Connacht & Ireland)
Richard Hibbard (Dragons & Wales)
James Horwill (Harlequins & Australia)
Chris Vui (Bristol Bears & Samoa)
Steven Luatua (Bristol Bears & New Zealand)
Facundo Isa (Toulon & Argentina)
Liam Messam (Toulon & New Zealand)
Viliame Mata (Edinburgh & Fiji)
Francois Louw (Bath & South Africa)

Backs

Rhys Webb (Toulon & Wales)

Rhodri Williams (Dragons & Wales)
Colin Slade (Pau & New Zealand)
Brock James (Bordeaux Begles)
Mark Atkinson (Gloucester)
Malakai Fekitoa (Toulon Wasps & New Zealand)
Filipo Nakosi (Toulon)
Taqele Naiyaravoro (Northampton Saints & Australia)
Niyi Adeolokun (Connacht & Ireland)
Charles Piutau (Bristol Bears & New Zealand)

Presumably Malakai will be wearing Toulon socks? Won't have Wasps' ones yet

[RogerE]

Once again - no Danny

[Neils]

Not a big game player.

[Chunky24]

Once again - no Danny

If he had been named in that team then he almost certainly wouldn't be going to world cup as virtually none of that team will, not being named leaves a glimmer of hope still.

[andermt]

Once again - no Danny

If he had been named in that team then he almost certainly wouldn't be going to world cup as virtually none of that team will, not being named leaves a glimmer of hope still.

There was a rumour (on TRP front page) he was going to play for the BaBaa's.

[Chunky24]

Once again - no Danny

If he had been named in that team then he almost certainly wouldn't be going to world cup as virtually none of that team will, not being named leaves a glimmer of hope still.

There was a rumour (on TRP front page) he was going to play for the BaBaa's.

Saw that and same logic could apply although for me if they are playing Marcus Smith and not sending him to u20 world cup now then that seems to suggest he is in serious consideration for world cup.

[andermt]

Once again - no Danny

If he had been named in that team then he almost certainly wouldn't be going to world cup as virtually none of that team will, not being named leaves a glimmer of hope still.

There was a rumour (on TRP front page) he was going to play for the BaBaa's.

Saw that and same logic could apply although for me if they are playing Marcus Smith and not sending him to u20 world cup now then that seems to suggest he is in serious consideration for world cup.

Agreed, that was what I took from that as well, although defies belief that they would send Smith before Cips.

[BG]

I think I read (or maybe on the gogglebox) that any player taking part in the semis wouldn't be considered by England for this game and I'm guessing organising a baa-baas squad takes some time so possibly the same thought process applies there .

[Chunky24]

I think I read (or maybe on the gogglebox) that any player taking part in the semis wouldn't be considered by England for this game and I'm guessing organising a baa-baas squad takes some time so possibly the same thought process applies there .

I thought that would be the case too but there are 4 Saints players in England squad and 1 Glaws player in the Barbarians.

[Neils]

This the game Fekitoa gets broken for the start of the season?

[Rossm]

This the game Fekitoa gets broken for the start of the season?

Just the start?

[Doctorkmt]

This the game Fekitoa gets broken for the start of the season?

Well that's bleeding jinxed him now!!! 

[Chunky24]

Cipriani going as 9 cover to WC?

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/30/barbarians-world-cup-danny-cipriani

[Neils]

Well that's a liability.