'13 WC | Group A | England 42-0 Ireland | Huddersfield

[Timmah]

19-man squad: Carl Ablett, Tom Briscoe, George Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Rob Burrow, Rangi Chase, Leroy Cudjoe, Liam Farrell, Brett Ferres, James Graham, Ryan Hall, Chris Hill, Sean O’Loughlin, James Roby, Kevin Sinfield, Sam Tomkins, Kallum Watkins, Ben Westwood, Gareth Widdop

19-man squad: Dave Allen, Luke Ambler, Bob Beswick, Damien Blanch, Danny Bridge, Ben Currie, Liam Finn, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty, James Hasson, Rory Kostjasyn, Stuart Littler, Tyrone McCarthy, James Mendeika, Anthony Mullally, Apirana Pewhairangi, Pat Richards, Joshua Toole, Brett White

Referee
Thierry Alibert (FRA)
Touch Judges: Jamal Thompson (AUS) & Jose Periera (FRA)
Video Referee: Henry Perenara (NZL)​

 

[joshie]

If Ireland play the same, England by 30

 

[Misanthrope]

I'd love to see an upset, but I think (in the immortal words of BM) "England got dis".

 

[MrAnonymous]

England will rack up a huge score here.

Irish team is ordinary, worst team in the comp so far imo.

 

[Misanthrope]

Worse than the Cook Islands?

 

[roughyedspud]

england team

briscoe in for charnley
graham in for mossop
o'loughlin in for sam burgess

rest of the team the same as game 1

 

[roughyedspud]

id start with widdop @ 6 (give him 80mins) ,sinfield @ 13 and o'loughlin on the bench,introduce him in spells cos theres no need to rush him back...bench roby,move sinfield to 9 to make way for o'louglin in at
13...

simple

 

[Joker's Wild]

Chase to 7?

This will be a training run for En-ga-lund. I really cant see the Irish getting close here

 

[Evil Homer]

Worried about Ireland. They weren't very strong to start with and have now lost probably their best player to injury, as well as O'Carroll who was one of the few forwards that might have been able to compete. Looks like they're going to be playing a back-rower at 6 too due to a lack of options. This could get ugly. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-league/news/article/480/9000992/mendeika-to-cover-for-grix

 

[Springs]

id start with widdop @ 6 (give him 80mins) ,sinfield @ 13 and o'loughlin on the bench,introduce him in spells cos theres no need to rush him back...bench roby,move sinfield to 9 to make way for o'louglin in at
13...

simple

Why Sinfield at 13? Dropping Chase is the best move England can do.

 

[Timmah]

Squads now listed in post #1

 

[roughyedspud]

Why Sinfield at 13? Dropping Chase is the best move England can do.

cos i don't think sinfield & widdop in the halves will work...

 

[newman]

id start with widdop @ 6 (give him 80mins) ,sinfield @ 13 and o'loughlin on the bench,introduce him in spells cos theres no need to rush him back...bench roby,move sinfield to 9 to make way for o'louglin in at
13...

simple

This is a turn up for you. It wasn't long ago that you didn't even want Widdop in the side. I'm pleased you can see sense.

Anyway. England by plenty. The poor Irish, they really are on a hiding to nothing in this group.

 

[Springs]

cos i don't think sinfield & widdop in the halves will work...

Why? It's quite clear Chase's style doesn't really fit into England's structure. Widdop is a great structured player.

I don't see why Sinfield should play 9 or 13 when there are several better options for both positions.

 

[newman]

Why? It's quite clear Chase's style doesn't really fit into England's structure. Widdop is a great structured player.

I don't see why Sinfield should play 9 or 13 when there are several better options for both positions.

I'm with you. Piss Chase off. England have enough speed and explosiveness in the backline and at 9. They don't need a half like Chase.

 

[roughyedspud]

This is a turn up for you. It wasn't long ago that you didn't even want Widdop in the side. I'm pleased you can see sense.

Anyway. England by plenty. The poor Irish, they really are on a hiding to nothing in this group.

ive never said i don't want widdop in the team!


ive said many a time hes our future no 6...but mcnamara won't move sinfield until he retires (after the world cup)...

i wanted him to get a full game at 6 against samoa too..

so i dunno where u got i don't want him in the side

 

[expansionist]

Quote: Salford stand-off Marc Sneyd would have been the obvious choice for the number six jersey but he was ruled ineligible after failing to complete the paperwork in time, leaving Aston with a 23-man squad to work with.

WTF????? How is this crap happening and how is it only sneaking into the media after their first game??

 

[Springs]

ive never said i don't want widdop in the team!


ive said many a time hes our future no 6...but mcnamara won't move sinfield until he retires (after the world cup)...

i wanted him to get a full game at 6 against samoa too..

so i dunno where u got i don't want him in the side

I haven't seen anything to suggest the 6 and 7 play different roles in the England team. In fact Sinfield is wearing 7 at the moment for some reason.

Sinfield plays on the right. Chase and Widdop both play on the left. Widdop should be starting 6 before Chase in my opinion.

 

[coldhardbitch]

Ireland will be without their best player (Scott Grix) which is a huge blow for them. With a sell-out English crowd, this is a chance for the English to show that they can challenge in this tournament.

 

[Springs]

Are there any particular pubs rugby league fans go after a game in Huddersfield? One that hopefully will have the Australia game playing?