Comments on: England announce schedule for 2014 tour to New Zealand

By: Don P

Don P — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:48:59 +0000

Jacob

Don’t reckon they’ll lose all 4 then?

By: Don P

Don P — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:47:07 +0000

Alan

Too many Scotsmen for you in Dun(dee)Edin(burgh)?

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:44:36 +0000

And Lancaster will believe that the ABs superior culture and self belief (not fitness, pace, power, skill, execution, coaching and gameplan) was the reason for the whitewash.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:28:02 +0000

Haha that was most enjoyable Blub.

By: Blub

Blub — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:25:50 +0000

I’ll make a prediction for next summer. Chris Ashton will still be searching for his best form, but with Banahan on the left wing because everyone else (apart from Simpson-Daniel) is injured, that will take some of the heat away from him.

Mike Brown will be world player of the year, and still considered not fit to lace Ben Fodens boots (who will still be injured of course).

Robshaw will still be captain but only because Croft is injured, Hartley is banned and Parling keeps getting tackled by Lawes in training.

With Saracens and Leicester in the championship final, and Gloucester relegated, Andy Goode will be playing 10 because of Ford’s lack of experience, Botica has usurped Carter, Barrett and Cruden for NZ because England didn’t fancy him, and Cipriani is considering Italy for the same reason.

Probably.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:24:50 +0000

No one has fond memories of Dunedin. Its a nicer place to leave than it is to visit.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:31:04 +0000

Looking forward to how we fare next summer.

I don’t want to make myself look foolish my making predictions, but I have some hopes for next summer. Being; a) don’t get thrashed in any match – always be competitive. b) show we can play good rugby. c) win a game in NZ

First two and musts, my third point is more of a hope.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:30:14 +0000

“It’s great to be taking England to Dunedin. I am sure they have plenty of fond memories from their time in there during Rugby World Cup”

Slightly tongue in cheek maybe? Lock up your dwarves England are in town!

Dismayed over the scheduling farce, France did catch New Zealand a bit cold at the start of the first test this year and doing the same seemed our only hope.