nathan_rugby:MadDogg:nathan_rugby:
Havard won't be in the team based on recent form.
Thompson and McMeeken are the only front rowers I'm relatively confident in. Havard not playing well enough as you say. Lees playing well but for me is too small for international level. I like Robbie Mulhern - hopefully he can make a case towards the end of the year. Oledski was playing well but is now injured.
Don't rule out Wane sticking with the likes of Tom Burgess and Chris Hill - he seems to stick with players who have played well for England previously irrespective of club form.
All international coaches across all sports pick a combination of in-form players and regulars.
It isn't as simple as picking the most inform players.
Absolutely correct. It winds me up when I read fans of clubs, whose players are in great form at that time, pushing the idea that an international team could ever be picked on form alone.
Firstly how long does 'form' need to last? When do we go back to? How many weeks of 'form' do you need to show before the games take place? Does previous international form get taken in to account? Big game form? Etc etc.
It's the same in all sports and teams will always be picked on multiple factors.
