last seen running sideways....across the M62

Firstly I suggest you get the question right.

What school did Jason Robinson go to?

The "question" is correct........

Guess some school in Leeds.

What would be a good question is; how many of the England Team from last week did not attend a private school?

is the answer none?

you do talk some tripe at times, but well done for brightening up my day!

pot.....kettle.....black.

Smith does not have the kicking game to be a fullback in Union. Not by a long way, grand final 40/20 aside. So your left with him on the wing. He is Quick but not overly quick as G1 takes great delight in mentioning everytime he doesn't outpace someone

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What he does bring you is excellent footwork and the ability to shrug off a tackle in open field, as well as being excellent in the air most of the time. All attributes that suit his game to RL, I don't think he'd be an International RU player by a long way.

By the same token, Armitage would be average at RL at best IMO.

thanks to el diablo i haven't even had to go looking for stats to back up my tripe, its just that DoubleAOne's tripe has no facts behind it!!

if that's true for either of them (or any other young internationals) they won't want to know what chris is on

I'm lead to believe Danny Care is on 70k from Quins, whether he gets bonuses for internationals or not I don't know. Remember that when he signed the contract aged 19, 70k a year was alot of money.

BY my reckoning 6 of this Saturday's England team went to state school, 8 to public school (although some on rugby scholarships) and one was educated in NZ.

As far as I can tell, and I haven't delved too deeply, of the starting 15, 5 attended state schools. 2 others attended Grammar Schools. Not sure what they count as.

It just happened that that particular bit of tripe was probably accurate.

there is no probably about it!

Certainly not in the 'private sector' otherwise mine would have had no chance attending.



Is it more or less than Gary Connolly managed to score while playing for Great Britain?

Bill Beaumont's try scoring prowess is hardly indicative of anything much considering wingers rarely crossed in internationals during his time.

Thanks for the "at times" granted though ...cant deny it ....
I blame my advancing years and the recurring damage due to some frequent blows to the head ...mostly thanks to the likes of Jonny Freeman. Serves me right for playing 2 years in the Leeds and District Sunday League.



guess I just got a bit giddy

not quite that bad but close IIRC.

Grammar School - depends where is is and whether the LEA has retained Grammar schools or has gone comprehensive. Leeds Grammar School, for instance is public (private). Ermeysted's Grammar School Skipton is state.

& Second rows score(d) even fewer.

Which is kinda why Gary Connolly's name sprang to mind.

Top quality (or at least along with Newlove the best of British) playing in a position you'd expect plenty of tries from. His lack of tries didn't remotely make him a bad player in my view.

Thats a subjective view IMHO and a shock coming from a statictian like you.

I'm only human.

and thats another shock.



PS Welcome back (sorry to hear youve had a bad time recently.)