Quote ="JEAN CAPDOUZE"Steve McNamara is now ensconced at Sydney Roosters. He is still the England coach. But he only has 9 members of an England squad to keep a close eye on. If he is to be a hands on coach, and England is to have a series of internationals to play during each year to keep it up to a high standard, then the coach needs a larger squad Down Under.
So far we have:
[iSam Tomkins
Jack Reed
Gareth Widdop
Sam Burgess
James Graham, George Burgess, Tom Burgess, Luke Burgess, Lee Mossop[/i
To make a run on team of 17 you need at least a squad of 22-24 to choose from.
Which players would you like to see go Down Under to make up the 22-24 man squad?
Here are my choices:
=#FF0000Ryan Hall, Josh Charnley, Tom Lineham
Kallum Watkins, Zak Hardaker,
Richard Myler, Johnny Lomax,
Sean O'Loughlin,
Steve Ferres, Ben Westwood, Liam Farrell,
Michael McIlorum, Micky Higham, Rob Burrow,
Then the England contingent would be:
[iSam Tomkins
Ryan Hall, Josh Charnley, Tom Lineham,
Jack Reed, Kallum Watkins, Zak Hardaker
Gareth Widdop
Richard Myler, Johnny Lomax,
Sean O'Loughlin,
Steve Ferres, Ben Westwood, Sam Burgess, Liam Farrell
James Graham, George Burgess, Tom Burgess, Luke Burgess, Lee Mossop
Michael McIlorum, Micky Higham, Rob Burrow,[/i
With that squad permanently resident Down Under you could play an England vs New Zealand series in Auckland's Eden Park Stadium on three nights just prior to State or Origin.
The England vs New Zealand match could start at 8pm Auckland time = 6pm Sydney time = 9am UK time. With a live telecast it would finish at 7.45 pm Sydney time, leaving a 30 minute period for introduction of State of Origin, which would kick off at 8.15pm (as it does now) and finish at 10pm.
These would become the biggest rugby league nights of the year in Australia and New Zealand.'"
What about BRITISHMEN???
