Briscoe
Briscoe
Lawrence
Clubb
Ainscough
Tomkins
Myler
LMS
Alker
Fielden
Tomkins
Tickle
Westerman

can only really comment on my own team, but Tom Briscoe, Danny Houghton and Craig Hall aren't looking out of place at all in our first team at the moment.

I really don't see the point of an England 'A'. Some people are already moaning that the top players play too many games, why risk burning the younger ones out too in a meaningless tournament. If they're good enough to play international rugby stick them in the main test side.

Please do inform me who to put in it then , or am i just missing the point of the question?

Exactley, Surely those are the sort of players who'd be contending for an England A slot, unless it was a team made up of players from outside the SL...

BECAUSE THEY ARENT ENGLISH!

Ryan Hall
Tom Briscoe
Martin Lawrence
Ryan Atkins
Shaun Ainscough

Sam Tomkins
Richie Myler

Louise Mcarhty Scarsbrook
Danny Houghton
Luke Burgess
Mke Burnett
Ian Kirke
Joe Westerman

Leroy Cudjoe
Paul Clough
Carl Ablett
Brett Ferres

what meaningless tournament is that?



and then put the best 17 not quite good enough for the main test side in the England A team

no need to shout

i shouted because it was already pointed out.. earlier

1 matt blaymire
2 ryan hall
3 ryan atkins
4 kallum watkins
5 tom briscoe
6 sam tomkins
7 richard myler
8 louis scarsbrook
9 scott moore
10 darrell griffin
11 carl ablett
12 brett ferres
13 paul clough

14 craig hall
15 dale ferguson
16 joe westerman
17 ian kirke

1. Kyle Eastmond
2. Tom Briscoe
3. Michael Shenton (On the verge of full international imo)
4. Craig Hall
5. Shaun Ainscough
6. Sam Tomkins
7. Richie Myler
8. Louise Scarsbrook
9. Scott Moore
10. Danny Sculthorpe
11. Paul Clough
12. Joel Tomkins
13. Joe Westerman (on the verge of full international imo)

14. Tony Clubb
15. Brett Ferres
16. Luke Burgess
17. Michael Lawrence
18. Malc Alker
19. Gaz Hock

UM... yes, they are!

The only reason they played for the other nations was because they were too young and inexperienced to play for the full England team. Given the choice im sure the would have chosen the birth country. This way they can and will at least know they are in the plans somewhere down the line.

For example, Danny Brough

RLIF need to bring in a rule that once you've represented a country in a match, you are no longer eligible to play for another country in any RLIF sanctioned competition

i understand the point... but the celtic nations now stand as a feeder side.

FU*K THAT!

was going to give you an argument, but then i saw your predictions

Optimistic springs to mind, dont be too harsh on him

I'd go with

Cudjoe

Tom Briscoe
Lawrence
Watkins
Ainscough

Tomkins
Myler

Luke Burgess
McShane
LMS

Blythe
Ablett
Paul Clough

Houghton
Crabtree
Dowes
Ferguson

I maintain that, in order to help expose more up and coming talent to rep honours, France should be given a 3 match series

Game 1 : Lancs
Game 2 : Yorks
Game 3 : England (selection based on games 1 and 2)

This would give the new boys chance to play alongside established internationals and would give France an international that they've got a realisitic chance of winning.

Not great for the London youngsters, though. Maybe they should play Wales.

they were allowed to play for lancs in the war of the roses a few seasons back. dom peters turned out for us.

I consider that somewhat silly.

plenty of cockey accents to be heard round clitheroe i'll have you know

Who are they going to play though? All the European nations are tied up, and I think the Pacific ones are too.

I'd go bring back the origin game but for those not involved in international duty. Could get some very good young teams there, a competitive match, and they'd actually be competing against each other for something meaningful (a place in the full England side) rather than against a team that aren't too fussed if they get stuffed by a reserve grade side they weren't ever going to beat.

Yorkshire A:
1. Craig Hall
2. Peter Fox
3. Michael Shenton
4. Tom Briscoe
5. Ryan Hall
6. Paul Cooke
7. Danny Brough
8. Nick Scruton
9. Danny Houghton
10. Earl Crabtree
11. Ian Kirke
12. Carl Ablett
13. Joe Westerman

I'm sure Lancashire could field a semi-decent team also, although 3 of the 4 Lancashire teams are doing pretty turd at the moment, and the on that isn't doing bad would most likely have their best players in the England team!

How about the Aboriginals and Maori in a tri-series



They would be very strong teams and be great to watch

That's not too bad a shout actually.