Fox misses out on England call up... Ah well maybe next time

Talk of the devil...

He hasn't done enough to get in, simple as that. His form has dipped in the last few games of the regular season and play offs, I think he was fortunate to get in the squad on the form he was in.

Young Briscoe deserves hit chance.

Ah Clown1953, glad to see you getting behind the national team, just the attitude to have to beat the Ockers.

For the record, good luck to Tom Briscoe, deserves his chance.

Not sure if he deserves his chance with missing so much of the season but no doubting his potential, I hope he goes well.

He has looked fairly solid in the last 2 internationals though, I also hope he goes well.

I have nothing against Tom but if anyone deserves their chance it's Foxy! He's had a great year, scored 18 tries and was picked in the Dream Team. A couple of below-par performances at the end of the season shouldn't cost an ever-present player his place in a rep side, in my opinion.

His confidence seemed to dip at the end and he has not shown up well for England either, you have to pick on form and he isn't. He played well in the first half of the season and some of the second. When on form, he is a top winger, but FWIW I agree that Tom Briscoe deserves to take his place at the weekend. If Briscoe flops on the big stage, then Fox will get a shot I am sure.

I don't care who plays, I just want to beat the buggers.

How strange....a thread about a Rovers player on the Rovers forum started by a Duller


Why dont you start one about Briscoe???....oh yeah cos he has been picked hasn't he

Those were, with all respect, sub-SL teams. This will be the big test - for S. Briscoe, Tomkins, Shenton etc too, not just T. Briscoe. We have to hope they all live up to the occasion.

Perhaps for once we can all agree that it would be good to see Briscoe win the match for the team red and white?!

No Cooke or Wheeldon then?

I will go with that ,come on England, not bothered whether its T or s Briscoe who scores the winner.

If by some miracle we manage to beat the Aussies, I for one won't give a damn how we do it or who does the business.

Well done TS, great decision, we all know Fox would be cannon fodder for the Aussies.

I think the main reason behind picking Briscoe is helping to halt Inglis with his contact in the tackle as he'll be defending that side of the pitch with Smith. Briscoe will have to up his work rate significantly though in terms of taking work off the forwards.

The position has been lost by Fox rather than won by Briscoe and I think this serves as a harsh reminder to Fox that he needs to stop having poor performances.

I think he'll get a crack against the Kiwis and lets hope he shows his best form which is why he made the dream team this year.

Spot on.

Don't disagree. But don't you think it's a shame Fox's form has dipped?

I do for Englands sake yes. If he hadnt have had a terrible last 6 weeks of the season he would have probably still been in the side before Briscoe. At the same time im more than happy with Briscoe's contribution.

I think your previous comment about him needing to do more work is a little bit harsh. His metres from scooting is a real strength of his, in the previous internationals ive seen him go in to try and do it and be pushed back out to the wing by people like scott moore. Briscoe is looking for the work imo but isnt being allowed to do it.

Still, lets see how he goes on Saturday.

How strange, we have threads on each others forums all year and its normally ok but now things seem to be going against rovers i guess its something for you guys to moan about.

Despite Fox's poor performance he still made more than twice as many yards as Briscoe and has a far higher work rate and is far quicker out of dummy-half.

Many would disagree but I'd have played Tom Briscoe in the centre opposite Inglis specifically to try and nullify Inglis's threat because I think if you stop Inglis, the forwards my pummel the Aussies up the middle.

Good luck to Tom Briscoe though, I'm just pleased that we all won't have to be subjected to the likes of Wellens, Gardner & Sykes in the back 5

As in?

FC miss out on the play-offs again ....Ah well maybe next time ..........


















































































or maybe not

Rovers miss out on breaking even again .......... there won't be a first time let alone a next time.

But we are better than you remember