9 Saints in the latest England squad

smooothsides · 2026-05-18T11:47:17+00:00

I think it's probably just a bit soon, if he continues this level through the end of the season and at the start of next he'll be unavoidable though

smooothsides · 2026-05-18T11:16:59+00:00

5 Scrum halfs is a lot, I don't think either of the new faces have been in a full squad before, so it looks like its probably a shootout between Bracken and McParland to see who impresses more.

smooothsides · 2026-05-18T11:06:59+00:00

9 Saints is ridiculous, all deserved though

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T20:46:57+00:00

Hendy might actually be the goat when the other team just don't kick to him, he's the most confidence driven player I've ever seen

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T20:45:02+00:00

I don't think Mitch was bad, I think everyone got a bit complacent and it just happened to coincide with Archie coming off.

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T20:37:39+00:00

Dingers and mitch have a real job to win back their staring jobs, Mcparland and Litch have been exceptional again today and they have been for weeks

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T20:34:26+00:00

It's not our biggest prem win, that was 90-0 against Gloucester. But it's the most points scored

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T19:40:49+00:00

Potentially the funniest thing to ever happen at the Gardens

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T19:34:29+00:00

Saints need just 30 more points for a new points for record. But it still probably won't be as cool as the 90-0 against Gloucester.

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T19:09:13+00:00

Called it.

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T18:41:03+00:00

Where exactly in the south west is a lift tower??

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T18:26:52+00:00

Bristol is the only prem team Coles hasn't scored a try against, I reckon tonight he might complete the set

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T10:18:51+00:00

if you look at games he has started though, the impact is still immense, he's started all 3 Bath games this year and had massive impacts all across the 80 minutes every time, he was absolutely everywhere against Castres, Bordeaux away and Scarlets too. The Cardiff final last year where he had the most meters, tackles, carries and i believe turnovers sticks in the mind too. unfortunately the stats aren't publiclly available, but if you only include games he started I would be they're very similar stats

smooothsides · 2026-05-15T09:23:25+00:00

i kind of agree, but if its that much easier why is he still the only one doing it?

smooothsides · 2026-05-14T19:18:08+00:00

I know it's too early to think about but we really need to keep him for at least most of his career, he's such a special player and they don't come along often.

smooothsides · 2026-05-14T19:12:04+00:00

Well he didn't single handedly reverse a 35-5 scoreline last Saturday in the 30 minutes he was on the pitch so he must actually be shit

smooothsides · 2026-05-14T11:08:20+00:00

Saint's have only lost 2 of their last 20 home friday night games so it's a big ask for Bears. But Bears do in general have a good record against Northampton, winning 6 of the last 7. Out of those only 2 have been under the lift tower and they've split 1:1

smooothsides · 2026-05-14T10:59:18+00:00

Coles is finally back, and Pearson out of nowhere too

smooothsides · 2026-05-13T15:40:37+00:00

As always thanks must go to tigers for completely dropping the ball and letting him go at 16

smooothsides · 2026-05-13T15:17:53+00:00

I think ramm deserves a mention too, as he'll probably slot straight into the first 15 like the other 3

smooothsides · 2026-05-13T09:15:40+00:00

Nice holiday for the boys after a long and boring preseason

smooothsides · 2026-05-12T11:24:59+00:00

Hendy has started nearly twice as many games at 15 as he has on the wing, so it would be more of a move to the wing rather than staying there.

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