Eddie Jones' selection dilemmas for the 2022 Six Nations
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
The Telegraph
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🗓️ 17 January 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Brian Moore is back ahead of what is set to be one of the most thrilling Six Nations in years!
Eddie Jones is set to name his 36 man squad on Tuesday and Brian is joined in studio to discuss some of the big selection calls the England head coach will be forced to make ahead of this year's competition.
The biggest talking point, as ever, is at outhalf. Marcus Smith has continued his scintillating form and George Ford is playing some of the best rugby of his career but skipper Owen Farrell is likely to take precedence over both despite being sidelined for over three months.
Elsewhere, we discuss the options in the centre, back row and at prop, with 35-year-old Dan Cole tipped for a recall.
Wales have had a good week, they learned their Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted in time for their 6 Nations campaign, meaning full crowds can return to Cardiff. Their women have just made history too by awarding 12 professional contracts for the first time in their history. We speak with former Wales international and current performance director at the WRU Nigel Walker about the historic moment for Welsh rugby.
And we tackle the latest round of European action as well as answering all your questions!
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:04.3 | Hello, welcome back to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:25.4 | A happy 222 to you, let's hope we can get on with the rugby without too many interferences. |
| 0:33.2 | We're back with a new series ahead of what should be one of the most competitive six nations in years. |
| 0:38.3 | The build-up to this year's tournament and throughout we will be with you every step of the way |
| 0:43.3 | getting the inside track from players, coaches and some of the best pundits in the game. |
| 0:48.3 | England named their 36-man squad tomorrow. |
| 0:51.3 | Number of questions are up in the air ahead of the announcement. Will |
| 0:55.2 | Captain Owen Farrell be rushed back? He's missed nearly three months since picking up an injury |
| 1:00.1 | against Australia in November. And with the continued good form of Marcus Smith at Hawleyquins, |
| 1:05.9 | is there any need to fast track him back into the squad? And indeed, when you look at George Ford |
| 1:10.7 | and how he's transformed himself at Leicester, |
| 1:14.0 | what does that say about Farrell and Smith? |
| 1:17.8 | We look for the, well, the familiar selection dilemmas, |
| 1:21.5 | which are now a number eight. |
| 1:22.7 | Will Jones continue with this Tom Curry experiment? |
| 1:25.4 | That sounds a good deal for a band, doesn't it, |
| 1:27.2 | the Tom Curry experiment? And we can rely game for a band, doesn't it? The Tom Curry experiment. |
| 1:28.7 | And we can rely on Manu Tulaanai to give us more hope and then possible tragedy in terms |
| 1:35.0 | of his fitness. |
| 1:36.4 | Wales have announced a massive boost last week, the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted |
| 1:41.1 | from January the 21st, allowing full crowds to return to the |
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