Earbanean:

 

Interesting they have gone with McMenamin, when most people seemed to be assuming Kennedy Simon would come in for Mikaele-Tu’u.  I thought McMenamin had played well and was slightly unlucky to be pipped by Bremner on the blindside, so not a bad option.  

 

Kennedy has come back from a serious injury was my understanding, and seemed a fraction hesitant in contact, but that could just be my imagination. I think Mikaele-Tu’u would have been a good choice too, big and strong, makes the gain line easily enough. 

I think if we have any chance, we are going to have to break down England in the forwards and hope our backs can get around their backs toward the end of the game. 

Hitting gaps at pace will be another potential point of difference. I am a bit worried about our lineout, esp given our tactical kicking, whilst the best it has been all tournament, last week, still is a fair distance between the better teams.