ben youngs

What has Max Ojomo and Ted Hill done to be shut out the squad. Criminal.

Why no Furbank..our best full back now fit.

We need to change the rules on overseas club player not being able to be called up to the England squad, obviously the Willis brother are a huge miss, but an added point is players when they do move back into the squad haven't learned or aren't used to the system yet. I think arundale is a good example of this. If he was allowed to be in the squad while he was in france, think of all the extra training sessions he would of had. In his last couple of games it didn't look like he was used to our defensive system yet, would of this happened if he had an extra couple of years in the squad while he was in france? Its important to have our talents developing and learning with the squad even if they are not playing, to learn the system and build chemistry so they can slot in and out.

Proud of you Lenny 👏

I think the comments of many of the ex players like the dad don't take into account how professionalism has increased the amount of impact the player absorbs.

Thanks for doing this Ben and the BBC

Its a risk but they will be pumped to beat Italy. Could be a great match

Looks risky to me , I’m going to have a wee bet on Italy

Call me sceptical but I think an upset is coming tbh

@Ben saw your documentary yesterday. Well done. I was at school with Doddie and kept in touch with him until the end, he would have been delighted with the approach you've taken with this investigation. Very sorry and shocked to read about Lewis. He's putting a brave face on things but he's only 47 with a young family 🙏 I have a friend who is involved with pro wrestling in the USA and it's been an increasingly emerging issue over there especially post Benoit.

Ben your documentary for BBC was brilliantly well done. As a doctor, I understand to an extent the medical issues rugby players face and it was so insightful the human side of it. It's not my area of expertise at all but was still absolutely fascinating. Brilliant work

brilliant doc by ben the other day

We need to change the rules on overseas club player not being able to be called up to the England squad, obviously the Willis brother are a huge miss, but an added point is players when they do move back into the squad haven't learned or aren't used to the system yet. I think arundale is a good example of this. If he was allowed to be in the squad while he was in france, think of all the extra training sessions he would of had. In his last couple of games it didn't look like he was used to our defensive system yet, would of this happened if he had an extra couple of years in the squad while he was in france? Its important to have our talents developing and learning with the squad even if they are not playing, to learn the system and build chemistry so they can slot in and out.

Do you guys ever think of tactics bleeding into other teams with the level of analysis you offer?

How do we convert in their 22? Get rid of our most efficient 10? ie Ford!

Ben Youngs investigates the back of a ruck. God knows he spent plenty of time looking at it during his career

Is Arundel injured? He's great player, unlucky with those cards

Can Ben Young's Investigate the Mystery of where Dan Cole's Hair went?

Interesting Ben talking about how Lawes, Marler & Mako Vunipola drove standards in training. I think maybe it's those sort of strong, respected characters that have been missing *on* the pitch in the last 2 games.

Really enjoy the questions they are asking the players. 'What sort of message did you get before you went on? 'Also, the questions regarding downtime etc. So nice to hear about the stuff we don't see as the public. Great podcast gents, both of you were great players and are great guys! Can't wait for 4th July! From a proud Springbok supporter!

Chaps I'd been keen to understand whether you think Steve Borthwick might have the team running in a high load training block with a view to tapering to France? I have a suspicion he did this in the World Cup towards the SA game. Its common practice in other sports but may not be a thing in rugby. Thoughts?

Questionable selection in my view but I'm Welsh and never coached a day in my life so I'll trust Steve has a plan in mind. I suspect looking to the Summer, but if that was the case honestly I'd just blood the next generation and give them game time

Any thoughts on why so many England players injured - Will Stuart - Asher Opoku-Fordjour - Finn Baxter - George Martin - Ben Curry - Emeka Ilione - Alex Mitchell - Ollie Lawrence - Feyi-W - Radwan - Furbank (not match fit) Plus non-sensical omissions - Ojomoh - Hill Plus omissions due to inflexible overseas policy - Jack Willis - Tom Willis If England want to have any chance to win the world cup in 2027, they'll need to make good some of the above

Brex and Minincello will be kicking their lips at an untried centre combination with one who is not experienced at centre at international level…… not sure how Ojomoh is not playing ? Murley deserved opportunity because Arundell looks out of his depth in Test rugby

Any thoughts on why so many England players injured - Will Stuart - Asher Opoku-Fordjour - Finn Baxter - George Martin - Ben Curry - Emeka Ilione - Alex Mitchell - Ollie Lawrence - Feyi-W - Radwan - Furbank (not match fit) Plus non-sensical omissions - Ojomoh - Hill Plus omissions due to inflexible overseas policy - Jack Willis - Tom Willis If England want to have any chance to win the world cup in 2027, they'll need to make good some of the above

I had post concussion syndrome for 9 months cause of rugby and I'm gutted I'll never play again

Different positions have totally different amount of contact.Better head guards to help lessen impact ? Good questions to ask Ben.thx for posting