tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23345682.post5610434791478676739..comments2023-07-07T15:58:42.003+01:00Comments on Letchworth Girls' Rugby: The mysteries of national team selectionJohn Birchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062999762082583258noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23345682.post-64835791337520510912011-03-26T14:21:32.750+00:002011-03-26T14:21:32.750+00:00The selection process is often a mystery, unless y...The selection process is often a mystery, unless you’re involved. <br />Interpretations undoubtedly follow selections and as they say, ‘there’s two sides to every coin’ – sometimes more! <br />England WU20 have played two and won two this season, very different matches in many respects.<br />First a narrow win against France on a terribly muddy pitch at Worcester, followed by a huge win against Scotland on a 3G pitch at Gosforth<br />The players involved in both matches were mostly from the original squad selected in November ’10.<br />The original squad includes five South West players at Hartpury College where coincidentally they are coached by someone that was involved in the original selection process. <br />For the Wales match in April and the Nations Cup this summer, let’s hope that selection is not such a mystery and that performance prevails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com