Like this analysis. The temptation is to think we're being stuffed a little but there's obviously more to it that that.JM2K6 wrote:
Again we're trying to scrummage legally and forcing Argentina to scrum long - the result is v few penalties against us and their front 5 already looks gassed.
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- Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official Pumas - England 2nd Test, June 17th
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- Views: 39173
Re: Official Pumas - England 2nd Test, June 17th
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Without jumping the shark- i think we've got the depth to field a good side in argentina. Yeah, but I'd rather it be a mix of experience and guys with a genuine chance at taking the jersey. If we're missing too many it will be good players, but not people who're going to see the shirt again. Worst ...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I guess we'll just have to wait and see about Lions selections, personally I think there's going to be a set plan on how Gatland wants to play the game, and he'll probably select accordingly. guys like Hask and Faz may tour but IMO it would be a shock if they both started at 7 and 12 respectively. ...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
JTB made a very good point, but given DDs question was about tourists rather than starting 15, it's kinda moot. Would Gatland select many players to tour if they don't have a shot of starting? You get the odd Matt Stevens type selection but generally those warm-up games are genuine auditions for th...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Who goes on tour with the lions? Cole Hartley (c) George? Itoje Billy Hask Farrell Joseph I think Jeff made a good point in the Lions thread that there are certain units that are performing very well for England (eg Ford-Farrell-Joseph in the midfield or Robshaw-Hask-Billy in the back row) that wou...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
FordDragsterDriver wrote:Who goes on tour with the lions?
Cole
Hartley (c)
George?
Itoje
Billy
Hask
Farrell
Joseph
Launch
One of our wings.
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Lawes. And Eddie seems to really like him, I don't think he'd discard him completely. Partially fixed (I'm in my cups). Eddie also seems to like May but he's out of the squad too. I like Courtney but he's our least powerful scrumagger and, as I said it's only due to Maro's athleticism that we can p...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
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Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Also, wow, watching launch and maro destroy a maul with a few minutes to go spoke volumes I really don't see Kruis getting his starting shirt back. Launch + Maro looks like a fantastic pairing. Yes. Similar trouble for Robshaw - we missed him up til now but who do you drop? As good as Lawes has bee...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Mullins reporting that Faz is fine and starts as expected on the women's game, Emily Scarratt is very lovely indeed :nod: A mate was asking if England have any up-and-comers who'll replace her when she's ready to call it a day ... thinking Abby Brown might do in both categories of player / looker. ...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Mullins reporting that Faz is fine and starts as expected on the women's game, Emily Scarratt is very lovely indeed :nod: A mate was asking if England have any up-and-comers who'll replace her when she's ready to call it a day ... thinking Abby Brown might do in both categories of player / looker. ...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Slightly overshadowed by Joseph's hot knife through butter routine but how good was Faz today? World class. The Ford and Faz combination has never been so good. It was just gorgeous to watch. This. People talking about Ford as some kind of weakness because he doesn't tackle like Jerry Collins need ...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
But back at it after a 10 minute break.DragsterDriver wrote:Finished after one minutePotsAndPansRobot wrote:Disappointing early tackle?DragsterDriver wrote:He'll be more Fraser Brown than Jonathan Josephcroyals wrote:Put 60 past her.Chuckles1188 wrote:He's looking a lot fitter now.
Ratings will be up tomorrow lads, off on a date after this is done.
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Disappointing early tackle?DragsterDriver wrote:He'll be more Fraser Brown than Jonathan Josephcroyals wrote:Put 60 past her.Chuckles1188 wrote:He's looking a lot fitter now.
Ratings will be up tomorrow lads, off on a date after this is done.
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL RBS 6N Round 4: England v Scotland Sat Mar 11th 4pm
- Replies: 1341
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Re: OFFICIAL RBS 6N Round 4: England v Scotland Sat Mar 11th
is it me or most of the english players look like knackers ? Except our black players, right? the ones who played in the fresh prince of bel air ? Jesus. Once is bad enough, but twice?? english tactics, hit, hit again, and again, and ... and .... try. Sorry I thought we were talking about your casu...
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL RBS 6N Round 4: England v Scotland Sat Mar 11th 4pm
- Replies: 1341
- Views: 75343
Re: OFFICIAL RBS 6N Round 4: England v Scotland Sat Mar 11th
Jesus. Once is bad enough, but twice??jolindien wrote:the ones who played in the fresh prince of bel air ?JM2K6 wrote:Except our black players, right?jolindien wrote:is it me or most of the english players look like knackers ?BlackMac wrote:England demonstrating that rugby is no longer a gentlemans sport
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL RBS 6N Round 4: England v Scotland Sat Mar 11th 4pm
- Replies: 1341
- Views: 75343
Re: OFFICIAL RBS 6N Round 4: England v Scotland Sat Mar 11th
I haven't posted in 18 months but that deserved a heartyMick Mannock wrote:Just think how much better England would be with the Gray brothers in the side
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leicester v Treviso (aka the return of Manu)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1723
Re: Leicester v Treviso (aka the return of Manu)
His distribution , or rather his willingness to distribute at all, has been quite heartening. I know it's against shitty opposition but he's clearly developed beyond being just a boshy crowbar.maverickmak wrote:Some nice timing on Manu's passes.
All too easy for Tigers really. Burns and Bell playing well.
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leicester v Treviso (aka the return of Manu)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1723
Re: Leicester v Treviso (aka the return of Manu)
I've not posted for months but Crane has been so bad I felt the need to tell some Internet people about it. Literally every time he's touched the ball he's butchered something or given away a penalty. Massive shitehawk.
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
- Replies: 2357
- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
You can't win a game like this with a front-row that bad. Gattie needs to bring the changes. Apart from a unfit Lee who do they have? Even putting Lee on this early is risking it. Using the dark arts is their only option. Well James is a better scrummager than Melon and was injured last week. James...
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
- Replies: 2357
- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
Firstly Williams is really rather quick. Secondly Burgess was a country mile out of position having charged out of the line horribly a couple of seconds earlier.douche_chill wrote:Wow is Burgess injured or is he that slow? Can't play him in midfield against the Wallabies or AB's .
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
- Replies: 2357
- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
Burgess out of the line then. fudge me.
- Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
Greenwood has lost the plot. Only last week he had chosen Ford for Fiji saying you pick Ford and you can win by more than ten points but you pick Farrell in games if you don't want to lose. In his column this week, Farrell now has more attacking threat :lol: Maybe he's suggesting that Farrell's own...
- Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
Ahead of Stuart Lancaster's biggest game in charge of England there are suggestions that not all of his coaching staff are seeing eye-to-eye on selection. England looked to have reverted to stereotype this weekend by selecting their battering ram trio of Owen Farrell, Sam Burgess and Brad Barritt t...
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
Those are pretty ordinary selections. A brand new centre combo at this stage of the competition before a vital match. No real qualms about Burgess at 12 by himself; it could be a great call but Barrit at outside centre? You're stuck in no-mans land if you're not putting your best offensive player t...
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
I have to say, that midfield is looking as dynamic as the one we fielded against Argentina in 2009. Broken Wilkinson, Geraghty, Hipkiss, with Goode the fatter coming on to gee things up. The centre sub that day was Erinle. The following week Erinle started ahead of Geraghty. The absolute backline n...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
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- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
fudge it. Wigglesworth. Lets just go full Sarries. Too late to draft Ashton and Stretts in?theo wrote:Scrum half call will be interesting. Youngs or Wiggle.
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Meeting Alan Moore today
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1683
Re: Meeting Alan Moore today
The giant psychic squid thing was stupid and the film's way of dealing with the climax, to my mind, actually made more sense.
Moore is a bit of a moany sod, but Hollywood really has hacked at his work in the main.
Moore is a bit of a moany sod, but Hollywood really has hacked at his work in the main.
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
- Replies: 187
- Views: 12265
Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
This is true. Put that way, maintaining some semblance of continuity in Barritt makes sense (would have been Joseph). But then I see the names written down and want to cry.colonel wrote:farrell and burgess may well have been the plan for wales from the beginning
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
I really haven't been this upset about an English centre partnership since Erinle & Hipkiss lined up against NZ. At least then we had a pretty useful pack... Not so sure about that. Tim Payne, Duncan Bell, Stevie B, Joe Worsley. Frankly it was a miracle we kept it to just 2 scores. Seriously though...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
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Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
I really haven't been this upset about an English centre partnership since Erinle & Hipkiss lined up against NZ.
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
- Replies: 187
- Views: 12265
Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
If Joseph is out then the bench will need shuffling too. He provides a natural cover for the back three. Without him then you'd expect Nowell to come onto the bench to provide some genuine pace. Otherwise we could have absolutely no cover if Watson or May get crocked other than shifting Brown to th...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
- Replies: 187
- Views: 12265
Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
Corry? This will be the area that paid analytical work and top-class experience will come to the fore. You obviously didn't see the Lions 2001. Unfortunately only the 2001 lions, never really lived up to that promise Although he really did find himself surrounded by some dross when he got his chanc...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
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Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
Its 'Mat', and he bloody well does I tell thee!!!! *sob*colonel wrote:I just think matt tait has something to offer ushenry wrote:Some people do have a propensity to stick by favourites. In a way, such loyalty is touching. I just hope personal affection isn't clouding hard-headed analysis.
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
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- Views: 12265
Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
If Morgan is broken and Easter is called in the change in quality will be immense. No comparison- Morgan is a bosh merchant, Easter one of the best brains in the game and god, how we need his offloading skills. Sorry but I can't agree with any aspect of that analysis Go look at the Prem stats for t...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
- Replies: 187
- Views: 12265
Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
If Morgan is broken and Easter is called in the change in quality will be immense. Hmmm, so far so reasonable... No comparison Agreed! Morgan is a bosh merchant Hang on, thats a bit harsh... Easter one of the best brains in the game Err....... god, how we need his offloading skills. Ahh, it's a WUM...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jonathan Joseph goooone
- Replies: 187
- Views: 12265
Re: Jonathan Joseph goooone
If Joseph is out then the bench will need shuffling too. He provides a natural cover for the back three. Without him then you'd expect Nowell to come onto the bench to provide some genuine pace. Otherwise we could have absolutely no cover if Watson or May get crocked other than shifting Brown to th...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
- Replies: 2357
- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
Burgess/Barritt can be our new Tindall/Noon pairing which was so effective under Robinson et al. In fact, swapping out the scarily flakey Ford for the more reliable and steady Farrell could lead us back to the glory days of Flood /Tindall/Noon. Hip hip, hurrah! Poor Toby. :( How quickly y'all forget.
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
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- Views: 7612342
Re: **OFFICIAL Marmong-Free** English Rugby Thread
Barritt helps Ford's decision making? Really? I can see how he would help Ford defensively (and I guess therefore in defensive decision making) but i'm not sure thats what you meant.
I'd much rather Slade was offering his decision making input.
I'd much rather Slade was offering his decision making input.
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
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- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
Christ an English injury nightmare ... That must be eighteen first choice players out already.... Back to the days of playing the second team against Wales? It really is. To my mind we have: Corbisiero - Just couldn't recover in time Hartley - Brain damage Simon Shaw - Cut down in his prime Armitag...
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
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- Views: 132829
Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
"Andy Farrell confirms Jonathan Joseph is touch & go for the weekend after a knock to the chest. England will decide on his fitness tomorrow." It’s nothing too serious. Our medical staff are working hard to get him fit and in an England shirt this weekend. Sounds like he has a good chance of being ...