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by marcopolio
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Freeman to 13 and IFW in makes sense. Slade has had two of his best games for England in the last two weeks though. I'm not sure how SB changes that back row. Having the grunt and workrate of the three locks really supports playing with quick ball, allowing the better carriers to do their to thing. ...
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

More encouragement here. We know personnel needs changing but it seems as though it's moving the right way. Probably deserved to win, especially with Angus making some very poor decisions to keep us under pressure. One disappointing last was the amount we kicked the ball off and let France reset. Wi...
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Angus not having his best time this half. Not all over the place.
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Looking at that again, the drills there were so good. Mitchell's flat pass is just perfect and we've missed that
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

What a score! Runners in sync, carrying at pace. Lovely
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

The balance of itoje, Chessum and Martin is very good.
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Quick ball. Makes such a difference, especially when we actually play with some accuracy.
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Well. That was tremendous. Great game and so many moments when things were working.... I watched the Wibble Rugby video and thought "what are you going on about" but a lot of that was in the game. There were so many moments of improvement. The personnel changes, Feyi-Waboso, Martin, Furbank - all ex...
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45656

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Fantastic passage and then Care kicks the f**king ball away!!! Fucks sake
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45656

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

George Martin has been a massive lift for us. Having a big carrier, a proper lump on both sides of the ball is huge.

Balance of the pack looks better.
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45656

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Quality score. Actually spotted space and then executed.
by marcopolio
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45656

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Ford's done.

Terrible, real low spot on our best 30 mins for ages.
by marcopolio
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

The calls for player changes are definitely valid. I don't think it changes the performance materially though - there is clearly do game plan that makes sense, a significant lack of structure (Genge stood in front of Ford how many times at 1st receiver, players taking the ball behind the gain line s...
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Genge as per usual a liability.

Avoids a red card as he hits his own player. Thick fudge.
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Oh.

Well, where was Cole on the chase, as apparently he's the only one who can chase and tackle

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Keith wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:46 pm How can care still not box kick after all these years?
TBF the setup is horrible and he's under massive pressure for every kick.

Just another system that isn't working
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

One of our worst halves in recent history and there has been a f**king lot of them. It's quite clear that a lot of the back line isn't good enough, as everyone knew pre tournament. It's also clear that they're poorly coached. Who is available and who would want the job? We have the players and resou...
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Our attacking shape is disgusting
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Ford and Slade's passing has been shocking.

The back line is a joke.
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

What the actual fudge is Slade doing?
by marcopolio
Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

That midfield defence is a massive worry. Underhill a shadow of the player he was, so no back row cover either

Front foot ball is going to kill us. There is a chance we lose by 20.
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Why are we bothering with Ford and Slade? We know exactly what they can do and frankly, they don't offer anything.
by marcopolio
Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Italy Vs England Official 6N Match Thread 2024
Replies: 505
Views: 10347

Re: Italy Vs England Official 6N Match Thread 2024

Slade exposed for poor decision making, Daly poor and not reacting, and Steward lacking gas.

What a shock.
by marcopolio
Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bin O’Keefe and that last scrum.
Replies: 265
Views: 6885

Re: Bin O’Keefe and that last scrum.

My favourite part was Jamie George explaining to the ref how exactly they cheated, moving left prior to engage, creating the angle and driving left.

Followed by SA doing exactly as described and him giving the pen.

Truly wonderful reffing.
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525519

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Phenomenal effort. Huge pride in that performance.

Very unhappy with Bin.

Unhappy with Borthwick choosing Sink and exactly what everyone predicted would happen, happened.
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

George explaining to the ref how they cheated at the scrum, followed by then doing exactly that.

Good job BOK
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

Another win for Bin.
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

How was Fourie allowed to get up? How was that not checked?

f**king bollock that
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

Sink done. Needs a hia
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

fudge me, how slow is May to turn
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

Be watching those HIA replacements....
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

PourSomeRuggerOnMe wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:40 pm Four water breaks in 32 minutes.
Just thought that. SA player down at every break. Ridiculous.
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

Margin_Walker wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:32 pm
Margin_Walker wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:30 pm TMO??
Seriously. We're not looking at that at all? Stone cold yellow
Need Healey on comms forensically replaying it until it causes a review
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

Keith wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:28 pm SA cynical at the ruck constantly. Have a word ref.
Lol. He has no control over the breakdown.
by marcopolio
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread
Replies: 1644
Views: 26473

Re: Springboks vs England . RWC Semi Final thread

BOK just not up to this level of game.
by marcopolio
Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23
Replies: 1384
Views: 23946

Re: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23

France looking clueless and static in those last few minutes, as if they could find some moment of individual brilliance from a standing start... rugby doesn't usually work that way, and less so in the professional era. Great work by South Africa to control a tight game but they need to tighten up....
by marcopolio
Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23
Replies: 1384
Views: 23946

Re: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23

Ted. wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:57 pm Would France have been better off without Dupont?
No.
by marcopolio
Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23
Replies: 1384
Views: 23946

Re: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23

France should be hugely upset by that.

SA got away with absolute murder and an incredibly poor all round reffing display. Constant offsides, constant cheating at the breakdown and no reffing of it. Dreadful stuff.
by marcopolio
Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23
Replies: 1384
Views: 23946

Re: QF 4 - France vs South Africa - Sunday 15 October 23

That should be a YC. Deliberate offside. Bin having an absolute shocker.