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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:11 pm Jailbait is saving DuPont's arse here. The latter might have had some flash moments, but he's not running the game well at all.

lol

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:13 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:13 pm Kitshoff slapped the ball out of the 9s hands, but it was only a knock-on...
He didn’t

How is it a SA knock on then?

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WTF? Slapping the ball out the ruck and before that, falling over on the wrong side and blocking the ball coming back.

Shambolic at the breakdown and no offside line....

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Ref letting a fair few things go at the breakdown.

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Best attacking display in the first half under Borthwick.

Sinckler can't be the backup, he's got to go. Post world cup we'll need a whole new front row and replacement front row.

Care did every well when he came on.

Lawes and Earl were magnificent. Itoje had a good game.

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First half was the best attacking rugby we've played under Borthwick. Low bar and all that but it showed some improvement.

Farrell was good, Earl and Lawes superb. Best have from Manu for a while.

Big questions over Mitchell, Genge, Sinckler.

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Great score. Fiji have some grit.

Sinckler up to 3 pens already...

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Why is Sinckler on this team? Two pens in two mins.

Good score from Fiji.

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FFS. Genge is a f**king idiot.

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Fiji kick chase has evaporated. England are going to run away with this.

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:45 pm
terryfinch wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:45 pm Farrell doing very well so far. Intelligent rugby.
Best game for a while tbf

Makes such a difference when the gameplan is to carry and have runners coming onto the ball.

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Curry needs to come off at half time. He's a liability.

Wish we had Mercer in the squad.

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Cartman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:30 pm Is Curry all right?

I just thought he looked a bit dazed after that last pen.

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Terrible from Curry. That's a yellow all day.

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Ireland were the better side but lost their way against the AB defence. Once they started throwing long mis passes and taking it into contact individually, you saw the patience and decision making had run out. A lot of that is on Sexton - he spent a period of time taking the ball still and just ship...

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Yer man getting held up by Jordie was the key moment.

Ireland lost their way for about 10 mins in the 2nd half and it cost the game. Chip kicks, wide wide moves and conceding off first phase. That loss of control for such a short period was immense.

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True Blue wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:51 pm Woo! Screw you Barnes

Stone wall pen at the end for not releasing. You should be thanking him.

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So glad we've got Ford back at 10, so good.

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Good lord, we are so bad.

Shit backline, being opened up and run around whenever they want.

Thick forwards getting penalised constantly.

Great combination.

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I really do feel for the Aussies. Love to hate them, love the wars with them in all sports but this is terrible. EJ killing the game in both hemispheres.

Are the ARU more inept than the RFU? Which country is the game dying quicker in?

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This is so f**king boring. Literally kick everything away and with no plan about it either, its just to not have the ball.

Its a f**king disgrace.

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Ugo saying there is space for England to get creative. Has he not watched anything we've done for 4 years?

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By the letter its red but by any degree of common sense, yellow was fine.

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Scotland back to looking like exactly what they are. An ok rugby team. I disagree. They look a lot better than England and Wales imho. tbf, an ok team is significantly better than England and Wales right now. Fantastic effort this from the Scots. Look like they've got the gas and clarity of thought...

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George Ford sounds like Goode's comedy Borthers accent

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Why take Arundell off? Honestly.....

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This is basically England's first XV. At home. Playing the Welsh binjuice. Where they've dominated territory and possession. And 8 phases is the most they've put together. 6-0. I'd be f**king livid if I was English. Sadly, the days of being angry about it have gone. It's more of a sad acceptance of...

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What is this f**king music? Is the atmosphere that bad?

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Skiaddict wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:05 pm
Actually looking forward to seeing the 10,12,13 set up for England today.
I've seen enough

It's f**king dreadful. Truly woeful.

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You could argue that that means they want to play more.

Also argue that means they stick to the 'game plan' as rigidly as possible so not too get dropped. Obv, that means coaching or game plan is shit.

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I asked the same question. Why do players get significantly worse at international level? As mentioned, we complete in Europe mostly well enough, with mostly English players. English players abroad do very well. U20's are very successful. England get a lot of time together every year. They're either...

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Wider problem is the game is dying in England (and across Wales and Scotland tbf) and the England team is most people's introduction to the sport. We're about to enter a huge moment and opportunity to get fresh people interested. And yet we've got the least engaging coach, a woeful style of rugby an...

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Steward lost a 10 yard race with a 7 yard head start.... LRZ is lightening

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Scored 0 in the second half, set piece has entirely failed and we can't make three consecutive passes.

Looks like camp is going really well.

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We are so shit. Cue Borthwick talking about lack of time together and so on but the truth is players get worse when playing for him.

Genge getting battered at scrum time, the lack of fundamentals across the team, a complete lack of structure.

What the fudge have they been doing?

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Genge showing his world class credentials in the scrum against this immense Welsh front row .....

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Good lord what a horrific passage of play, that blindside between Porter, Marchant and Ludlam.

fudge me.

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RWC2015 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm Is this game stuck on slomo for anyone else?

That's just how we play under Borthwick

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A lot of Ashton about Malins. His support lines are excellent

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:39 pm Porter is so far from international class.

That's what we do, pick players who aren't good enough. You know Pearson isn't getting picked regardless how he plays today.

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