Ita v. Eng - Match Thread

[Galfon]

seasonal pen count hauntings - costly as usual.

[16th man]

Itoje's ability to snake out an arm and catch a guy who looks like he's beaten him is always amazing.

[16th man]

Good job we're not playing against a decent side really.

[Galfon]

clever play Curry, BP bagged.
now points difference shewerly...
5 - 29 (con missed)
Lawrence on.

[Mikey Brown]

Pretty sure that Italian player just tried to pass it to the medic.

[Raggs]

Someone chop Farrels feet off.

[Mikey Brown]

Both offside no?

[jngf]

I’ve been far from their biggest fans but Tom Curry and Billy are both having one of their best games to date.

[Danno]

Shit, something good happened

[Danno]

I’ve been far from their biggest fans but Tom Curry and Billy are having one of their best games to date.

Curry has been alright at best

[Galfon]

5 - 34, 73 mins.
Slade - can't feel the noise.Nifty groundwork, Earle.
Faz lost his radar a bit - con. missed.

[Danno]

Really wish Ford was outside Robson right now

Puja is probably as annoyed as Dunn.

[Stom]

Honestly, this is appalling. The kicking is second rate and while our midfield defence is very good, our scramble is meh. And the lack of inspiration in attack is appalling. We have Slade, Joseph, Watson, May, Lawrence, Thorley...

And none of them see the ball unless it's kicked down their throat.

[Danno]

Honestly, this is appalling. The kicking is second rate and while our midfield defence is very good, our scramble is meh. And the lack of inspiration in attack is appalling. We have Slade, Joseph, Watson, May, Lawrence, Thorley...

And none of them see the ball unless it's kicked down their throat.

And we can lay quite a lot of the blame at the feet of one individual in particular. I'm looking forward to the MBM to see if I'm right.

[16th man]

You've got to feel sorry for Thorley and Lawrence. Normally coming on for the last 15 against Italy is a good chance to romp around against knackered defences as we pile on the late points. Not to get the ball stationary against a defensive line which just hasn't been worked enough.

[Which Tyler]

Today's 2 matches are comfortably the worst 2 I've watched since lockdown!

[Digby]

painfully bad.

[16th man]

Today's 2 matches are comfortably the worst 2 I've watched since lockdown!

Sale vs Bristol 2nds plumbed some depths.

[Stom]

Ratings?

The tight 5 - 7
Itoje - 8
Backrow - 6
Youngs - 7
Farrell - 4
May - 5
Slade - 6
Joseph - 5
Watson - 4
Furbank - 4

Jones - 0.

[Mikey Brown]

Jesus. That was worse than Wales v Scotland, surely? Dreadful.

[Galfon]

The illegal neck-roll has it..
FT Ita 5 - 34 Eng.
There for Ire, if Fra slacken.

[Digby]

Ratings?

The tight 5 - 7
Itoje - 8
Backrow - 6
Youngs - 7
Farrell - 4
May - 5
Slade - 6
Joseph - 5
Watson - 4
Furbank - 4

Jones - 0.

About right, I'd probably go for a 7 for Curry, an 8 for Youngs and 4s for May and Slade.

And I'd mark Itoje down to 6/7 for the pens he gave up

[jngf]

As mentioned I personally thought Curry and Billy had good games but there’s a strengthening case for introducing Willis, Hill and Dombrandt sooner rather than later (not altogether necessarily though)

Only two lineout jumpers starting and then having to shove Curry into second row bordered on the farsical imo

[Beasties]

Ratings?

The tight 5 - 7
Itoje - 8
Backrow - 6
Youngs - 7
Farrell - 4
May - 5
Slade - 6
Joseph - 5
Watson - 4
Furbank - 4

Jones - 0.

How TF do you mark the backs outside Farrell?
The lack of ambition has been extraordinary, even for Eddie.

[Mikey Brown]

Ratings?

The tight 5 - 7
Itoje - 8
Backrow - 6
Youngs - 7
Farrell - 4
May - 5
Slade - 6
Joseph - 5
Watson - 4
Furbank - 4

Jones - 0.

About right, I'd probably go for a 7 for Curry, an 8 for Youngs and 4s for May and Slade.

And I'd mark Itoje down to 6/7 for the pens he gave up

You telling me you weren’t impressed with the reinvention of Slade as a crash ball 12?