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pompey-zebra wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:35 pm

jngf wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:58 pm Given the performance of Ireland and All Blacks tonight, England are not in the same ball park and allocation of teams to pools looks a total farce - (if) England scrape to a semi but Ireland haven’t - kids nobody

It might kid nobody but the RFU would probably find it hard to sack a coach who took England to a world cup semi final especially given the low starting point.

Beasties wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:41 am A lot of them were utterly spent by the end and no wonder. Beirne received the ball at the end with clear 5m in front of him and simply couldn’t run forward into the defensive line he was that knackered. NZ’s defence and discipline in that last insane series of phases was unreal.

p/d wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:35 am On the Ireland game last night, does anyone else think Faz Snr let his heart rule his head by leaving Sexton on after 60 mins. He was completely static, just passing on the ball.

twitchy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:36 am

I'm in a very weird place with eng, feeling pretty ambivalent for some reason.

fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:32 am

p/d wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:35 am On the Ireland game last night, does anyone else think Faz Snr let his heart rule his head by leaving Sexton on after 60 mins. He was completely static, just passing on the ball.

A bit. He was obviously spent and a new player might have injected some vigour. Taking off your talisman and captain with the game in the balance is a mighty tough call to make.

fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:32 am Taking off your talisman and captain with the game in the balance is a mighty tough call to make.

astralweeks wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:13 pm OK, who wrote this letter to todays Sunday Times?

'Would Stephen Jones please explain how he rated Owen Farrell a seven against Samoa. He was poor for most of the time and could also have had an earlier kick timed out. England's play improved when Farrell moved to fly half simply because he was no longer at 12 clogging up the midfield and wider channels. The rugby World knows that George Ford is a better number 10 than Farrell.
There is a big risk that Stubborn Bastard will inflict even further embarrassment for England'

Puja wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:15 pm

astralweeks wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:13 pm OK, who wrote this letter to todays Sunday Times?

'Would Stephen Jones please explain how he rated Owen Farrell a seven against Samoa. He was poor for most of the time and could also have had an earlier kick timed out. England's play improved when Farrell moved to fly half simply because he was no longer at 12 clogging up the midfield and wider channels. The rugby World knows that George Ford is a better number 10 than Farrell.
There is a big risk that Stubborn Bastard will inflict even further embarrassment for England'

Did they actually call him Stubborn Bastard? That's hilarious!

Puja

astralweeks wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:18 pm Sadly not, the actual wording is Steve Borthwick's stubbornness

Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:28 pm

astralweeks wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:18 pm Sadly not, the actual wording is Steve Borthwick's stubbornness

so disappointing

p/d wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:27 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:15 pm

astralweeks wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:13 pm OK, who wrote this letter to todays Sunday Times?

'Would Stephen Jones please explain how he rated Owen Farrell a seven against Samoa. He was poor for most of the time and could also have had an earlier kick timed out. England's play improved when Farrell moved to fly half simply because he was no longer at 12 clogging up the midfield and wider channels. The rugby World knows that George Ford is a better number 10 than Farrell.
There is a big risk that Stubborn Bastard will inflict even further embarrassment for England'

Did they actually call him Stubborn Bastard? That's hilarious!

Puja

That would have been brilliant. Clearly Mellsblue bottled it. Otherwise, I applaud his penmanship