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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:16 pm
normanski wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:13 pm
Discipline is shite.
The ref is also very picky so we need to adapt to that.
And our lineout is typically shit
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:19 pm
And the scrum is poor. Can’t win anything without a set piece
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:23 pm
Embarrassing.
Could be a record score if we can’t remember how to play rugby.
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by normanski » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:23 pm
Mistake after mistake. I fear for the last quarter - 100 points?
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by pompey-zebra » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:25 pm
Fuck me, this is bad. Arundel will never score a easier hat trick, England will never have an easier first half
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by Buggaluggs » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:27 pm
Hey! 10-5 up at the half. That's great!
Oh wait...that's penalties.
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by Buggaluggs » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:31 pm
France might exploit this even more brutally than England have.
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by normanski » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:32 pm
Buggaluggs wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:27 pm
Hey! 10-5 up at the half. That's great!
Oh wait...that's penalties.
Well that raised a laugh!
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:32 pm
It’s going to be a long second half, nothing is going right. England aren’t having to do anything to get field position, we are giving so much away and they are being clinical. The last penalty was very picky but that’s the ref and we need to adapt.
That English bench is going to cause even more mayhem.
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by MrK » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:39 pm
I bet Gloucester fans can't wait for Lake to join them next season
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:43 pm
MrK wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:39 pm
I bet Gloucester fans can't wait for Lake to join them next season
It’s not just him, but our lineout often works better with a different hooker. We can’t just give up a set piece no matter how good he is at carrying.
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by Buggaluggs » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:50 pm
2nd half can't be worse....awwww shite
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by Ross. S » Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:58 pm
Well, we're not getting nil'd twice in a row at least....
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:04 pm
It’s better thus far, but we just aren’t making the right options. Thomas kicking there a case in point.
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:07 pm
More silly penalties
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:13 pm
Oh FFS!!!
That’s fucking harsh
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:17 pm
This is fucking nuts, down to 13 again. Fuck me.
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:21 pm
Lineout woes continue with belcher on. What have we actually done during training?
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by Ross. S » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:28 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:21 pm What have we actually done during training?
Their hair by the looks of it....
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:31 pm
Second half a bit better but again screwed by a double yellow. But too many penalties. And this ref likes his whistles and cards.
Lots to work on and frankly France will be hard watching. The one passage of play and then try to kick is really tedious and barely works.
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by Sandydragon » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:33 pm
19-7 in the second half. That feels fai given the quality gulf. But that first half was a horror show.
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by Ross. S » Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:33 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:31 pm Lots to work on and frankly France will be hard watching.
Look on the bright side, we play on Sunday so there'll be less chance of "Valentines Day Massacre" memes
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by Son of Mathonwy » Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:14 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:23 pm
Embarrassing.
Could be a record score if
we can’t remember how to play rugby.
Yeah, I was thinking, have we played this game before?
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by Son of Mathonwy » Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:17 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:21 pm
Lineout woes continue with belcher on. What have we actually done during training?
One of the eternal mysteries, how are Wales so shit at lineouts? I have given up on Lake, but it true, it's not just him. I'd be much happier with Elias or Parry (while recognising that's it's not just a problem with the hooker).
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by pompey-zebra » Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:50 pm
Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:17 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑ Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:21 pm
Lineout woes continue with belcher on. What have we actually done during training?
One of the eternal mysteries, how are Wales so shit at lineouts? I have given up on Lake, but it true, it's not just him. I'd be much happier with Elias or Parry (while recognising that's it's not just a problem with the hooker).
I hate to say it but Lake was a liability today. But then who shone? I honestly don't know how good England are, as they had to do nothing out of the ordinary to be dominant. We lack physicality, guile, cohesion and worse, basic skills at international level. I saw the 51-0 defeat to France at Wembley and this feels worse.