Semi Finals

[BazBall21]

With the exception of 2015, England rugby is a serious institution. Always turn up at world cups.

 

[ripper868]

Absorbing

Great word tbh. Good summary. This game isn't going to be in a youtube highlights compilation, but it certainly is absorbing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Silly that from PSDT.

Good spot from the ref, because initially I wondered how the feck we'd got a pen from that.

Been about as good a half as I might've dared to hope for. It's the hope that kills you though.

 

[MW1304]

Yeah could barely have gone any better.

It's not two humiliating performances against SA in one day, at the very least.

 

[StephenZA]

Good spot from the ref, because initially I wondered how the feck we'd got a pen from that.

Been about as good a half as I might've dared to hope for. It's the hope that kills you though.

Agree 100 %.

 

[Ali TT]

Good spot from the ref, because initially I wondered how the feck we'd got a pen from that.

Been about as good a half as I might've dared to hope for. It's the hope that kills you though.

Yeah, be a lot easier if two tries down as we expected.

 

[BazBall21]

Yeah could barely have gone any better.

It's not two humiliating performances against SA in one day, at the very least.

Yes.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I wonder what the odds would have been pre tournament on an England-AB final just after England lost to Fiji and we'd been destroyed by the Boks?

 

[MW1304]

Looked pretty straight to me?

 

[ripper868]

What are those 2 throws by George, wowza.

 

[MW1304]

Well that one wasn't...

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Just run short (3 man etc.) lineouts imo

 

[BazBall21]

I know the conditions are horrible but two lineouts ****ed up against the world champs in their territory is annoying to say the least

 

[Fuller Pilch]

With the exception of 2015, England rugby is a serious institution. Always turn up at world cups.

And 2011. Only turned up for dwarf tossing

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Tricky day to be the defending champions in an Eng/SA World Cup match?

 

[MW1304]

Not a lot of rugby being played right now.

Just need another three points, only takes one SA break.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Almost

 

[ripper868]

Yep that was close, and the first bit of either team threatening to try and score a try.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why is Willie Le Roux still in the team? Must be very old these days

 

[BazBall21]

SA stepping up now. Superhuman effort needed from England.