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Official Rugby Thread
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Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
England side to play NZ on Saturday:
England: Furbank; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Lawrence, Freeman; M Smith, Spencer; Genge, George (capt), Stuart; Itoje, Martin; Cunningham-South, T Curry, Earl.
Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Cole, Isiekwe, B Curry, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford.
Surprising to see Underhill unable to make the squad. Looks strong to me, but suspect they could be rusty having not played together since the Summer.
All Autumn Internationals now on Discovery+ or TNT Sports.
England: Furbank; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Lawrence, Freeman; M Smith, Spencer; Genge, George (capt), Stuart; Itoje, Martin; Cunningham-South, T Curry, Earl.
Replacements: Dan, Baxter, Cole, Isiekwe, B Curry, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford.
Surprising to see Underhill unable to make the squad. Looks strong to me, but suspect they could be rusty having not played together since the Summer.
All Autumn Internationals now on Discovery+ or TNT Sports.
ripper868
International Coach
This makes me sad. I already pay for Prime, Netflix and NowTV(Skysports) , be ****ed if I'm forking out another £30 a month.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah, they'd been on Prime the last couple of years. Life was so much easier when Sky basically had everything. I had just re-signed to TNT anyway for England's impending Tour's to WI and NZ so I've got access, but feel the pain for others. Having said that, all club rugby is basically on TNT anyway so it's probably not a bad place for it.
ripper868
International Coach
AB's really lacking some sharpness today, so many half chances that they'd usually put away, but just haven't, somewhat the theme of their last 3 months I guess.
England's rush defence has been excellent, but NZ have also showed they CAN crack it with the inside passes etc.
England deserve the lead though.
Think Gardner has got most calls right so far, B. Curry got away with one on the ground just before, but all in all, can't really complain about him.
England's rush defence has been excellent, but NZ have also showed they CAN crack it with the inside passes etc.
England deserve the lead though.
Think Gardner has got most calls right so far, B. Curry got away with one on the ground just before, but all in all, can't really complain about him.
ripper868
International Coach
Fiji steadied the ship and been an enjoyable game, if lacking the tenseness of the NZ/ENG match now.
Feel a little for Mr Ford missing his kicks earlier , but wonder why Smith was pulled by Borthwick when he was in the middle of one of his best games I've seen.
Also, big props to the maligned D. McKenzie for nailing his sideline conversion and his small hand in Telea's try,
Feel a little for Mr Ford missing his kicks earlier , but wonder why Smith was pulled by Borthwick when he was in the middle of one of his best games I've seen.
Also, big props to the maligned D. McKenzie for nailing his sideline conversion and his small hand in Telea's try,
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
Looked like an entertaining game, but then again it often does when you only watch the highlights
Big mistake trying to tackle Tele'a up high when he's going for the corner, which is easier said than done of course lol
Big mistake trying to tackle Tele'a up high when he's going for the corner, which is easier said than done of course lol
ripper868
International Coach
England's rush defence definitely stifled NZ, but once they started using inside balls into the gaps left by the rushers it changed a fair bit. Think NZ squandered many opportunities as well, and if it weren't their first game of the Tour, England may have been lucky to keep within 15.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Not sure I buy that. It wasn't their first game as they played in Japan the week before. They've also played 6 more times in the Championship since England last played them. They get the Irish first up on Friday too, the fixture list has been kind to them (probably well orchestrated). Hardly surprising England looked rusty in attack, yet they still had 2 chances to win and missed both. Need to start winning these close ones....
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Waaaah
ripper868
International Coach
One heck of a Saturday if I could get all these broadcasts to line up, suspect a few not going to be on camera though (Plus of course NZ v Ireland tomorrow night):
Expect England to win by 15 on Saturday v the Wobbs, hopefully Sua'ali'i plays well. First proper game of XV's in 5 years...must of been training the house down. Should be fun anyway.
Expect England to win by 15 on Saturday v the Wobbs, hopefully Sua'ali'i plays well. First proper game of XV's in 5 years...must of been training the house down. Should be fun anyway.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
(This isn't original - saw it somewhere else)
Apparently Ireland's coaches told them to treat it like a World Cup knockout match, so they did.
Apparently Ireland's coaches told them to treat it like a World Cup knockout match, so they did.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah, he was crap for both, all about him!!
Not even sure NZ had to be that decent, Ireland made so many errors.