Official Rugby Thread

[ripper868]

Wales turning up here, maybe it was Gatland all along

 

[ripper868]

Hmmm...maybe it wasn't all Gatland

 

[ripper868]

Oh boy that was a tight (correct) no try call. Mee deserves a try though, has been excellent on debut for Wales.

Sidenote, just saw the score in the Brumbies vs Force, 87 points all in. Wowza.

 

[ripper868]

Great game cooking here between England and Scotland.

 

[Uppercut]

Wales improvement today was Gerrard-leaving-Villa level.

Scotland playing some beautiful stuff so far, might regret not putting up more points.

 

[ripper868]

I'm not too sure how Itoje counted as being 'on his feet' at that ruck, but OK.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Good game management, this.

Smith, M slots the gimme and Albion is ahead.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Silly from the Sweaties there. Lift a bloke off his feet and don't bring him down safely is a pen all day long.

 

[ripper868]

Finn Smith looks like he's the 10 England needed. Annoyingly good and equally understated.

 

[ripper868]

Surprised no check for head contact on the Scotland 16 there, looked to get headbutted by the England tacklers - I'm all for TMO staying out of it, but thought that looked a more obvious candidate than the Chessam one earlier.

Dunno, maybe I'm seeing something that wasn't there.

 

[ripper868]

Oh boy. Great line by McDowall.
Does Finn have this in his locker now?...no he does not.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bugger.

Pressure kick to come.

 

[BoyBrumby]

My word. How's your arse Russell?

 

[ripper868]

Great finish that was. England seemed to be the better team all game, but could have easily been Scotland's day.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Well, not sure what to make of that.

Scotland played all the rugby, but we managed the game and kept our discipline (not often I get to type that) so much better.

 

[Ali TT]

Including the final group match in the WC v the Samoans that's fifteen out of nineteen matches England have played decided by a converted try or less in points (of the other four, two were 9-point defeats, and two big wins over Japan.

Of the 15, England have won 8, lost 7.