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Jerusalem posted:There will probably be criticism of England kicking for the corner when they could have potentially equalized, which will be a shame because I loved that they had the balls to do that and play for the win rather than the rather dull but safe kicking for points. Japan going for the win rather than draw v SA was the right move, I don't think this was the right move for England though. Now they will most likely lose to Australia and fail to qualify whereas with a draw they would at least had another card to play to qualify via bonus points and +/- depending on how things shake out. edit: yep look at that table, a draw was as good as a win for England. They hosed up big time.
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goatface posted:I'd like to see them go balls to the wall against everyone, push the envelope of acceptable casualties v games being won The Soviet method.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:04
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goatface posted:7 runs for 20 metres, 7 tackles, one missed England's man of the tournament.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:06
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I thought the throw to front of the lineout suggested England didn't really have a clue what to do. The All Blacks have a few set plays for these situations (remember Tony Woodcock against France?), Japan had a nice one against Scotland, but England went for a bog standard maul. Surely this is the situation you pull out your trick play?
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Sep 26, 2015 22:08
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The good news - Wales makes it to the final. The bad news - there's only one man left on the team. The amazing news - It's Rhys Priestland.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:09
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Hilarious outcome, more than makes up for the over indulgent England coverage. Can't wait til the wallabies beat them now too. Burgess and Barritt did what they always do, i.e. run straight forward all the loving time. JJ was a big miss but Wales were sharper when it mattered tonight. Plaid fuckin cyrmu or what ever the Welsh say when they slay an enemy!
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Sep 26, 2015 22:11
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Who knew all Wales needed to do to win was get rid of most of their first team.
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Painkiller posted:I thought the throw to front of the lineout suggested England didn't really have a clue what to do. The All Blacks have a few set plays for these situations (remember Tony Woodcock against France?), Japan had a nice one against Scotland, but England went for a bog standard maul. Surely this is the situation you pull out your trick play? England's lineout isn't reliable enough for trick plays.
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Ultragonk posted:Who knew all Wales needed to do to win was get rid of most of their first team. I think that was everyone in Wales not named Gatland. Maybe he'll be forced to bring Hook back from exile now.
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a pipe smoking dog posted:I think that was everyone in Wales not named Gatland. Maybe he'll be forced to bring Hook back from exile now. As long as he's in centre.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:16
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Sep 26, 2015 22:19
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:Burgess and Barritt did what they always do, i.e. run straight forward all the loving time. This was my problem with the lineup. Any of Farrell Burgess or Barritt would have been defensible selections, but all three of them has zero creativity or ability to get the ball to the wings. All the back three's decent touches came from bad Walves kicking or broken plays.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:19
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Wales can easily gently caress this up against Fiji mind.
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DickEmery posted:Wales can easily gently caress this up against Fiji mind. Yes but we just beat england in twickers at their own world cup so literally nothing else matters.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:24
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goatface posted:England's lineout isn't reliable enough for trick plays. I've said for ages that youngs set piece play isn't good enough for test rugby, he's a hell of a player around the park on his good days but he's just too iffy at line out time for me. Previous posts saying the line out call was bad are right, going short is typically your 'banker' ball that you know will work, but being reduced to calling your safest ball at the most critical moment is a sign of weakness.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:26
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I'm going to contain my excitement until Fallingdown Joe gets back from his gig, so he doesn't feel like he's the only man in Wales to find out about this at 2 in the morning. Can I stress enough that Wales beat England with a back three of Rhys Priestland, Alex Cuthbert and Justin Tipuric?
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I've said for ages that youngs set piece play isn't good enough for test rugby, he's a hell of a player around the park on his good days but he's just too iffy at line out time for me. Previous posts saying the line out call was bad are right, going short is typically your 'banker' ball that you know will work, but being reduced to calling your safest ball at the most critical moment is a sign of weakness. Going for the lineout in the first place was a terrible decision, a draw was just as good as a win for England and they bungled it. edit: mistakenly counted England's bonus point today in my calculations, but still...England have Uruguay still to play while Wales' equivalent fixture is Fiji so England were in the box seat if it came down to +/- with a drawn game here. Smorgasbord fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Sep 26, 2015 |
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Sep 26, 2015 22:29
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Vaders Jester posted:The Soviet method. Does this make Gatland Stalin?
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Tyma posted:I'm going to contain my excitement until Fallingdown Joe gets back from his gig, so he doesn't feel like he's the only man in Wales to find out about this at 2 in the morning. You can, but nobody would believe such an implausible lie.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:34
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Well god loving damnit. Back to supporting Scotland I guess. At least they can actually win a loving game.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:37
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a pipe smoking dog posted:Yes but we just beat england in twickers at their own world cup so literally nothing else matters. Literally the only thing. We will be singing about this a hundred years from now.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:37
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England could have selected good players like Steffon Armitage, Burell, Slade and Abendanon. But instead pick useless shite like Haskell, Baritt and Burgess. Idiots.
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Bloody Pom posted:Well god loving damnit. Don't pin your hopes on us, we'll just break your heart tomorrow.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:48
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Vaders Jester posted:Don't pin your hopes on us, we'll just break your heart tomorrow. You Scots have taken Dylan Thomas right into your hearts. You're going to lose but you do not go gentle into that good night.
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Vaders Jester posted:Don't pin your hopes on us, we'll just break your heart tomorrow. I'm quarter-Scottish by birth, so it's the natural thing to do. As you can probably guess, I'm used to having my heart broken.   
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Ultragonk posted:You Scots have taken Dylan Thomas right into your hearts. You're going to lose but you do not go gentle into that good night. SCotland are very good at playing just slightly worse than their opposition, no matter who they are. Brave in defeat might as well be the team motto.
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HappyCamperGL posted:England could have selected good players like Steffon Armitage, Burell, Slade and Abendanon. But instead pick useless shite like Haskell, Baritt and Burgess. Idiots. I'm looking forward to the post tournament feeding frenzy where everyone tears that decision apart. Bath were an RFU sign off from getting Armitage over for the second half of the season, but the RFU wouldn't guarantee the reigning European player of the year a place in the World Cup squad so the deal fell through. Instead we have Burgess. I do feel bad for Burgess, it's not his fault Lancaster has an inexplicable boner for his 'leadership qualities'
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Sep 26, 2015 23:06
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They will hammer them in a faultless display of snappy set pieces, fluid running, and dominance at the breakdown. They will look like a team who would make the All Blacks seem clumsy and disorganised, who could take on the rest of the world XV and win comfortably. But they're only playing the USA. As soon as they meet real opposition they will lose, because they are Scotland.
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goatface posted:As soon as they meet real opposition they will lose, because they are Scotland. And still they will go into the next 6N believing they can win, I wish I had Scottish relatives.
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Steffon Armitage is better than both Wood and Robshaw. He wins and carries ball better than both of them but he has the temerity to earn his living in France.
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Tyma posted:I'm going to contain my excitement until Fallingdown Joe gets back from his gig, so he doesn't feel like he's the only man in Wales to find out about this at 2 in the morning. And scrum half Lloyd Williams, following up his cameo as a centre last weekend, covering as a winger and giving the assist for the winning try. Who needs a fully fit squad playing in position when you have High Priest Gatland and his human sacrifices?
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I really hope Gavin Henson gets a call up. (pic slightly related.)
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Real winner here is NH Rugby. Definitely showing up the pansy SH teams. 13 penalties, 2 tries, that's how it's done son.
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If you didn't love that match then you don't love rugby I guess E: who needs tries when you have English tears?
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