Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT
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@W32 said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
What a twat Healy is
Lots of guy lads in English Rugby, but some total and utter twats too.
Top Ten English Rugby Twats would be a good thread. And Austin Healy would be a candidate for the number one slot.
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That could and should have been 40+
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@game_film said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
England look like they select players based on the shape of their head
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Is it just me or is this Georgian ref very average at best??
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@NTA said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
Got up to piss. Checked score. Not shocked. Long tour ahead.
I’m at that age too. Although you could say I’m one better in that I went to check the score in the ABs/Ireland game which hasn’t even started yet.
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@Bones said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
motorcycles and basketball
I never got to see that sport
If motorcycles were involved, I might find basketball watchable.
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@Kruse said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
@Bones said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
motorcycles and basketball
I never got to see that sport
If motorcycles were involved, I might find basketball watchable.
They're not involved?
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What a frustrating game, probably for both sides.
Aus are sa few players away from being a good side and the ones that weren't available today would have made a difference. Depth the issue here..
England have depth in abundance but are struggling to find the way they want to play. We bring that team and that game plan to the Argies or Kiwis and we will lose. Possibly the Fijians too.
A question here is how in terms of a game plan have we gone back so far from the summer series?
Plusses for England - depth in the forwards is now looking very good. Minuses - muddled thinking about our back line and attack, leading to some bizarre selections overall. Let's hope Lee Blackett gets a bit more influence.
Aus Plusses. McReight was a complete nusiance all day. Not flashy but does the basics really well and is an 80 minute man. Some serious atheletes in the backs but lacking at 10 and a little at 9.. Minuses - overall a lack of physicality in the forwards (honarable mentions aside). I don't quite get Wilson, yeah he carries a lot and maybe he makes some meters but he don't make many post contact metres. Why is he there?
Overall I thought were were a 6/10 performance and were still significantly better that THIS Aus side. Not sure what we learned from that game save that we didn't ge things right?
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@Catogrande said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
Aus are sa few players away from being a good side and the ones that weren't available today would have made a difference. Depth the issue
We don't have a top 30.
We have a top 12-15 then a bunch of honest toilers, who have come through a system that doesn't prepare them for Test Rugby.
By all measures we are a second tier nation; pulling out the occasional great win against the big boys, while under threat of losing to anyone in the top 20 on the day.
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Stan sport has a replay feature called Ball In Play - no fluff, just the game itself. Runs about 50 minutes which sounds about right, when you include the few seconds for scrum engagement and lineout throw.
Ref team has been a bit shit honestly. Counter ruck not staying on feet enough for mine, and some forward passes missed...
That said, our scrum and lineout is pretty good through the first 50 game time
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@Jet said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
@Tim said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:
@Bones Him, Sinckler, and Itoje. Total fuckwits.
and Pollock.
Maybe when you're that young, and that talented, you can afford to be a fuckwit.
Certainly when I've watched or refereed U21 Rugby here the chances of a fight breaking out always seem to be higher due to the fuckwit factor and associated carry on.
You just hope that, one day, they get sorted out in a full seniors match by a 40yo prop.
