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6 Nations 2019

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    #146

    Holy crap! Well done England - and a late charge from Ireland

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      Machpants
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      Farrell is not helping his team with the kicking, c'mon England hold this out - Ireland can't play boring rugby now!

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        Very slow ball by the looks.

        England look well coached - they're anticipating and reading Ireland's pattern very nicely - just swamped Ireland again behind hte advantage line and winning the penalty.

        Farrell to kick now, missed his last two

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          Farrell is not helping his team with the kicking, c'mon England hold this out - Ireland can't play boring rugby now!

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          @Machpants said in 6 Nations 2019:

          Farrell is not helping his team with the kicking, c'mon England hold this out - Ireland can't play boring rugby now!

          Well that was a guest move to take that kick when they have Daly 25-13, just minutes left

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            #150

            Sexton having a 'mare and Ireland have no plan B. Irish attack has been almost non-existent, unimaginative and lacking in pace - some of the passing has been awful.

            Poms aggressive in defence and making few mistakes. Not pretty but effective.

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              Slade's try sums the ineptitude of the Irish backline. They have been appallingly bad tonight.

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                Sexton having a 'mare and Ireland have no plan B. Irish attack has been almost non-existent, unimaginative and lacking in pace - some of the passing has been awful.

                Poms aggressive in defence and making few mistakes. Not pretty but effective.

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                @Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:

                Sexton having a 'mare and Ireland have no plan B. Irish attack has been almost non-existent, unimaginative and lacking in pace - some of the passing has been awful.

                Poms aggressive in defence and making few mistakes. Not pretty but effective.

                and England intercept to win it... by reading the play and shooting up. Well played Eddy, well played England.

                Hopefully the world cup has faster ball though - thi has been pretty stodgy stuff

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                  #153

                  Haha Sexton.

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                  • nzzpN nzzp

                    @Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:

                    Sexton having a 'mare and Ireland have no plan B. Irish attack has been almost non-existent, unimaginative and lacking in pace - some of the passing has been awful.

                    Poms aggressive in defence and making few mistakes. Not pretty but effective.

                    and England intercept to win it... by reading the play and shooting up. Well played Eddy, well played England.

                    Hopefully the world cup has faster ball though - thi has been pretty stodgy stuff

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                    @nzzp said in 6 Nations 2019:

                    Hopefully the world cup has faster ball though - thi has been pretty stodgy stuff

                    England have been more effective at slowing things down...

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                    • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                      @nzzp said in 6 Nations 2019:

                      Hopefully the world cup has faster ball though - thi has been pretty stodgy stuff

                      England have been more effective at slowing things down...

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                      @Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:

                      @nzzp said in 6 Nations 2019:

                      Hopefully the world cup has faster ball though - thi has been pretty stodgy stuff

                      England have been more effective at slowing things down...

                      Yup, but they also have some pretty lightning fast backs when required, so a step up from the worst ten man slow-rugby that could be on offer

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                        Clearly the world cup favourites are now

                        England
                        Wales
                        Ireland
                        South Africa

                        daylight

                        NZ ... no chance 😛

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                        • nzzpN nzzp

                          Clearly the world cup favourites are now

                          England
                          Wales
                          Ireland
                          South Africa

                          daylight

                          NZ ... no chance 😛

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                          @nzzp said in 6 Nations 2019:

                          NZ ... no chance

                          That's what happens when you forget to look after your Aura.

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                            Fucken eh that was nice. The tears of the Irish winger trying to push Ford over the hoardings...

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                              98blueandgold
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                              What a performance from England! Awesome defence and looking sharpe on attack.
                              As has been mentioned Ireland's issue is they have 1 game plan that they do really well...until they don't. They aim to be more physical than you but England picked a team that stood up to that and gave it back.
                              All Blacks need to look at that and learn from failings of last year, do they specifically pick a team to be more physical than them?

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                                Derm McCrum
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                                #160

                                Congrats England fans - well deserved. No complaints from me - better team won. Enjoy those beers.

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                                  Massive statement by England. Take a bow Cueball and Eddie. Spotted the gaps in the "impregnable" Irish defence and coached their team to executed moves to find them.

                                  It takes a lot (or the opposition being Australia) to get me to cheer for the English Rugby team. But, my God, the hubris of this Irish squad and some of their fans in recent weeks has done it. Guess they shouldn't have spent so much time patting themselves on the back.

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                                    If England hasn't let that consolation try in, they would have taken second in the rankings

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                                      That was seriously impressive from England. Their pack just pummelled and smashed ireland into submission. Behind a beaten pack, Sexton didn't look so world player of the year-ish.

                                      Ah, it's (relatively) easy to get to 1 or 2 in the world rankings, it's a lot harder to stay there...

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                                        That was seriously impressive from England. Their pack just pummelled and smashed ireland into submission. Behind a beaten pack, Sexton didn't look so world player of the year-ish.

                                        Ah, it's (relatively) easy to get to 1 or 2 in the world rankings, it's a lot harder to stay there...

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                                        #164

                                        @Billy-Tell lol nice quick edit, because Ireland were anything but Impressive

                                        Ireland's stats are better, apart from the one that counts

                                        http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/matchstats?gameId=294248&league=180659

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                                          @Billy-Tell lol nice quick edit, because Ireland were anything but Impressive

                                          Ireland's stats are better, apart from the one that counts

                                          http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/matchstats?gameId=294248&league=180659

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                                          @Machpants said in 6 Nations 2019:

                                          @Billy-Tell lol nice quick edit, because Ireland were anything but Impressive

                                          Ireland's stats are better, apart from the one that counts

                                          http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/matchstats?gameId=294248&league=180659

                                          Ireland's game plan revolves around holding onto the ball and playing error free rugby. The problem is they played much of the game behind the gainline, and they have no plan B.

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