RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1)

[Wally]

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[Entertainer15]

@Entertainer15 said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Missed players like Mckenzie and Rieko today, capable of breaking lines
Also poor decisions from Hansen: not picking owen Franks, Ben smith not even in the 23 (why the fuck Jordie Barrett??), putting Barrett instead of Cane, and always picking Sonny Bill in the 23 (he had a great game against Namibia... that's it)

and also ALB is more of a 13.. crotty should have been on the field today (with ALB)

[BerniesCorner]

How come we were struggling in the lineouts

[MiketheSnow]

@Entertainer15 said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Entertainer15 said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Missed players like Mckenzie and Rieko today, capable of breaking lines
Also poor decisions from Hansen: not picking owen Franks, Ben smith not even in the 23 (why the fuck Jordie Barrett??), putting Barrett instead of Cane, and always picking Sonny Bill in the 23 (he had a great game against Namibia... that's it)

and also ALB is more of a 13.. crotty should have been on the field today (with ALB)

Shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic.

Start and finish with Read.

[kev]

@Entertainer15 disagree. We lost it in the forwards an with poor tactical kicking. Their forwards created go forward, won their lineouts and they were tactically miles ahead.

[Kirwan]

@Luigi said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Luigi said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Luigi said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

“Are you Scotland in disguise” ringing out in the pub.

fluffybunnies everywhere I guess

Yeah. It was the relief as much as anything.
Firstly we weren’t shit. Then we won.

Far from shit, England were awesome.

I’ve rarely felt so physically sick during a match.
The danger is we treat that as our final.

It’s going to be tough to get up twice to that level, look at us with Ireland. Boks have to be favoured

[Marty]

@kev said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Entertainer15 disagree. We lost it in the forwards an with poor tactical kicking. Their forwards created go forward, won their lineouts and they were tactically miles ahead.

This. Their props, Itoje and Underhill were monumental. Easy to point fingers at outside backs but, as always, small numbers won it.

[jegga]

@Bovidae said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Yeetyaah said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Breakdown was the downfall. AB's couldn't handle rush defence. We played trash. England just played so well. Clinical as fuck. AB's didn't deserve shit.

Fuckin' John Mitchell. I should have ran him over when he went for his runs past my house.

Theres a Chiefs vibe running through this shambles , Mitchell, MacLeod and Foster . Lets not just blame Canterbury

[jegga]

@Marty said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@kev said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Entertainer15 disagree. We lost it in the forwards an with poor tactical kicking. Their forwards created go forward, won their lineouts and they were tactically miles ahead.

This. Their props, Itoje and Underhill were monumental. Easy to point fingers at outside backs but, as always, small numbers won it.

They played like we are supposed to

[Victor Meldrew]

@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

It’s going to be tough to get up twice to that level, look at us with Ireland. Boks have to be favoured

I've always thought this RWC would be the Boks to win.

Never thought we'd win the thing, but had some serious hope after we mullered Ireland. That hope disappeared after 50 minutes

[ACT Crusader]

@Entertainer15 I think we have a Fern first that a new poster has quoted their first post for their second post.

[Machpants]

Pissed, got in CoD MW, took it out on the bad guys and top scored by miles. BBBR got nothing on my killing rage

[Bovidae]

Stats can be misleading as the ABs tackle success was much better than England's (89% vs 82%). Where England were much better was in their dominant tackles.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Machpants said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Pissed, got in CoD MW, took it out on the bad guys and top scored by miles. BBBR got nothing on my killing rage

That just went way over my head...

[Kirwan]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

It’s going to be tough to get up twice to that level, look at us with Ireland. Boks have to be favoured

I've always thought this RWC would be the Boks to win.

Never thought we'd win the thing, but had some serious hope after we mullered Ireland. That hope disappeared after 50 minutes

I was more optimistic than that, I am a Blues supporter after all, that helps. I know a few that have been predicting exactly what happened tonight, and picking the Boks to take it out.

[antipodean]

@Bovidae said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Stats can be misleading as the ABs tackle success was much better than England's (89% vs 82%). Where England were much better was in their dominant tackles.

If only we had such a player...

[sparky]

@BerniesCorner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

We didnt lose because of our backs. Our forwards got monstered. In the scrums, in the lineouts and at the breakdowns.

This is the most comprehensive defeat my middle age brain can remember

Haven't seen us smashed like that since the RWC Semi in 1991.

[Kirwan]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@Machpants said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Pissed, got in CoD MW, took it out on the bad guys and top scored by miles. BBBR got nothing on my killing rage

That just went way over my head...

Call of Duty Modern Warfare.

[Paekakboyz]

@Victor-Meldrew gaming catharsis

[sparky]

@BerniesCorner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

How come we were struggling in the lineouts

Looked to me live like Codie Taylor was off with his throws.