RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1)
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@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
@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.
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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.
@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...
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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
@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.
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@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...
@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.
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@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...
@Victor-Meldrew gaming catharsis
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How come we were struggling in the lineouts
@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.
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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
@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
I agree we lost the collisions, but thought we were okay at scrum time. There was one penalty which I thought was one of those 50/50s because England’s bind slipped and Owens ruled against us.
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@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.
@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Call of Duty Modern Warfare.
Ahh.
I've never graduated from Candy Crush myself.
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@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.
@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
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.
I got some good odds on the Boks too
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Awwww guys, commiserations.
I'm chuffed though, wasn't expecting England to play that well after NZ game last week, thought you guys had it wrapped up already!!
Nevermind, drown your sorrows or...
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Forwards just outplayed. Sure, we should have started Cane ahead of Barrett, but I doubt that changes anything. Discipline was poor, cost us a faint chance at pulling the game out of the fire. Biggest error though was not having Ben Smith on the bench - should have been BB into 10 and BFA into 15 after about 30 minutes. I like RM, he's come along in leaps and bounds, but he was lost today.
Need to give the reserves a run out for 3rd/4th and make sure we don't lose to Wales (I will be genuinely surprised if Wales beat SA).
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@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
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.
I got some good odds on the Boks too
@Duluth said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
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.
I got some good odds on the Boks too
Didn’t want to out you
I banished the wife, told her they were playing fine when you weren’t watching.
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@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
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.
I got some good odds on the Boks too
@Duluth said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
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.
I got some good odds on the Boks too
I hope not, they had a weak draw in the finals for their last rwc win too
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Where’s Stargazer to explain how great Bridge is and how Richie wasn’t a defensive liability?
@Kirwan said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Where’s Stargazer to explain how great Bridge is and how Richie wasn’t a defensive liability?
When Ioane has played a game like tonight, we’ve often heard the “forwards didn’t front, so no space for the wingers” line trotted out. Just sayin
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.....on the plus side, the England-supporting electrician who's been meaning to finish off the wiring in the annexe bedrooms for weeks, has just rung me to ask if I watched the game.
