RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1)

[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.

[ACT Crusader]

@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.

[Kirwan]

Where’s Stargazer to explain how great Bridge is and how Richie wasn’t a defensive liability?

[Victor Meldrew]

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

Call of Duty Modern Warfare.

Ahh.

I've never graduated from Candy Crush myself.

[Kirwan]

Surprised how many England fans live around me. Bloody fireworks at one point.

[Duluth]

@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

[A Former User]

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...

[MrDenmore]

Wind back 24 hours, start Cane instead of SB; Coles starting instead of Taylor; Bender on the bench instead of Jordie. Would it have made a difference?

[Tim]

@Kirwan I'm going to the pub later, and half of the people there will be brits. I'm gonna take a lot of shit.

[Billy Tell]

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).

[Kirwan]

@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.

[jegga]

@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

[ACT Crusader]

@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

[Victor Meldrew]

.....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.

[Duluth]

Does the press conference get streamed on youtube?

[Tim]

@ACT-Crusader He scored against Australia in Perth and was good. Hansen made him a scapegoat to bring in an NPC level player. You're not getting away with that Crusaders bullshit tonight.