RWC Final: England v Springboks

[chimoaus]

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Except last week, we must have been really shit.

[sparky]

Good news for England. They are still in this.

Bad news. South Africa were much the better team in that first half.

[Hooroo]

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

I’m loving this match. Is there not enough frills for you?

I think the market is dominated by the northern hemisphere where the money is. I don’t think they are minding too much

[sparky]

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Odd post. Tough physical game that the ground and TV audience are enjoying

Would you call the 2011 final a dud product?

[Machpants]

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

We won a WC 8-7 so I wouldn’t go too far down that line. Rugby can be trench warfare and be exciting

It wasn't exciting at all. Fucking sucked. I thought I was going to die

[Machpants]

@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Would you call the 2011 final a dud product?

Yes, result was ok tho

[No Quarter]

Not an awful lot to talk about in that half. Both sides are better defenders than attackers, and so it played out. Some massive hits, and a period of great defense from the Boks on their own line, though all England really did the whole time was one off hit ups trying to just smash their way over.

Hoping it opens up a bit in the 2nd 40. If the Boks score first then they'll go more than 7 ahead and England will have to take a few more risks.

[chimoaus]

@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Would you call the 2011 final a dud product?

That gamed need a product warning on it. My heart almost didn’t cope.

[PN]

Wonder what the odds are of Eddie taking a page out of the Italian's playbook and stitching up uncontested scrums?

[Damo]

The match is fine. Tough stuff can be gripping. I am enjoying it.

Feel sick that we aren't in it though. Shows how really poor we were last week.

[sparky]

@chimoaus said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Would you call the 2011 final a dud product?

That gamed need a product warning on it. My heart almost didn’t cope.

T-Bag and ending were pretty good though.

[MrDenmore]

@chimoaus Because England was parked in our backline. Because World Rugby has cynically decided not to police the offside line anymore because that’s how you beat the All Blacks

[Anonymous]

@Machpants said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

We won a WC 8-7 so I wouldn’t go too far down that line. Rugby can be trench warfare and be exciting

It wasn't exciting at all. Fucking sucked. I thought I was going to die

2005 Brian O'Driscoll is that you?

[Chris B.]

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

If Boks scrum keeps dominance it is hard to see how they lose.

Hard to see how they won't keep dominance, with Kitshoff, Koch and Snyman to come off the bench and Cole going to tire!

[Kirwan]

@PN said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Wonder what the odds are of Eddie taking a page out of the Italian's playbook and stitching up uncontested scrums?

That would be pretty smart, only one prop away

[Damo]

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@PN said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Wonder what the odds are of Eddie taking a page out of the Italian's playbook and stitching up uncontested scrums?

That would be pretty smart, only one prop away

Cole to cop an injury? Does test rugby play man off? (I.E. the team that forces uncontested has to play with 14 players)?

[kiwiinmelb]

South Africa have two fresh scrummaging props on the bench as well

[Machpants]

@Anonymous said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Machpants said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

We won a WC 8-7 so I wouldn’t go too far down that line. Rugby can be trench warfare and be exciting

It wasn't exciting at all. Fucking sucked. I thought I was going to die

2005 Brian O'Driscoll is that you?

Don't you repress my right to identify as a whining Irish fluffybunny

I could've doid!

[MiketheSnow]

But if Eddie watched our SF he knows SA can be beaten. We should have.

England can.

England need to get tighter not looser.

[MrDenmore]

@sparky Yes. To you rugby tragics, trench warfare is great. For 80% of the viewing public, they want to see ball movement, sweeping backline moves and tries.