RWC QF: England v Fiji
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Said it soon as Fiji beat England in the Warm Ups
Kick long, kick dead, compete at lineout
Take 3 points every time it's offered
Drubbing, and England won't have to get out of 3rd gear
Which is good because I don't think they have a 4th
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We have a third?
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
@Catogrande said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
We have a third?
You used it against Chile
OK so that's had though rather than have :anguished_face:
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Thank fuck we can't have Whitehouse
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@frugby said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
Does the pedantic nature of Raynal favour Fiji or England, I can't decide.
England
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According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
Can I change my vote?
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According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
lol what? jesus and we thought we had coaching and selecting problems
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According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
That can't be surprising since he's done nothing in the pool games.
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Quite a few tickets on the resale sight yesterday, assume that was Aus / Welsh fans giving up their tickets but still, shows how far England have fallen in the eyes of their fans.
If we pick Smith at fullback we’ve lost the plot
@Dodge said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
Quite a few tickets on the resale sight yesterday, assume that was Aus / Welsh fans giving up their tickets but still, shows how far England have fallen in the eyes of their fans.
If we pick Smith at fullback we’ve lost the plot
You can’t lose what you never had.
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@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
That can't be surprising since he's done nothing in the pool games.
@antipodean said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
That can't be surprising since he's done nothing in the pool games.
Who Ford?
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@antipodean said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
That can't be surprising since he's done nothing in the pool games.
Who Ford?
@MiketheSnow said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
@antipodean said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
That can't be surprising since he's done nothing in the pool games.
Who Ford?
I think I've used up a week's worth of sarcasm in that post.
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According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
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@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
Farrell is the chosen one, so no matter what he starts. He's England's beaudy
@Machpants said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
@Duluth said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:
According to reports in the British press Ford won't be in the starting xv, Farrell at 10 & Smith at fullback
Farrell is the chosen one, so no matter what he starts. He's England's beaudy
You have managed to insult both players at once.
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So reports of a fight between Arundel and....guess! Yeah you got it right, Farrell.
Also reports of there being a 3-way split between the Drua players, NH players and coaching group.
Personally I reckon this is just the "forgotten" quarter trying to create some excitement.
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I think Fiji now having reclaimed the underdog tag will play much better than what they did against Georgia and Portugal.
I think after they beat Aus they found themselves in the unfamiliar position of being expected to not just win, but win well on the world stage and make the 1/4's, a situation they don't often find themselves in.
I don't think the players responded well to that pressure and expectation and played within themselves and conservatively which certainly didn't suit the Fijian rugby style.
So I expect them to play a lot better - whether that "better" is enough to beat England I'm highly unsure. Conservative, knockout rugby simply suits England down to the ground.
So I'll say Fiji with my heart and England with my head...
