6N 2024 - Italy v England
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Ethan Roots named Man of the March on debut. Fully deserved for the number 6. He's carried well and been busy.
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England deep on attack with seconds to go.
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Can England finish with a try?
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Catch and drive from a 5m line.
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Ball lost forwards but England have a penalty advantage. Time up. A yellow card to one of the Italian forwards.
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14 men each. England go for a 5m scrum off the penalty.
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They fluff it. Penalty to Italy.
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England living off side like the Springboks.
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Ioane scores a try for Italy to finish it.
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England will win the game but Italy have outscored them three tries to two.
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Conversation over. It finishes Italy 24 England 27.
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Poor quality game.
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Felt like a wooden spoon decider.
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Razor's All Blacks will put a hundred on these England boys if they play with that low level of intensity in New Zealand.
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@sparky said in 6N 2024 - Italy v England:
Italy have offered almost nothing in the second half.
I do think Portugal and Georgia should get a chance to play some years in the 6 Nations. Promotion and relegation would give an edge to games like this.
Please sort your own house out
Italy are the best of the next
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Can someone please explain why
If a restaurant critic has a poor meal experience they are allowed/expected to slate the joint
and a movie critic watches a dire movie they’re allowed/expected to slate it
But a rugby critic will espouse Italy as plucky & unlucky and readers will nod sagely when what should have been written is
An individual moment of athletic superiority from Monty Ioane which gave Italy a losing BP deflected the fact that a willing and capable Italian side played with the tactical nous of a schoolboy team handing possession, momentum, and ultimately victory to a lacklustre England who almost grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory
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@sparky said in 6N 2024 - Italy v England:
Razor's All Blacks will put a hundred on these England boys if they play with that low level of intensity in New Zealand.
Whilst I agree with most you have said, this is a bold statement for a team that has yet to play a game.
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In response to a mate's suggestion that the England selection was interesting, I said this:-
"Interesting to a degree but the real issues are a) how Will Borthwick play the game and b) how many minutes will Smith, Fayi-Waboso and Cunningham-South get? My thoughts given the selection of Ford AND Daly is a) kick and chase and b) between 10 & 15 minutes between them"
All so appallingly predictable.
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Cunningham-South looked a handful when he was on.
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@Catogrande said in 6N 2024 - Italy v England:
@sparky said in 6N 2024 - Italy v England:
Razor's All Blacks will put a hundred on these England boys if they play with that low level of intensity in New Zealand.
Whilst I agree with most you have said, this is a bold statement for a team that has yet to play a game.
So arrogant too. I expect better from the fern.
