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RWC QF: England v Fiji

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  • CatograndeC Catogrande

    England team to face Fiji

    England: Smith; May, Marchant, Tuilagi, Daly; Farrell (capt), Mitchell; Genge, George, Cole, Itoje, Chessum, Lawes, Curry, Earl.

    Replacements: Dan, Marler, Sinckler, Martin, Vunipola, Care, Ford, Lawrence.

    So Borthwick has finally realised what everyone else has known since RWC final 4 years ago - the Ford-Farrell axis does not work. Consequently he dumps the best game controller we have got, to select not the best attacking threat we have but the guy who is the second best game controller and has no attacking threat. Well at least we have a proper centre partnership now. Next step - give them some ball in space.

    Not. Holding. Breath.

    We continue to pick wingers with no pace, signalling that they will be there as kick chasers only.

    Marchant aside (and Smith to a degree), where is our pace?

    Vunipola the busted flush. The five year busted flush, is on the bench again. For the life of me I cannot see why. As much as I rate Underhill, why not pick an out and out 8 as a replacement? Good flankers, we have. No 8s not so much.

    Arundell's reported fracas with Farrell seems to have been the excuse to cast him to the wind. He's off to France next season and there is yet another real talent for England that will get nowhere near his potential.

    It's criminal.

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    @Catogrande I thought May was quick...or is "was" the important word there?

    Bizarre borthwick just can't let Fozzie get the limelight on his own. But hey at least the bench looks like it will have more impact than the starters.

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      @Catogrande I thought May was quick...or is "was" the important word there?

      Bizarre borthwick just can't let Fozzie get the limelight on his own. But hey at least the bench looks like it will have more impact than the starters.

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      @Bones

      Whilst he’s no slouch, he has lost that out and out speed he had. Not frightening pace anymore unfortunately.

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      • CatograndeC Catogrande

        @Bones

        Whilst he’s no slouch, he has lost that out and out speed he had. Not frightening pace anymore unfortunately.

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        @Catogrande said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

        @Bones

        Whilst he’s no slouch, he has lost that out and out speed he had. Not frightening pace anymore unfortunately.

        That was pretty much all he had to give him an edge, so yeah I see your concern.

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        • CatograndeC Catogrande

          @Bones

          Whilst he’s no slouch, he has lost that out and out speed he had. Not frightening pace anymore unfortunately.

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          @Catogrande said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

          @Bones

          Whilst he’s no slouch, he has lost that out and out speed he had. Not frightening pace anymore unfortunately.

          He's more furious than fast nowadays

          This is a very distant memory unfortunately

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          • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

            @Catogrande said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

            @Bones

            Whilst he’s no slouch, he has lost that out and out speed he had. Not frightening pace anymore unfortunately.

            He's more furious than fast nowadays

            This is a very distant memory unfortunately

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            @MiketheSnow it's fucking not for me. That's the last time I went down the club to watch the ABs.

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                That Fijian team looks weaker than the one that played Portugal. Matavesi >> Ikanivere.

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                • BovidaeB Bovidae

                  That Fijian team looks weaker than the one that played Portugal. Matavesi >> Ikanivere.

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                  @Bovidae said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

                  That Fijian team looks weaker than the one that played Portugal. Matavesi >> Ikanivere.

                  Matavesi only just returned from his Dad’s funeral

                  He’ll bring it from the bench don’t worry

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                  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                    @Bovidae said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

                    That Fijian team looks weaker than the one that played Portugal. Matavesi >> Ikanivere.

                    Matavesi only just returned from his Dad’s funeral

                    He’ll bring it from the bench don’t worry

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                    @MiketheSnow I've noticed that the Fijian lineout turns to shit when Ikanivere comes on.

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                      An Irishman, Welshman and Scotsman walked into a bar, the Englishman wasn’t there, he was still at the World Cup

                      (Have a few hours at least)

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                        And they’re off…..

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                          Anyone know the reasoning behind red in the Fiji strip?

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                            Raynal straight into his work. Lawes clearly on his own feet levitating horizontally a millimetre above the players lying on the ground.

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                              Stuck on a bus in rural Wales with too weak a signal to watch live

                              Got the radio at least
                              Radio 5 Live
                              Abysmal
                              Two toffs and Matt Dawson
                              Orgasming every time England has the ball

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                                They have looked way better to be fair so far

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                                  Fucking hell, Raynal plays a two second advantage before awarding the penalty, with Fiji looking to spread it wide.

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                                    Curry is a moron.

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                                      How did ref not see that live?

                                      I would be looking at YC here. Those tackles can break kneecaps.

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                                        Lucky not to see yellow, I guess he tucked the shoulder under, which probably saved him.

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                                        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                          Stuck on a bus in rural Wales with too weak a signal to watch live

                                          Got the radio at least
                                          Radio 5 Live
                                          Abysmal
                                          Two toffs and Matt Dawson
                                          Orgasming every time England has the ball

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                                          @MiketheSnow Yep, the Toffs are terrible.

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