RWC SF: England v Springboks

[Machpants]

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.

Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.

To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning

And we didn’t. Fuck

They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!

[MajorPom]

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

I'm looking forward to playing SA after that. They're tuckered

We should be fresher but they should be confident after the Twix mauling.

[Dodge]

@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.

Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.

To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning

And we didn’t. Fuck

They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!

It was a mistake, not a tactic, we kicked to compete all night and it worked all night, it just didn’t go far enough.

[game_film]

I’m glad that the teams that did the hard work of beating France and Ireland made it

[Machpants]

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.

Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.

To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning

And we didn’t. Fuck

They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!

It was a mistake, not a tactic, we kicked to compete all night and it worked all night, it just didn’t go far enough.

I disagree, is still a risk. Things had changed because any knock on meant scrum which was penalty toSA. Good game managers would've changed at that point. Not worth the risk, as shown

[ACT Crusader]

@Dodge exactly. The tactics were right because the Boks arial game out wide is not one of their strengths.

I would’ve been livid with the ABs if we started trying to “run it” in those conditions when there was opportunity to kick to the wings and have the likes of Jordan, Jordie and Telea creating havoc on the kick chase.

Still baffled by that last scrum penalty.

Well at least Hawkes Bay lost.

[Bones]

@MajorRage said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

I'm looking forward to playing SA after that. They're tuckered

We should be fresher but they should be confident after the Twix mauling.

I hope they are.

[Dodge]

@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.

Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.

To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning

And we didn’t. Fuck

They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!

It was a mistake, not a tactic, we kicked to compete all night and it worked all night, it just didn’t go far enough.

I disagree, is still a risk. Things had changed because any knock on meant scrum which was penalty toSA. Good game managers would've changed at that point. Not worth the risk, as shown

Easy with hindsight, but if it goes another 15 / 20
Metres and he wins it we win the game.

[MN5]

@game_film said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

I’m glad that the teams that did the hard work of beating France and Ireland made it

Yeah good way of looking at it. From that perspective there’s no way England deserved to be there.

[Bones]

England panicked. Young team but they should have won from there. Great game

[Dodge]

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England panicked. Young team but they should have won from there. Great game

Young team?!

EDIT: Now not sure if this is sarcasm. I’m drunk and emotional.

[sparky]

@Damo said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

First team to score a try is gonna take this I reckon.

This proved to be spot on.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones You're on fire tonight mate.

[booboo]

A godawful game of footy, saved by being a semi final, and close.

Worth a watch but you wouldn't use that to sell the product.

[akan004]

Was stupid to select reserves props who can't scrum against a team like SA, and in a game like this where there were plenty of stoppages, there was no need to bring them on so early. Borthwick fucked up.

[booboo]

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@LABCAT said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Why are people complaining about the try?

I couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Shame England didn't win as I doubt they would have any chance against the All Blacks.

Because the runner off the back of the lineoit was tackled to the ground and got up and went again without releasing

But was he held?

[Bovidae]

The funniest part of the game was the view of the SA coaches box where it looked looked like Rassie was taking the takeaway orders from the support staff. So rugby has come to this...

[Dodge]

@booboo said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@LABCAT said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Why are people complaining about the try?

I couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Shame England didn't win as I doubt they would have any chance against the All Blacks.

Because the runner off the back of the lineoit was tackled to the ground and got up and went again without releasing

But was he held?

Yes! He bounced off the first tackler but Vunipola completed it, brought him to ground and then he stood up

[Bones]

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England panicked. Young team but they should have won from there. Great game

Young team?!

EDIT: Now not sure if this is sarcasm. I’m drunk and emotional.

I'm no Borthwick but he seemed to be making note of it.

[Dodge]

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England panicked. Young team but they should have won from there. Great game

Young team?!

EDIT: Now not sure if this is sarcasm. I’m drunk and emotional.

I'm no Borthwick but he seemed to be making note of it.

You don’t have his sparkling repartee.