RWC SF: England v Springboks

[Dodge]

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Fuck I can’t work how to post this, but this is the frame that shows him standing up.

[Dodge]

You can’t bounce up out of a tackle with the ball still in your hands and go for the line. Second movement, playing the ball on the floor, not releasing, whatever the fuck you want to call it

[Machpants]

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Fuck I can’t work how to post this, but this is the frame that shows him standing up.

That's the money shot, yup penalty

[antipodean]

@stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Peak Walrus. Comedy gold! England have made 4 finals. This wouldn’t rank in the top 10 England performances for me.

played like the true England

[MN5]

@antipodean said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Peak Walrus. Comedy gold! England have made 4 finals. This wouldn’t rank in the top 10 England performances for me.

played like the true England

Well done Walrus, I can’t ( and wouldn’t anyway ) read the rest but it looks like you’ve managed to surpass yesterday’s tweet for sheer sour, whiny, wankiness.

“Undeservedly won”…..what a cock. Like clockwork any sympathy I have for England is quickly eroded thanks to shit like this.

[kev]

@antipodean said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

played like the true England

Nothing to be proud of.

[pakman]

@mariner4life said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Thoughts on the deciding penalty? Aerial view looked like the green shirt angling in a lot more than white?

From where we sat Koch when in and up. Someone like Barnes might have penalised for not pushing straight.

[Nepia]

@mariner4life said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

The old loose forward in me fucking loved that. Just a dirty shitfight

I love that, I feel the same way. I used to love wet days, everyone slowed down to my pace.

[pakman]

England have only themselves to blame. They had that game for the taking. With Ford on at 65 some of those dangerous situations in last 15 would have likely borne some fruit.

As it was Care had to pass to Faz 8m behind the gain line, which gave Boks time to scramble.

Very clear from our seats.

Faint heart never won fair lady and all of that.

[Bovidae]

Conceding the scrum penalty after the KLA knock-on was the key moment. A perfect position to get some points was squandered.

[sparky]

England let the Boks out of jail last night. Big time. No amount of moaning about the ref can obscure that.

[ARHS]

I was disappointed England fluffed their lines there after having it almost in the bag. Jamie George had a real horror night at setpiece.
I wonder how much that match will sap the South Africans. They may need a 6 2 bench next week.

[MN5]

@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

England let the Boks out of jail last night. Big time. No amount of moaning about the ref can obscure that.

English press will look at that as a challenge

[Bones]

@akan004 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Nepo

Gets better at scrums every game he's not selected (which is because he still gives away at least as many turnovers and penalties probably). Myth

[pakman]

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@akan004 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Nepo

Gets better at scrums every game he's not selected (which is because he still gives away at least as many turnovers and penalties probably). Myth

Check out last 15 of Boks Mt Smart. Contrast last 15 of Newell at Twickenham.

[pakman]

@chimoaus said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Why would you take off Eben.

He looked to me like he might be carrying an injury.

[African Monkey]

@Bones Would love to see what @Steve would have to say if big Fletch didn't get picked. Hearing his father speak after Fletch's debut against the Boks bought a tear to his eye, missing selection for the World Cup final might just send him to the brink.....

[stodders]

@Dodge I thought after France game that SA had used all their luck up in this World Cup. After this game, surely they have none left.

Agree with @Dodge about Fourie. Looks a cast iron second movement penalty. Only reason for not giving it is the ref team and TMO didn’t believe he was held when initially tackled, but from the replay that looks unlikely.

I find some of the post-match commentary from English pundits to be quite unsavoury. Dallaglio especially, I’m looking at you. I know English fans are hurting, but this ref blaming crap just has to stop. Without them, there is no game. Unless of course you want AI to ref, at which point we won’t get beyond 2 seconds of play time.

England had the opportunities to win this game. They were in SA’s 22 more than often than SA were in theirs. They were not good enough overall to score the try that would have killed the game. By not building a big enough buffer, they allowed the Boks the chance to use their get out of jail free card. Which they duly did, like v good teams often do when it feels like they should have no right to.

[Machpants]

@African-Monkey said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones Would love to see what @Steve would have to say if big Fletch didn't get picked. Hearing his father speak after Fletch's debut against the Boks bought a tear to his eye, missing selection for the World Cup final might just send him to the brink.....

Not a reason to select a player.

Especially a ginger one