England vs. Australia (2024)
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Awesome for Wobs. They have got some really talented players in that squad, so it was just a matter of time until something clicked.
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Awesome for Wobs. They have got some really talented players in that squad, so it was just a matter of time until something clicked.
Because they have quality coaching now
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Awesome for Wobs. They have got some really talented players in that squad, so it was just a matter of time until something clicked.
Because they have quality coaching now
@KiwiMurph said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Awesome for Wobs. They have got some really talented players in that squad, so it was just a matter of time until something clicked.
Because they have quality coaching now
They had one in 2022 as well
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@KiwiMurph said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Awesome for Wobs. They have got some really talented players in that squad, so it was just a matter of time until something clicked.
Because they have quality coaching now
They had one in 2022 as well
@mariner4life said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@KiwiMurph said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Awesome for Wobs. They have got some really talented players in that squad, so it was just a matter of time until something clicked.
Because they have quality coaching now
They had one in 2022 as well
And weâre building nicely then too
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Who is Ben Youngs?
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Instant classic. Going to be a great week!!
Wonât repeat the good points from the many rugby gurus on the thread (and NTA posted as well), but I will say one thing.
Len Ikitau is just class. I really rate him. You know who didnât? Eddie Jones, who left him out of our World Cup squad. Fuck that guy.
But yeah itâs the best Wallaby win since we put 40 on the ABs in Perth. And you could argue itâs better than that.
@barbarian said in England vs. Australia (2024):
the many rugby gurus on the thread (and NTA posted as well),
The arrogance of some second rowers...
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Who is Ben Youngs?
@mariner4life said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Who is Ben Youngs?
Englandâs most-capped rugby player Ben Youngs probably should have known better, but his bold anti-Wallabies statements of the past month have played their part in the Australiansâ record-breaking win at Twickenham. led Youngs to opine that the British and Irish Lions tour next year should be moved from Australia to South Africa. He followed that up last week by proclaiming âAustralia, donât waste my time. âJoe Schmidt, he will have a couple of clever plays, it wouldnât surprise me if Australia score a couple of nice tries, but other than that⌠I donât want to say it.â -
Lots of caps with fuck all to show for it
And a halfback
Fuck up champ
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@game_film said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Eddie Jones cackling and rolling a blunt
That didn't age well
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@game_film said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Eddie Jones cackling and rolling a blunt
That didn't age well
@MiketheSnow said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@game_film said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Eddie Jones cackling and rolling a blunt
That didn't age well
Are you saying Eddie should wear more suntan lotion?
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NH ex players love shĂŽt talking. Youâll never hear McCaw or Habana or eales dismissing other countries out of hand.
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NH ex players love shĂŽt talking. Youâll never hear McCaw or Habana or eales dismissing other countries out of hand.
@Billy-Tell said in England vs. Australia (2024):
NH ex players love shĂŽt talking. Youâll never hear McCaw or Habana or eales dismissing other countries out of hand.
They don't get the gigs otherwise unfortunately
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Thereâs not a lot of top drawer star quality players in the home unions currently. Theyâll have a strong team but wonât be among the greatest lions sides of all time.
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@ACT-Crusader said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Happy for the kid, because after the announcement a while ago that he was changing codes there were a number in league circles who turned on him. They wouldâve been ready with the daggers this morning had he not been so influential.
And now they'll use it as proof that Rugby "Yawnion" is easy
@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@ACT-Crusader said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Happy for the kid, because after the announcement a while ago that he was changing codes there were a number in league circles who turned on him. They wouldâve been ready with the daggers this morning had he not been so influential.
And now they'll use it as proof that Rugby "Yawnion" is easy
You can let them know an amateur club rugby back switched over and became a regular first grader and test player at prop - Leo Thompson.
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@barbarian said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Instant classic. Going to be a great week!!
Wonât repeat the good points from the many rugby gurus on the thread (and NTA posted as well), but I will say one thing.
Len Ikitau is just class. I really rate him. You know who didnât? Eddie Jones, who left him out of our World Cup squad. Fuck that guy.
But yeah itâs the best Wallaby win since we put 40 on the ABs in Perth. And you could argue itâs better than that.
Ikitau was excellent, typified by the final pass to Jorgensen
But it was the double threat of the midfield combo which allowed both to excel
English defence didnât know who was going to be the threat on any given play
And that created time and space for both of them
This could be the start of a really good partnership
@MiketheSnow said in England vs. Australia (2024):
@barbarian said in England vs. Australia (2024):
Instant classic. Going to be a great week!!
Wonât repeat the good points from the many rugby gurus on the thread (and NTA posted as well), but I will say one thing.
Len Ikitau is just class. I really rate him. You know who didnât? Eddie Jones, who left him out of our World Cup squad. Fuck that guy.
But yeah itâs the best Wallaby win since we put 40 on the ABs in Perth. And you could argue itâs better than that.
Ikitau was excellent, typified by the final pass to Jorgensen
But it was the double threat of the midfield combo which allowed both to excel
English defence didnât know who was going to be the threat on any given play
And that created time and space for both of them
This could be the start of a really good partnership
Sua'ali'i, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship
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@Tim said in England vs. Australia (2024):
To think that Eddie Jones snubbed Ikitau for the World Cup ...
It was a bit of a weird situation because he hadn't played for almost two months by the time the World Cup rolled around due to injury, so it wasn't quite as straight forward as him just being dropped.
Regardless, Ikitau is probably the Australian player from the last few years with the best argument for selection in a World XV (though Rob Valetini is now there or thereabouts and Angus Bell would be if he could stay injury free). A good coach would've utilised Ikitau at the World Cup.
On the match itself, great performances from Bell, Frost, the loosies and midfield. Wright was at his best too. Comfortably Australia's top performance of the year although England seemed to play into their hands a fair bit. Been interesting seeing the chatter about McDermott starting. His running game is great but Gordon's kicking was pretty crucial for a lot of that match. I think Schmidt has the right balance now, starting Gordon and using McDermott off the bench.
Grand Slam dreams still alive! Would be very (present day) Australian to lose to Wales next week but hopefully that isn't the case, should be the easiest challenge of the tour.
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@Tim said in England vs. Australia (2024):
To think that Eddie Jones snubbed Ikitau for the World Cup ...
It was a bit of a weird situation because he hadn't played for almost two months by the time the World Cup rolled around due to injury, so it wasn't quite as straight forward as him just being dropped.
Regardless, Ikitau is probably the Australian player from the last few years with the best argument for selection in a World XV (though Rob Valetini is now there or thereabouts and Angus Bell would be if he could stay injury free). A good coach would've utilised Ikitau at the World Cup.
On the match itself, great performances from Bell, Frost, the loosies and midfield. Wright was at his best too. Comfortably Australia's top performance of the year although England seemed to play into their hands a fair bit. Been interesting seeing the chatter about McDermott starting. His running game is great but Gordon's kicking was pretty crucial for a lot of that match. I think Schmidt has the right balance now, starting Gordon and using McDermott off the bench.
Grand Slam dreams still alive! Would be very (present day) Australian to lose to Wales next week but hopefully that isn't the case, should be the easiest challenge of the tour.
@Mr-Fish Valentini has been at a world class level IMO for a good 18 months.
Also agree that Ikitau was probably a line ball call for the RWC given his injuries and lack of match fitness. Eddie got plenty of other things wrong though.
The midfield combo that I thought would work was Ikitau and Petaia but I think this one has some promise.
Schmidt has debuted more than a dozen new players this season so there is plenty of youth in there.
Sets up an interesting clash next week because the tune will have changed and the expectation will be that they beat Wales, and that's different than what was the case against England.
