The Silver Fern

@kiwimurph Have you seen this alternative commentary on the tackle - pure gold

@paekakboyz Bugger! Didn't realise that when I first landed on it and I'm now paywalled out too. Here's SBS version

England prop's brutal sledge for Wallabies

England prop Kyle Sinckler used a sledge to remind the Wallabies of their off-field issues in his team's Test win at Twickenham.

England prop Kyle Sinckler ensured the Wallabies' off-field dramas weren't forgotten during their 37-18 Test defeat at Twickenham.

"You're all f...ing snitches anyway," declared Sinckler as a scuffle broke out early in the second half.

It was an apparent reference to the Wallabies' leadership group informing coach Michael Cheika that veterans Kurtley Beale and Adam Ashley-Cooper had breached team rules by having women in their hotel room after the Test loss to Wales.

While the guests were Ashley-Cooper's sister-in-law and two friends and they reportedly left after having some food and drink, Cheika responded by dropping both players for the England game.

It didn't help that the coach initially claimed the players were dropped for form and game plan reasons before the real story emerged.

Player of the match Sinckler was admonished after his sledge by referee Jaco Peyper who told him: "There are the laws of the game and the spirit."

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper said he didn't believe the off-field issue had affected the players during their loss to England and that he missed the Sinckler jibe.

"I didn't hear that," Hooper said.

Tuipulotu, Fifita and Jordie for me. Read, Coles and Laumape also had strong games. It's probably been said elsewhere but Italy were a big disappointment

Wonder how Andreas Heraf is getting on now...

I find the way England and Itoje in particular likes to whoop and holler at the opposition's mistakes tiresome. OTOH as sledges go this from Kyle Sinckler isn't too bad: “Mate, you’re all f—-ing snitches anyway”.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup-2015/news/fing-snitches-england-sledge-aussies-over-beale-saga/news-story/43cff7599e9cff3ac30a816c6f627993

Thanks. Interesting comments from Dennis "But, about two hours in, I really started to suffer and even sitting on the wheel I wasn't feeling great. I lasted for as long as possible and I was planning on trying to help at the end if I was needed but I just had nothing left in the tank."

In a way it's good to hear about riders not feeling that great so early in a tour, makes them seem human like the rest of us! La Vuelta is no picnic in any case.

What the hell happened to Yates and Porte? Nibali seems a fading force or is it just the effects of the Giro and TdF?