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ASMO wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:24 pm Murray reakly stinking this game out
Under no pressure his distribution has become glacial, anyone receiving the ball is having to generate momentum from scratch.
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I love how they describe Farrell as a playmaker...on which planet?
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:26 pm
ASMO wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:24 pm Murray reakly stinking this game out
Under no pressure his distribution has become glacial, anyone receiving the ball is having to generate momentum from scratch.

He is rubbish.
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Japan making good ground.
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Will they be able to keep the Japanese down to zero?
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GogLais wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:29 pm Will they be able to keep the Japanese down to zero?
Your try
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Well played Japan, all too easy
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GogLais wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:29 pm Will they be able to keep the Japanese down to zero?
No
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Good reward!

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GogLais wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:29 pm Will they be able to keep the Japanese down to zero?
So much for my aircraft inspired attempt at a pun.
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Pretty weak by Faletau there.
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Pretty crap by Faletau who doesn't look fit, very ponderous today.

Good impact by Sinckler so far, he's been everywhere. Happy with how Furlong and Beirne stepped things up after half time. Really very few poor performances, for what it's worth against an outclassed and rusty side who are as similar to south Africa as a sevens side...
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Big D wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:32 pm Pretty weak by Faletau there.
Most of the Lions are soft. Maybe protecting themselves from injury?
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:32 pm Pretty crap by Faletau who doesn't look fit, very ponderous today.

Good impact by Sinckler so far, he's been everywhere. Happy with how Furlong and Beirne stepped things up after half time. Really very few poor performances, for what it's worth against an outclassed and rusty side who are as similar to south Africa as a sevens side...
You're right that Japan aren't near an SA side but the games ahead will do that. This will at least have blown away some cobwebs.
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Japan on fire now.
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Pens starting to mount now that Japan have got a bit of momentum.

Henshaw's lucky that's only a pen. The replay makes a good case for something more severe.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:36 pm Pens starting to mount now that Japan have got a bit of momentum.

Henshaw's lucky that's only a pen. The replay makes a good case for something more severe.
It was a seatbelt, nothing more than a penalty
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Nice to see both teams passing more than kicking. Classic Rugby skills aren’t dead yet. :thumbup:
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VDM got roasted there
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ASMO wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:39 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:36 pm Pens starting to mount now that Japan have got a bit of momentum.

Henshaw's lucky that's only a pen. The replay makes a good case for something more severe.
It was a seatbelt, nothing more than a penalty
It was more than that. The arm above the shoulder was a good deal higher than we often see and did hit the Japan player in the head. He was really flying into the tackle too, which certainly ticks the with force box on the framework.
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:41 pm VDM got roasted there
Yeah bit inside too hard there.
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70min until the 1st scrum pen? Pretty unusual
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Big D wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:42 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:41 pm VDM got roasted there
Yeah bit inside too hard there.
The Lions are defending ridiculously narrow, leaving far too many options that will be exploited by a better team.
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Lions down to 14 through injury. Can’t they bring their starting hooker back on to play 8?
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Big D wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:42 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:41 pm VDM got roasted there
Yeah bit inside too hard there.
Great footwork did him. He's not the most agile of wingers but he doesn't look a liability or anything, more than makes up for it with his physicality.

Think the issues in the first half were just a system problem too.
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Appreciate it is with 7 men but scrum isn't as stable now. Then they compound it by being slow to break from that last one.
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Henshaw and possibly Bigger the only players to come out with anything other than a pass. Far to many others cruising.
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Lions defense in tatters. Luckily no SA team have the Javanese skills
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Poor by Watson there and saved by Sinckler.
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Lions second best side out there at the moment
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The classic Biggar jump tackle

Ah try saving tackle by Sinckler and great work by Beirne and Hendo to hold up the next attempt
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Good effort by Henderson there.
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:44 pm Lions down to 14 through injury. Can’t they bring their starting hooker back on to play 8?
Only HIAs and blood replacements allow a subbed player to come back on afaik.
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Think this has been a case of getting rid of the cobwebs and seeing if what they've been working on works or doesn't.

A bit of a concern that Murray looked so far off the pace IMO.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:48 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:44 pm Lions down to 14 through injury. Can’t they bring their starting hooker back on to play 8?
Only HIAs and blood replacements allow a subbed player to come back on afaik.
Bummer. Cheers.
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Another goaline missed tackle by Faletau.
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Big D wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:50 pm Another goaline missed tackle by Faletau.
He has been shocking, actually stand out poor.
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VDM did well there.
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Playing with 14 men is a good drill for what is to come
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Blackmac wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:51 pm
Big D wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:50 pm Another goaline missed tackle by Faletau.
He has been shocking, actually stand out poor.
Not confirmed until Jeff’s report is out.
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