Not Italy Again

[PCPhil]

I detest this ref. Whistle, whistle, whistle.

Match shows Italys problems again.
2 English attacks, 2 tries.
2 Italian attacks. One fails after a miracle pass attempt. One fails after forwards try to over rumble.

[sockwithaticket]

I'm not sure Malins is the , man for the crash there, but the forwards did well to get on the front foot.

It baffles me that teams do this with more slender wings. The number of times they actually blast past an slightly out of position prop pales into insignificance when set against how frequently they just get mashed by the defence.

If there's a particularly quick or big winger giving it a go then it makes more sense, though I'd still question how often it actually produces a result other than the wing being stopped dead.

[sturginho]

That's a penalty no?

[Niegs]

Gaining 20+m in your own half with a great wide run isn't "advantage over"?

[Slick]

Sadly, this is already little more than a practise run. Those U20’s can’t come soon enough

[Torquemada 1420]

Sadly, this is already little more than a practise run. Those U20’s can’t come soon enough

For England

[Insane_Homer]

at least 3 eng players tracking back never onside there

[Hal Jordan]

Nowell is cursed.

Fuck autocorrect

[sockwithaticket]

Sadly, this is already little more than a practise run. Those U20’s can’t come soon enough

I know what you're getting at, but conversion rate of U20s to full internationals isn't great. Still a lot of development to go for kids like that and a lot of them won't even make it to be pros, let alone internationals.

[sockwithaticket]

Ref rushing the HIA decision looks particularly bad now that Nowell's failed it.

[Crash669]

Nowell is cursed.

Fuck autocorrect

If there were any accountability the ref would get some sort of reprimand for making a player stay on when he's failed the HIA.

[PCPhil]

Ref rushing the HIA decision looks particularly bad now that Nowell's failed it.

I like to do things fast. His whistle usage is rapid.

[Torquemada 1420]

Not sure why Italy make a point of only ever turning up against France.

[Slick]

Sadly, this is already little more than a practise run. Those U20’s can’t come soon enough

I know what you're getting at, but conversion rate of U20s to full internationals isn't great. Still a lot of development to go for kids like that and a lot of them won't even make it to be pros, let alone internationals.

Just 2 or 3 who are used to winning will make a difference. But, yeah.

[Crash669]

Not sure why Italy make a point of only ever turning up against France.

Same as the Welsh against England - for the lols.

[Torquemada 1420]

Not sure why Italy make a point of only ever turning up against France.

Same as the Welsh against England - for the lols.

TBF, Wales have won a few 6N in recent times so they've tried more than just the once a year!

[C69]

Italy look appallingly coached. Very poor team.

[Hal Jordan]

What on earth was Isiekwe doing at the end of that try? Dived in with the shoulder.

And that was silly, but holy fuck, happens in most mauls...

[Insane_Homer]

good call, clear block ahead of the catcher in the setup.

[Torquemada 1420]

Italy look appallingly coached. Very poor team.

They were very organised in defence against France and extremely physical with it too. Seem content to go out with a whimper here.

[Torquemada 1420]

Italy going to be yellowed soon and then it will be a rout.

[Niegs]

Obstruction by attacking players in the maul happens fairly often and they've only picked up on it because of doubts about something else?

They're meant to police this very specific thing regularly, but seem overly focused on what the defence is doing most of the time.

[C69]

Italy look appallingly coached. Very poor team.

They were very organised in defence against France and extremely physical with it too. Seem content to go out with a whimper here.

Rubbish they were terrible apart from the first half.
France were just going through the motions and never gotoutof second gear.
Italy are a poor poor side.

[Hal Jordan]

Forwards got white line fever there.

[Niegs]

What was Genge thinking with that pick right into traffic? Randall needs to boss that better and get runners into the spaces.

[Niegs]

I know it's about getting the penalty, but looks like Italian forwards were celebrating getting destroyed in the scrum?

[Torquemada 1420]

WTF was that from Garbisi?

{EDIT} And the stupidity costs a try.

[Margin__Walker]

That's a try the front row union will be proud of

[Slick]

Ohh Italy.

Could have hoped for a half decent 2nd half before that

[Hal Jordan]

Slade is just shipping it on.

Hehe. Jamie George sucking in some air out wide, suddenly has to Run, Forrest!

[sockwithaticket]

Fat lad rumble!

[petej]

Always feel that it is unfortunate for Italy that the conditions in Rome are pretty much always good. This means they never get the advantage of shit conditions at home which can be a great leveller between teams.

EDIT: also unlucky that Eddie has a tendency to try players out who are usually on form and have something to prove against Italy.

[Torquemada 1420]

Always feel that it is unfortunate for Italy that the conditions in Rome are pretty much always good. This means they never get the advantage of shit conditions at home which can be a great leveller between teams.

The pitch is always sh*t though. And anyway, if Ita really are to improve, they need to do more than cling to the meteorological gods.

[C69]

What a bunch of power puffs the Italians are. No structure no agression no shape.
Worse than ever

[tc27]

Italy should put the u21s out

[Lobby]

What a bunch of power puffs the Italians are. No structure no agression no shape.
Worse than ever

C69 enjoying the rugby

[ASMO]

There must be better tightheads around than Will Stuart

[tc27]

Obstruction by attacking players in the maul happens fairly often and they've only picked up on it because of doubts about something else?

They're meant to police this very specific thing regularly, but seem overly focused on what the defence is doing most of the time.

We always trained to set up mauls with a player obstructing

[ASMO]

Love the pace Randall is putting on this game, Eddie please do not sub him too early, i want to see him agsinst a tiring defence

[sockwithaticket]

There must be better tightheads around than Will Stuart

EQP tightheads in the Prem are rare and most of the few there are simply aren't good enough to step up beyond Prem level.