Week 4 : England v New Zealand

[Tichtheid]

Was he onside?

No

[Oxbow]

That was lovely.

[Hal Jordan]

Game over man, game over!

[Tichtheid]

Was he onside?

No

Yes

[OomStruisbaai]

The All Blacks have been watching Elton Jantjies kick passes on you tube

[Dinsdale Piranha]

The All Blacks have been watching Elton Jantjies kick passes on you tube

They only needed to look at the England team sheet.

[Hal Jordan]

He missed the conversion! We still have a chance!

[Tichtheid]

that poor laddie at 9 is having a 'mare

[fishfoodie]

Nice. Play a FB & a wing with zero pace and pay the price.

FTFY !

[ScarfaceClaw]

Was he onside?

No

Yes

No. Clearly in front.

[Oxbow]

Yes! Ben Youngs!

[Raggs]

There was a clear tackle off the ball there right?

[sturginho]

Yes! Ben Youngs!

Our lord and saviour

[Hal Jordan]

that poor laddie at 9 is having a 'mare

Fuck all support at the breakdown there, it has to be said.

It's like mid 2000s England, someone makes a break and the players watch in surprise, not sure what to do.

[Deveron Boy]

All blacks sound like Saracens

[ASMO]

In Youngs we trust..LOL

[ScarfaceClaw]

All blacks sound like Saracens

South African?

[PCPhil]

The saddest thing is that it’s like a Wales v NZ match with the crown booing the ref for just one of those things.

[fishfoodie]

No way Mako can last 30 minutes !

[Tichtheid]

The saddest thing is that it’s like a Wales v NZ match with the crown booing the ref for just one of those things.

It's getting pretty bad now

[Gumboot]

It's actually quite a poor game with regard to momentum killing errors

And all the ridiculously pedantic reffing.

[dkm57]

Absolutely brainless performance by England, pack trying the same, old same old, expecting a different result. Thought the Scottish forwards could be dense but the Roses make them look gifted. Tuilagi given acres of space runs straight into the only defender anywhere near.

Yet another penalty for the NZ defence. England attack "Like being savaged by a dead sheep"

[Hal Jordan]

that poor laddie at 9 is having a 'mare

Fuck all support at the breakdown there, it has to be said.

It's like mid 2000s England, someone makes a break and the players watch in surprise, not sure what to do.

As evidenced by that May run.

[Brazil]

May, Nowell, Farrell and the Vunipolae should.never start for England again.

Jones should be shot into the sun, along with the rest of his coaching team. They're making the worst all blacks side since the late sixties look like world beaters.

[Torquemada 1420]

Nice. Play a FB & a wing with zero pace and pay the price.

FTFY !

Other than May, the backline is embarrassingly pedestrian. Surely the slowest in intl rugby at any meaningful level?

[Hal Jordan]

England are simultaneously having tons of men tied in tight yet getting no clean ball at the breakdown.

Eventually we turn it over due to a lack of support or forcing it out of desperation.

[OomStruisbaai]

Great to see Somerset College kid playing England

[BnM]

The optimism from Cotter is a little delusional

[BnM]

And again penalty to NZ.

[PCPhil]

Actually, on a second look.
England are only a functioning pack, speed in the backs, intelligence at the breakdown, creativity in midfield, composure under pressure and a good coaching team from being able to compete at this level.

[OomStruisbaai]

Now the crowd boo the ref. That's a new one

[Tichtheid]

Farrell taking the lead there "It doesn't matter" - get on with the next phase - good leadership from him

[Torquemada 1420]

Kerrist. Eng's discipline this game

[Hal Jordan]

And ANOTHER fuck up close to the line.

Piss. Weak.

[Big D]

Good call by the ref on that line out. Doesn't get called enough.

[Oxbow]

We're not very good are we.

[Hal Jordan]

Kerrist. Eng's discipline this game

Game?

[Torquemada 1420]

Vunipola staking a claim to being Scottish.

[Torquemada 1420]

Must be yellow,

[Tichtheid]

That's actually a pen try for Eng, or should be