RWC R2 - England vs. Japan - Sunday 17th - 20:00 BST

[sockwithaticket]

Where:



Who:





15 Steward
14 May
13 Marchant
12 Tuilagi
11 Daly
10 Ford
9 Mitchell
1 Marler
2 George
3 Sinckler
4 Itoje
5 Chessum
6 Lawes (capt)
7 Earl
8 Ludlam.

16 Dan
17 Genge
18 Stuart
19 Martin
20 Vunipola
21 Youngs
22 Smith
23 Lawrence.



15 Masirewa
14 Matsushima
13 Osada
12 Nakamura
11 Naikabula
10 Matsuda
9 Nagare
1 Inagaki
2 Horie
3 Gu
4 Cornelsen
5 Fakatava
6 Leitch
7 Labuschagne
8 Himeno (c)

16 Sakate
17 Millar
18 Ai Valu
19 Dearns
20 Shimokawa
21 Saito
22 Riley
23 Lemeki.

[Hal Jordan]

As it's on a Sunday evening, this will be the first England match I will have watched without a beer for many a year.

Also the NFL Red Redzone will be on in the background.

[tc27]

Interested in the logic of the front row rotation...maybe just saving Cole's legs.

[sockwithaticket]

Interested in the logic of the front row rotation...maybe just saving Cole's legs.

That plus giving the other two tightheads chances to play themselves into some semblance of form in a game we're more fancied to win than the previous week.

[JM2K6]

As it's on a Sunday evening, this will be the first England match I will have watched without a beer for many a year.

Also the NFL Red Redzone will be on in the background.

I'm going to be watching Stewart Lee instead. Will be weird watching it on catch-up after.

[dpedin]

Should be straightforward win for England, Japan are not the team they once were. It will be interesting to watch though - England will use more powerful pack to slow game down and use dominance in set piece plus kicking to gain field position whereas Japan will look to move the ball about as much as possible and keep moving contact area away from Englands pack. Japan will try and keep ball live and in play as much as possible whereas England will want to slow it down and play shorter phases and more structured game. England will win the battle.

[GrahamWa]

Should be straightforward win for England, Japan are not the team they once were. It will be interesting to watch though - England will use more powerful pack to slow game down and use dominance in set piece plus kicking to gain field position whereas Japan will look to move the ball about as much as possible and keep moving contact area away from Englands pack. Japan will try and keep ball live and in play as much as possible whereas England will want to slow it down and play shorter phases and more structured game. England will win the battle.

And ITV will declare that England are back on track to take home the prize.

[sefton]

WTF is Wilko talking about, relationships with ball, the ball knows what you want.

[Simian]

WTF is Wilko talking about, relationships with ball, the ball knows what you want.

he's a total loon

[tc27]

Apologies to all the neutrals in advance for having to watch a new candidate for the worst game ever.

[Slick]

Apologies to all the neutrals in advance for having to watch a new candidate for the worst game ever.

The fun has gone out of it since they beat Argentina

[Torquemada 1420]

Well, at least we know this ref won't bend to WR's requirement to shaft the minnow.

[Torquemada 1420]

That is so lazy that a team mate should go over and thump him.

[BnM]

Why not go out wide?

[Hal Jordan]

Useless kick from Daly converted by a dreadful piece of play from the full back.

[Slick]

Why not go out wide?

Too far to kick?

[Torquemada 1420]

Why not go out wide?

Too far to kick?

[Torquemada 1420]

Has he faked his own injury out of embarrassment?

[sefton]

Useless kick from Daly converted by a dreadful piece of play from the full back.

That should be the default post.

[LenCohen]

England is l'antijeu

[sefton]

Bloody awful from Mitchell at that maul.

[Slick]

That was peak England

Why did Japan kick that though, so stupid

[TheNatalShark]

That was peak England

Why did Japan kick that though, so stupid

So frustrating, after that knock on and start thought Japan might struggle, but they seem focused now and England are playing their shite hoofball

[Torquemada 1420]

That was peak England

Why did Japan kick that though, so stupid

Retarded. The only chance they have is to run the ball against this carthorse Eng. Only worth kicking on attack to try turning Steward.

[Hal Jordan]

What. The. Fuck. Was. That. Abortion. Of. A. Lineout.

[Torquemada 1420]

Excellent reffing. Sh*thouse pitch.

[Simian]

Excellent reffing. Sh*thouse pitch.

incredible, innit?

[Bloutoria]

Loadshedding. Watching game vicariously thru you guys comments.

[el capitan]

This has been so, so bad thus far. Not even kicking it well or winning that battle

[sefton]

We need to go down to 14.

[Slick]

I do enjoy the England backs covering their mouths to send the play information down the line as if everyone on the globe doesn’t know a kick is coming

[BnM]

Words fail me.

[tc27]

Japan looking the better side so far

[sefton]

I do enjoy the England backs covering their mouths to send the play information down the line as if everyone on the globe doesn’t know a kick is coming

But we have as many words for kick as Iniuts do for snow.

[Simian]

ooft. so close to sticking there

[BnM]

It's like when Borthwick was on the pitch our attacking capability is barely there.

[Torquemada 1420]

Japan looking the better side so far

Hmmm. Better than Romania maybe.

[el capitan]

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SETS, ENGLAND HAVE SCORED A TRY

[tc27]

Nice try coming from a excellent touch finder

[Slick]

I do enjoy the England backs covering their mouths to send the play information down the line as if everyone on the globe doesn’t know a kick is coming

But we have as many words for kick as Iniuts do for snow.

very good