6N 2018
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@mariner4life said in 6N 2018:
@catogrande said in 6N 2018:
Kurt Baker v Mike Brown. Charity boxing match, get it done.
Could be interesting. I don't know if Brown can punch much but with that melon he must be able to take one.
Can he still chat shit around a boxing mouthguard?
I don't think he says much that is intelligible really, so i don't see how a mouthguard would affect him.
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Time to reflect on the game and it needed a further watch really. This was down to the level of anxiety and of course the constant, irritating and quite frankly wrong, commentary courtesy of Mrs Cato. It's no wonder I prefer to go to the pub to watch tests these days.
Anyway. First off, poor conditions and I don't see either side as having the skills under pressure to play anything like an expansive game under the circs. England played the conditions much better than Wales early on with an intelligent kicking game backed up by good chasing and support. Result was try no1. England also played the pick and go very well, certainly in the first half, punching holes to create space. Result try no2. In the end that was (just) enough.
So why was it such a tight game? Primarily I feel because Wales refused to buckle and kept their discipline very well under pressure. Secondary was England's failure to keep the scoreboard pressure up; with Wales not coughing up penalty chances and a slippery ball compounding small errors, there is nothing wrong with the odd droppie or two to add pressure. Probably a bit naive in this sense.
Wales slow start really cost them. That and their lack of precision in attack where I felt that many of the old guard reverted to Warrenball at times. The new boys in general held up well and you have to ask the question why hasn't Shingler got more caps? He's got some serious wheels for a big guy and a good engine too. Alright he tried that daft grubber, but bloody hell he carved us up a couple of times. England's first up defence caused a lot of problems but I also felt we scrambled well when we had to. Take a bow Owen Farrell and Sam Underhill.
Finally, try or no try? Whilst I can see why the TMO said no try I was surprised he did as usually the decision seems to go to the attacking side. 70/30 try to me. However Wales were lucky to be in that position, it was a pretty poor kick from Patchell (I think) that bobbled off Evans' knee. A Hail Mary kick knowing the penalty was coming that was very close to being a knock on. Nothing wrong with taking the chance but neither was it constructive attacking play. Still unlucky though.
Good luck in Dublin to our friends from across the Taff. If you would please do us a favour and knock over Ireland I'd be grateful.
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@catogrande said in 6N 2018:
Good luck in Dublin to our friends from across the Taff. If you would please do us a favour and knock over Ireland I'd be grateful.
They did that last year.
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@pot-hale said in 6N 2018:
@catogrande said in 6N 2018:
Good luck in Dublin to our friends from across the Taff. If you would please do us a favour and knock over Ireland I'd be grateful.
They did that last year.
And there's no substitute for experience.
Hopefully.
BTW good display by your boys yesterday.
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@catogrande said in 6N 2018:
@pot-hale said in 6N 2018:
@catogrande said in 6N 2018:
Good luck in Dublin to our friends from across the Taff. If you would please do us a favour and knock over Ireland I'd be grateful.
They did that last year.
And there's no substitute for experience.
Hopefully.
BTW good display by your boys yesterday.
Aye - somewhat. The 3rd quarter burst from Italy caught them napping notwithstanding the impact of a few subs on defensive alignment, Larmour found out the hard way that there’s more required than fancy stepping and a nose for the try line.
Injuries the biggest outcome from the game. Furlong, Conan, Henshaw and Ringrose possibly missing for the Welsh match. Porter did a good job at TH and Ryan will back him up. Probably Chris Farrell in at 13, with Aki or Rory Scannell at 12. Back 3 as you were. Unless Conway is preferred on the wing to start with Stockdale at 23 for utility cover. We’re at home but not convinced yet we have the mettle and momentum to arrive in Twickenham unbeaten.
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Best game of the weekend this one. Scotland playing like they did in November and France putting up a good fight.
Yep, got it all. A few tries (gotten out of the way in first half, no need for any more of that bullshit in the 2nd). Both teams constantly "in the game". Probably a close finish. Crazy sequences of passing including both the "volleyball pass" and the "Spencer between the legs pass" in a single phase.
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France were as clueless and as unprofessional as ever. The amount of silly and unnecessary penalties that they conceded in the last 20 brought Scotland back into the game. Has there been a more underachieving team in world sport than France, considering the resources and talent available to them?
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France were as clueless and as unprofessional as ever. The amount of silly and unnecessary penalties that they conceded in the last 20 brought Scotland back into the game. Has there been a more underachieving team in world sport than France, considering the resources and talent available to them?
France have always had the potential to lose to the Scots at the drop of a hat and then beat one of the big guns a week later......I do have to admit this current team looks godawful though.
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France were as clueless and as unprofessional as ever. The amount of silly and unnecessary penalties that they conceded in the last 20 brought Scotland back into the game. Has there been a more underachieving team in world sport than France, considering the resources and talent available to them?
France have always had the potential to lose to the Scots at the drop of a hat and then beat one of the big guns a week later......I do have to admit this current team looks godawful though.
I thought they were quite good for 60 minutes. Not world beating, but worthy. They slowly disintegrated as fitness waned and pressure came on though.
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Finn Russell allowed them to stay in the game. He really had a mare. And France were also kept in the game thanks to Teddy Thomas who did the most with the few balls he got on his wing. He has some serious wheels but has the tendency to stay on his wing rather than looking for work in other parts of the pitch.
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Finn Russell allowed them to stay in the game. He really had a mare. And France were also kept in the game thanks to Teddy Thomas who did the most with the few balls he got on his wing. He has some serious wheels but has the tendency to stay on his wing rather than looking for work in other parts of the pitch.
I think you found the reason why in your own post. His key ability is to use his speed. It isn't often these days that you see, even a winger, stand up and gas a defender on the outside.
I don't think he has the power to mix it up much.
Therefore France need o find attacking plans that give him room. Squeeze the defence in close then give him 10 metres minimum to work in. -
I just saw it (away for the weekend) and on first watch I thought it was a try all day long. But on replay, I thought he knocked it on. It certainly wasn't as clear as obvious as Gatland made it sound in the presser (which I had seen earlier). Hard to argue with it, anyway, pretty much a line call (I'd have been OK with it going the other way but I thought he knocked it on).
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WR have come out and said the TMO got it wrong.
(Still waiting on their comment regarding what happened at the end of the Lions series....)
Not sure how anyone can doubt the validity of the try tbh.
In this frame you can see Anscombe reaching the ball first. Hand, ball and grass all connected.
If you are doubting whether he had pressure on the ball then look at this next frame where the ball has considerably been pushed into the turf as Anscombes hand slides to the side. At this point no other player has touched the ball.
The relevant Law:
The ball can be grounded in in-goal:
By holding it and touching the ground with it; or
By pressing down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the front of the player’s body from waist to neck.
