England vs All Blacks
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@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
At home in Fortress Twickenham, coming off a resounding win against the last team to beat us, combinations cemented with influential players returning.
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@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
@bones said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande yeah we decided to leave our best loosehead and openside out, plus a fifth of the team are returning from injury or illness. Should be evens.
I'm surprised you're not claiming underdog status.
At home in Fortress Twickenham, coming off a resounding win against the last team to beat us, combinations cemented with influential players returning.
You, sir, have real talent.
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@kruse said in England vs All Blacks:
@booboo said in England vs All Blacks:
@nevorian said in England vs All Blacks:
@booboo they wouldn't be expecting Goodhue to see out the full 80 either would they?
Not really sure. Umm ... where did I discuss Goodhue?
I think that's referring to the
@gunner - What happens when SBW leaves the field after 20 minutes then Crotty 10 minutes later?
@booboo - Ardie to 2nd 5/8?So... of the 3 mid-fielders, 2 have reputations of breaking down, and the other is playing first game after an infection which causes one to "run out of gas" very very quickly.
Ardie at 2nd 5/8 suddenly looking like something that might really happen.TSF predicts the future once more
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@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
England team to play the All Blacks:-
England: Elliot Daly; Chris Ashton, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Jonny May; Owen Farrell (co-captain), Ben Youngs; Ben Moon, Dylan Hartley (co-captain), Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Brad Shields, Sam Underhill, Mark Wilson.
Replacements: Jamie George, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Charlie Ewels, Courtney Lawes, Danny Care, George Ford, Jack Nowell.
I think beer will be my friend on Saturday.
Strong team that will suit England's game plan and purposes well. The return of Chris Ashton and Brad Shields inside knowledge of NZ Rugby will give them a lift. Clever Eddie Jones.
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@bovidae said in England vs All Blacks:
The English coaches are encouraging Itoje to get in the faces of the ABs and be confrontational (i.e., continue to be a penalty magnet). Should be fun as long as Garces hasn't made another deal.
I think you misspelled cock as penalty magnet
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@sparky said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
England team to play the All Blacks:-
England: Elliot Daly; Chris Ashton, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Jonny May; Owen Farrell (co-captain), Ben Youngs; Ben Moon, Dylan Hartley (co-captain), Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Brad Shields, Sam Underhill, Mark Wilson.
Replacements: Jamie George, Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Charlie Ewels, Courtney Lawes, Danny Care, George Ford, Jack Nowell.
I think beer will be my friend on Saturday.
Strong team that will suit England's game plan and purposes well. The return of Chris Ashton and Brad Shields inside knowledge of NZ Rugby will give them a lift. Clever Eddie Jones.
The All Blacks are very strong and will be tough to beat.
Thanks for that startling insight Brad.
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@bovidae well for the Lions he was allowed to stand on our side of the rucks/mauls, living offside being a general nuisance, so with Garces there, dont think we'll see any more penalties.
If he wants to go all tough guy, great, as long as Garces is up to the task of dealing with it, that I doubt he is...astounding he gets these top gigs.
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@hooroo Probably Rain:
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@bovidae said in England vs All Blacks:
The English coaches are encouraging Itoje to get in the faces of the ABs and be confrontational (i.e., continue to be a penalty magnet). Should be fun as long as Garces hasn't made another deal.
Source?
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@kiwiinmelb said in England vs All Blacks:
Interesting Shag saying , we want to play two playmakers ,
The argument he makes seems to make more sense with Beaudy at fullback and Richie and first-five. Having two points of attack to take the defence's focus off one is a great idea in theory, but if the English defence start forcing Barrett to make errors I expect McKenzie to as well. When the poor option taking happens it seems to be contagious with those two.
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England star to push boundaries of the law against All Blacks - england
NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Maro Itoje has been told to take the fight to New Zealand with his physical play even if it leads to punishment from the officials.
“We have lots of players doing it – Kyle Sinckler as well – but we see Maro being able to do that because of his stature and because that’s the way he likes to play the game.
“He likes to be confrontational. He likes to get on the front foot and if it’s a strength, we will encourage him to keep pushing at it.
“If you ask people to play that way, there are sometimes going to be penalties around that.”
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Call me a doomsdayer but that backline feels very much like a '99/'00 backline. Looks like a Rolls Royce on paper and certainly has the ability to click - but that is far from a guarantee especially when it matters.
The least charitable description of the backline currently is three guys who are liable to freelance and compound mistakes under pressure, a halfback who has been spinning his wheels all international season, a guy dubiously coming back from glandular fever in a matter of weeks and two world class wings.
This isn't to say Barrett isn't a top player, SBW can still have his moments and Smith for most of his career has been sublime - but like the 99/00 teams they could turn it on (especially off set piece and counter attack) but could be frustratingly impotent at times when it mattered.
Prediction: they either flog them 20+ or it's <3.
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I like that Eng midfield
Analysis: Where the All Blacks will target England
This weekend the All Blacks will be a much bigger test for England, with far more organized and clinical play, flatter structures and a more efficient passing game from 1-to-15.
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@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
Source?
Or the Guardian
England hoping Maro Itoje can unsettle New Zealand at Twickenham
England’s coaches want the forward to get in the faces of the All Blacks while Eddie Jones is also expected to name Same Underhill in the starting XV
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@bovidae said in England vs All Blacks:
@catogrande said in England vs All Blacks:
Source?
Or the Guardian
England hoping Maro Itoje can unsettle New Zealand at Twickenham
England’s coaches want the forward to get in the faces of the All Blacks while Eddie Jones is also expected to name Same Underhill in the starting XV
Or replays of whenever he plays against AB's
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@rotated said in England vs All Blacks:
Call me a doomsdayer but that backline feels very much like a '99/'00 backline. Looks like a Rolls Royce on paper and certainly has the ability to click - but that is far from a guarantee especially when it matters.
The least charitable description of the backline currently is three guys who are liable to freelance and compound mistakes under pressure, a halfback who has been spinning his wheels all international season, a guy dubiously coming back from glandular fever in a matter of weeks and two world class wings.
This isn't to say Barrett isn't a top player, SBW can still have his moments and Smith for most of his career has been sublime - but like the 99/00 teams they could turn it on (especially off set piece and counter attack) but could be frustratingly impotent at times when it mattered.
Prediction: they either flog them 20+ or it's 3.
100% agree
I'm really not enamored with SBW these days. I'd be surprised if Goodhue and anyone outside him gets any decent ball other than through the "omg never expected that" 1 handed offload in contact. And I'd much prefer ALB on the bench to Crotty.
But its McKenzie I'm most worried about / interested to see. I hope he either has an absolute blinder and proves me wrong in my view that he's just not up to international football at 10 or 15, OR that he has a complete disaster and we dont see him in the 23 again for big games.
