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Catogrande

Better performance from England than in Cardiff. Especially in the last 20 minutes. Calmer heads in the main.

Which is annoying because there is no reason why that should not be the norm. For sure there can be times when guys collectively lose the plot but with England recently that IS the norm. Something not quite right in the squad I feel.

Machpants

England pop back up to third in the world.

Was a good test match, I couldn't decide on that last try but was watching on the phone. English commentary team, it was clear and obvious try in real time haha

MiketheSnow

@mantissanet said in NH International Rugby:

Proper test 👌🏻 Roll on next RWC with that Frog team at home... They are going to be tough to beat.

We'll see next week

MiketheSnow

Glad we didn't play that England

Youngs could easily have played himself in to the Lions

Machpants

Another thought, how many of that French team had covid a few weeks ago? Can't be good for your conditioning

Bones

@machpants said in NH International Rugby:

Another thought, how many of that French team had covid a few weeks ago? Can't be good for your conditioning

Well Dupont looked a much better player than his previous effort (maybe he already had it then).

Steven Harris

This South African forward pack is going well 😂

cgrant

@machpants said in NH International Rugby:

Another thought, how many of that French team had covid a few weeks ago? Can't be good for your conditioning

Conditioning is one thing. Not having played for a month is another.

Catogrande

@cgrant said in NH International Rugby:

@machpants said in NH International Rugby:

Another thought, how many of that French team had covid a few weeks ago? Can't be good for your conditioning

Conditioning is one thing. Not having played for a month is another.

Yeah, we can all remember pre-season training, thinking you're quite fit and then that first game of the season. There's fit and then there's match fit. Plus of course perhaps not being right on the button mentally.

Bones

Come on Scotland, we know you were a bunch of fluffybunnies at the last world cup but that was a temporary thing unlike Ireland, let's see you show you've stepped up a level.

Bones

BBC with the crowd turned up so loud, you can't hear the commentators or ref whenever something good happens 🙄

Ireland start fast, leading 8-3.

sparky

Still 8-3. Mostly Ireland with territory and possession. Hamish Watson keeping Scotland in this.

Victor Meldrew

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Still 8-3. Mostly Ireland with territory and possession. Hamish Watson keeping Scotland in this.

Stuart Hogg has been excellent again - probbly no.1 fullback in rugby ATM.

sparky

@victor-meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Still 8-3. Mostly Ireland with territory and possession. Hamish Watson keeping Scotland in this.

Stuart Hogg has been excellent again - probbly no.1 fullback in rugby ATM.

Highlight of the game so far for me was Stuart Hogg clattering Jonny Sexton. Beautiful!

Bones

What a try! That's shit hot.

Barrett eat your heart out.

sparky

Russell with a try. Was there a knock in there?

Victor Meldrew

@sparky

Came off ~~chest~~ chin.

sparky

Try given. I think the ball. did come forward off Stuart Hogg's chest their at one point.

sparky

Scotland 10 Ireland 8.

Victor Meldrew

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

@victor-meldrew said in NH International Rugby:

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Still 8-3. Mostly Ireland with territory and possession. Hamish Watson keeping Scotland in this.

Stuart Hogg has been excellent again - probbly no.1 fullback in rugby ATM.

Highlight of the game so far for me was Stuart Hogg clattering Jonny Sexton. Beautiful!

It's childish, I know, but when something bad happens ton Sexton on a rugby field, I feel warm all over.

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