Australia v England - 2nd Test
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Farrell got MOTM. He did play well. I was impressed with his defence and his work at the breakdown in cleaning out. Very good goal kicking to keep the scoreboard ticking over.
Thought Lawes was brilliant. Huge influence across the whole 80 ball in hand, at the tackle and the lineout.
Vunipola made some huge carries particularly in that first half when they got their roll on.
Good win by England. The NH double so far.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
@NTA said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
And players.
Reece Hodge, come on down
Australia B next Saturday in Fiji
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Lawes was huge today
Not much between them but some composure at the right time
Decider should be great
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@NTA you will be down two outside backs, not sure if there is enough cover in the current squad. JOC had a night to forget. He was poor and looks to lack a bit of match touch.
Surely they will call in one or two from OZ A?
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@NTA said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
@NTA said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
And players.
Reece Hodge, come on down
Australia B next Saturday in Fiji
Hodge has already been called into the Wallabies.
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@Bovidae said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
Neville's injury looked to be an exact replica of Cane's against the Force. The refs need to stamp out that filth, and the TMO did nothing.
But the TMO did pick up the magic trick of the match where the ball went from beyond the 50m line and back between the legs of the ball carrier behind the 50m line in a nanosecond without any video footage to show for it. Absolute magic.
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@Bovidae said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
Neville's injury looked to be an exact replica of Cane's against the Force. The refs need to stamp out that filth, and the TMO did nothing.
I saw on the replay, Mako Vunipola ( I think) falling into Neville’s knee but assumed he fell/tripped? If not he deserves a citing.
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@Catogrande said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
@Bovidae said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
Neville's injury looked to be an exact replica of Cane's against the Force. The refs need to stamp out that filth, and the TMO did nothing.
I saw on the replay, Mako Vunipola ( I think) falling into Neville’s knee but assumed he fell/tripped? If not he deserves a citing.
No citing. He tripped over Fainga'a as Fainga'a got up off the ground and landed awkwardly. Shit for Neville but no malice at all.
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Backline still looks all kind of wrong for Eng, but we muscled up and got the win. They all count.
JvP and Lawes the best players for me. Really mature debut (start) from the former and Lawes would be my MOM, his best game for a while.
Honourable mention for Billy V and Nowell.
Oz have been super unlucky with injuries this series. Just one after another.
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@Machpants said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
The empire is striking back, Wales and Scotland?
Jocks currently tearing Argentina a new one in Salta, 29-6 with 15 mins to go.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
@Machpants said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
The empire is striking back, Wales and Scotland?
Jocks currently tearing Argentina a new one in Salta, 29-6 with 15 mins to go.
Northern Hemisphere clean sweep!!! How fucken good ?
You CANNOT keep the mighty Scots down
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So, reflections on the game. Much of what I was hoping for from England came to pass. A good start, better understanding of the game plan and more accuracy. Also some of what I feared, the slackening of commitment when ahead followed immediately by a lack of discipline. I felt last week that we had a lot of potential for improvement and feel that again from this game.
Looking at the two yellow cards I felt Smith’s one was the more blatant and deserved but if the Aussie one (can’t remember the guy’s name) was a yellow, then why no PT? The comms guys were suggesting coverage by Nic White but I felt that was a stretch.
You have to feel sorry for Aus, their depth is really being tested but then it’s difficult to feel sorry for any team that is lucky enough to have Kerevi playing at 12.
Ste up nicely for next week.
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Only watched YouTube highlights, in French, and I admit I only lasted until the yellow card for butchering a simple intercept and then turned it off as reminded how much modern rugby rulings suck.
But. On a more positive note. Lineout mauls get a bit of a bad rap, by some. But the England first try from lineout drive was a thing of beauty. That's how they should be, not the ref-assisted undefendable crap they usually are. Ok, that didn't actually stay positive very long.
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@Catogrande said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
The comms guys were suggesting coverage by Nic White but I felt that was a stretch.
In much the same way Jordie Barrett was considered "cover" for the PT with Ireland, despite being behind play 🤔
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I quite enjoyed this match as a neutral (I wanted both to lose), some good rugby played on both sides, not the card fest of the previous match.
Plus, although I didn't care about the result on it's own, I did get to smack text my mate who basically bombarded me during and after the ABs match with smack.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:
@NTA you will be down two outside backs, not sure if there is enough cover in the current squad. JOC had a night to forget. He was poor and looks to lack a bit of match touch.
Surely they will call in one or two from OZ A?
Vunivalu for one spot. Send over Daugunu from Fijiv to back up the other
