RWC: England v Australia (QF 1)
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@sparky said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Farewell Will Genia, a decent bloke for an Aussie. One of the great half backs.
Farewell Bono. A very good player indeed, but you did yourself no favours by pretending you were the Messiah.
Bye, bye Crusty. No tears for you.
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Well done England.
England did what they needed to do, and at times looked very impressive doing it.
Extra week off certainly helped with fitnes and perfecting their game plan.
Will be interesting to see how they go when / if the pack are going backwards.
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Mokey said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
English fans on twitter taking a cue from their guys and acting like they've won the Cup already.
It is my dearest wish they end up 4th.
Let them ignore how little rugby they actually played
If you weren't impressed then you're dreaming. England were excellent.
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I hate to criticize the ref after a big win like this, but I felt Garces had a pretty average game. Aussies had a number of turnovers/PKs at the ruck not blown.
They played the Pooper and the ref didn't reward the one advantage of the Pooper when he should have. I felt there were at least 3 holding on PKs they should have gotten.
I also thought in general that Garces waved a lot on, ala Barnes 2007 and Lawrence 2011. Perhaps he froze a bit?
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For me, the most infuriating thing about the game was Australia actually had some good performances on the park. When they got that try in the second half I thought this was it. But they let themselves down as a team, and their tactical naivety was embarassing
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I thought the ref was good. Problem for me was, the ref wad very different to the pool stages a week ago.
You can't prepare for that.
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God I like Eddie
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@mariner4life said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Mokey said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
English fans on twitter taking a cue from their guys and acting like they've won the Cup already.
It is my dearest wish they end up 4th.
Let them ignore how little rugby they actually played
If you weren't impressed then you're dreaming. England were excellent.
They were clinical in exploiting the aussie's mistakes, the first try was well taken after concerted pressure. Otherwise they were stoic in defence and the wobs fed them plenty of scoring chances
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
For me, the most infuriating thing about the game was Australia actually had some good performances on the park. When they got that try in the second half I thought this was it. But they let themselves down as a team, and their tactical naivety was embarassing
If you keep swapping your halves, how do they feel confident enough to run the show and make demands of others?
Take away the 14 points they gifted England and it's a closer game.
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@mariner4life said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Mokey said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
English fans on twitter taking a cue from their guys and acting like they've won the Cup already.
It is my dearest wish they end up 4th.
Let them ignore how little rugby they actually played
If you weren't impressed then you're dreaming. England were excellent.
They were clinical in exploiting the aussie's mistakes, the first try was well taken after concerted pressure. Otherwise they were stoic in defence and the wobs fed them plenty of scoring chances
That's almost the AB game plan written out
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@antipodean said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
For me, the most infuriating thing about the game was Australia actually had some good performances on the park. When they got that try in the second half I thought this was it. But they let themselves down as a team, and their tactical naivety was embarassing
If you keep swapping your halves, how do they feel confident enough to run the show and make demands of others?
Take away the 14 points they gifted England and it's a closer game.
Exactly
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That was very impressive from England,but you have got to wonder about the Australian tactics..I thought Genia and Leliafano's game management was very poor ...I think Oz rugby will be grateful to see the back of Cheika...He’s paid the price for not settling on his halves sooner and then he throws in a rookie centre ..and then to be so bloody minded when it comes to game plans..
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@Nevorian said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
oooh so Kearns saying all Aussie coaches for the last 15 years have been rubbish - wonder why he hasn't had a go
well done Poms
Because he's not a coach?
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Strange how the past comes back to you in graphic, lucid ways. In those moments between Beale telegraphing his pass and it sailing into Anthony Watson's arms, I thought of Lee Grant posting on here all excited after watching a 16 year old Kurtley Beale play. I remembered the posts.
It's the hope that kills you in life.
