RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1)

[antipodean]

@MajorRage said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@sparky said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Half time. England 10-0 up and in dreamland.

Appalling ABs performance, could be a lot more.

We’re a bit panicky but it’s outstanding England more than poor NZ.

Agreed - but they're only 10 up and the pace of the game has slowed considerably. The game is still in the balance if we score any points first in the second half.

What we do need is more pace to and accuracy at the breakdown. That and a functioning lineout.

[jegga]

@Wally said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

Ardie has done f all.

he works better with Cane not a lock playing out of position

[ARHS]

Where is Sam cane?

[SammyC]

We have hardly contested a lineout when they’ve thrown the ball in, what’s the point of picking a tall lineout.

Codie Taylor and Nepo have been poor.

Think we need sbw and cane on sooner rather than later

[chimoaus]

@Gunner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

We’re fucked.
What a fucking tepid first half.
If our forwards don’t bar up and start going forward we might as well get on the plane now.

Struggling to see any way back from here based on the performance in the first 40.

Unfortunately if we lose we’d have to stay another week and play the losers final.

[Tim]

@Steven-Harris That was a try we score 9 times out of ten. I was shouting pass so hard at the TV.

[taniwharugby]

@Gunner nah they get to stay and play the loser of tomorrow's match

[SammyC]

Savea not physical enough for this type of game either

[chimoaus]

@SammyC said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

We have hardly contested a lineout when they’ve thrown the ball in, what’s the point of picking a tall lineout.

Codie Taylor and Nepo have been poor.

Think we need sbw and cane on sooner rather than later

I’m picking wholesale changes at half time.

[Machpants]

@chimoaus said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@SammyC said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

We have hardly contested a lineout when they’ve thrown the ball in, what’s the point of picking a tall lineout.

Codie Taylor and Nepo have been poor.

Think we need sbw and cane on sooner rather than later

I’m picking wholesale changes at half time.

I'm not

[taniwharugby]

@SammyC for BR and ALB...

[antipodean]

@chimoaus said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

@SammyC said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

We have hardly contested a lineout when they’ve thrown the ball in, what’s the point of picking a tall lineout.

Codie Taylor and Nepo have been poor.

Think we need sbw and cane on sooner rather than later

I’m picking wholesale changes at half time.

They need clarity from the coaches - at the moment they're shell-shocked and hesitant.

[reprobate]

Oh good, we are back to kicking the ball away. Chop your leg off beauden.
Well played jack goodhue. Pretty shit from everybody else.

[Crazy Horse]

I think the game breakers for NZ are starting to play as individuals. Not a good sign.

Anyone got anything positive to make me feel better? Anyone?

[The Irishman]

Great first half display from England. NZ getting into a bit of an arm wrestle up front and conceding a lot of turnovers. Lineout completely malfunctioning. They need to get back to their offloading game to open the English up.

It's still just 10-0 and it should be a lot more. We know NZ can score tries in the blink of an eye but they're looking pretty lethargic today.

[chimoaus]

Was that Mounga with the missed tackle that led to first try?

[A Former User]

[Crazy Horse]

@chimoaus ALB?

[BerniesCorner]

They need to relax and trust their instincts, go for it

[Steven Harris]

@Tim first 10-15 minutes of the 2nd half is going to be defining..