Article: The Original Rugby Championship - Six Nations 2016
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And another quick exchange of penalties <br><br>
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Zinzan > Sergio. Scientifically proven.
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Lucky escape. Parisse called the DG to himself??<br><br>
Haimona wouldn't stand up??? -
France very lucky. Italy had no plan for what to do.
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What a shambles from Italy at the end. Eat up the clock trying to milk a scrum penalty, then ruck penalties, finally get some go forward building nicely...and Parisse throws it away with a poor attempt at a drop from distance.<br><br>
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Be ironic if a game plagued by shite kicking in the first half is settled by a kicking duel in the last 10 mins</p></blockquote>
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It reverted to type at the end. -
England 7-3 up after 20 mins
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7-6 to England at the half, whistle blown after a dog of a failed DG attempt by Russell. Score a fair reflection of the game so far.
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Scotland have had England on the rack a couple of times, just no killer instinct. That last pass or change of line that's needed just never comes. <br><br>
What's with England not contesting at all at some breakdowns, but still standing there not fanning out? I've seen a couple of opportunities to easily spoil Scotland ball go begging. -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bones" data-cid="556875" data-time="1454781088"><p>Scotland have had England on the rack a couple of times, just no killer instinct. That last pass or change of line that's needed just never comes. <br>
What's with England not contesting at all at some breakdowns, but still standing there not fanning out? I've seen a couple of opportunities to easily spoil Scotland ball go begging.</p></blockquote>
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Yes, they definitely seem to be holding back. Comms team has also commented on English line speed being noticeably slower, looks deliberate. -
<p>In the end Eng vs Scot turned into a bit of a dirge.</p>
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<p>England basically ground Scotland down, who made too many unforced errors.</p>
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<p>TBH I saw zero difference between a Lancaster coached England and a Jones coached one.</p> -
Turgid stuff between England and Scotland, albeit in shite weather. Scotland had little cohesion and no attacking instinct. England at least were solid at set piece, organised in defence and kicked well. There was a decent build up to the Nowell try and it was a well-taken finish. England will take the win and look to build.<br><br>
But my God, Eddie Jones, has some task ahead of him to raise England's tempo and skills up to those of Ireland and Wales, let alone the gulf in class up to the Southern Hempishere teams. -
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In the end Eng vs Scot turned into a bit of a dirge.<br><br>
England basically ground Scotland down, who made too many unforced errors.<br><br>
TBH I saw zero difference between a Lancaster coached England and a Jones coached one.</p></blockquote>
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How surprising -
Dour game, as the Calcutta Cup, particularly at Murrayfield, so often is.<br><br>
I thought both Vunipolas & Nowell looked good for England, and Haskell, while still definitely not a real 7, did a good job of defending the gainline and securing our ruck ball in attack.<br><br>
The balance of the backrow and the inside backs is still off though, and Jones has pretty much said he will experiment against Italy. On that showing, Ford and Robshaw look to be under pressure. <br><br>
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<p>I'll take that first up. Wasn't pretty, but Eddie's only had a couple of weeks with them. What could have been a tricky away fixture ended up being fairly comfortable in the end and the defence was very good throughout. Scotland never really looked like scoring a try.</p>
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Maybe Billy V's best game for England, imho. Also liked the speed with which the ball reached the No.8's feet on England's feed; a few times neither Billy nor Care seemed to know how to use it for the best, but at least the hooking part of the equation has improved. Hartley was good all round.
