England to whitewash Australia
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Don Frye" data-cid="587188" data-time="1465747765">Don Frye, on 12 Jun 2016 - 5:09 PM, said:
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<p>Don't have a problem with niggle. Rugby is an intimidatory sport. It comes with the territory. Some of the couch potatoes / backs may have a problem with that.<br><br>
Doubt anyone's going to hand his ass to him, honestly.</p>
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<p>Yes rugby is about intimidation but I'm sorry Itoje is not intimidating at all. He is just a cheer leader he's one step away from high fiving the front row after a penalty is awarded to them. I would love to see him do this shit with Bukkies Botha or Brad Thorn on the field.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Wreck Diver" data-cid="587197" data-time="1465758096"><p>Yes rugby is about intimidation but I'm sorry Itoje is not intimidating at all. He is just a cheer leader he's one step away from high fiving the front row after a penalty is awarded to them. I would love to see him do this shit with Bukkies Botha or Brad Thorn on the field.</p></blockquote>
Why would that matter?<br><br>
Yeah I bet he'd be way scared to do it if cheap shot Bakkies or Mr Christian Thorn were there. What a goof thing to say. -
yes the old days of tough players sorting things out on the field are a thing of the past ,<br><br>winning is al about discipline now ,<br><br>and we may see a new breed of annoying niggly blokes who try to get under the oppositions skin, knowing they can get away with it without the fear of retaliation
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="kiwiinmelb" data-cid="587205" data-time="1465760233"><p>yes the old days of tough players sorting things out on the field are a thing of the past ,<br><br>
winning is al about discipline now ,<br><br>
and we may see a new breed of annoying niggly blokes who try to get under the oppositions skin, knowing they can get away with it without the fear of retaliation</p></blockquote>
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<p>Let's be honest lads. We're a bit worried about what Itoje might bring to the Lions...</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Catogrande" data-cid="587112" data-time="1465722149">
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<p>Might have been this bit "<span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Australia looked a bit off their game though, I still pick them to win the series once they get going. Having a goal kicker like Farrell is so crucial. A rare off night for Foley certainly didn't help."</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Maybe I just read too much into it.</span></p>
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<p>I stand by that comment, but it was not intended to take away from a big win and good performance by England. </p> -
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<p> Australia looked a bit off their game though</p>
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<p>What is their game though? This performance seemed pretty consistent than their Auckland Bledisloe & Springbok TRC games, Wales & Fiji pool fixtures, QF, SF & Final performances last year. Flashes of competitivenes, but pretty helpless when the other side is organised and constructive with ball in hand and aggressive at the breakdown. Their Sydney Bledisloe & England pool fixture efforts were better performances last year for sure - but perhaps those were the exception not the rule?</p> -
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<p>Why would that matter?<br><br>
Yeah I bet he'd be way scared to do it if cheap shot Bakkies or Mr Christian Thorn were there. What a goof thing to say.</p>
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<p>That's definitely why the ABs lost to England at the Cake tin in 2003, they too scared to get over exuberant and be creative cos tough guys like Dallaglio and Johnson were in the other team.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bones" data-cid="587224" data-time="1465766923">
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<p>Awww but you wouldn't say that to their face coz they iz tuff!</p>
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<p>I didn't know if it was true but Stephen Jones said it was so that was that.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="587237" data-time="1465768553"><p>Only thing about Itoje that shit me was the thing at lineout where he just screams like a little bitch on our throw.<br><br>
Old days, that would have been someone stepping across and hoiking him some knuckle sandwich</p></blockquote>
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<p>Australia should go back to their more standard tactics for the next game. As long as they had the ball in hand, they looked like they could score at pretty much so any opportunity. </p>
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<p>I still can't believe they took the 3 points to go to down by 4. This is test rugby, it's about the results. You have awesome field position, an attack which is humming and when down by 7, you take the 3 and then back yourself to go 80 for the try for the win. Obvious basic knowledge states that you go for the try - to at least get you back to evens, then try and push 40 to get the penalty for the win.</p>
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<p>I cannot figure out any other argument as to why you'd take the 3 in that situation. If you were 6 or 5 down - yes, I get it. But not 7.</p>
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<p>The game in a nutshell is that Australia were masterful with the ball in hand, England were masterful tactically. </p> -
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<p>Australia should go back to their more standard tactics for the next game. As long as they had the ball in hand, they looked like they could score at pretty much so any opportunity. </p>
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<p>I still can't believe they took the 3 points to go to down by 4. This is test rugby, it's about the results. You have awesome field position, an attack which is humming and when down by 7, you take the 3 and then back yourself to go 80 for the try for the win. Obvious basic knowledge states that you go for the try - to at least get you back to evens, then try and push 40 to get the penalty for the win.</p>
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<p>I cannot figure out any other argument as to why you'd take the 3 in that situation. If you were 6 or 5 down - yes, I get it. But not 7.</p>
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<p>The game in a nutshell is that Australia were masterful with the ball in hand, England were masterful tactically. </p>
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<p>The advantage to taking the points is that you score them immediately. If they had gone for a try, by the time they scored it it would be fulltime. The Australians took the only chance to win but I think they should have gone for the draw.</p> -
I've only seen the highlight package. But I thought the England forwards behaviour was pathetic. Whooping when earning penalties, pushing Sio away after you've just cheated and duped the ref into penalising him.<br><br>
Fuck off. and shut up.<br><br>
We're here to watch the rugby not watch 8 guys in a cheating contest. But I'm of the powder puff opinion that scrums are for contested restarts, not for tricking, or earning penalties. -
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<p>The advantage to taking the points is that you score them immediately. If they had gone for a try, by the time they scored it it would be fulltime. The Australians took the only chance to win but I think they should have gone for the draw.</p>
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<p>True, but penalty kick from there and then 80 metres back up to win is probably a 10% play.</p>
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<p>They way they were going I would have said 50% chance for draw. It made zero sense to me. A draw is not a win, but it's not a loss either.</p> -
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<p>I've only seen the highlight package. But I thought the England forwards behaviour was pathetic. Whooping when earning penalties, pushing Sio away after you've just cheated and duped the ref into penalising him.<br><br>
Fuck off. and shut up.<br><br>
We're here to watch the rugby not watch 8 guys in a cheating contest. But I'm of the powder puff opinion that scrums are for contested restarts, not for tricking, or earning penalties.</p>
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<p>Bit harsh. If 50% of what Eddie Jones says is true about the way they have been treated, you can't blame them for being a bit over the top in their excitement. </p> -
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Bit harsh. If 50% of what Eddie Jones says is true about the way they have been treated, you can't blame them for being a bit over the top in their excitement.</p></blockquote>
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Yeah. It's that my 2 per hates; using scrums to earn penalties, rubbing it into the oppoistion when they are penalised, combined to create some super hate.<br><br>
Also keep in mind I'm watching the highlights. So I'm seeing all these scrum penalties and dickish behaviour etc condensed into 20 mins. -
<p>I actually enjoyed that aspect of the game. The English were fired up and passionate. You can see how much they wanted to get one over Aus after the RWC - made for great viewing. No love lost, which is how is should be out on the pitch!</p>
