Moolaa
Based on that performance methinks your boys have a long way to go if they are to win the next RWC. They lacked flair, superior physicality, experience and dominance at the breakdown. Jordan's try was top shelf, very enjoyable, typical AB, and sure your defence held up against a monster England pack but I'm sure you'll agree they're a level short compared to previous great AB sides.
The POMS however were just religiously boring.
In at least two ot tries the England defense went AWOL and the constant kickng ad penalie sagaainst the AB"s was nnt what happened in th case of he AB's in the past. This style of play is somehing that the AB's in the past used to play rugby.
We will see what the Irsidh do the AB eam on Friday evening to the AB's it won't be nice to see. I gave the AB's to beat Egland by 13 point syesterday and o beat Ireland by 7 points . Sad to say I will have to change my prediction for that Ab's of a i by 7 points to an Irish victory by 12 points.
If even one of he drop kicks the English used in the final minutes of the game was over it would have meant a loss by the AB.s.. .
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Moo, well done ABs, we've had enough one point victories to know a win is a win & you scored some grand tries. But there remains one consistent, regardless of coaching changes, the dreadful number of penalties the ABs concede, compared to their opponents.
Oh Rooinek you naughty, naughty little boy, now look what you've done you've put our resident crybaby into tears and chances are he'll probably cry himself off the board for a few months...... for the fifth time!
But here's the kicker....."Seriously, get a life."
This from the tough talking pseudo intellectual whose life is having his head up someone's asshole.
Sounds like you'v e upset crybaby.......hehehehe
Go-on have a good cry.....it warms the cockles of my heart
Uh-Oh Our crybaby is trying to cover up the childish toss of his toys outburst. Too late you squeamish little Tosser it's all there for everyone to see.
Stop embarrassing yourself, you're putty between my fingers.
Yes it was the usual pathetic (sic) need to try ‘get’ somebody. These live commentary threads have been collegial, pushing points of view, but not looking for a spat. I thought (sic) had finally found a way to just be normal.. then that gloating gotcha.
Both teams played Jake-Ball whixh I consider not being top class rugby,
It was an arm wrestle, a boresnore. England reminded me of the Boks in bygone days.
It was certainly a backwards step from the summer.
It was worth watching for a number of things….not least Marcus Smith’s work in creating that brilliant try of the year candidate.
Glad you enjoyed it, Mozart.
It was disappointing really from an English perspective.
Losing can be habit forming becs….one only has to look at our cricket Proteas. This was a game that warranted keeping the starting front row and half backs on the park until the game was secure. Ford gets much of the blame, but the first crack in the dyke was the scrum giving away a series of penalties.
Absolutely agree.
I think the blame has to lie with Borthwick and his obsession with substitutes. Why change something that was working ?
I think the blame has to lie with Borthwick and his obsession with substitutes. Why change something that was working ?
Yep. Smith stays on and England beat the All Blacks. I really do believe it's as simple as that for this game. The entire front row being switched didn't help either.
Borthwick is suffering a little from Rassie syndrome.
Only he isn't brining on Ox, Marx, Snyman, Kwagga, Pollard...
England are looking good though. A few defensive lapses aside, they were busy and climbed into the ABs....defending their ball a lot better than what the Boks did when we played them ABs recently.
If that penalty was 15cm to the left we'd all be singing a different tune today.
I believe they're on the up-and-up.
Roos needs to learn from Ben Earl - Choosing his battles and exploding at the right times.
Still crazy to think that a pleb on this site called that match a bore-fest.
President of nothing
In the two nicely worked tries tEngland Defense went AWOL. But at least they ended up winning in a match which was boring with repetative BS be te norm.
ookin g at the match on Satiurday I changed my score forecast for Friday evening from a 7 poin win by the SB's to a 13 point loss by them aginst the Irish,
Denny put it vey nicely - It was an arm wrestle, a boresnore. England reminded me of the Boks in bygone days.
That is why I called it Jake-ball - the way he Springboks played under White, De Villiers, Meyer and Coetzee. For most of the gme the AB's did the ame things all the time.
Being a fair minded neutral ie. wanting both teams to lose, I enjoyed the encounter. 4 good tries, lead changing throughout & the occasional magic & brilliance from an Itoje, Smith or Barrett to savour.................. & thinking thank god we've Pollard.
Agreed Dave it was a great game of rugby with villains, drama, heroes and goats…..undecided till the final whistle.
But we still lost
Reminded me a bit of Freddie Stewards vertical up and under that got Harrassmiss out of the dog house at the WC. Funny nobody is calling Razor a genius.
Oh I agree.
It’s still a mixture of players who are finding their feet and some who should be put to pasture though.
If we don’t win this weekend, it could be a long autumn for us
3 Tries to 1 and the AB's still trying everything to lose.
It was never up to England - They were only in the game because of bad errors by NZ.