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Date: 21 June 2014
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Conrad out is a blow as he is solid in the midfield, Fekitoa is a big boy and could handle Manu in defense just that experience is missing.
I would start Barrett at 1st five and TKB on the bench playing the second half.
Hopefully Read is back, as much as I like Messam, Read and Kaino is god tier.
Really need another big effort to send England home without a win, really good for us that we don't let them get a sniff in.
Well we have already been in with a sniff but as usual NZ come away with a win in the tight games (it's the reason why they are the best) looks like from an England point of view Care, Farrell, Twelvetrees and Burrell are all injured . After the game they had I'd be feigning injury too ! Haha . Expect to see the same 9, 10, 12, 13 combo from the first test
I was just rewatching it... and did we really come in with a sniff of either game? (being a bit devils advocate here)
I mean did anyone think 10 points would be enough to put NZ away on Saturday? They were always going to have a run of scoring. The week before they were in touch the whole game and you're not going to sneak past the post against NZ - you either put them away early like Ireland should have, or you're unlikely to just make it - certainly in this kind of game.
Maybe in a knock out game, but test rugby? In New Zealand? you're not going to edge them.
*EDIT: also, i think you're a little harsh on Farrell, he kicked his goals, he made his hits, he passed exceptionally well. Justin Marshall and the pitch side analyst (on sky NZ) were both commenting on how precise he was. That hit on Savea was immense (and illegal) but if he was fit i'd pick him in a heart ebat - looking forward to seeing Burns play 10 again though.
I'd have to disagree . This AB them can be beaten just like anyone else in 2002 (I think) we crept over the line . The game mean is when we had 2 sin binned . The only reason it hasn't happened acne is because other that this team we haven't been able to get inside 20 points of them ! Haha
I don't want to sound grumpy but Farrells passing wasn't exceptional .
Don't get me wrong it wasn't poor though . He was run over a few times in defence too . Although I was looking more at 36 when I was saying that . Though he was very poor
Well we have already been in with a sniff but as usual NZ come away with a win in the tight games (it's the reason why they are the best) looks like from an England point of view Care, Farrell, Twelvetrees and Burrell are all injured . After the game they had I'd be feigning injury too ! Haha . Expect to see the same 9, 10, 12, 13 combo from the first test
I agree with all of this (even after translating the autocrrects ) i'm just not sure there was aver a point in either game i thought - "WE'RE GONNA WIN!!!"
Yeh sorry I'm on my phone so it changes everything ! Bloody thing lol although I'm pretty chuffed you misspelled autocorrect ! haha
I agree with all of this (even after translating the autocrrects ) i'm just not sure there was aver a point in either game i thought - "WE'RE GONNA WIN!!!"
....you are having a laugh, methinks, trying to tell him to correct his spelling/grammar!!!
i'm not telling him anything of the sort.