England V Wales - 29th May

[Bada-Bing!]

Coaches mouthing to each other: "so that's Farrell for 10 v Australia. And Ford is not taking any kicks."

 

[ratsapprentice]

Good point about Hatley too... If he can have a noticeable impact on our scrummaging that will be a major positive.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

The welsh players are so whiney

 

[welshglory]

For me England have a much better chance than Wales of snatching a test.

True but keep in perspective that the Aussies got to the world cup final, and their attacking game is going to test you more than any 6 nations side has.

 

[ncurd]

Coaches mouthing to each other: "so that's Farrell for 10 v Australia. And Ford is not taking any kicks."

I'd place a bet on the 6 nations line up of Ford 10, Farrell 12 with Farrell kicking. I think Jones has been forced into using Burrell at 12 today and wouldn't choose to do it.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ohhhh a Daly sighting in an England shirt.

 

[j'nuh]

So sad that we didn't use this opportunity to look at Robson.

 

[Patchey]

Majestic from Daly. Love it.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Neither of our SH's can pass...

 

[Patchey]

Priestland has got to be one of the most useless multi cap international backs?

 

[welshglory]

I like how our forwards were doing the one off passing thing at the beginning. Seems to have faded as the game has gone on.

 

[Which Tyler]

Priestland has got to be one of the most useless multi cap international backs?

I see your Priestland, and raise you Stephen Donald.
Anyone know of a link between the two?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

True but keep in perspective that the Aussies got to the world cup final, and their attacking game is going to test you more than any 6 nations side has.

Oh for sure, Australia are favourites. But let's not get away with how comprehensively outplayed Wales have been today. It's a smokescreen to put England and Wales on par with your comment, when on this showing Wales have next to no chance of winning a test in NZ. Wales are light years behind NZ.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Genge doing better in the scrum than I thought he would be doing.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Seriously... our passing from 9 is a massive handicap.

 

[Crapspray]

Well, it could have been 41 - 13 if Ford had kicked everything. 39 - 13 if he kicked the easy ones.

Solid win in a messy game. Not sure if it counts for anything at all.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Seriously... our passing from 9 is a massive handicap.

Yeh

Hopefully Robson will be involved next season.

And or Spencer starts somewhere and or Harrison overtakes Youngs. (If only to make Youngs wake up).

 

[welshglory]

Oh for sure, Australia are favourites. But let's not get away with how comprehensively outplayed Wales have been today. It's a smokescreen to put England and Wales on par with your comment, when on this showing Wales have next to no chance of winning a test in NZ. Wales are light years behind NZ.

I certainly hope this starts to ring the alarms for Gatland and co... We haven't even played that badly, just like in the world cup and 6 nations. But the game plan doesn't have enough variation in it if we don't get front foot ball. As you say we get outplayed and outthought.

 

[Patchey]

I see your Priestland, and raise you Stephen Donald.
Anyone know of a link between the two?

Both played their best rugby in 2011?

 

[welshglory]

Bloody Ieuan Evans sticking his head in the sand. Nice guy but hopelessly clueless.