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June International Test: Australia vs. England [2nd Test] (18/06/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 803039" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>I think it is wrong to view the team that won as a "winning" team, it felt more like a team clinging on desperately who just managed to get things right. I am not confident we can repeat that, it always felt like England were on the verge of snapping and a thrashing beginning with how easily the Aussies were tearing up our defence. Crucial turnovers in the 22 stopped this and the Aussies WILL try to address that. If they do, we are in big trouble. I must say, I'm worried. It's very rare for a team to have their defence so comperehensively torn apart and still win.</p><p></p><p>We need more speed and need to learn how to drift. It's not a new problem, Wales and France both worried us by going around our half-hearted blitz and the Aussies did even more. We simply cannot pretend that teams will not simply go round us any more, it's a weakness that has been highlighted numerous times and will be exploited more and more. If the Aussies come in trying to move it wide and we just keep drifting and moving up on their deep attack, we will make it much harder for them. Also serious work needed on our forwards carrying, it is predictable and ponderous, the guy who is going to take contact never leaves any doubt in the opposition defence, never the threat of a pop pass to another man on the shoulder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 803039, member: 56232"] I think it is wrong to view the team that won as a "winning" team, it felt more like a team clinging on desperately who just managed to get things right. I am not confident we can repeat that, it always felt like England were on the verge of snapping and a thrashing beginning with how easily the Aussies were tearing up our defence. Crucial turnovers in the 22 stopped this and the Aussies WILL try to address that. If they do, we are in big trouble. I must say, I'm worried. It's very rare for a team to have their defence so comperehensively torn apart and still win. We need more speed and need to learn how to drift. It's not a new problem, Wales and France both worried us by going around our half-hearted blitz and the Aussies did even more. We simply cannot pretend that teams will not simply go round us any more, it's a weakness that has been highlighted numerous times and will be exploited more and more. If the Aussies come in trying to move it wide and we just keep drifting and moving up on their deep attack, we will make it much harder for them. Also serious work needed on our forwards carrying, it is predictable and ponderous, the guy who is going to take contact never leaves any doubt in the opposition defence, never the threat of a pop pass to another man on the shoulder. [/QUOTE]
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