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[RWC2019][Semi-Final 1] England vs. New Zealand (26/10/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="ncurd" data-source="post: 973046" data-attributes="member: 72205"><p>Yeah our starting front ridiciously mobile, I still get nightmares about that one time George gassed Kyle Eastmond.</p><p></p><p>It's one of the reasons I'm little baffled by people saying we just kick it to the corners and that won't work...we aren't Aussie wreckless with the ball but we do play good rugby especially with Ford at 10. But they will kick it if the attack has died but they never were really going to hoof it all day long. It was a specific tactic against Aus rather than our standard gameplan to deal with how they like to play ball in hand regardless of where they are on the pitch and it worked 100%</p><p></p><p>Alot has been said about how poorly Aus played and they did but people forget we played a specific way and selected a side to deal with then. England's tactics were spot on. I'm not saying this is definitely the case but it appears England have grown to an adaptable side who will change the gameplan based on their opposition.</p><p></p><p>EJ will have known since the draw this would of been the most likely semi-final (as would Hansen) and this really is his do or die moment for legacy in the English setup. One of the defining matches of his coaching career (along with 2003 RWC and Japan V SA).</p><p></p><p>Why is it still 24 hours away?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ncurd, post: 973046, member: 72205"] Yeah our starting front ridiciously mobile, I still get nightmares about that one time George gassed Kyle Eastmond. It's one of the reasons I'm little baffled by people saying we just kick it to the corners and that won't work...we aren't Aussie wreckless with the ball but we do play good rugby especially with Ford at 10. But they will kick it if the attack has died but they never were really going to hoof it all day long. It was a specific tactic against Aus rather than our standard gameplan to deal with how they like to play ball in hand regardless of where they are on the pitch and it worked 100% Alot has been said about how poorly Aus played and they did but people forget we played a specific way and selected a side to deal with then. England's tactics were spot on. I'm not saying this is definitely the case but it appears England have grown to an adaptable side who will change the gameplan based on their opposition. EJ will have known since the draw this would of been the most likely semi-final (as would Hansen) and this really is his do or die moment for legacy in the English setup. One of the defining matches of his coaching career (along with 2003 RWC and Japan V SA). Why is it still 24 hours away? [/QUOTE]
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