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England v Italy (pre/during/post thread)

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    #62
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    juvenal wrote: »
    Was there contact there by Haskell? There certainly looked like intent.

    Come on Italy, make a game of it!

    Yeah, it was blatant.

    Seriously, Italy have a lot of the ball and the forwards are on top really.
    They should be a lot closer to England.


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    #63
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Italy could win this if they get a proper 9.


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    #64
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Stev_o wrote: »
    Italy could win this if they get a proper 9.

    The problem is it could be too late!
    If they had started with a proper SH they would surely be very close if not winning the game.


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    #65
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Only 16 behind, get a proper scrum half on, England will cough up penalties all day and are playing poorly, who knows what will happen?


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    #66
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Noopti wrote: »
    The problem is it could be too late!
    If they had started with a proper SH they would surely be very close if not winning the game.

    Well a Italy of old would be 50 points down by now. Come Troncon get out of retirement and they ll be fine for a few more years.


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    #67
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Orizio wrote: »
    Only 16 behind, get a proper scrum half on, England will cough up penalties all day and are playing poorly, who knows what will happen?

    True. Hopefully they can come out and start making use of their superior possession and territory.

    I think all we can take from the game so far is that England are poor and Italy have been strangled by an extremely poor coaching decision.


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    #68
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Proper SH on now! Come Italy YOU CAN DO IT!!!!


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    #69
    Nukem
    Registered Users Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭Nukem


    Change in scrum half - fingers crossed


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    #70
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Stev_o wrote: »
    Proper SH on now! Come Italy YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

    Finally, some sense has come into it!

    ITALIA! ITALIA!

    Really hope Italy do it, just so John Inverdale can eat his words from before the match when interviewing Dallagio:
    "I won't ask you what you think the result will be, but how comprehensive will it be?"


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    #71
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    You'd swear this is Rome cause all i hear is Italy Italy Italy from the crowd.


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    #72
    thedini
    Registered Users Posts: 857 ✭✭✭thedini


    come on England drive on now and stuff them.


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    #73
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Stev_o wrote: »
    You'd swear this is Rome cause all i hear is Italy Italy Italy from the crowd.

    I know, the Italian fans are doing themselves justice for sure!

    I'd love the see Borthwicks stats so far. He yards gained must be negative at this stage.


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    #74
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Noopti wrote: »
    I know, the Italian fans are doing themselves justice for sure!

    I'd love the see Borthwicks stats so far. He yards gained must be negative at this stage.

    How he's a international player i dunno. Really why the hell is MJ a manager and why didnt he at least clean the present coaches because England are the definition of lethargic


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    #75
    matt cork
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭matt cork


    england are an absolute disgrace

    poor in the scrum
    poor in the backs
    poor decision making
    poor at the breakdown

    just so, so poor


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    #76
    toomevara
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭toomevara


    matt cork wrote: »
    england are an absolute disgrace

    poor in the scrum
    poor in the backs
    poor decision making
    poor at the breakdown

    just so, so poor

    Yeah, on the strength of this I cant wait for Croker in a fortnight.. England are just dull, dull, dull.


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    #77
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    matt cork wrote: »
    england are an absolute disgrace

    poor in the scrum
    poor in the backs
    poor decision making
    poor at the breakdown

    just so, so poor

    We are looking at the two poorest teams in the 6N I think. I put England at 5th, Italy at 6th in my prediction, and looking at this game I can't see myself changing that prediction.


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    #78
    thedini
    Registered Users Posts: 857 ✭✭✭thedini


    get in there.


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    #79
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Turnover off Bortolami, Ellis try, game over unfortunately.


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    #80
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Ah Jaysus, good try. But Italy don't deserve this scoreline.

    First of the English tries that can't be attributed to the scrumhalf debacle though.

    Edit: Wales v England next. lol...that is going to be fun!!


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    #81
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    "And we are hearing our Italian vistors for the first time"

    What stupid commentating because all you have heard is the Italian crowd compared to the non existent England fans.


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    #82
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    I love the ref's being nice when SH take a quick one and knock it on and dont give it.


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    #83
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Stev_o wrote: »
    "And we are hearing our Italian vistors for the first time"

    What stupid commentating because all you have heard is the Italian crowd compared to the non existent England fans.

    Yeah, I laughed when I heard that!! :D


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    #84
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Can't stand the BBC commentators, depressing as hell regardless of how good or bad the game is.


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    #85
    ironingbored
    Registered Users Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭ironingbored


    England are atrocious.

    Parisse is a shining example to his team and country. Absolutely brilliant


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    #86
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Orizio wrote: »
    Can't stand the BBC commentators, depressing as hell regardless of how good or bad the game is.

    Why i hate all national broadcasters. Only plus is Brian Moore and his ELV rants.


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    #87
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    England get another yellow and playing dire brilliant. Some things never change.


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    #88
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Monster hit on Noon there


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    #89
    Noopti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Brian Moore in praising ref shocker!


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    #90
    razorblunt
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    What I hate about Brian Moore is that it seems he's just sitting there waiting for things to rant about he lets alot of action go just to get to his next whinge!


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    #91
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    razorblunt wrote: »
    What I hate about Brian Moore is that it seems he's just sitting there waiting for things to rant about he lets alot of action go just to get to his next whinge!

    What action?? Its just been 70 mintues of everyone hoping Italy would score.


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