June Internationals Wk 1: How I Learned to Stop Working and Love the Bomb...

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

What did he do? I missed a couple of mins earlier.

Coach moved under the dropping ball to put a hand on it and ensure, as another individual had touched it, England couldn't take a quick throw.

Should be pulled up on it and warned.

irishbucsfan

molloyjh wrote: »

You've been quite for a while there now.....

He, like every person from the Southern Hemisphere, have been well and truly shown up and they should all hang their heads in shame. Probably should consider packing the entire thing in down there.

Zzippy

leakyboots wrote: »

Then pull up the fella who called him 'a little bollix' a few posts up from me too so

(fwiw I don't think that rule should apply to Brown, Hartley and Delon Armitage :pac:)

Do not backseat mod. You got an on-thread warning, not an infraction. Get over it.

irishbucsfan

Buer wrote: »

Another missed tackle from Browne. Goode has to get a look in for the next test unless there's an injury I'm unaware of. After the season he has had he needs to be in the team anyway.

I would be interested to hear English "I hate Goode he is Rubbish" Lurker's opinion on that

awec

Why have Australia not subbed Sio?

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

You've been quite for a while there now.....

He can't post. He's driving and trying to deal with everyone else on the wrong side of the road.

TeoReid

English pack in good spirits by the sounds of things

LuckyGent88

Game over now anyway. England's superior physicality coming to the fore now.
The disallowed try for obstruction which was seriously debatable IMO was the turning point in the game.

irishbucsfan

Super Hooper as captain now, comeback is on

awec

That was class from Hooper. Winger-esque :pac:

molloyjh

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Game over now anyway. England's superior physicality coming to the fore now.
The disallowed try for obstruction which was seriously debatable IMO was the turning point in the game.

If a team loses a game based on a debatable refereeing decision that early in the game (which I think was the right decision btw) then they don't deserve to win it at all. England have been stronger, smarter and more accurate.

Great try there, but from the touchline I can't see Foley getting the kick. His inaccuracies off the tee have been costly.

bilston

Lovely pass from Foley in the lead up.

leakyboots

Great try, Hooper's got wheels

Al_Coholic

That's a super try especially down a man

irishbucsfan

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Super Hooper as captain now, comeback is on

Called it

irishbucsfan

If this is the Sarries defensive system that Farrell will be adding the Irish game then je suis tres excitement

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

If this is the Sarries defensive system that Farrell will be adding the Irish game then je suis tres excitement

Sarcasm?

molloyjh

Australian line-outs have been really poor but there's been very little in the way of a gap as well.

Game over if they convert this.

Buer

Crucial turnover from Haskell. MOTM for me.

Kiwi_knock

That should be the game.

former total

Kuridrani butchered that.

molloyjh

Talk of Kuidrani making a mistake is off I think. They couldn't go wide as the need the conversion and Foley needs the try in closer to the posts to get them.

errlloyd

This new winger has been doing clever stuff

awec

Whenever Australia get moving England can't live with them. If only they could improve their discipline.

Al_Coholic

Thoroughly enjoyable game

molloyjh

Haskell def MOTM.

wp_rathead

Haskell brilliant
Himself and Itoje candidates for MotM

Been cracking game

swiwi_

So far the 2 games have been brill. Haskell really good.

LuckyGent88

Strange decision. Very brave

Kiwi_knock

I think that is a bad call

leakyboots

Massive call

molloyjh

Huge call. They need to secure the restart now. Less than 2 mins to go.

dastardly00

Whaaaa.....??

fullstop

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Strange decision. Very brave

Stupid more than brave. It's just wasted another minute.

wp_rathead

Ballsy going for 3

swiwi_

That is a ballsy call.

former total

Brave call. Cheiks not impressed

Buer

Bad call.

swiwi_

England racing to take the kickoff...

TeoReid

some balls on hooper. interesting 2 mins!

molloyjh

awec wrote: »

Still fancy Australia will win this.

irishbucsfan wrote: »

So do I

Interestingly at half time the bookies had Wales at 3/1 but England are odds on to win this one. They obviously have no idea but I wonder what they think makes such a big difference

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Called it

Eh.....

molloyjh wrote: »

Jones starting Farrell proving to be the right call. Australia missed 7 points from the tee, England are 100% from the tee.

I think England have this. They've reacted well to a poor start.

Called it.

Kiwi_knock

That is great play by England, well deserved victory.

irishbucsfan

molloyjh wrote: »

Eh.....



Called it.

I was referring to Super Hooper's impact!

wp_rathead

Nice try
Who would have thought this after opening 10 minutes

Al_Coholic

A host of monumental mess ups from Australia all game

kilns

Sky will be hard to listen to now

Zzippy

What a game!

swiwi_

Best English side since the heights of the Woodward era. Fair plsy for going for a try and not the one off the ruck clock countdown.

Test 2 should be a hum dinger

irishbucsfan

Southern Hemisphere 2016 cancelled

awec

I think if Australia sort out their discipline they'll still win this series. IMO they played better rugby today, they just need to sort out their work at the breakdown and tweak the scrum.