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 steeleye20  Croydon 26 Oct 19 11.32am |
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To me England looked relaxed, composed even, it was professional no panic as we sometimes do. Didn't have the rub of the green either with 2 disallowed tries and forward passes not spotted. One soft try to NZ but otherwise really tight.
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| bifffabazz Highworth, Wiltshire 26 Oct 19 11.37am |
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Class personified. So proud of the boys. Enjoy today and roll on next Saturday. (Lovin how Palace have politely moved their matches to the Sundays!)
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Teddy Eagle  26 Oct 19 11.42am |
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Originally posted by YT
Yes that was great, plus the way England lined up so that the NZ players were unable to stare them out as a group. Even then, the officials tried to intervene against England - like there are somehow rules attached to such a charade. Edited by YT (26 Oct 2019 11.19am) That smile was fantastic. Best response since Cockerill fronting up to them, Chabal glaring back at them or Campese practising his kicks and ignoring them completely.
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jeeagles  26 Oct 19 11.43am |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Is there anything more hair raising in sport than watching the Haka? Love it Stupid dance that interrupts the warm ups.
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| jeeagles 26 Oct 19 11.54am |
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What a performance. In NZ's recent defeats they've been unlucky to lose, they had a red v Australia, a red v the Lions, question marks existed over loses to Ireland in Chicago at the end of a tour and in Chicago. That was incredible. Arguably we should have had two more tries awarded, thought the TMO was clutching at straws not to give them. They probably should have had a yellow for persistent cheating, and I counted 4 forward passes. Their try was soft and lucky. Itoji, Curry, and Underhill were out of this world. Itoji won two turnovers in the first half he had absolutely no right to be anywhere near. We dominated them at the break down, they should have been all over us in the lineout but we still competed. NZ didnt get a look in. They got caught cheating again and again when finally the game turned against them, highlighting that they've been the best cheats in the world for years. This forward pack is special. Would prefer SA in the final, although that will be a different challenge. It's going to be difficult getting motivated after doing what everyone thought was unthinkable. I think SAs pack will present more of a challenge and England's back line isn't great. Wales in the final would be a nightmare.
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| YT Oxford 26 Oct 19 12.10pm |
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Originally posted by jeeagles
What a performance. In NZ's recent defeats they've been unlucky to lose, they had a red v Australia, a red v the Lions, question marks existed over loses to Ireland in Chicago at the end of a tour and in Chicago. That was incredible. Arguably we should have had two more tries awarded, thought the TMO was clutching at straws not to give them. They probably should have had a yellow for persistent cheating, and I counted 4 forward passes. Their try was soft and lucky. Itoji, Curry, and Underhill were out of this world. Itoji won two turnovers in the first half he had absolutely no right to be anywhere near. We dominated them at the break down, they should have been all over us in the lineout but we still competed. NZ didnt get a look in. They got caught cheating again and again when finally the game turned against them, highlighting that they've been the best cheats in the world for years. This forward pack is special. Would prefer SA in the final, although that will be a different challenge. It's going to be difficult getting motivated after doing what everyone thought was unthinkable. I think SAs pack will present more of a challenge and England's back line isn't great. Wales in the final would be a nightmare. As I said in a post a week ago, NZ have consistently got away with passing forwards as long as I've been watching rugby union (1960s). I don't understand why this is. I almost wonder whether the shirt colour affects the officials' view, but today's blatant offences should surely have been obvious to the TMO.
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mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 26 Oct 19 12.17pm |
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Magnificent England, every bit as good as the 2003 squad. I pity whoever we get in the final if we play like that.
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| Invalid user 2019 26 Oct 19 12.31pm |
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A dominant performance from beginning to end, which is quite an achievement considering the opposition and number of decisions that went against us. Brilliant stuff!
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| Invalid user 2019 26 Oct 19 12.34pm |
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Originally posted by YT
As I said in a post a week ago, NZ have consistently got away with passing forwards as long as I've been watching rugby union (1960s). I don't understand why this is. I almost wonder whether the shirt colour affects the officials' view, but today's blatant offences should surely have been obvious to the TMO. It's unbelievable how often they get away with it too. They definitely get the benefit of the doubt time and time again, whereas in this game for example there was an almost forensic look at anything involving England. Still, it was the right result in the end. One way traffic.
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| Teddy Eagle 26 Oct 19 12.42pm |
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Originally posted by dollardays
It's unbelievable how often they get away with it too. They definitely get the benefit of the doubt time and time again, whereas in this game for example there was an almost forensic look at anything involving England. Still, it was the right result in the end. One way traffic. It is odd. Richie McCaw seemed to live offside and he was invisible too.
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| sickboy Deal or Croydon 26 Oct 19 1.03pm |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Is there anything more hair raising in sport than watching the Haka? Love it Can't agree with you on this one mate.
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| Teddy Eagle 26 Oct 19 1.17pm |
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Originally posted by sickboy
Can't agree with you on this one mate. It’d be nice if they had an equal ceremony of grovelling obeisance after the challenge has been accepted and they’ve been stuffed.
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