mikeyp102 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Excellent start by the French. Not for the first time Ben Young’s misses a vital tackle. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets to 100 cape (during this tournament) and then we don’t see him internationally again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2020 Italy defended their line better yesterday than England did for that try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 31/01/2020 at 15:40, theboyangel said: I think this decision by Jones will backfire. Losing a ball out of the back of scrum going forward is almost laughable at International level 10-0 down after 15 mins and not looking remotely good at this stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 This is pretty humiliating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 So far tactically France have been great. England really struggling break gain line. But we have seen France collapse before, so England need to get some points into he ball and put France under pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: This is pretty humiliating Like watching the Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Losing a ball out of the back of scrum going forward is almost laughable at International level 10-0 down after 15 mins and not looking remotely good at this stage Lawes in the back row is not dynamic enough either. harsh against him for the second try though. Looked to me it was a knock on. i had France as favourites for the tourno but didn’t envisage we’d be this clueless so early on. EJ has a lot to consider and remedy. Thing is, he’s not the type to back down from a decision so I doubt he’ll call up a proper 8. Edited February 2, 2020 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2020 Just now, theboyangel said: harsh against him for the second try though. Looked to me it was a knock on. Not on the replays comes off the white arm not blue then bounces over both their heads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2020 What an absolutely massive kick to touch out of defence, thats demoralising 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) shaun Edwards has worked wonders on the French defence. so quick onto their man and causing mistakes to be made. england already rattled and devoid of ideas. Edited February 2, 2020 by theboyangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 The French defence is going well. Why the hell have England never got Edwards in? He must be one of the best in the world, and is such a proud Englishman that he’d be immense for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Excellent start by the French. Not for the first time Ben Young’s misses a vital tackle. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets to 100 cape (during this tournament) and then we don’t see him internationally again Sadly not. He should never have got to 50 caps let alone a hundred. He’s always played one good game in every ten and hasn’t been dropped yet so we’re stuck with him. Shockingly poor so far from England. Sluggish, can’t pass, lacking aggression and error-ridden. Decision to not pick a genuine 8 already backfired. Villa yesterday, now this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2020 5 yards out and you give away a penalty, it's self inflicted torture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2020 The ref says don't do something so you you just do it seconds later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Have they actually trained together this year? Genuinely baffled by Jones as a coach. He can get a side to perform like they did against NZ and yet he can also get roughly the same side to perform like they did against SA and how they have in this first half today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 That was shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) Yep. We seem to have games like this on a fairly regular basis where the opposition looks 10% physically stronger and more focussed than we do. Will there be a French collapse where they gift us two tries like there was in their first game last year? Will there ****. Edited February 2, 2020 by JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 **** VAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, JB said: **** VAR. That's not how you spell Eddie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 **** unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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