Ruck marks

[Raggs]

Ruck marks done.

Key observations. We were mostly onside. Mako was chasing kicks better than most our forwards, even in the 60+ minutes. Curry's real coming of age I felt. Felt very much like England were in control, but we do need to improve our attack, given the positive carries we were making.

Mako's score is insane by the way, only a little behind the locks and flankers, especially considering he likely knew he was going to play 70+.

Billy's score was quite low, needs to up his workrate really, I know he played 80, and probably wasn't supposed to, but I never felt like he was really working hard.

[Raggs]

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[Puja]

Great work Raggs. Backs up my impressions that Curry, Wilson, Kruis and Maro all had massive games (along with Mako, obviously). George did better than I thought on the initial view as well.

Very surprised by how little work Lawes got through in his time on the pitch - only hitting three rucks and no carries is very disappointing given he's come on as a substitute. A couple of flashy hits, but apparently not a huge impact. Between him and Hughes in our engine room, it's a wonder we kept going, although I'll forgive Hughes for having to deal with coming on in an unfamiliar position. I'm going to do the last 15 minutes of my rewatch tonight, so I'll keep an eye out to see why Lawes wasn't getting involved.

Puja

[Raggs]

Lawes was busy in defence. We have to remember that these stats don't show tackle assists, which are hugely important in todays game. However he's never been that active in rucks, which is why I hate him on the flank.