Eng v. Tonga - Match thread

[Galfon]

Eng 18 - 3 Ton pen. Faz, 37 mins.
good chance lost there.
Good reffin' (again.)

[16th man]

Some proper white line fever from the forwards in the build up to that penalty.

[Banquo]

Some proper white line fever from the forwards in the build up to that penalty.

Yep, has to have been space out wide.

[Mr Mwenda]

Some proper white line fever from the forwards in the build up to that penalty.

Classic, outside backs screaming about the holes...

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Common sense prevails. Watson dropped the ball and was going to pick it up, not the defenders fault he's halved his height after already having lined him up.

[Mr Mwenda]

Penalties...

[Galfon]

HT Eng 18 - 3 Ton
Wokmanlike performance - looked good going forward in open play but a bit scrappy at the breakdown.6 pens is damaging in terms of valuable time, position & momentum.Summut ain't quite right there.

[16th man]

Main takeaway of the half: When we make the right choices we look good, but it's been hit and miss decision making.

[Banquo]

Main takeaway of the half: When we make the right choices we look good, but it's been hit and miss decision making.

That and sloppy unforced penalties. Youngs was disappointing imo

[Galfon]

For the Sake of offishiating in this rwc, we needed a good showing today & Williams has gone well.

[Renniks]

Youngs looks good when forced to play fast

Great refereeing to be honest *

* comparatively

[Banquo]

Youngs looks good when forced to play fast

Great refereeing to be honest *

* comparatively

Yes, but his normal state is ponderous

[Galfon]

Eng look a different team with a fit Manu in the middle.

[Galfon]

Eng 21 - 3 Ton, 43 mins
Pen Faz.

[Stom]

Main takeaway of the half: When we make the right choices we look good, but it's been hit and miss decision making.

That and sloppy unforced penalties. Youngs was disappointing imo

Just Youngs?

I'd say only really Underhill, Tuilagi and the back 3 come out with any positives from that, and the back 3 hardly got the ball!

[Stom]

That offload from lawes was abysmal.

[Stom]

Main takeaway of the half: When we make the right choices we look good, but it's been hit and miss decision making.

That and sloppy unforced penalties. Youngs was disappointing imo

Just Youngs?

I'd say only really Underhill, Tuilagi and the back 3 come out with any positives from that, and the back 3 hardly got the ball!

OK, yeah, he does kinda stand out... Another awful pass.

[Adam_P]

Curry has made a few unforced handling errors this game

[Stom]

Curry has made a few unforced handling errors this game

At least one of those was a godawful pass from Youngs.

But Underhill has been excellent.

[Insouciant]

Great kick, chase and tackle by Ford. Shame about the continual drops.

[Galfon]

How many fumbles this half already ?

[canta_brian]

7 handling errors in 50 odd minutes when not under a huge amount of pressure isn’t too flash

[Galfon]

Eng 28 - 3 Ton, 58 mins.
All change..with immediate effect
Try George with drive over, con Faz.

[Stom]

Kruis made an immediate impact to our mauling.

[Galfon]

Slade's bad knee goes bad...