NZ vs England - round 2

[Adam_P]

At least they seem to have learnt their lesson from last week and kept Spencer on the bench

[Puja]

Fucksake. That's tbe game.

Puja

[Adam_P]

How was that first scrum not an England penalty? NZ tighthead flat on his face

[Banquo]

68 minutes for Baxter. Crazy.

Just found out why

[Mellsblue]

Rodd is the new Mako.

[Banquo]

Horrible last 15 mins, grim. Daft pen again.

[Oakboy]

Replacements losing us the game again.

[Puja]

WHY ARE WE KICKING IT?!

Puja

[Mikey Brown]

Lol. I’m guessing Reece didn’t research OS either.

[Mellsblue]

Lol. I’m guessing Reece didn’t research OS either.

And Flatman agrees.

[Puja]

Yeah, Lawrence breaks off. Shame

Puja

[Mellsblue]

Yep. No try. Blow the whistle.

[Banquo]

Well… that wasn’t great. Some terrible decisions by our guys

[Adam_P]

What a shit way to end

[Mellsblue]

I sometimes wonder whether Lawrence understands rugby.

[FKAS]

Well, Freddie fucked that up.

Baxter flies in and takes Maro's man and leaves Freddie with a 2 on 1 in 20m.

IFW had just made a tackle infield on the previous phase. Steward misread the situation badly. Needed to tread water not rush up.
Probs a try anyway but def a try once he charged up to man mark fresh air.

Doesn't really matter it's always a 2 on 1 in acres of space as soon as Baxter flies out the line. Need Baxter to tread water and close the space so that the last defender has a cat in hell's chance of making a tackle.

[Adam_P]

Baxter flies in and takes Maro's man and leaves Freddie with a 2 on 1 in 20m.

IFW had just made a tackle infield on the previous phase. Steward misread the situation badly. Needed to tread water not rush up.
Probs a try anyway but def a try once he charged up to man mark fresh air.

Doesn't really matter it's always a 2 on 1 in acres of space as soon as Baxter flies out the line. Need Baxter to tread water and close the space so that the last defender has a cat in hell's chance of making a tackle.

Furbank would have intercepted the pass, run the length and scored a try

[FKAS]

Yeah, Lawrence breaks off. Shame

Puja

I was amazed we actually had a TMO. Where was he for the two high shots on England players? The one in the 22 at the end there looked a certain card. No arms shoulder to the upper chest/chin of TCurry who wasn't even the ball carrier.

Frustrating watch, we lacked patience with ball in hand again. Went to the boot to readily withdraw those grubbers that were very poorly placed. Only plus from the second half was Ollie Sleightholme, great impact.

[Mellsblue]

Baxter flies in and takes Maro's man and leaves Freddie with a 2 on 1 in 20m.

IFW had just made a tackle infield on the previous phase. Steward misread the situation badly. Needed to tread water not rush up.
Probs a try anyway but def a try once he charged up to man mark fresh air.

Doesn't really matter it's always a 2 on 1 in acres of space as soon as Baxter flies out the line. Need Baxter to tread water and close the space so that the last defender has a cat in hell's chance of making a tackle.

I’m not particularly worried about the outcome, as I said it’s probably a try regardless, more Steward’s decision making. A decision that adds to other poor ones in similar situations.

[FKAS]

IFW had just made a tackle infield on the previous phase. Steward misread the situation badly. Needed to tread water not rush up.
Probs a try anyway but def a try once he charged up to man mark fresh air.

Doesn't really matter it's always a 2 on 1 in acres of space as soon as Baxter flies out the line. Need Baxter to tread water and close the space so that the last defender has a cat in hell's chance of making a tackle.

Furbank would have intercepted the pass, run the length and scored a try

Well naturally the Wing Commander would have saved the day.

We did miss him today, Steward looked very rusty and Furbank's ability to time his acceleration to just as he catches the ball caused havoc last weekend. The ABs looked comfortable defending physicality but not comfortable defending pace and footwork.

[Mellsblue]

IFW had just made a tackle infield on the previous phase. Steward misread the situation badly. Needed to tread water not rush up.
Probs a try anyway but def a try once he charged up to man mark fresh air.

Doesn't really matter it's always a 2 on 1 in acres of space as soon as Baxter flies out the line. Need Baxter to tread water and close the space so that the last defender has a cat in hell's chance of making a tackle.

Furbank would have intercepted the pass, run the length and scored a try

Exactly.

[fivepointer]

Pretty poor last quarter. Too many errors and dumb options. Overkicked it again. Bench made limited impact.

Baxter was terrific. itoje was superb.

[Banquo]

Chucked away with terrible decisions ball in hand.

On the upside, Sleightholme looked great with the ball.

[morepork]

Next to zero chance we win this. Even if we get close the ref will find a way to give them a soft dubious penalty to give them the chance they need.

The “All Blacks” aura at work…

What a load of shit.

[Mellsblue]

Doesn't really matter it's always a 2 on 1 in acres of space as soon as Baxter flies out the line. Need Baxter to tread water and close the space so that the last defender has a cat in hell's chance of making a tackle.

Furbank would have intercepted the pass, run the length and scored a try

The ABs looked comfortable defending physicality but not comfortable defending pace and footwork.

Who’d have thought it.