Next up.....France

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:25 pm

Aimless kicking creeping in now

Galfon · Post by **Galfon** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:26 pm

Lucky Eng - Thomas, Dupont making power yards.

Galfon · Post by **Galfon** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:29 pm

HT: Eng 13 - 17 Fra
Hanging in there gamefully, Fra look as if they have an extra gear - if allowed to use it of course

Post by **morepork** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:30 pm

Great game. France are making you play, and you are.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:32 pm

we haven't beem awful,but the french with the ball....magnifique!

normanski · Post by **normanski** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:32 pm

Come on chaps, a win by a point will do us.

fivepointer · Post by **fivepointer** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:33 pm

Proper game. Lots to enjoy. We're playing pretty well. France just look better with the ball.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:33 pm

Galfon wrote:Malins looks the part thus far

hit and miss, but to be expected. Needs to lose the Goode stutter step and slow down in traffic...fantastic sliding take though.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:35 pm

They've been able to be more precise when they're at full pelt in the 22. We've stuttered a couple of times when we've had similar opportunities.

Which Tyler · Post by **Which Tyler** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:37 pm

We've actually been pretty good - just not as good as France.
We also look like we're playing as well as we can; France have at least 1 more gear to go

Mikey Brown · Post by **Mikey Brown** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:41 pm

Which Tyler wrote:We've actually been pretty good - just not as good as France.
We also look like we're playing as well as we can; France have at least 1 more gear to go

This sounds about right. Hard to picture us pulling anything with the kind of execution they had for Penaud's try, but England definitely have enough to win this game.

Raggs · Post by **Raggs** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:42 pm

We've had a few knock ons that aren't as good as we can be.

Beasties · Post by **Beasties** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:45 pm

It's like we're gradually remembering how to play rugby, painful as the wait has been. France do look like they can put us away though if we stop annoying them.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:46 pm

Overlap butchered

Galfon · Post by **Galfon** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:53 pm

13 - 20
Pen Jalibert, 50 mins.
Eng need next score.

Mikey Brown · Post by **Mikey Brown** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:56 pm

LOL at Ewels frantically getting up to his feet then, to stand there and do nothing, so focussed on bounce time.

Galfon · Post by **Galfon** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:57 pm

16 - 20
Pen Faz, 54 mins.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:01 pm

Not sure how the touch judge has missed the 6 foot 7 lock blocking our clear out

Galfon · Post by **Galfon** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:02 pm

Fra showing hints of rattled-ness..good test for them.

Mikey Brown · Post by **Mikey Brown** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:03 pm

So. We got any sort of plan to inject some energy or invention in to this?

Insouciant · Post by **Insouciant** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:04 pm

Youngs.. great idea, poor execution

Insouciant · Post by **Insouciant** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:07 pm

Great tackle on Thomas... then fantastic kick from May

Which Tyler · Post by **Which Tyler** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:09 pm

Mikey Brown wrote:So. We got any sort of plan to inject some energy or invention in to this?

Nope

Beasties · Post by **Beasties** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:13 pm

Sad to see Malins go off. He hasn't been perfect but he's been an upgrade.

Beasties · Post by **Beasties** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:14 pm

2 mins for Lawrence?

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