RugbyRebels

Good match of different styles tbf,
Eng will have to be on their game.
14 - 14 after 32m.,

Smashin kicking display from FSmith
Sleights in
21 - 14 after 36, phew.

Nice, made by Dingwall

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:41 pm Nice, made by Dingwall

He's got some lovely skills. Struggling a touch physically which is the real question over him keeping the shirt. Outside of the physical aspect he's looked classy so far.

Nice to see Jonker is still incompetent as a TMO.

Officials seem q. generous to Ita, but Eng need to play the ref. smartly.
21 - 17 HT.

FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:43 pm

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:41 pm Nice, made by Dingwall

He's got some lovely skills. Struggling a touch physically which is the real question over him keeping the shirt. Outside of the physical aspect he's looked classy so far.

Yeah it’s a shame for the balance of the centre pairing to be thrown off so much with Lawrence going off.

I think this is my least favourite ref.

Please, please keep Willis on for 80. He is our most effective back rower.

This is a bit of a painful watch. Think Ita will nick this in the end. Some baffling decisions (and non decisions) though.

Brace is absolutely awful. Just awful.

Said it before, no surprise the two big wins in the last 12 months have been with the Georgian on the whistle. Far too many horrible, horrible referees and Brace is right up there with O’Keefe as the worst,

Dingwall some nice touches but he’s not physical enough. Freeman excellent.

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:53 pm Brace is absolutely awful. Just awful.

Said it before, no surprise the two big wins in the last 12 months have been with the Georgian on the whistle. Far too many horrible, horrible referees and Brace is right up there with O’Keefe as the worst,

At least Dickson is English. Every cloud etc

I'm going to cut England some slack today, but only for today.
Between the Lawrence injury, and the Brace effect - it's got to be tough to build up any momentum

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:49 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:43 pm

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:41 pm Nice, made by Dingwall

He's got some lovely skills. Struggling a touch physically which is the real question over him keeping the shirt. Outside of the physical aspect he's looked classy so far.

Yeah it’s a shame for the balance of the centre pairing to be thrown off so much with Lawrence going off.

I was hoping we'd move Freeman into 13 so that the partnership could maintain the balance.

Lovely finish from Marcus but made by some really nice play from the forwards.

Will Stuart reminds MSmith how to step !
Better.
28 - 17, 45 min.

Willis hooked. Why, for fuck's sake?

WHY HAVE WE SUBBED WILLIS

Oakboy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:08 pm Willis hooked. Why, for fuck's sake?

Must have taken a knock. He's brilliant for us, no other reason to take him off.

And Tom Curry is hobbling around too?

35 - 17, 48 min, another Curry try.
Should calm things down a bit.

Lucky we’ve got a full backrow on the bench, with Earl now down, but will Borthwick actually use them?

That's much nicer from Marcus under the high ball. Looks like he's switched on this half.

For fucks sake look at Tom Curry. Why are we so scared of giving Hill half an hour?

Oakboy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:08 pm Willis hooked. Why, for fuck's sake?

He was moving around very uncomfortably before the Smith try

Beautiful
By everyone

Italy have wilted, bit of a shame.

Nice for George. Seems a good bloke and a great servant to England rugby

42 - 17, 53 min Sleightholme again, Fin con.
already a cricket score by Eng standards..