Rugby Union (was 2014-15, now an ongoing thread)

[Dr Butler]

I'm not nervous at all for tonight. The pressure is on Wales not us. 

this is it for me and I am looking forward to the game

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[Dante Lavelli]

It's a strange feeling, actual excitement before a game.  Cmon!

[paul_e]

It's a strange feeling, actual excitement before a game.  Cmon!

First timein 2015 I've been genuinely excited about watching a game in any sport, a few European games with Bath and Saints I was looking forward to but I really want this 10/centre grouping to work, I've been calling for it for about 18 months (I've flitted between eastmond and JJ at 13 but ford inside Burrell has been my 10 and 12 for ages).

[Dante Lavelli]

Not a great start.  A few basic errors.
They might be nervous.  Understandable really.  It needs a big hit, or something, to get them into the game.

[paul_e]

that shouldn't stand, that's handling in the scrum, poor refereeing.

[itbrvilla]

10-0 after 10. Wales look very decent so far.

[Dante Lavelli]

Got to say, that's great #8 work.

[itbrvilla]

that shouldn't stand, that's handling in the scrum, poor refereeing.

didn't see that. What happened?

[paul_e]

that shouldn't stand, that's handling in the scrum, poor refereeing.

didn't see that. What happened?

England pushing the scrum back, ball still in the corridor and their 8 reaches in and grabs it, which isn't legal.

[paul_e]

brilliant hands from burrell for the try and it was a great finish.

[Dante Lavelli]

England are being expansive too early.  With these backs we can be a bit conservative, wait until we're on the front foot, then take risks.

[paul_e]

being forced into it by the welsh really, they're trying to kill the ball in the contact by holding the tackler in there so we get no space, so we committing wide at the slightest sniff.

[paul_e]

Good first half, some poor penalties given away, a few bit of imprecision and a smattering of weak refereeing going with the crowd but England still right in it and we've got a lot more impact to come off the bench so this is still wide open, next score is important though.

[UK Redsox]

England's handling is crap at times

[UK Redsox]

Wales are missing Adam Jones. I think that he had one more year in him at international level