I'm the first to admit I don't know much about Rugby, But I can tell one thing, this England team is not winning the World Cup
Quote from: john e on September 18, 2015, 09:37:24 PMI'm the first to admit I don't know much about Rugby, But I can tell one thing, this England team is not winning the World Cup We'll do well to get out of the group on this evidence
Some of those Fiji players are absolutely enormous
Quote from: john e on September 18, 2015, 09:48:37 PMSome of those Fiji players are absolutely enormouswhich is why we're looking good now, they're fucked.
Far too many turnovers and handling errors but that last gasp try will ultimately help in the pool placings.
We won't win the world cup, I'm certain of that, but if we get out of the group I'll be happy because it won't be a devastating shame but will probably be enough to see Lancaster get the boot which I see as necessary for us to be the team we can be for the '19 world cup where we should be clear favourites.
Quote from: Exeter 77 on September 18, 2015, 09:57:30 PMFar too many turnovers and handling errors but that last gasp try will ultimately help in the pool placings.I'm not fussed about the handling errors, the light rain meant it looked like a good pitch but the ball was a bar of soap. The turnovers is a massive problem (both the number we concede and the lack of 'wins'), the 2 key players at the breakdown at 7 and your enforcer in the centres. Whichever of the 2 is nearest should be closing the ball off by getting low and over the top of it as quickly as possible, neither Robshaw or Barritt is able to do that job so we give teams a chance far too often and we don't legally slow their play. Not only does itlose it ball and stop us winning ball back but it's also at the heart of our indiscipline around halfway, if there's any gaps our only option is to try to kill the ball, refs know it so they watch for it and punish us for everything which puts us on the backfoot as soon as teams start attacking us.