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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #855 on: February 27, 2016, 05:23:11 PM »
That's poor from the ref and the TMO. Not a try but not a penalty either.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #856 on: February 27, 2016, 05:28:34 PM »
That's the second time Youngs has thrown a 5 metre pass well over the head near the Irish line. Killed all momentum both times.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #857 on: February 27, 2016, 05:29:29 PM »
Not precise enough.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #858 on: February 27, 2016, 06:22:08 PM »
Good from England now, much better.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #859 on: February 27, 2016, 06:24:35 PM »
What a tackle by Nowell.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #860 on: February 27, 2016, 06:25:35 PM »
Indeed. And here's Day at 12.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #861 on: February 27, 2016, 06:28:44 PM »
Youngs was poor again and Haskell is a fucking idiot but Watson has been excellent and deserved his try.  Billy V is the player we hoped for now, absolutely superb performance today.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #862 on: February 27, 2016, 06:31:55 PM »
Piss poor from Hartley and Cole there.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #863 on: February 27, 2016, 06:32:38 PM »
Making this much harder work than it should be against a very ordinary Ireland team.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #864 on: February 27, 2016, 07:00:21 PM »
Poor discipline today, but hugely impressed by Billy, Itoje and Clifford.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #865 on: February 27, 2016, 07:05:57 PM »
I thought there were bits today that showed we're going the right direction, We really need to get Haskell out of the team, I'd much rather we start with Clifford from this 23.  I still think scrum half is a problem, Care improved things before his yellow (which was harsh) but I just don't rate Youngs, his defence for their try was awful.

Itoje looked comfortable, Billy was superb, Watson and Nowell both did really well when they got ball and yes, Clifford looked good when he came on.  Daly was unlucky that he came on and then we went to 14 men almost immediately and any chance of him doing something special went out of the window.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #866 on: February 27, 2016, 07:27:34 PM »
Yeah that's pretty much my reaction too, although I thought Haskell, who i've never been a fan of, was having a really good game until his yellow. Care's yellow was harsh, I'm not sure how you roll away when three people immediately dive on top of you.

We're so blessed at lock at the moment, four outstanding players to choose from. Wish we could trade one of them for a proper 7.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #867 on: February 27, 2016, 08:16:09 PM »
Impressed by Watson today.  He's previously seemed a bit like darren bent to me, whereas today I think his decision making and in particular appetite for running from deep having received kicks made me think he is going to be class.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #868 on: February 27, 2016, 08:25:34 PM »
Impressed by Watson today.  He's previously seemed a bit like darren bent to me, whereas today I think his decision making and in particular appetite for running from deep having received kicks made me think he is going to be class.

Yeah, I think he'll shift to full back in due course.

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Re: Six Nations 2016
« Reply #869 on: February 27, 2016, 10:37:51 PM »
You've got to remember Watson has only just turned 22 so he's far from the finished article but his potential is frightening.  The bit really early on where he had a standing start and left the Irish guy for dead is what he's done to people at every age group and he's getting the confidence to do it at this level now, which is significant.  I think Lancaster knew he had a star but didn't know what to do with him, which is why he never really fitted in.

I think he could play all across the back 3 but I'd also like to see him shift to 15 so we can pick Nowell and then May/Wade/JJ(if we want Daly or Manu at 13).  I think 12 will be the really big call in the next 12 months though, Slade will get a chance, Manu will probably be looked at there, Devoto is right on the edge of the squad already and I predict Mallinder will force his way in before long, he's probably the form back in Europe right now, if he keeps this up for the rest of the season he'll be hard to ignore.

Yeah that's pretty much my reaction too, although I thought Haskell, who i've never been a fan of, was having a really good game until his yellow. Care's yellow was harsh, I'm not sure how you roll away when three people immediately dive on top of you.

We're so blessed at lock at the moment, four outstanding players to choose from. Wish we could trade one of them for a proper 7.

With Haskell him doing something ridiculously stupid is almost guaranteed, he's spent his entire career making stupid decisions at terrible times, today was just further evidence that he's a liability (I think the same about Brown as well, I know he can be effective and a lot of people rate him but I find his decision making shocking at times and he regularly costs us points).  For Care he knew what he was doing but it was a harsh yellow.  Whilst talking about harsh decisions the penalty for the Hartley double movement was a truly pathetic decision.

 


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