The first SA try was a shocker of a decision but England are deserved winners. A few superb performanes in there.
Got to say Paul I think your being harsh on Youngs. The pack was great, but he was fantastic in his own right.Farrell really is developing superbly as well.
Youngs had a bit of an armchair ride today. He explointed the space he was given magnificently but the pack (and Launchbury and Lawes in particular) were absoutely top draw, SA were over commiting to the breakdown and defending the channels really narrowly because our forwards were smashing the shit out of them which meant 2 steps out from the breakdown and there were big gaps.I think they got it spot on but I'm surprised they didn't name drop Lawes before they gave the decision. Honestly that was about 55 minutes of utter perfection from the forwards, early on they were a little imprecise and getting pinged for it and the last 5 we took our foot off the gas a little early but no one in the world would've been comfortable in the middle.Oh and I disagree that SA were poor, they're not at their best but there's only 2 teams in world rugby who could've made them look at bad today.
Quote from: paul_e on November 12, 2016, 10:02:02 PMYoungs had a bit of an armchair ride today. He explointed the space he was given magnificently but the pack (and Launchbury and Lawes in particular) were absoutely top draw, SA were over commiting to the breakdown and defending the channels really narrowly because our forwards were smashing the shit out of them which meant 2 steps out from the breakdown and there were big gaps.I think they got it spot on but I'm surprised they didn't name drop Lawes before they gave the decision. Honestly that was about 55 minutes of utter perfection from the forwards, early on they were a little imprecise and getting pinged for it and the last 5 we took our foot off the gas a little early but no one in the world would've been comfortable in the middle.Oh and I disagree that SA were poor, they're not at their best but there's only 2 teams in world rugby who could've made them look at bad today.Sorry, Paul, I see what you're saying. By saying it was a poor SA team I didn't mean poor team as in poor squad of players.I should have said that It was a poor SA team performance, and that was due to England's performance.
Quote from: nigel on November 13, 2016, 11:32:33 AMQuote from: paul_e on November 12, 2016, 10:02:02 PMYoungs had a bit of an armchair ride today. He explointed the space he was given magnificently but the pack (and Launchbury and Lawes in particular) were absoutely top draw, SA were over commiting to the breakdown and defending the channels really narrowly because our forwards were smashing the shit out of them which meant 2 steps out from the breakdown and there were big gaps.I think they got it spot on but I'm surprised they didn't name drop Lawes before they gave the decision. Honestly that was about 55 minutes of utter perfection from the forwards, early on they were a little imprecise and getting pinged for it and the last 5 we took our foot off the gas a little early but no one in the world would've been comfortable in the middle.Oh and I disagree that SA were poor, they're not at their best but there's only 2 teams in world rugby who could've made them look at bad today.Sorry, Paul, I see what you're saying. By saying it was a poor SA team I didn't mean poor team as in poor squad of players.I should have said that It was a poor SA team performance, and that was due to England's performance. Then we agree. I only mention it because I saw a few others comments about them now having lost 5 in 6 and therefore it's not that big a win (it'll be no surprise to hear they're from the Welsh people) which is quite clearly nonsense.
No idea what it looked like on TV but how the hell was Ben Youngs not MOTM?
Quote from: Jon Crofts on November 12, 2016, 07:03:39 PMNo idea what it looked like on TV but how the hell was Ben Youngs not MOTM? His dummy to set up the Ford try was one of the most outrageous I've seen for many a year. The look of bemusement on the Bok bloke's face was superb
Quote from: UK Redsox on November 14, 2016, 02:07:25 PMQuote from: Jon Crofts on November 12, 2016, 07:03:39 PMNo idea what it looked like on TV but how the hell was Ben Youngs not MOTM? His dummy to set up the Ford try was one of the most outrageous I've seen for many a year. The look of bemusement on the Bok bloke's face was superb du Toit - how they thought he was suitable to have as a flanker I'll never know, far too slow (and immobile) to be a modern back row, compare and contrast with Robshaw and Wood.