International Rugby

[paul_e]

Poor from Japan on their own line there.

Good from England to shift the point of the attack though, not often you see prop pick by the line and then shift the ball out 1.

[PaulWinch again]

I wish we would stop kicking the ball away.

[PaulWinch again]

Idiotic from May - ill discipline is kicking in.

[PaulWinch again]

Stop kicking the fucking ball.

[Meanwood Villa]

Both sides seem very wasteful in possession

[AV84]

It's like watching a bunch of kids all chasing the same ball and then dropping it. Both Japan and England looking very sloppy.

[paul_e]

We look like a team that hasn't been told how they're supposed to play so we get quick ball but stand deep and get met on the gainline, or we try to crash through and then don't have any idea what to do next.

What it leads to, inevitably, is Ford making decisions for himself and he goes to the boot because there's no pattern.

[PaulWinch again]

Not great - need to improve.

[AV84]

I love how Andrew Trimble always has his little clip board of notes. Liked him as a player, like him as a pundit now too.

[paul_e]

Not great - need to improve.

Agreed, last week papered over some very clear cracks but this is us back to all the same problems we had in the summer and the 6N.

[Gareth]

Looked like two poor teams butting heads with very average handling skills and lots of dull arsed kicking.

England in the first minute refusing opportunity to try and lay down a marker and reverting to cautious type was annoying.

[AV84]

Rob Kearney very critical of England and their complete lack of desire to attack.

[PaulWinch again]

They just don’t look like they’re connected at all.

[Steve67]

Very scruffy from England.  We are going to get hammered if we play like this against a really good side.  Too many simple errors.

[AV84]

Very scruffy from England.  We are going to get hammered if we play like this against a really good side.  Too many simple errors.

I was just thinking they're lucky the draw was made when it was. Any other pool and they'd be in big trouble.