The Rugby Union Thread

Jalapeno

Biff-tastic !

Gassage

Absolutely the best performance by ENgland since 2007 QF and SF in the RWC.

Haskell immense, but also Dan Cole was fantastic in a very quiet way.

Push defence was monsterous. Itoje- what can you say about this guy? Krusher also fantastic in every aspect.

10/10.

A turning point for English rugby.

Gassage

lloyd said:

Aus will give up now, not sure of Coles angle on the scrum if I'm honest and getting a lot of momentum from the scrum but fantastic stuff from England to exploit Oz weakness. YC from it too.

Mate, Sio was going in and under EVERY time. Totally illegal. Cole tore him a new one.

lloyd

@Gassage Yeah probably, I was only half watching, I'm trying to watch cricket, football, rugby and U20's today mate!

Gassage

That is a side turning the corner from a very good side to a world class side.

It was utterly stupendous.

lloyd

Gassage said:

That is a side turning the corner from a very good side to a world class side.

It was utterly stupendous.

Love the English hyperbole! We shall see what the coming weeks bring, very, very good performance no doubt but I wouldn't start crowning them yet.

Gassage

lloyd said:

Gassage said:

That is a side turning the corner from a very good side to a world class side.

It was utterly stupendous.

Love the English hyperbole! We shall see what the coming weeks bring, very, very good performance no doubt but I wouldn't start crowning them yet.

Not the result mate, the quality of the rugby and squad.

lloyd

I didn't mention the result, it was a very good performance and you've some class players but let's not go too overboard.

Australia will always let you play rugby, they missed some easy kicks which ruins momentum, had a YC, a try disallowed wrongly IMO and you scored tries at some crucial times (sign of a good team of course) and benefited from some batshit calls from a dozy captain-going for lineout not points on 47mins then opting for the short throw rather than setting up a maul, as well as the kick for pints with 2 mins to go, from which you scored a breakaway try due to good pressure and them chasing the game.

The English press has jizzed all over up and coming teams and players before only for them to fall short. I wouldn't call this team World Class yet, there's a long way to go.

Anyway I'm coming across like a bitter Taffy!

Congrats on a great performance and result.

Gassage

lloyd said:

I didn't mention the result, it was a very good performance and you've some class players but let's not go too overboard.

Australia will always let you play rugby, they missed some easy kicks which ruins momentum, had a YC, a try disallowed wrongly IMO and you scored tries at some crucial times (sign of a good team of course) and benefited from some batshit calls from a dozy captain-going for lineout not points on 47mins then opting for the short throw rather than setting up a maul, as well as the kick for pints with 2 mins to go, from which you scored a breakaway try due to good pressure and them chasing the game.

The English press has jizzed all over up and coming teams and players before only for them to fall short. I wouldn't call this team World Class yet, there's a long way to go.

Anyway I'm coming across like a bitter Taffy!

Congrats on a great performance and result.

Agree re try, however, unpack that and we conceded a try when Cole was pinged for hinging when clearly Sio had rolled in. Swing n roundabouts.

lloyd

Oh agree that things go up and down but things happened for England at the right time (not taking away England making them happen) as well as Australia shooting themselves in the foot with some decision making (again could well be due to pressure from England making them make bad decisions).

Didn't see that try you mention with Cole so will take your word for it.

Personally I have a blind spot for Cole-his technique is illegal from where I watch every time.

Like I say, great day all round for you Ruperts and well deserved win.

Gassage

Lions side would be interesting if picked now (replacements in brackets)

Hogg (Brown)
North
Davies (JJ)
Henshaw
Watson

Biggar
Youngs (Murrray)

Healy (Mako)
Hartley
Cole

Itoje
AWJ (Lauchbury)

Vunipola
Haskell (Warbs)
Falatau

lloyd

Can't argue with that side to be honest, we should let Ireland have their game though. Webb will be kicking on the door come next year if he continues the way he has been, very good today.

lloyd

Keenan Giles (18) and Patchell have been called up to the senior side. Giles FFS he's a talent but he's only just turned 18....

lloyd

Baby Irish beating the Baby Blacks in Manchester, 28-19 with a difficult conversion to go, 70 mins gone. Good game, rains levelled them out somewhat and Blacks dropping the ball like its soap.

lloyd

30-19 8 mins to go, this game is over.

lloyd

NZ score! What te fuck do the put in te water over there?

lloyd

Conversion missed 30-24 5 mins to go

eSully

Amazing win for Ireland U20's - first time any Irish team has beaten the AB's to my knowledge.

Ireland winning 10 - 3 right now. Yellow for SA and potential yellow for Ireland with Standers hit on Lambie

eSully

Oh crap - It's a red

Well, I'm interested to hear opinions on that. I didn't think it was intentional. Yellow maybe. Perhaps I'm just showing green bias :S

snakemanStoo

eSully said:

Oh crap - It's a red

Well, I'm interested to hear opinions on that. I didn't think it was intentional. Yellow maybe. Perhaps I'm just showing green bias :S

I thought yellow too.