U20 RWC: South Africa, 29 June to 17 July.

[Torquemada 1420]

NZ SH is sh*te.

[SaintK]

NZ SH is sh*te.

Hooker looks a prospect

[Torquemada 1420]

NZ SH is sh*te.

Hooker looks a prospect

Yeah. Very much the modern, mobile type.

[PCPhil]

I'm not sure I played on a worst mud bath than the arg aus pitch at u14 schools team.

[SaintK]

I'm not sure I played on a worst mud bath than the arg aus pitch at u14 schools team.

What was the score 3-3?

[Torquemada 1420]

FFS. Fra cannot afford scrums.

[Oxbow]

Ominous first scrum.

[Oxbow]

This England team are big, but fairly stupid.

[JM2K6]

Just sloppy, I think

[Torquemada 1420]

This England team are big, but fairly stupid.

Yes. This really is brawn v brain, grunt v guile.

[Oxbow]

That was nice.

[PCPhil]

This England team are big, but fairly stupid.

Need to be more specific.

[sockwithaticket]

That's a fantastic try.

See what happens when you don't keep dropping the ball?

[inactionman]

Nice try, but more England butterfingers

[Oxbow]

Shame that, deserved a try.

[PCPhil]

All the refs wearing Trump ear badges. Shocking.

[sockwithaticket]

England need to do some on field problem solving around the breakdown. Not sending in enough men to secure the ball pretty consistently now.

[Torquemada 1420]

FFS, Carbonneau is 1/10th the player Jauneau is.

[sockwithaticket]

Stop dropping the ball!

[inactionman]

Stop dropping the ball!

It's like watching the seniors from 2 years ago.

[sockwithaticket]

Try will draw focus, but that was yet another penalty advantage, surely a warning is due?

[JM2K6]

That's a fantastic try.

See what happens when you don't keep dropping the ball?

Apart from the fumble and the forward pass it was great...

Surprised there was no yellow for a high tackle by England about 10m out, looked pretty bad. But England just look disjointed and need to calm down at half time. They haven't handled the French breakdown threats very well either.

England score the first try.

[Torquemada 1420]

Absolutely Fra's biggest weakness this time around: powder puff pack. Which Eng would destroy if Fra somehow get past NZ.

Et voila..........

[Torquemada 1420]

Also, very negative by Fra going for posts instead of the corner whereas Eng been much braver. Same thing cost Fra the RWC 1/4 against SA.

[Torquemada 1420]

Line up a back to crash through the heart of the Eng pack. Way to go Carbonneau

[sockwithaticket]

Not the first pass from the 9 with no obvious recipient that ends up being snatched at and knocked on.

[Tichtheid]

That's a bit soft that card

[Torquemada 1420]

Total BS. How was the high tackle by Eng in the attack in the corner 1st half not a yellow then?

[JM2K6]

Lazy shoulder to the head should be a yellow, regardless of whether the one in the first half was given

[Torquemada 1420]

Lazy shoulder to the head should be a yellow, regardless of whether the one in the first half was given

Just asking for consistency.

[Oxbow]

I'm liking the scrum half at 8, almost Jonny May-esque.

[JM2K6]

Yes, but some things shouldn't be about evening it up - I'd rather some correct decisions rather than none when headshots are involved

[Tichtheid]

Lazy shoulder to the head should be a yellow, regardless of whether the one in the first half was given

I'm all for that, but on first view it looked like the shoulder touch the hand of the England player which was held up in front of him.

It's not a hill I'm going to die on though because I think players need to tackle low as a matter of habit.

[Torquemada 1420]

Game over. Gonna be accused of salty tears etc but this Eng side really is rugby cancer. All brute force and zero craft. Not the stuff to draw spectators to the sport.

[Torquemada 1420]

Yeah: maybe try running and/or passing occasionally Reus

Kick to touch --> Eng lineout --> monster maul --> pen. Real smart.

[Tichtheid]

That one looked far worse than the card - hitting someone unguarded like that is cowardly

[sockwithaticket]

Game over. Gonna be accused of salty tears etc but this Eng side really is rugby cancer. All brute force and zero craft. Not the stuff to draw spectators to the sport.

It might not have manifest in this game so far, but they've played plenty of rugby in prior games when they've actually been able to hang onto the ball.

[JM2K6]

Game over. Gonna be accused of salty tears etc but this Eng side really is rugby cancer. All brute force and zero craft. Not the stuff to draw spectators to the sport.

Famously u20 tournaments are all about the spectators, which is why this is on fucking RugbyPass

[Tichtheid]

The U20s is always about who can find the biggest Orcs at this age

[JM2K6]

Dirty French fucks