Weekend Match Threads Thread - 05/12/20

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Lemoentjie
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France aren't even playing that well. Still lots of errors that won't happen with their first choice players. More scared of France than England
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Fre commentary suggesting Eddie might want to consider changing his tactics :lol:
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Lemoentjie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:47 pm Why do England play Farrell? He is not a very good player, except for decent place kicking. His defence is terrible (justice for Esterhuizen) and he can't direct an attack, and has no flair or vision. Do England need him because there is no other competent place kicker?
The media talked about Cipriani too much. Farrell is Eddie's double-down spite selection. :wink:
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Lemoentjie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:58 pm France aren't even playing that well. Still lots of errors that won't happen with their first choice players. More scared of France than England
You are very wrong. Other than a few dim pens and the screw up clearing direct into touch, they've been excellent IMHO.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:55 pm
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:53 pm
Slick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:52 pm

Yup, really frustrating. Slade, May, Daley, Anthony whatsisname all excellent runners and we never see them
And loads of good ball carriers in the pack who are only there to set up box kicks or bosh from 5m out.
Still doesn't answer the SH question. And Daley at FB....
Youngs is a problem but I'm not going to pretend we've not managed some great attacking rugby with him on the field.

And Daly's problems are not in attack.
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Youngs, Farrell, Daly and Jones need to be loaded into a cannon and fired into the Sun
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Still kicking
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JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:59 pm
Youngs is a problem but I'm not going to pretend we've not managed some great attacking rugby with him on the field.

And Daly's problems are not in attack.
My point being that Daly discussion is irrelevant if he should not be there at all.
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As someone said earlier, Apart from one individual try this is the Borthwick era all over again.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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Mother of god: kick it away from there FFS
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F’in gaelic football this is.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:59 pm
Lemoentjie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:58 pm France aren't even playing that well. Still lots of errors that won't happen with their first choice players. More scared of France than England
You are very wrong. Other than a few dim pens and the screw up clearing direct into touch, they've been excellent IMHO.
Depends if you count excellence as reducing errors or playing amazing rugby. They've been very competent, but I wouldn't say brilliant
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Errr, any chance of a link? It's for a friend. :think:
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Farrell :evil:

Even if we'd been under penalty advantage that was unnecessary.
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STOP KICKING IT YOU MINDLESS CUNT!
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TNT wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:04 pm Errr, any chance of a link? It's for a friend. :think:
Free in France
https://www.france.tv/france-2/direct.html

You need a VPN
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sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:04 pm Farrell :evil:

Even if we'd been under penalty advantage that was unnecessary.
Point proven :lol: very weird decision
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Er, not sure those subs are going to do much when one of our key play and decision makers is obsessed with kicking the ball...
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He did to Farrell then what we all want to.
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What is the point of tactical subs after 43 mins ?
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Stop fucking kicking.
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Penalty advantage and we kick in attack. Makes you feel like crying.
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FFS Geraci. No arms and offside. I assumed he'd been done for the no arms but it was missed by ref.
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Has Daly ever broken the gain line when bringing it from deep?
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Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:09 pm Has Daly ever broken the gain line when bringing it from deep?
That try against Wales a few years ago, against Cuthbert
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This is a BAD substitution. Wrecks the midfield defence. :thumbdown:
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Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:09 pm Has Daly ever broken the gain line when bringing it from deep?
Few back three players ever do. Running it back into traffic like that is purely to get closer to your forwards for recycling purposes as far as I can tell. Oh for the days of them streaking off wide and expecting support to keep up.
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ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:10 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:09 pm Has Daly ever broken the gain line when bringing it from deep?
That try against Wales a few years ago, against Cuthbert
No, he was running onto a pass, I'm talking about the basic full back skill of making meaningful yards past the chasing line of defenders. Edit: Even with strength if not speed or footwork.
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Hey Mandalorianne: I can tell you that Carbonel would never pass a ball like that. :shh:
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Jelly Bear. You twat.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:05 pm
TNT wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:04 pm Errr, any chance of a link? It's for a friend. :think:
Free in France
https://www.france.tv/france-2/direct.html

You need a VPN
Cheers, found a no-vpn-required France 2 source. :thumbup:
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Nice passing down the line England....
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BnM
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Good defence but should have scored.
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sockwithaticket
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Completely fucked that chance.

Dulin did well to make it more difficult tbf.
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Hal Jordan
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How the fuck did we fuck that up?
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Daly doing his best to change my opinion of him in attack. Butchers a try with the timing of the pass
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Should pull Tolofua and Jalibert now and bring in Macalou and Carbonel and go for the game.
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Daly is fucking useless, passed way too early there.
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Farrell missed?!?
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Of course there's no chance he'll take Farrell off
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