Official Match Thread - England v Ireland

[Hal Jordan]

Needs to get the ball closer to the try line as at the moment his breaks are going unrewarded as they happen around halfway and then we stuff up the next phase.

[Ovals]

Since Toga has decided Steward is the new Mike Brown, I'm striking back (actually I like Malins a lot and am well disposed towards him for reasons I'm not divulging).

Fair enough!

I like him a lot on the wing - fewer errors, love a good distributor out there and he's a great runner too. He's had a few moments with Marcus Smith that give me hope for the future.

Yep - his stats for this tournament have been very good - despite not scoring any tries he's done well in my fantasy team. The other wing has been much less effective.

[OomStruisbaai]

England by 50. Ireland won't match England physical game.

[ASMO]

England by 50. Ireland won't match England physical game.

Oom my old friend, its a bit early to be on the crack but not too early to be on the craic

[sockwithaticket]

I wish I had as much faith in Eddie as Oom seems to.

[OomStruisbaai]

England by 50. Ireland won't match England physical game.

Oom my old friend, its a bit early to be on the crack but not too early to be on the craic

Eddie Jones have it all under control.

[Rhubarb & Custard]

Yes, that's a good solution. Nowell hasn't shown any form or even fitness for wing, so let's put him into the position he's played a handful of times in the hope that he does something there...

Could apply to left wing or centre status

[Ovals]

England by 50. Ireland won't match England physical game.

Don't bother trolling if your heart really isn't in it. i.e. as in that pathetic attempt.

[sefton]

We’re going to get butt fucked.

[Ovals]

We’re going to get butt fucked.

Seems likely - but this team beat SA only a few months ago - and you'd think we have a stronger selection now !!

1 Bevan Rodd
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Kyle Sinckler
4 Maro Itoje
5 Jonny Hill
6 Courtney Lawes (Captain)
7 Sam Underhill
8 Tom Curry
Backs

9 Ben Youngs
10 Marcus Smith
11 Jonny May
12 Manu Tuilagi (for 2 minutes)
13 Henry Slade
14 Joe Marchant
15 Freddie Steward
Replacements

16 Nic Dolly
17 Joe Marler
18 Will Stuart
19 Charlie Ewels
20 Sam Simmonds
21 Alex Dombrandt
22 Raffi Quirke
23 Max Malins

[sockwithaticket]

We’re going to get butt fucked.

Seems likely - but this team beat SA only a few months ago - and you'd think we have a stronger selection now !!

1 Bevan Rodd
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Kyle Sinckler
4 Maro Itoje
5 Jonny Hill
6 Courtney Lawes (Captain)
7 Sam Underhill
8 Tom Curry
Backs

9 Ben Youngs
10 Marcus Smith
11 Jonny May
12 Manu Tuilagi (for 2 minutes)
13 Henry Slade
14 Joe Marchant
15 Freddie Steward
Replacements

16 Nic Dolly
17 Joe Marler
18 Will Stuart
19 Charlie Ewels
20 Sam Simmonds
21 Alex Dombrandt
22 Raffi Quirke
23 Max Malins

That win owed more to Pollard's errant boot than the team performance though.

[Ovals]

We’re going to get butt fucked.

Seems likely - but this team beat SA only a few months ago - and you'd think we have a stronger selection now !!

1 Bevan Rodd
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Kyle Sinckler
4 Maro Itoje
5 Jonny Hill
6 Courtney Lawes (Captain)
7 Sam Underhill
8 Tom Curry
Backs

9 Ben Youngs
10 Marcus Smith
11 Jonny May
12 Manu Tuilagi (for 2 minutes)
13 Henry Slade
14 Joe Marchant
15 Freddie Steward
Replacements

16 Nic Dolly
17 Joe Marler
18 Will Stuart
19 Charlie Ewels
20 Sam Simmonds
21 Alex Dombrandt
22 Raffi Quirke
23 Max Malins

That win owed more to Pollard's errant boot than the team performance though.

Nonetheless - we did manage to score 3 tries and only conceded 1.

[Hal Jordan]

A moral and an actual victory, no less.

[OomStruisbaai]

England by 50. Ireland won't match England physical game.

Don't bother trolling if your heart really isn't in it. i.e. as in that pathetic attempt.

My scores are rounded in 50s. Usually get the winner right.

[SaintK]

Toga is Austin Healey and I claim my £10
Hard to disagree with most of it!

Former England international Austin Healey has claimed that Eddie Jones should lose his job if the final two results in this year’s Guinness Six Nations go a certain way against him. Jones’ guided the English to the title in 2020 but this was followed by a brutal fifth-place finish last term – and the outcome of their game this Saturday at home to Ireland will now decide whether they can take their 2022 title challenge into the final weekend next Saturday away to Grand Slam-chasing France.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/p45-tim ... -healey/

[C69]

BOD's dyed hair
it looks absolutely ridiculous

[Hal Jordan]

Itoje has gotten over his attack of the shits and is free to play.

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

WTF did O'Driscoll do to his hair! He wasn't going that gray was he.

[JM2K6]

He looks like a character from a Korean videogame.

[ScarfaceClaw]

I’m picking England by 8. Sadly.

[JM2K6]

Did someone just run out to join the England team for the anthem and get wiped out?

[laurent]

Allez les verts

[JM2K6]

Answering myself: yes, yes he did

[salanya]

Come on now England, Ireland's anthem isn't that threatening that you've got to give it that treatment...

[Torquemada 1420]

No worries. Get Ryan to do a rendition of sosban fach and he can come back on

[Hal Jordan]

Sort out the levels on Darcy's mic, someone.

[Torquemada 1420]

Boooo. Dirty English play.

[JM2K6]

Could easily be red. Very late, no attempt to lower his body height, causes serious damage. Can't see any mitigation.

[Hal Jordan]

Ewels you stupid fucking cunt.

[Oxbow]

Hooray for Charlie Ewels, now not even a shirt filler.

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

Right decision. A perfect example of where it's the responsibility of the tackler not to knock someone out!

[Torquemada 1420]

Could easily be red. Very late, no attempt to lower his body height, causes serious damage. Can't see any mitigation.

When will these stupid c**ts learn?

[Plim]

I knew some major fuck up would happen. Game over.

[salanya]

Tbh, if you tackle a 6ft5+ player in the head then you only have yourself to blame.

[I like neeps]

The poshest boooooooo you'll ever hear. Wonderful

[geordie_6]

Fucking idiot.

[JM2K6]

Hands up everyone who's surprised that after Eddie wanked on about physicality beyond anything Ireland has seen before, one of the players who is inexplicably one Eddie's favourites has launched into a late and high hit...

No complaints about the red - shocker of a tackle. Shocker of a player tbh.

[BnM]

2 bloody minutes.

[fishfoodie]

Classless, clueless chavs in the crowd today

[Torquemada 1420]

Dunno about that. Ireland struggled against 13 man Italy.