The Official English Rugby Thread

[JM2K6]

Think we'll do well to hang on to this lead. This front row won't last the whole game, we've pissed off the VERY NICE AND EXTREMELY COMPETENT ref, and we've lost the only guy capable of outplaying Irish at the breakdown.

[Margin__Walker]

Not a knock on...

[Margin__Walker]

Not a knock on...

Edit - Fair enough wayne!

[Margin__Walker]

That's an elbow to the face. Soft, but silly

[sockwithaticket]

Another week in the Prem another Saffer with a dumb card.

[Oxbow]

That's a particularly stupid red.

[JM2K6]

I mean, it's not an elbow, but yes. He'll red card him here.

No surprise it all kicked off. Carley lost control of this game a long time ago. Both sets of players hugely frustrated.

Agree with it being a red. But then we've lost our key breakdown player to a bad injury, thanks to a cheap shot that wasn't even deemed worthy of a yellow. Amazing stuff.

[JM2K6]

Simmons being mouthy again. Ref tells him he's had enough. Weirdly he already told him to shut up in the first half. Well done, you've really handled the players well here.

[Margin__Walker]

Jesus Christ. Take the three lads

[JM2K6]

Well, that's a killer. Should've kicked ahead, Marcus.

[Margin__Walker]

My word

[sockwithaticket]

Is that forward to OHC? Difficult to tell with the angle.

[JM2K6]

I suspect that's the game. We don't look like we can defend with 14. We were struggling to hold Irish at full strength tbh.

[JM2K6]

Is that forward to OHC? Difficult to tell with the angle.

Looked fine to me tbh.

[sockwithaticket]

Is that forward to OHC? Difficult to tell with the angle.

Looked fine to me tbh.

It's a me problem, that left hand corner angle regularly gets me even when officials and comms are calling it as ok.

[Margin__Walker]

Not a knock on again

[JM2K6]

Gives a knock on against Irish for Quins intercepting the ball. Very good.

[Margin__Walker]

We're going to lose this

[JM2K6]

We're going to lose this

You look like scoring every time you have the ball, and we can't keep it.

[Margin__Walker]

Not a knock on again!

[JM2K6]

I don't mind that being a knock on. Probably wasn't really.

[Margin__Walker]

That was odd from Green. Just seemed to lose the touch line

[Margin__Walker]

My god Paddy

[JM2K6]

Irish seem like they're comfortable this lead is enough, which given we've barely threatened isn't a terrible shout

[JM2K6]

Went back and checked, that intercept really was brilliantly timed by Simmons.

[Margin__Walker]

Went back and checked, that intercept really was brilliantly timed by Simmons.

Probably the only good thing he's done all game

[Margin__Walker]

Scrum is murdering us again

[JM2K6]

Went back and checked, that intercept really was brilliantly timed by Simmons.

Probably the only good thing he's done all game

I'm going to give him credit for recognising how bad Carley is.

[Margin__Walker]

Bollocks

[JM2K6]

Bollocks

Sorry. For once we're on the right side of the old adage of "set pieces win matches". Outside of the scrum Irish were much better than us. Hard luck, we were pretty awful and I think Jackson's second half errors (see previous posts re: Jackson) hurt you badly.

Very much enjoyed Marcus Smith vs The Entire Irish Backline there though.

Get fucked Carley.

[Margin__Walker]

Bollocks

Sorry. For once we're on the right side of the old adage of "set pieces win matches". Outside of the scrum Irish were much better than us. Hard luck, we were pretty awful and I think Jackson's second half errors (see previous posts re: Jackson) hurt you badly.

Very much enjoyed Marcus Smith vs The Entire Irish Backline there though.

Get fucked Carley.

Can't win a game of rugby if you can't scrum at this level and none of our looseheads apart from the guy that's banned can.

Simmons seems to be an empty shirt. Nowhere near the impact Coleman and Mafi have on the pitch when they aren't off on the sick.

Smith was great as per usual.

[JM2K6]

Bollocks

Sorry. For once we're on the right side of the old adage of "set pieces win matches". Outside of the scrum Irish were much better than us. Hard luck, we were pretty awful and I think Jackson's second half errors (see previous posts re: Jackson) hurt you badly.

Very much enjoyed Marcus Smith vs The Entire Irish Backline there though.

Get fucked Carley.

Can't win a game of rugby if you can't scrum at this level and none of our looseheads apart from the guy that's banned can.

Simmons seems to be an empty shirt. Nowhere near the impact Coleman and Mafi have on the pitch when they aren't off on the sick.

Smith was great as per usual.

Yeah, difficult for a Quins fan to pinpoint where it went wrong for you outside of the set piece. The breakdown was heavily in your favour and you made hay in attack, the offloads hurt us badly and the big runners made loads of metres. Irish look really good at times.

[SaintK]

Bollocks

Sorry. For once we're on the right side of the old adage of "set pieces win matches". Outside of the scrum Irish were much better than us. Hard luck, we were pretty awful and I think Jackson's second half errors (see previous posts re: Jackson) hurt you badly.

Very much enjoyed Marcus Smith vs The Entire Irish Backline there though.

Get fucked Carley.

I really don't like him. No empathy, sympathy or humour. A real old fashioned school mistress!

[Margin__Walker]

Usually comes down to depth in the pack. Will discount Coleman and SOB as they are permanently AWOL, but losing Mafi and Goodrick-Clark a few weeks ago, really took a lot of power and X factor out of the tight 5 especially.

Take the lead a man up and you also have to tighten up a bit and take the sting out of the game. We were still going for that killer wonder try, when we should have been slowing it down and keeping possession.

[sockwithaticket]

That was nice, but I think Freeman should have nudged ahead.

[JM2K6]

Usually comes down to depth in the pack. Will discount Coleman and SOB as they are permanently AWOL, but losing Mafi and Goodrick-Clark a few weeks ago, really took a lot of power and X factor out of the tight 5 especially.

Take the lead a man up and you also have to tighten up a bit and take the sting out of the game. We were still going for that killer wonder try, when we should have been slowing it down and keeping possession.

Jackson's game management is pretty bad IMO, and his personal error count is way too high. It really did feel like Irish just wanted a 4 try bonus point and weren't at all concerned that Quins might nick it.

[sockwithaticket]

Good try, some lovely phases from Saints. Fast game so far.

[Margin__Walker]

Usually comes down to depth in the pack. Will discount Coleman and SOB as they are permanently AWOL, but losing Mafi and Goodrick-Clark a few weeks ago, really took a lot of power and X factor out of the tight 5 especially.

Take the lead a man up and you also have to tighten up a bit and take the sting out of the game. We were still going for that killer wonder try, when we should have been slowing it down and keeping possession.

Jackson's game management is pretty bad IMO, and his personal error count is way too high. It really did feel like Irish just wanted a 4 try bonus point and weren't at all concerned that Quins might nick it.

Yep, poor game from Jackson for sure. He needs to take charge on the game management front regardless of the personal errors.

[sockwithaticket]

I'm glad the conclusion was no offence, but what is the point in the TMO mentioning that to Dickson if there's nothing in it?

[sockwithaticket]

Tigers have been enjoying more territory in this second quarter, but their own errors and Saints' efforts are frustrating them.