[RWC2023] England vs Japan (17/09/2023)

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

Maybe it's time to deploy a strategic red card

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Steward drops another ball. Is he just not good enough for the top top level.

 

[Ddanno]

Ooh positionless rugby

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Steward’s illustrious hands on display again

 

[HenryChinaski]

I don't know how else to put it but Elliott Daly is just the most basic version of the player he once looked like being. He still feels like the beta version of himself....

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Yes I know some people adore George Ford, but as much of an arse as the latter is, the drop off beyond Owen Farrell is very noticeable.

 

[Reiser99]

Tbh some of the offloading was actually quite good. But we still can't score.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Steve Borthwick talking and pointing at a whiteboard would be my idea of coaching hell.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Embarrassing watching us build these ridiculous caterpillars when the Japanese 9 just takes a step and blasts it way better than anything we kick

 

[Tooting Carmen]

This isn't quite as embarrassing as Wales were vs Portugal, but still.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Get Mitchell off,

Hopefully a few weeks on the sidelines give Youngs the boost he often used to get when he and care would alternate

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Knock on - kick - over dead ball line.

Jesus wept.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

What the hell. Turn over ball and we kick.

Do we even have an attack coach because someone needs firing if this is an actual plan to win a game of rugby.

 

[McTallshort]

I know it's called rugby football but FFS Webb Ellis did run with it

 

[BrokenWing]

That has to be the most brain dead kick so far. Kick away advantage dead.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Get Mitchell off,

Hopefully a few weeks on the sidelines give Youngs the boost he often used to get when he and care would alternate

Never thought I’d see the day

 

[Reiser99]

Yep, last week was the exception. We're still ****.

 

[Protalus rampart]

Who's on the bench for Daly again?

Shame there aren’t enough players on the bench for the entire starting XV

 

[BenniMarco]

This isn't quite as embarrassing as Wales were vs Portugal, but still.

Since it was mainly a Wales 2nd team and this is a first England team, I'd say it's worse personally. Dreadful quality game.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Oh FFS just run with it some times! This is desperate.