[2015 RWC] Warm Up Match: France vs England (22/08/2015)

[ShonH]

How can a team be so good,against the same team, one week and so bad the next? Here's a clue... It's a good job England's games are at home for in the world cup.

At what point last week were they "so good"?

 

[Chistera]

Class from Huget, he's something else than Dulin (ont he wing) or Guitoune.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Maul defence is arguably our only positive.

 

[The Jones Boy]

There it is again, scrum penalty for France as the English tighthead with the stoopid haircut goes to ground again.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

'Nothing has happened for Ben Youngs'
When, in the history of ever, have things happened for Ben youngs?

Obviously didn't watch Youngs pre 2013.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

There it is again, scrum penalty for France as the English tighthead with the stoopid haircut goes to ground again.

Ermmm Cole doesn't have hair.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

WHY ARE OUR FORWARDS STATIC?!

You don't want Binny catching the ball 5m behid the gainline at a standstill, you want him catching it 1m back at full tilt.

 

[TheSaffycen]

There it is again, scrum penalty for France as the English tighthead with the stoopid haircut goes to ground again.

Joe Marler is our loosehead. Though I agree that our scrum has gone to ****.

 

[ncurd]

Cips to get a token 5 mins?

 

[HenryChinaski]

Obviously didn't watch Youngs pre 2013.

I did. He had a year or so looking good (very).

But to cite pre 2013 I'd to risk forgetting we are now 2015..

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Cips to get a token 5 mins?

....at fullback

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Cips to get a token 5 mins?

Makes me sick.

I feel so sorry for him.

Will prob be put @ 15.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Sorry Marler, thank you, he's been getting pulverised all game, and some of you were singing his praises last week

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

We'll I'm glad Youngs is off our lineout is much better!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Well George has done nothing for the lineout.
Parling and Croft to start?

Sorry Marler, thank you, he's been getting pulverised all game, and some of you were singing his praises last week

and rightly so.
I ****ing hate it when people say **** like this. Marler has been excellent for the last 18 months. People were calling for him because he's been excellent. The fact that he's been terrible tonight doesn't mean he wasn't good before.

 

[ncurd]

Did we not practice lineouts?

 

[itsonlyrugby]

How about when you had such a good midfield that you where now spoiled for choice?

 

[Ddanno]

Have we caught a single line out or won a single scrum yet?

 

[stus768]

Rowntree overrated?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Well George has done nothing for the lineout.
Parling and Croft to start?

Youngs @ 2 Croft @6 might work Youngs does the tackling work, croft lineouts and sprints.

What has Haskell and wood done?

Marler and Cole have event the right to have a bad game IMO.