[2014 Mid-Year Tests] New Zealand vs England (3rd Test)

[Drogers93]

He has no options and no chasers he can either get smashed or hoof it aimlessly.

People blame the 10 but it's the 9 who is at fault he should be taking the pressure of.

Absolutly agree, youngs should be helping with the kicks under preasure.

Or his backline could move instead of just standing and waiting hands on hips

 

[goodNumber10]

At halftime they need to get eastmond off...Burrell in. He's out of his depth. Get cipriani in at 15. Attwood in for Berry.

 

[RWC2011Fan]

Sounds like Ireland 2012 out there.

 

[Drogers93]

Sounds like Ireland 2012 out there.

That was a bad time!

3rd test 60-0 grim...haha

 

[Tony Manx]

At halftime they need to get eastmond off...Burrell in. He's out of his depth. Get cipriani in at 15. At two of in for Berry.

Agree but I would put Brown on the wing and take Ashton off and would also take Youngs off and tell him he has played his last international!

 

[Maverick1987]

At halftime they need to get eastmond off...Burrell in. He's out of his depth. Get cipriani in at 15. At two of in for Berry.

I didn't think eastmond had been too bad . If we are taking people off for looking out of their depth then I think we need a 15 man bench tbh

 

[austingtir]

And I thought we massacred the French.... This is a training run. What the **** happened to England?

Should be pretty obvious we actually turned up for once. And im not joking I feel people have downplayed how **** NZ has been the first two games. This is a super young england team.

+ I think not playing to win a series makes a big difference in the mindset of coaches and the team.

 

[Drogers93]

also take Youngs off and tell him he has played his last international!

Hahahahaha

 

[Tony Manx]

Should be pretty obvious we actually turned up for once. And im not joking I feel people have downplayed how **** NZ has been the first two games. This is a super young england team.

Easy for you to say!!!

I would agree about NZ turning up.............their hunger and speed has been mesmerising and have dropped at least 10/15 points through a little too much urgency! Does the hunger and speed emanate from the re-appearance of Reid though..............?

 

[goodNumber10]

Absolutly agree, youngs should be helping with the kicks under preasure.

Or his backline could move instead of just standing and waiting hands on hips

*sigh*

His back one is flay because they are not going forward.

Look when England had front foot he ran the right patterns and looked different.

People under estimate what bad ball does to a flyhalfs options.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Abysmal defense against a brutal attack.

Simple as that.


Not sure how much you can blame Eastmond, on the second try at least... he wanted to close the space outside him, and was yelling at Burns to come across but he stayed in tight.
Everyone seems to be playing a different system.

 

[Peat]

Should be pretty obvious we actually turned up for once. And im not joking I feel people have downplayed how **** NZ has been the first two games. This is a super young england team.

+ I think not playing to win a series makes a big difference in the mindset of coaches and the team.

More like we haven't turned up, clearly. We're making it easy to assuage the Kiwi butthurt ^_^

 

[Bazzy]

Wow what a half. All Blacks got a massive amount of flak over the last couple of weeks (honestly they are held to a ridiculous standard, it's NZ not England that are up 2 nil in this series) and looks like the players are pretty pumped up to put on a show today. More of the same in the second half please.

 

[Bazzy]

By the way England have been very unlucky with yellow cards this series.

 

[Sam Owen]

Kind of a stink game so far. Good if you're an ABs fan

 

[goodNumber10]

Abysmal defense against a brutal attack.

Simple as that.

Yup.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Eastmond not doing to bad tbh.

What has Youngs done wrong how much difference would care have made, it is not like he has anyone putting there hand up to pass to.

Would bring Cips on Burrell @ 12 and Eastmond to 11 or 14 he has played for Bath there.

Unfortunately would England be this bad with Farrell @ 10?

 

[goodNumber10]

Hope you are watching greenwood here olly...

 

[awardy94]

Have England just not turned up or are we seeing the All Black's play beyond even that third quarter last week? They look deadly.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Christ, there are three All Blacks standing in the gap between Eastmond and Manu on the set piece.