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2024 Guinness Six Nations
2014 Six Nations: England vs Ireland (Round 3)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 625253" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>Both forward packs pretty much cancelled each other out yesterday.</p><p>Both back lines were very average.</p><p>Kearney for ireland and Care for England provided spark.</p><p>Priestley and Farrell laboured often without intent but they tried.</p><p>I see farrell was let off a yellow card for an obvious no arms tackle.</p><p>Away from Twickers that would have been a clear yellow, the boy has a tendency for a hot head but he is still young.</p><p>Brian O'Driscoll has been a fine player, no question, but when will the coaching staff man up and shuffle him off to retirement. His inclusion is now hurting irelands progression at the highest level. He is old for this game and that half a yard of pace has made him go from being special to average. It's old age. It can't be helped.</p><p>Let him get the record off Gregan and then let the guy enjoy his retirement. He was pretty ordinary yesterday and if it wasn't for the fact that Billy Twelvetrees had a burning desire to bury his face in the crust of the earth seemingly every time he got possession rather than keep his feet and drive forward BoD would have looked really rubbish.</p><p>Darcy looks lightning compared to BoD.</p><p>English pack looked pretty handy, once again Courteny Lawes looked impressive.</p><p>This Irish team showed real grit aaa from home but they need fresh blood in the midfield to inject some serious spark in their attacking game. They look to be in good hands.</p><p>England showed a marked improvement from their opener against France where they couldn't work out how to win a game they should have won.</p><p>I can't help but feel that Englands lack of a genuine sniffer is still hurting them at the breakdown. Robshaw is not a no.7, he's a fine player but no number 7.</p><p>I look at how impressive Warburton was against France and wonder why there isn't someone of that ilk among the many strong clubs England has its premiership.</p><p>Winning crucial breakdowns is pivotal in test matches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 625253, member: 70721"] Both forward packs pretty much cancelled each other out yesterday. Both back lines were very average. Kearney for ireland and Care for England provided spark. Priestley and Farrell laboured often without intent but they tried. I see farrell was let off a yellow card for an obvious no arms tackle. Away from Twickers that would have been a clear yellow, the boy has a tendency for a hot head but he is still young. Brian O'Driscoll has been a fine player, no question, but when will the coaching staff man up and shuffle him off to retirement. His inclusion is now hurting irelands progression at the highest level. He is old for this game and that half a yard of pace has made him go from being special to average. It's old age. It can't be helped. Let him get the record off Gregan and then let the guy enjoy his retirement. He was pretty ordinary yesterday and if it wasn't for the fact that Billy Twelvetrees had a burning desire to bury his face in the crust of the earth seemingly every time he got possession rather than keep his feet and drive forward BoD would have looked really rubbish. Darcy looks lightning compared to BoD. English pack looked pretty handy, once again Courteny Lawes looked impressive. This Irish team showed real grit aaa from home but they need fresh blood in the midfield to inject some serious spark in their attacking game. They look to be in good hands. England showed a marked improvement from their opener against France where they couldn't work out how to win a game they should have won. I can't help but feel that Englands lack of a genuine sniffer is still hurting them at the breakdown. Robshaw is not a no.7, he's a fine player but no number 7. I look at how impressive Warburton was against France and wonder why there isn't someone of that ilk among the many strong clubs England has its premiership. Winning crucial breakdowns is pivotal in test matches. [/QUOTE]
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