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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2016 RBS Six Nations] Round 2: Italy vs. England (14/02/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 783415" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>Give England a break.</p><p>This is a brand new team with a brand new coach.</p><p>Two away games in the 6 Nations as their first hit outs and two wins.</p><p>The manner of the wins is not particularly important the bottom line is they got them and they are improving.</p><p>3 months ago this team were at flat rock bottom.</p><p>Didn't get out of their pool at their own world cup, they were depressed and disconsolate.</p><p>Reams of newspaper were used up decrying the state of English rugby etc.</p><p>The fall out was long and intense and the players wore a lot of it, but it mostly wasn't their fault.</p><p></p><p>Here we are a few short months later with a new coach and lots of exciting young talent and they are winning games away from home.</p><p>Eddie is working with the talent on hand to the best of his ability and I can't find fault in his selections or ideas.</p><p>Sure the next game will be tough but home advantage counts for a lot and two away wins builds a little confidence. Confidence goes a long way in young teams.</p><p>Joseph is a star. He was a class apart in both teams. He broke the line and broke Italian hearts and spirit.</p><p>Launchbury looked awesome as an impact player. The Italians were very wary of running near him once he got on.</p><p>Danny Care added tempo as the Italians tired. He has a flair for probing gaps that is dangerous in every game.</p><p>Watson showed gas and flair on the wing.</p><p>Farrell was solid and kicked well.</p><p>There was genuine flair on show upon occasion in the second half.</p><p>England are only just starting out, it's a long road back, give them a break, this rebuild will take time and two early wins will do them the world of good.</p><p>They were a little impatient going through their patterns in the first half and it allowed the Italians the opportunity to break down some of their progress. </p><p>The Italians, bar a few bizarre results, are hard to break down in the first 40 minutes for any team in the world.</p><p>They have no quality on their bench to maintain impetus and that generally lets them down in the second half of their matches against better quality sides.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 783415, member: 70721"] Give England a break. This is a brand new team with a brand new coach. Two away games in the 6 Nations as their first hit outs and two wins. The manner of the wins is not particularly important the bottom line is they got them and they are improving. 3 months ago this team were at flat rock bottom. Didn't get out of their pool at their own world cup, they were depressed and disconsolate. Reams of newspaper were used up decrying the state of English rugby etc. The fall out was long and intense and the players wore a lot of it, but it mostly wasn't their fault. Here we are a few short months later with a new coach and lots of exciting young talent and they are winning games away from home. Eddie is working with the talent on hand to the best of his ability and I can't find fault in his selections or ideas. Sure the next game will be tough but home advantage counts for a lot and two away wins builds a little confidence. Confidence goes a long way in young teams. Joseph is a star. He was a class apart in both teams. He broke the line and broke Italian hearts and spirit. Launchbury looked awesome as an impact player. The Italians were very wary of running near him once he got on. Danny Care added tempo as the Italians tired. He has a flair for probing gaps that is dangerous in every game. Watson showed gas and flair on the wing. Farrell was solid and kicked well. There was genuine flair on show upon occasion in the second half. England are only just starting out, it's a long road back, give them a break, this rebuild will take time and two early wins will do them the world of good. They were a little impatient going through their patterns in the first half and it allowed the Italians the opportunity to break down some of their progress. The Italians, bar a few bizarre results, are hard to break down in the first 40 minutes for any team in the world. They have no quality on their bench to maintain impetus and that generally lets them down in the second half of their matches against better quality sides. [/QUOTE]
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