[2018 6 Nations] Round 5 : England v Ireland (17/03/2018)

[McTallshort]

What are England least likely to do:

1. Score a try
2. Win a turnover

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Why kick that?

 

[curtbob7]

What are England least likely to do:

1. Score a try
2. Win a turnover

3. Bring Armand on

 

[All Black]

How's he penalised that?
He struggled to roll (but did) but didn't slow the ball at all


Ah, I getya

Totally agree about the use of Teo though. His meter eating crash ball could very well provide opportunities out wide as well as through him going up the middle.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Teo gets the ball and makes yards. It's what he's been selected for, use him!

We just have no heavy carriers in the pack
Like no easy option if there's scrappy ball or anything, you pass the ball on to Robshaw or Itoje and we lose ground in the contact

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

So predictable no hard runners off 9 no pick and go’s.

The forwards are eating all the backend space.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Nice try

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Nice.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sonny Bill Brown!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ford adding some zip

 

[ncurd]

I thought Brown wasn't going to pass and then he did!


Also Ford/Farrell axis for the win.....we always look **** in attack without it.

 

[All Black]

How good is Browne. Great skills to execute

 

[Groundhog]

Kearney has been great, but he should not have bit in there even if Earls was going to give up an unacceptable amount of yards he would have got him down.
Edit: apologies I meant Larmour

 

[McTallshort]

The Irish go through the phases quicker than a dose goes through a brothel

 

[big ginger 8]

Kearney has to trust Earls there.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

And that is why you play Ford and Farrell. Too little, too late.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I thought Brown wasn't going to pass and then he did!


Also Ford/Farrell axis for the win.....we always look **** in attack without it.

Was thinking that in the first half.
Farrell gets involved too much in the defence/the ruck leaving no play makers in the back line, We often had May at first receiver and Farrell underneath a pile of bodies

 

[curtbob7]

Brown so close to cocking that up to be fair. Looked forward

 

[Every Time Ref]

I thought Brown wasn't going to pass and then he did!


Also Ford/Farrell axis for the win.....we always look **** in attack without it.

Predict now that this will not stop the media raving about Farrell

 

[Every Time Ref]

Was thinking that in the first half.
Farrell gets involved too much in the defence/the ruck leaving no play makers in the back line, We often had May at first receiver and Farrell underneath a pile of bodies

At one point I watched him and he was guard at a ruck for 4 consecutive phases