[2025 Six Nations] England vs Italy - 9/3/25

[TommiG88]

Interesting call

 

[McTallshort]

90 seconds for the first England penalty

 

[Saintjay]

Too many Saints

We have never been successful with this many in a team

Can't spell Saints without aints

Still too many Tigers in this team for my liking.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Was thinking Willis looked off pace but then a strip and a try immediately after that thought ha

Decent start

 

[TommiG88]

90 seconds for the first England penalty

I would say it was rather harsh. Was on the ball before being cleared out, then laid down with his hand on the ball.

And yay. We ran with the ball

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Sweet

 

[Reiser99]

Great try. It's incredible what happens when you don't kick.

 

[Jimbo]

Great try. It's incredible what happens when you don't kick.

Indeed, not that Daly gets any credit in this forum but he really did well initially.

 

[Reiser99]

Yeah, fair play to him, he could easily have kicked at that point.

 

[big ginger 8]

That hit and steal from Menoncello is nuts. Looked like a certain try.

 

[Wasps92]

Why are we so ******* slow to the ruck? 3 or 4 times already we've been turned over.

 

[Saintjay]

That was some tackle on Freeman.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Dingwall/Daly midfield

 

[Grizwald]

Surprising what you can do when you've quick ball and not kicking the leather of it constantly.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Ah ****

 

[Which Tyler]

Bollocks!

At least we've a simple substitution with Marcus to FB, Daly to OC

 

[Reiser99]

Definitely need to be quicker to rucks. So many Italians can turn the ball over.

 

[Jimbo]

Oh **** there goes the power in the backline Freemo is going to need to step it up in that department or I'm not sure where else it can come from.

 

[Saintjay]

Smith and the Saints backs could be fun.

 

[TopTen2003]

Big test now for England midfield for 72 minutes. Dingwall and Daly?

If Italy can hang tough and not get blown out early they could make this very awkward indeed.