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

[AlRums]

Great follow up

 

[curtbob7]

Brace called it flat live.

My first reaction was forward.

I've since rewound it and it certainly wasn't flat or backwards.

Another one that is let be for the good of the game it would seem.

 

[Jimbo]

Hardly his record, but a record is his if England lose.

He will gain his own as part of it though won't he, only England coach to lead England to an Italy defeat at the senior level?

Happy?

 

[Wasps92]

Well the first 3 minutes were good. Back to the usual dross since.

 

[Scotty]

We are trying to offload and change the point of attack, pass wide rather than take contact, it's promising but never going to be accurate given we havnt been doing it, don't get me wrong we arnt executing or playing that well.

I hope we keep going and don't revert to type.

Need to improve though


Pens killing us though

 

[AlRums]

Out of interest if he calls for the mark but lands in touch, what is given?

 

[curtbob7]

Itoje turned that over all day long.

 

[McTallshort]

Italy on for the win here

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Woooo dumb pen-a-thon

 

[Reiser99]

Itoje turned that over all day long.

Yeah that was a shocking decision.

 

[Scotty]

Itoje turned that over all day long.

Was he actually part of the tackle?

 

[Which Tyler]

Out of interest if he calls for the mark but lands in touch, what is given?

Presumably the ball passes into touch before the mark is made, so touch first

 

[TommiG88]

Italy on for the win here. England playing like a barbarians team with zero structure.

The Lawrence injury has been a massive shame

 

[Jimbo]

Well the first 3 minutes were good. Back to the usual dross since.

To be fair they have attacked just struggled inside the 22, that's still better than a lot of what we have seen.

 

[Crash Hamster]

Yeah that was a shocking decision.

Brace, innit?

 

[BPM]

Brace …

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Italy on for the win here. England playing like a barbarians team with zero structure.

The Lawrence injury has been a massive shame

Can't rely on them puffing out after 60mins anymore

 

[curtbob7]

Nah I'm not having this, officials are giving everything to the Italians.

I know England aren't playing well but the performance so far from the officials has been extremely poor.

 

[AlRums]

Presumably the ball passes into touch before the mark is made, so touch first

They changed the law though, originally you could only call the mark if your feet were in contact with the pitch, it changed to allow the call to be called whilst in the air.vso if you call the mark in the air but don't land on the pitch (in touch) what's the call?

 

[TommiG88]

What is Itoje doing?