EOYT: England vs South Africa, 24/11/2012

[TRF_Olyy]

Corbs makes a big difference to our scrum!

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

****s sake. We're going to be 9 - 6 behind now - and how!? South Africa never had to work for those points. If we can't come up with an intelligent attacking game then we need someone to win the tactical kicking game for us. At the moment we have neither of the two, and in that respect we're shafted

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Rubbsh decision from Nigel Owens there. South African rop when straight through but off his feet

 

[SomeOke]

Isn't Corbs scrumming technique illegal? He's not scrumming straight, driving inwards. Obviously I know part of being a good prop is to know all the wily techniques and to use them when they aren't being policed but I feel it could be managed better.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yup - if he gets pinged for it he'll change, but he ain't so he won't.
Like you said: Most props will try and get away with as much as the ref will let them.



Edit: Comedy of errors results in a Willem Alberts try.

 

[Wilko's left boot]

That's just downright grim luck.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Thank God Floods gone - utter utter pants. We should lack the abilty to come back from 10 points - we just can't play fluid running rugby. Bearing in mind Floods gone off I would personally put Goode into 10, Brown to 15... no use for Farrell.

 

[Wilko's left boot]

ffs youngs!! Every game!

 

[SelimNiai]

I miss proper punch ups

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Etzebeth trying to twist Tom Woods head off in that maul.

He's really doing his best to fill the void left by Botha and Burger, by acting an absolute dick.

 

[Wilko's left boot]

The only thing Farrell can usually do is kick, and he can't even do that today...

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Great bomb Farrell- twat

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ashton should've just backed himself - may not have made it but he had Tuilagi and Brown near enough to support a ruck. The drift was going towards Brown so Ashton could've gone straight.

 

[SelimNiai]

Watching England, like Wales, you think every time they get into an attacking position is "who will f**k it up this time"

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Ashton should've just backed himself - may not have made it but he had Tuilagi and Brown near enough to support a ruck. Brown had more defenders around him so was never going to make it.

Completely agree - JP Pietersen didn't no what Ashton was doing so was static - Ashton could have gone straight through.

 

[SelimNiai]

Had Sharples been playing I'm fairly sure he'd have scored that in the corner

 

[Wilko's left boot]

to be fair, on the whole, Brown hasn't had a bad game.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Watching England, like Wales, you think every time they get into an attacking position is "who will f**k it up this time"

Hahah this. Wales and England's decision making and skill in attacking positions is just inadequate. Disgracefully bad sometimes.

 

[Jockstap]

This game looks like its in slow motion after watching the Ireland/Argentina game.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

That counter-rucking from England there was the best bit of rugby we've played all series.