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2024 Guinness Six Nations
How can teams counter this England game plan?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jashay" data-source="post: 934884" data-attributes="member: 78812"><p>I think a big part of it was that England weren't getting wide quickly enough to draw the Welsh backs up, which is what made their kicking so ineffective. My initial impression that excellent work by Wales at the breakdown and good use of a 4-man blitz pressured England into kicking, but when I rewatched the match sober Wales weren't actually bossing the breakdown all that much. England only lost one ruck when May got isolated, and the ball was frequently presented quicker than Youngs could actually get to the breakdown (which may have been part of the problem)</p><p></p><p>The blitz was effective, but we moved it wide so rarely it didn't come up much. Of course, it could be that we didn't move it wide because we were worried about the blitz.</p><p></p><p>Something clever that Wales did to defuse the England kicking game was they would always try and leave two players behind the England chase to catch knockbacks. It was really effective.</p><p></p><p>But at the end of the day I think Jiffy (of all people) hit the nail on the head when he came out with 'England are kicking far too early'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jashay, post: 934884, member: 78812"] I think a big part of it was that England weren't getting wide quickly enough to draw the Welsh backs up, which is what made their kicking so ineffective. My initial impression that excellent work by Wales at the breakdown and good use of a 4-man blitz pressured England into kicking, but when I rewatched the match sober Wales weren't actually bossing the breakdown all that much. England only lost one ruck when May got isolated, and the ball was frequently presented quicker than Youngs could actually get to the breakdown (which may have been part of the problem) The blitz was effective, but we moved it wide so rarely it didn't come up much. Of course, it could be that we didn't move it wide because we were worried about the blitz. Something clever that Wales did to defuse the England kicking game was they would always try and leave two players behind the England chase to catch knockbacks. It was really effective. But at the end of the day I think Jiffy (of all people) hit the nail on the head when he came out with 'England are kicking far too early' [/QUOTE]
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