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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[Natwest 6 Nations] Round 3 : Scotland Vs England 24/02/2018 16:45
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<blockquote data-quote="Sixways Cheryl" data-source="post: 891862" data-attributes="member: 75923"><p>England haven't been great all tournament, let's be honest. Scotland won the game because of their speed & intensity in the first 40 and then their immense defensive effort in the second 40. We on the other hand were sloppy & playing at about half the pace of the Scots throughout. We miss Billy Vunipola (Nathan Hughes isn't an international #8), Maro Itoje is playing like a shadow of the player he was last year & there were too many just going through the motions. </p><p></p><p>Silver lining is despite all that we actually could've won the game in the second half. Danny Care's try really should have stood & Owen Farrell's being disallowed for the knock-on in the tackle was such a marginal call (albeit the right one). Even though it turned out to be too little, too late - the second half was probably the first time we've looked like 'Eddie Jones' England' all Six Nations. Expecting a backlash against France - Grand Slam might be gone but no reason we can't still win the tournament.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sixways Cheryl, post: 891862, member: 75923"] England haven't been great all tournament, let's be honest. Scotland won the game because of their speed & intensity in the first 40 and then their immense defensive effort in the second 40. We on the other hand were sloppy & playing at about half the pace of the Scots throughout. We miss Billy Vunipola (Nathan Hughes isn't an international #8), Maro Itoje is playing like a shadow of the player he was last year & there were too many just going through the motions. Silver lining is despite all that we actually could've won the game in the second half. Danny Care's try really should have stood & Owen Farrell's being disallowed for the knock-on in the tackle was such a marginal call (albeit the right one). Even though it turned out to be too little, too late - the second half was probably the first time we've looked like 'Eddie Jones' England' all Six Nations. Expecting a backlash against France - Grand Slam might be gone but no reason we can't still win the tournament. [/QUOTE]
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