[RWC2019][Pool C] Round 1 - England vs. Tonga (22/09/2019)

[TRF_Olyy]

He wasn't even on the ball!

"In a position to lift, and he did"
Pretty sure it's supposed to be turning the ball over not just picking the opposition player up by his legs?

 

[HenryChinaski]

Why is Slade not passing that for fucks sake

 

[TheSaffycen]

How can they not hold a ball?

 

[HenryChinaski]

Why is Slade not passing that for fucks sake

 

[Jimbo]

Why is Slade not passing that for fucks sake

Yeah or a little grubber down the blind could have been good.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

England do not look switched on at all, so many ridiculous unforced errors.

This is getting like 2015 again...

 

[Reiser99]

Handling has been atrocious. Should have the BP by now. Penalties also not great.

England will get the win, but definitely room for improvement.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

One more try at least and let’s get out of this game.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Losing 30m by stripping the opposition...nice

 

[TommiG88]

The bloody handling errors.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Where have we seen this opening script in a world cup before?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Scrum is shocking

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Dude that just came off has a job, only plays games for money part time

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Beaut

 

[donmcdazzle]

Where have we seen this opening script in a world cup before?

If you’re looking for positives - NZ in the last World Cup played pretty ordinarily in their pool matches against weak teams.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Nice turnover from England.

 

[ncurd]

Why do England always have to make games like this hard work....

 

[HenryChinaski]

If you’re looking for positives - NZ in the last World Cup played pretty ordinarily in their pool matches against weak teams.

Ahh...I suppose you only won those games by 70 points?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Why do England always have to make games like this hard work....

Maybe because we expect too much from them?

 

[HenryChinaski]

Why do England always have to make games like this hard work....

To be fair, I'd normally say that's more true of Wales and Ireland than England. But in a world cup context, yes definitely.