[RWC2023] England vs Chile (23/09/2023)

[Ragey Erasmus]

Whilst I'm not in favour of kicking a lower tier team when down, for consistency sake they do need a warning for constant penalties.

 

[BrokenWing]

"England supporters have made the shortest trip for this tournament"

…Surely there are others closer to France… The French for a start.

 

[Duct Tape]

They are the lowest ranked side in the WC, what we are doing now is the least we should expect.

TBF, regardless of ranking they appear better than Namibia. Maybe others?

 

[TommiG88]

Lot of empty seats in that middle tier - slow queues at the bar? I thought every game was a sell out

Prawn sandwich seats?

 

[whocaresaboutthetruth]

I don't know i can't see any of the top four being held by Chile in the first 20.

I could easily see it.Romania we're beating Ireland in the first 20 minutes

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Four penalties (ignore the free kick)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Prawn sandwich seats?

They must be out catching them themselves

 

[TRF_Olyy]

"A determined little hooker"

Such a silly sport

 

[Grizwald]

Vunipola has done nowt

 

[Bada-Bing!]

This is a classic "I just can't get interested in this game". It's just not a contest.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Billy getting smashed by two tier 3 players. Wouldn't have happened to the solid Earl

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Theo Dan's thighs are thicker than a California sequoia tree

 

[Jimbo]

Ah yeah forgot about that
He's very very good but openside is one of our strongest positions of depth these days

I agree, I am generally in the camp of wanting players to play their rugby in England but with the decreasing teams and salary cap how realistic is it, how much talent goes abroad as a result I think a couple of seasons of grace to players that were playing for folded clubs should be given, it kind of also depends on how many realistic opportunities they were given to play for English clubs earning a reasonable salary given their quality, just don't think the current situation is as black and white as it once was.

 

[AlRums]

If England was playing their first 15, like France, Ireland, and NZ did against the other minnows so far, they also would have scored much sooner this game

So Farrell is 2nd XV?

 

[Ferrari333SP]

So Farrell is 2nd XV?

Looking at team as a whole

 

[AlRums]

How far forward that pass?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

"Where's this England been?"

 

[IT157]

I don't know i can't see any of the top four being held by Chile in the first 20.

At least we kept them scoreless unlike Ireland vs. Romania....

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Ludlam has looked great all game

 

[Protalus rampart]

Ford-Farrell for every game from now on unfortunately