[RWC2023] England vs Japan (17/09/2023)

[TRF_Olyy]

Bit more than a hint of no arms there, tbh

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Ford needs to start dropping into the pocket I reckon

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

That was a mile forward from Mitchell to Tuilagi.

Commentators saying we underuse Tuilagi. I disagree; we use him plenty. Just never with any creativity or deception whatsoever.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

You could argue this is worse than England vs Argentina. Its low quality and dull. Its got even worse in the last 2 mins. Fair point by commentator about humidity but Japan should be more than used to that.

Seems ear enhancements are big in Japan, tonight.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Could we not continue our chat about the ball please, Miles.

 

[IT157]

This is as close as I expected.

People were seriously underrating Japan.

 

[SG59_]

Japan needs to stop playing the kick and chase. They're really poor at it.

Yup

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

So bad.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

I think we have great attack we are just saving it for the quarters, SB master plan! They'll never see it coming

Nor will we.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

This is as close as I expected.

People were seriously underrating Japan.

Not really. They are quite poor. Just.... So are we

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Mitchell is terrible at getting the ball away from scrums and mauls

That backs moves was appalling as well, just a pass to ford with zero others around him

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Even with a penalty advantage, pointless kick. This side genuinely have no attacking ability at all. This would be embarrassing for a tier 2 side let alone tier 1. Don't care how bad things were left with Jones, this is sackable level incompetence.

 

[McTallshort]

Hello darkness my old friend

 

[Grizwald]

Bunch of donkeys there. Don't look like they've played with each other before.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

England are not good enough to not take the points

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Could we not continue our chat about the ball please, Miles.

What do you want him to talk about? I mean, dead air is probably all this game deserves.

Amazing painting on Antiques Roadshow just now btw.

 

[Scotty]

The maul has actually gone quite well, 5m out why not drive...

 

[Reiser99]

Stop making excuses Kay. England have kicked away attacking positions all game. Just because they had advantage once doesn't excuse it.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Japan are doing their damnedest to help us and we're still crap. Not even troubling their scrum.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

I want some chips