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

[O’Doyle Rules]

Do worry for England when they come up against a team who can catch/hold the ball.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Ah. I appear to have been outwitted

Be an England coach vacancy or two in about 6 weeks, you up for it?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Do worry for England when they come up against a team who can catch/hold the ball.

This is Borthwicks great plan, we drag them down to our level and then clobber them with incompetence.

 

[Scotty]

So glad Dan gets some experience...6 whole minutes

 

[Jimbo]

Got to say Earl has been immense, it's inconceivable based on the last couple of games he only got in last minute and was a tight call.

 

[Reiser99]

I feel the third try just gives England the edge in terms of performance. However, we're still playing the who can be shitter game with teams and somehow coming off better. I honestly don't enjoy watching England, it's pure loyalty now.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Osada has been poor. He is meant to be the creative hope of the side. Slightly concerning for Japan if this is their best 23. Their residency players are going to dry up and their u20s have just been relegated.

Maybe the English defence has been great the past two games and forced a lot of their opponent's handling errors? It doesn't feel like it to me. It just feels like all the Japanese players are picked for size and strength rather than hands and heads.

 

[Amiga500]

I think Japan have regressed as much as England since the last RWC, which really is something.

They played virtually no games for a couple of years due to COVID isolation.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Don't deserve the BP tbh

 

[ncurd]

This has to be the most undeserved bonus point victory in rugby history.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

It just feels like all the Japanese players are picked for size and strength rather than hands and heads.

Is it really that surprising? Most Japanese people - even their sportsmen - tend to be on the smaller side, so they need to be bigger and bulkier to compete.

 

[Grizwald]

World beaters.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

An actual worked try, dear god.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

What where did that come from

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think this has been the worst game I've ever seen Itoje have,
He's been quiet/anonymous for a while but today was just awful

 

[IT157]

Bonus point win!

We did better than expected. Some sloppy passes and passages of play in the first half. Better second half. Once we had some distance in the score we started playing more.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

This has to be the most undeserved bonus point victory in rugby history.

Wales v Portugal yesterday?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Looking forward to Borthwick bigging that up in the interview

 

[IT157]

This has to be the most undeserved bonus point victory in rugby history.

Not even this weekend!

You miss the Wales vs. Portugal game?

 

[Grizwald]

I think this has been the worst game I've ever seen Itoje have,
He's been quiet/anonymous for a while but today was just awful

Kept on calling the line out to himself too.

Youngs sped the game up. Shoot me now.