[RWC2023 QF3] England vs Fiji (15/10/2023)

[Ragey Erasmus]

Exactly, which is why - unless I've missed something, it's not a yellow card.

Ah I see, I thought you were advocating a card.

 

[Booboobang]

Fiji population of 900k

They should all be proud. If the Drua keep going the next RWC they'll be better more depth and control in the half backs and they'll be set.

For sure more depth at FH (I like Muntz as their starter) and a good SH and they could be very very dangerous at the next WC. Not to mention Drua will not help them build a better pipeline of front 5 players who are good at the set piece.

 

[Geordie]

Well fabulous...that **** England team just keeps winning

Lawes and Earl...wow...

 

[IT157]

There is one person on here who keeps doing it.

Dirty Harry?

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

4 more years of borthwick

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The only consolation for those of us hoping for a Fiji win. Surely he is unsackable with a SF on his CV after being parachuted in in an emergency.

I quite enjoyed that. What two of the QFs lacked in quality they at least made up for with unpredictability and a momentum swings.

3/3 on completely crap predictions this weekend (at least I got the winner right this time).

 

[IT157]

Well fabulous...that **** England team just keeps winning

Lawes and Earl...wow...

Won more games at this World Cup than Ireland!

 

[General Melchett]

How about Borthwick as Lions head coach in order to give the Aussies a chance?

 

[Which Tyler]

The reasoning for not ycarding Farrell was nothing short of ludicrous. The ball was going in the direction of the Fijean player and Farrell diverted such direction.
As far as I understand, whether the pass would have reached the hands of the Fijian player without touching the ground first is irrelevant. I want to know which law considers this exception the refs is making use of.

If the ball isn't going to hand, or even particularly close to the recipient, how confident can you be that the delay to backtrack, the clean pick-up, and the accelerating forwards again, is going to lead to a significant line-break?


I'm pretty sure it's known that I have no fondness for OF, but you need a reason in law to show a yellow card (as per your discussion on the pushing and shoving).

 

[Geordie]

Won more games at this World Cup than Ireland!

Absolutely

 

[Booboobang]

Well fabulous...that **** England team just keeps winning

Lawes and Earl...wow...

The funniest outcome of this world cup will be if england **** house their way to a WC while playing dross. Out of the weak half of the draw, seen some class stuff from the top 4, but borthwicks england grinds it out?

I know neutrals will never cheer for england, but they should, support chaos.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

How about Borthwick as Lions head coach in order to give the Aussies a chance?

Surely Eddie jones needs to be sacked from Australia and then take the lions role against them. That would be comical if he wasn't such a poor coach now.

 

[Reiser99]

The only consolation for those of us hoping for a Fiji win. Surely he is unsackable with a SF on his CV after being parachuted in in an emergency.

I quite enjoyed that. What two of the QFs lacked in quality they at least made up for with unpredictability and a momentum swings.

3/3 on completely crap predictions this weekend (at least I got the winner right this time).

See this is where context matters. England had an awful 6Ns, awful warm ups and then scrape through to a SF with the easiest draw they've ever had. SF on CV means jack **** as everyone said it was the minimum when the groups were drawn. Depressingly most people, especially the RFU will ignore context and just look at results until it hurts their wallet.

 

[Booboobang]

Surely Eddie jones needs to be sacked from Australia and then take the lions role against them. That would be comical if he wasn't such a poor coach now.

Looks like he is firing himself to go back to japan

 

[IT157]

The funniest outcome of this world cup will be if england **** house their way to a WC while playing dross. Out of the weak half of the draw, seen some class stuff from the top 4, but borthwicks england grinds it out?

I know neutrals will never cheer for england, but they should, support chaos.

I can see us having one amazing performance in the semis. But two will be too much, and we will lose by a lot against New Zealand.

 

[die_mole]

this myth going around about England having the easiest pool when the glue sniffers of pool c exist

 

[Booboobang]

See this is where context matters. England had an awful 6Ns, awful warm ups and then scrape through to a SF with the easiest draw they've ever had. SF on CV means jack **** as everyone said it was the minimum when the groups were drawn. Depressingly most people, especially the RFU will ignore context and just look at results until it hurts their wallet.

Yeah, despite the SF, unless the squad is overhauled I wholly expect a 4/5th place finish in the six nations.

But lets enjoy it in the meantime.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

See this is where context matters. England had an awful 6Ns, awful warm ups and then scrape through to a SF with the easiest draw they've ever had. SF on CV means jack **** as everyone said it was the minimum when the groups were drawn. Depressingly most people, especially the RFU will ignore context and just look at results until it hurts their wallet.

Oh yeah. I don't think he is coming good any time soon, I just can't see him being sacked before the end of 2025 6N, and probably not even then. Irrespective of performance.

 

[IT157]

this myth going around about England having the easiest pool when the glue sniffers of pool c exist

Didn't that other team from our group also makes the semis...

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

See this is where context matters. England had an awful 6Ns, awful warm ups and then scrape through to a SF with the easiest draw they've ever had. SF on CV means jack **** as everyone said it was the minimum when the groups were drawn. Depressingly most people, especially the RFU will ignore context and just look at results until it hurts their wallet.

I think the RFU will force SB to try and play more entertaining rugby after the WC to avoid the top tier of twickenham being empty again. Loads of England tickets have been available for the World dip games as well. The RFU are idiots but I'm they must reload that dross rugby without the results doesn't attract fans.

 

[Booboobang]

I can see us having one amazing performance in the semis. But two will be too much, and we will lose by a lot against New Zealand.

Maybe... but then TRUE chaos would be NZ fumbling against argentina to set up an england argentina final. This is the world I want to live in.