[Six Nations 2018] Round 1: Italy Vs England (04/02/2018)

[TRF_Olyy]

Teo presenting the ball on the Italian side of the ruck, haha

 

[ratsapprentice]

Launch carrying nicely.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Hopefully Lawes will be ok

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Having a guy who can draw players like te'o is a massive boost for Farrell and ford

Aye, I'm taking back what I said before about him starting there (though my main argument was that we didn't know his form/fitness after injury, so I'm not taking it all back )

As I mentioned above, everyone is cropping up in every position in the backs so having a heavily marked/crashball centre really doesn't matter as much because May and Brown are both slotting in there too

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Faz best 12 in world rugby and he isn't even a 12

Faz is the only 12 in world rugby imo. The rest are just 13s pretending.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Really feel that touch judges should have a bean bag or flag to mark the line out NFL style.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Lovely line from Faz



Would've been an Italian put in, right?
I know kicks from open play don't result in a turnover, I presume kickoff is the same?

Kickoffs, restarts, and dropouts do result in a turnover...

 

[Which Tyler]

Having a guy who can draw players like te'o is a massive boost for Farrell and ford

Somewhat less surprisingly

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Think that was a lucky break, seen those given as turnovers a hundred times or more.
Don't know why Hartley refused to give the ball to care, the maul wasn't going anywhere good

 

[ratsapprentice]

Kickoffs, restarts, and dropouts do result in a turnover...

Really?! Since when?

I thought any catch from a kick results in the team retaining the ball.

 

[ncurd]

Did Parissee just take Ford out on that kick?

 

[ratsapprentice]

Watson injured.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Watson is hurt now.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Really?! Since when?

I thought any catch from a kick results in the team retaining the ball.

since at least 2012... when i started playing

the old law book was more clear (specifically mentioned kick-off and drop-out)... now it says any kick from open play results in receiving team getting the feed

 

[ratsapprentice]

May have been a stinger...

 

[TommiG88]

Giving away too many pens. Wales will punish us

 

[TommiG88]

May has been poor

 

[ratsapprentice]

May has been poor

He's been Jonny May.

Runs arcing lines well, but is generally scatty.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

So who is gonna be at scrum half next week?

 

[TommiG88]

We aren't challenging the break down, barely slowing their ball down. Giving a number of silly pens. I would like to see Underwood on as early as possible.