Wales v England - 05/08/23 5:30 KO

[Lé Ddanno]

Our ruck speed is dire

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Hands are poor

 

[Jimbo]

Has Marchant put a bit of timber on?

 

[Lé Ddanno]

God our handling is atrocious.

And we haven't even sent one at Dombrandt yet

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

What happens if Dombrant is the only forwards who can catch a ball now!!!!!!

 

[Jimbo]

Hands are poor

Indeed after a while in camp you'd expect some basic handling appreciate its hard to replicate match intensity and you wouldn't go to hard as to avoid injuries but still….

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

At least our kicks are contestable today.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

We are extremely slow to reform around the ruck, I can see us getting caught out by pick and goes or short pop passes near a ruck where defenders have not reorganised pretty soon. Not really acceptable how slowly some of these very young players are getting back in line, they are slow to get back to their feet and just amble back, often with their back to the opposition.

 

[Jimbo]

Wales by contrast look far more fluid in terms of passing and receiving.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Have none of these players done handling practice? This is ridiculous.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Big Joe poor under the high ball, expect that will be a main point of attack now

 

[Ceteris]

Drop the ball then smile. Ridiculous

 

[Jashay]

We've been repeatedly flummoxed by the inside ball.

Ludlam is putting in a shift, though

 

[Jimbo]

I'm hoping England get away with the same holding on shenanigans the other end, extremely lenient.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Frustrating thinking of the back three players left out, when Joe C is there just because mass

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Why is nobody anywhere near 2 players back to back who made ground!? He had no options to pop the ball.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah, let's get the ball in Smith's hands a little more

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Pearson is such a good carrier he really should play number 8.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Every touch by our wingers has been a cock up

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

Fantastic tackle by North then. Pulled the arm away too and created a turnover