Springboks v England - Test #1
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
You do have to wonder if Eddie was just so desperate to get Sheilds on the field come what may. I felt beforehand that his squad selection was unbalanced and this came home to bite us. We lost a game we should have had tied up at half time.
Was he actually playing that bad?
IMO no, he was doing ok, but no doubt Eddie will have some stats to back up his decision. The bigger issue for me though is that you go in with a rookie and then have no specialist back up on the bench.
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@wreck-diver said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
England looked at the score board at 3-23 and said job done and stopped playing. SA went shit we need to start playing. Apparently when Billy came back everything would return to normal. He was totally ineffectual, but he will get 8 out of 10 from S Jones tomorrow in the Times
A little simplistic I think. England's problem was that South Africa were able to control the ball from about the 20th minute to the 40th minute. South Africa scored a try and then Robshaw gave away a stupid offside penalty when they were about to get the ball kicked back to them. Daly also kicked it out on the full. England basically gave South Africa 20 minutes with the ball on a great running track. It was poor game management from England.
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@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
You do have to wonder if Eddie was just so desperate to get Sheilds on the field come what may. I felt beforehand that his squad selection was unbalanced and this came home to bite us. We lost a game we should have had tied up at half time.
Was he actually playing that bad?
IMO no, he was doing ok, but no doubt Eddie will have some stats to back up his decision. The bigger issue for me though is that you go in with a rookie and then have no specialist back up on the bench.
Just saw the highlights. It was the other lock Itoje who farked up royally on the first try.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
You do have to wonder if Eddie was just so desperate to get Sheilds on the field come what may. I felt beforehand that his squad selection was unbalanced and this came home to bite us. We lost a game we should have had tied up at half time.
Was he actually playing that bad?
IMO no, he was doing ok, but no doubt Eddie will have some stats to back up his decision. The bigger issue for me though is that you go in with a rookie and then have no specialist back up on the bench.
Just saw the highlights. It was the other lock Itoje who farked up royally on the first try.
Itoje did a lot to help England lose that game.
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@crucial said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
You do have to wonder if Eddie was just so desperate to get Sheilds on the field come what may. I felt beforehand that his squad selection was unbalanced and this came home to bite us. We lost a game we should have had tied up at half time.
Was he actually playing that bad?
IMO no, he was doing ok, but no doubt Eddie will have some stats to back up his decision. The bigger issue for me though is that you go in with a rookie and then have no specialist back up on the bench.
Just saw the highlights. It was the other lock Itoje who farked up royally on the first try.
Itoje did a lot to help England lose that game.
Yeah. He needs to take a deep breath and be a little more self aware.
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@bovidae @Machpants Launchbury declared fit, so you'd have to think he and Itoje would start.
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@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@bovidae @Machpants Launchbury declared fit, so you'd have to think he and Itoje would start.
If Eddie wants any chance of avoiding 6 in a row
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@mikethesnow said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@bovidae @Machpants Launchbury declared fit, so you'd have to think he and Itoje would start.
If Eddie wants any chance of avoiding 6 in a row
Six? According to Eddie one didn’t happen
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@catogrande Lucky for England then. Sensible Eddie.
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@crucial said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@mikethesnow said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@catogrande said in Springboks v England - Test #1:
@bovidae @Machpants Launchbury declared fit, so you'd have to think he and Itoje would start.
If Eddie wants any chance of avoiding 6 in a row
Six? According to Eddie one didn’t happen
Started by Woodward.
It was a capped match no? If so, it counts.
Non-capped match? It still counts. It was the Baa Baas ffs
