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    6N 2022 : England v Wales

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    • MiketheSnow
      MiketheSnow last edited by Duluth

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      Correct call on Faletau. Either starts or doesn't make the 23.

      I would have had Wainwright on the bench instead of Morgan.

      Nothing against Cuthbert - he had a great game against Scotland - but by dropping LRZ Pivac has picked a team not to lose rather than a team to win.

      Anscombe very lucky to make the bench. Would have gone with Sheedy.

      England by 11-15 😞

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      • Bones
        Bones @MiketheSnow last edited by

        @mikethesnow geez once George comes on, that's a heck of a hateable front row.

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        • Catogrande
          Catogrande last edited by

          This will be a close one I feel. No obvious advantages man for man. Home advantage to be the decider I think, so England to squeak it.

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          • Machpants
            Machpants last edited by

            That's a much better England team, with some go forward in the backs, and a nine that can actually generate fast ball, Young's is awful. England will win it, home game, should be a good

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            • Machpants
              Machpants last edited by

              Well the great messiah is broken. Again.

              England rocked by the news that Manu Tuilagi is OUT of Wales game

              England rocked by the news that Manu Tuilagi is OUT of Wales game

              England have been dealt a massive blow less as it has been confirmed that Manu Tuilagi will now not take any part in the match against Wales.

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              • mariner4life
                mariner4life @MiketheSnow last edited by

                @mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                Correct call on Faletau. Either starts or doesn't make the 23.

                that is not how you treat the best #8 to ever play the game

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                • MiketheSnow
                  MiketheSnow @mariner4life last edited by

                  @mariner4life said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                  @mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                  Correct call on Faletau. Either starts or doesn't make the 23.

                  that is not how you treat the best #8 to ever play the game

                  By who’s measure?

                  Why not?

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                  • mariner4life
                    mariner4life @MiketheSnow last edited by

                    @mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                    @mariner4life said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                    @mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                    Correct call on Faletau. Either starts or doesn't make the 23.

                    that is not how you treat the best #8 to ever play the game

                    By who’s measure?

                    Why not?

                    it was a tongue in cheek shot at Mr Stephen Jones' latest troll

                    Toby wasn't that good 5 years ago.

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                    • Crucial
                      Crucial @Machpants last edited by Crucial

                      @machpants said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                      Well the great messiah is broken. Again.

                      England rocked by the news that Manu Tuilagi is OUT of Wales game

                      England rocked by the news that Manu Tuilagi is OUT of Wales game

                      England have been dealt a massive blow less as it has been confirmed that Manu Tuilagi will now not take any part in the match against Wales.

                      When the team list was out I resisted making a glib comment about “how long will Tuilagi last?”
                      Seems the answer was “not long at all”

                      How many years has Eddie had a makeshift centre combo while hoping for a long run from Manu?

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                      • Catogrande
                        Catogrande @Crucial last edited by

                        @crucial

                        Not just Eddie either. Both Johnson and Lancaster would move heaven and earth to fit him in. I read today that since his debut he has missed 80 tests through injury. But still is more or less the first name on the team sheet. 😲

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                        • MiketheSnow
                          MiketheSnow @Catogrande last edited by

                          @catogrande said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                          @crucial

                          Not just Eddie either. Both Johnson and Lancaster would move heaven and earth to fit him in. I read today that since his debut he has missed 80 tests through injury. But still is more or less the first name on the team sheet. 😲

                          Definition of madness

                          Or desperation

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                          • Nepia
                            Nepia @Catogrande last edited by

                            @catogrande said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                            @crucial

                            Not just Eddie either. Both Johnson and Lancaster would move heaven and earth to fit him in. I read today that since his debut he has missed 80 tests through injury. But still is more or less the first name on the team sheet. 😲

                            I guess when you award an illegal overstayer citizenship specifically so they can play for your rugby team then if he's available he has to play. 😉

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                            • Catogrande
                              Catogrande @Nepia last edited by

                              @nepia

                              Cutting!

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                              • MiketheSnow
                                MiketheSnow last edited by

                                Come on boys

                                Don’t go down as dumbly as Scotland

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                                • MiketheSnow
                                  MiketheSnow last edited by

                                  FFS

                                  Kick the fucking thing dead

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                                  • MiketheSnow
                                    MiketheSnow last edited by MiketheSnow

                                    Scotland
                                    ‘we were dumb’

                                    Wales
                                    ‘Hold my beer’

                                    England 6-0 Wales

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                                    • MiketheSnow
                                      MiketheSnow last edited by

                                      Fuck we’re thick as shit

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                                      • MiketheSnow
                                        MiketheSnow last edited by

                                        It’s amazing we can still run the amount of times we’ve shot ourselves in the foot

                                        England 9-0 Wales
                                        31 long fucking minutes gone

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                                        • MajorRage
                                          MajorRage last edited by

                                          Not seen much but Smith is the real deal.

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                                          • MiketheSnow
                                            MiketheSnow last edited by

                                            How the fuck we’re only 12-0 down at the half with Liam Williams in the bin for 10 mins says more about England than us.

                                            France would be 30 points clear by now

                                            England 12-0 Wales
                                            Halftime

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                                            • MiketheSnow
                                              MiketheSnow last edited by

                                              Shit line out throw from Elias

                                              Again

                                              But it looked like Beard was hip checked out

                                              Great finish from Dombrandt

                                              England 17-0 Wales
                                              46 mins

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                                              • Billy Tell
                                                Billy Tell last edited by

                                                Smith looks really good at 10. Reminds me of Carter the way he plays flat at the line.

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                                                • MiketheSnow
                                                  MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                  Fantastic pressure from Wales

                                                  Sublime pass from Tomos Williams to put Adams in

                                                  England 17-5 Wales
                                                  55 mins

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                                                  • MiketheSnow
                                                    MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                    All Wales at the moment

                                                    Tompkins in

                                                    England 17-12 Wales
                                                    62 mins

                                                    Despite how shit and stupid we’ve been, England are there for the taking

                                                    Crazy

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                                                    • MiketheSnow
                                                      MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                      Fantastic pressure kick from Smith after dumb Welsh play

                                                      England 20-12 Wales
                                                      68 mins

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                                                      • MiketheSnow
                                                        MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                        Another corking kick from Smith after stupid play from Beard

                                                        England 23-12 Wales
                                                        72 mins

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                                                        • MiketheSnow
                                                          MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                          Hardy in

                                                          England 23-19 Wales
                                                          Full time

                                                          Wales didn’t deserve to win despite scoring three tries to one

                                                          Shit set play when it mattered
                                                          Shit ball retention and ruck protection when it mattered

                                                          England do not look like they can score a try in the backs despite having so much quick, go forward ball

                                                          Real worry for Eddie

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                                                          • Billy Tell
                                                            Billy Tell last edited by

                                                            Ref didn’t ref the breakdown very well. Don’t think cuthbert was given the chance to release when he was penalised for holding on for example.

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                                                            • Duluth
                                                              Duluth last edited by

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                                                              • Bovidae
                                                                Bovidae last edited by

                                                                I only watched the last 15 mins. The ref bottled it by not giving Lawes a YC. As we saw last year the NH refs are soft on deliberate knock-ons.

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                                                                • Catogrande
                                                                  Catogrande @Bovidae last edited by

                                                                  @bovidae said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                  I only watched the last 15 mins. The ref bottled it by not giving Lawes a YC. As we saw last year the NH refs are soft on deliberate knock-ons.

                                                                  He reminded me of a student teacher trying to impose his authority on an unruly classroom.

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                                                                  • mariner4life
                                                                    mariner4life last edited by

                                                                    England have all the tools to be really good but keep finding new and inventive ways to hamstring themselves.

                                                                    Plenty of fight from Wales. Cuthbert was really good!

                                                                    I think Courtney Lawes is my favourite player right now.

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                                                                    • Machpants
                                                                      Machpants last edited by Machpants

                                                                      My takes after late watch

                                                                      1. Neither attack was anything but pedestrian. Foster's looks better
                                                                      2. Marcus Smith is overrated, need be good at sevens.
                                                                      3. Tomos pass for the first Welsh try was pure sex

                                                                      Ireland and France are much better sides

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                                                                      • NTA
                                                                        NTA @Bovidae last edited by

                                                                        @bovidae said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                        I only watched the last 15 mins. The ref bottled it by not giving Lawes a YC. As we saw last year the NH refs are soft on deliberate knock-ons.

                                                                        For an ex-player, Adamson is a complete fucking peasant when it comes to refereeing.

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                                                                        • NTA
                                                                          NTA @NTA last edited by

                                                                          @nta said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                          @bovidae said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                          I only watched the last 15 mins. The ref bottled it by not giving Lawes a YC. As we saw last year the NH refs are soft on deliberate knock-ons.

                                                                          For an ex-player, Adamson is a complete fucking peasant when it comes to refereeing.

                                                                          I think @barbarian said it best after ?Boks v ABs in Townsville? - some of these UK refs have a massive boner for penalising the attacking side at the ruck

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                                                                          • NTA
                                                                            NTA @Machpants last edited by

                                                                            @machpants said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                            Marcus Smith is overrated, need be good at sevens.

                                                                            I think he's just seen as The Second Coming because he's not boring like many of their 10s. He's got the core skills and ambition to be good, but yeah for now he's talked up far now than he deserves.

                                                                            How he got MOTM over Cuthbert or itoje I'll never know

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                                                                            • Machpants
                                                                              Machpants @NTA last edited by

                                                                              @nta yeah he's certainly not bad. But all his faffing around just gives defences time to organize. He did make one break, but that's it for all his sideways running and goose steps. He didn't really steer his team at all, their attack was pathetic. Place kicked well enough but otherwise, not that great

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                                                                              • NTA
                                                                                NTA @MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                                                @mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                                England do not look like they can score a try in the backs despite having so much quick, go forward ball

                                                                                They managed to set up 3 excellent forward runs in a row at one stage - fast rucks and crisp delivery, but it came to nothing once the ball went wide.

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                                                                                • NTA
                                                                                  NTA @Machpants last edited by

                                                                                  @machpants said in 6N 2022 : England v Wales:

                                                                                  Place kicked well enough but otherwise, not that great

                                                                                  He missed a sitter from almost in front. I don't know much about goal kicking, but he tilts the ball to the right on the tee, and misses to the right a bit. 🤷‍♂️

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                                                                                  • Catogrande
                                                                                    Catogrande @NTA last edited by

                                                                                    @nta

                                                                                    Smith is without doubt very good but still a work in progress. It doesn’t help that with England his midfield partners and thus game plan are ever changing. The stability he has with his centres for Harlequins allows him a lot more opportunity. Mind you a lot of that is down to Esterhuizen as his bail out option.

                                                                                    But yes, the constant frothing at the mouth from the press and pundits is tiresome - and not yet warranted. Mind you if you watched the France v Scotland game there was a masterclass in bigging up a player on one performance. The Scottish 7 had a good game but I really expected the comms pundit to pop out for a bit of Willising every five minutes.

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