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Well played Wales. Gutsy performance. Didn't give them a prayer when they were 10 behind. Oh well back to following football again ;-)
Rugby World Cup 2015
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Well played Wales. Gutsy performance. Didn't give them a prayer when they were 10 behind. Oh well back to following football again ;-)
How did Cavubati (Fiji second row) play? He's joining Worcester Warriors for the new Prem season.
Can't understand the prices.
Australia at 5-4 looks massive.
Suppose it's the home advantage and last chance saloon factors that the bookies have England favourites.
Oooh matron.
Suppose we could use that nomenclature for Owen Farrell.
J.P.Pietersen was a lucky fella to get away with a spear tackle in the Scotland game just now. A penalty was awarded, but Nigel Owens gave him the benefit of the doubt in terms of a card when I didn't think there really was any "doubt". Pietersen admittedly isn't that kind of player but I wasn't aware that the rules gave any scope for making such allowances.
Smashing start. Both sides have shown signs of danger going forward
Folau is such a beautiful athlete. Incredible to watch.
Mike Brown has made two mistakes which have cost his team points each time. The knock on, and that catch with foot in touch. Not like him at all.
Folau is such a beautiful athlete. Incredible to watch.
Mike Brown has made two mistakes which have cost his team points each time. The knock on, and that catch with foot in touch. Not like him at all.
Again, after spotting an overpriced team I didn't bother backing them.
I still wouldn't have expected 14 points to be the gap at half time. England haven't played well, but they'll surely be setter in the second half.
It looks like the Aussie tight head is breaking the bind between Marler and Youngs at every scrum - and that's why Marler ends up sideways all the time. Youngs will be sore tomorrow if someone doesn't give him relief there.
That second try was a thing of beauty - it looked like it was a planned move but the pass to Beale, the line he took and then the pass back was done so well I don't know how anyone could defend it.
I think Poite is a horrible ref too but he's been okay so far - although Hooper probably deserved yellow for trying to.take out Brown.
I still wouldn't have expected 14 points to be the gap at half time. England haven't played well, but they'll surely be setter in the second half.
It looks like the Aussie tight head is breaking the bind between Marler and Youngs at every scrum - and that's why Marler ends up sideways all the time. Youngs will be sore tomorrow if someone doesn't give him relief there.
That second try was a thing of beauty - it looked like it was a planned move but the pass to Beale, the line he took and then the pass back was done so well I don't know how anyone could defend it.
I think Poite is a horrible ref too but he's been okay so far - although Hooper probably deserved yellow for trying to.take out Brown.
Yeah, typically the team with the put in will want to wheel it so that the number 8 ends up out to the right - away from their scrum half and you've got the flanker e a further yard away than usual.
The team without wants to swing it the other way so their defence is closer to the ball. And their nine is all over the 8 & 9.
So if you bear that in mind, it's not difficult to spot, if you want to swing to the left the tight head steps backwards or sideways as everyone else pushes.
Who to blame for a scrum going down is much more difficult at times
I see. They generally don't explain this stuff. I need a guide.
True. I presume they just think the general public have no need or interest to know the mechanics of it.
It's those details that make the game more interesting. Well I think so anyway.
