RWC Final: England v Springboks

[Damo]

The match is fine. Tough stuff can be gripping. I am enjoying it.

Feel sick that we aren't in it though. Shows how really poor we were last week.

[sparky]

@chimoaus said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Would you call the 2011 final a dud product?

That gamed need a product warning on it. My heart almost didn’t cope.

T-Bag and ending were pretty good though.

[MrDenmore]

@chimoaus Because England was parked in our backline. Because World Rugby has cynically decided not to police the offside line anymore because that’s how you beat the All Blacks

[Anonymous]

@Machpants said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

We won a WC 8-7 so I wouldn’t go too far down that line. Rugby can be trench warfare and be exciting

It wasn't exciting at all. Fucking sucked. I thought I was going to die

2005 Brian O'Driscoll is that you?

[Chris B.]

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

If Boks scrum keeps dominance it is hard to see how they lose.

Hard to see how they won't keep dominance, with Kitshoff, Koch and Snyman to come off the bench and Cole going to tire!

[Kirwan]

@PN said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Wonder what the odds are of Eddie taking a page out of the Italian's playbook and stitching up uncontested scrums?

That would be pretty smart, only one prop away

[Damo]

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@PN said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Wonder what the odds are of Eddie taking a page out of the Italian's playbook and stitching up uncontested scrums?

That would be pretty smart, only one prop away

Cole to cop an injury? Does test rugby play man off? (I.E. the team that forces uncontested has to play with 14 players)?

[kiwiinmelb]

South Africa have two fresh scrummaging props on the bench as well

[Machpants]

@Anonymous said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Machpants said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

We won a WC 8-7 so I wouldn’t go too far down that line. Rugby can be trench warfare and be exciting

It wasn't exciting at all. Fucking sucked. I thought I was going to die

2005 Brian O'Driscoll is that you?

Don't you repress my right to identify as a whining Irish fluffybunny

I could've doid!

[MiketheSnow]

But if Eddie watched our SF he knows SA can be beaten. We should have.

England can.

England need to get tighter not looser.

[MrDenmore]

@sparky Yes. To you rugby tragics, trench warfare is great. For 80% of the viewing public, they want to see ball movement, sweeping backline moves and tries.

[PN]

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

one prop

Within the rules so yes, smart, but not good for the game, needs tinkering IMO.

[Kirwan]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

But if Eddie watched our SF he knows SA can be beaten. We should have.

England can.

England need to get tighter not looser.

SA played within themselves and did enough to win against you. Always in control

[NTA]

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

The way the All Blacks play is what the market wants to see. This is a dud product.

Go watch league then.

2-all at halftime between NZ and GB woot.

[Machpants]

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@PN said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Wonder what the odds are of Eddie taking a page out of the Italian's playbook and stitching up uncontested scrums?

That would be pretty smart, only one prop away

Cole to cop an injury? Does test rugby play man off? (I.E. the team that forces uncontested has to play with 14 players)?

Dunno, but I think they'd do better with 14 and uncontested scrums, than what they're doing ATM

[Kirwan]

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@sparky Yes. To you rugby tragics, trench warfare is great. For 80% of the viewing public, they want to see ball movement, sweeping backline moves and tries.

I disagree that’s what rugby fans want. That’s what you want.

[MrDenmore]

@NTA At least NRL respects the offside line. This is boring

[Chris B.]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

But if Eddie watched our SF he knows SA can be beaten. We should have.

England can.

England need to get tighter not looser.

Eddie spent two and a half years working out how to beat us.

He didn't have time to watch your semifinal!

[Kirwan]

@MrDenmore said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@NTA At least NRL respects the offside line. This is boring

To you, maybe. To millions others it’s a titanic battle.

[MiketheSnow]

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

But if Eddie watched our SF he knows SA can be beaten. We should have.

England can.

England need to get tighter not looser.

SA played within themselves and did enough to win against you. Always in control

And yet we should have been going in to the last two minutes 19-16 ahead.

England are better than Wales.

Go back to basics. Pick & go. Commit and tire the Boks.

Boks will give away penalties.

Kick for territory.

England win.

It's not rocket science.