RWC 2015: Pool A discussion

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  1. Weeman27bob BE Force

    How did Australia look in the first half?

    From what I've seen England looked better.
     
    Weeman27bob, Sep 24, 2015
    #81

  2. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Yeah need Fiji to hold here. This will be the last drive
     
    BoyBlunder, Sep 24, 2015
    #82

  3. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Haha heart in mouth when Fiji tried to run that out! Great news that they failed to get the 5, looked pretty nailed on at the start of the second half
     
    BoyBlunder, Sep 24, 2015
    #83

  4. Fiery GR Smith

    Pretty shithouse performance by the lollabies.
     
    Fiery, Sep 24, 2015
    #84

  5. Howe JHF Howe

    Foley kicking another goal when Aus were 12 points up and had 3 tries seems kinda dire now
     
    Howe, Sep 24, 2015
    #85

  6. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Obviously worried about Fiji scoring but yeah Id be frustrated about that if i were an Oz fan
     
    BoyBlunder, Sep 24, 2015
    #86

  7. Notsure SM Green

    Yeah but to be fair we should definitely be scoring a try in the last 37 minutes. Puts us at a bit of a disadvantage if us, Wales and England all beat each other.
     
    Notsure, Sep 24, 2015
    #87

  8. Alex Mediocre MBE A Mediocre

    Fuck off Gatland. Haven't you got a World Cup to plan?
     
    Alex Mediocre MBE, Sep 24, 2015
    #88

  9. cloughie09 TJ Clough

    Oh shit, fucked that up lol forgot he wasn't in the squad, either way drop both centres and bring new ones in
     
    cloughie09, Sep 24, 2015
    #89

  10. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Ahem:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34346387
    England: Mike Brown; Anthony Watson, Brad Barritt, Sam Burgess, Jonny May, Owen Farrell, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole, Geoff Parling, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw, Billy Vunipola.
    Replacements: Rob Webber, Mako Vunipola, Kieran Brookes, Joe Launchbury, James Haskell, Richard Wigglesworth, George Ford, Alex Goode.

    ---

    It's times like this I'm glad I'm a civil servant and work in an asbestos packed building...

    Goode on the bench to inject some pace, obviously. Jesus wept...
     
    The Boy Brumby, Sep 25, 2015
    #90

  11. Howe JHF Howe

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    Howe, Sep 25, 2015
    #91

  12. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    This lineup upsets me so much
     
    BoyBlunder, Sep 25, 2015
    #92

  13. Eddie EI Morris

    Very happy with the decision to bring Farrell back in :)
     
    Eddie, Sep 25, 2015
    #93

  14. Rego RS Hutchinson

    Burgess I'm fine with, added quite a bit off the bench last week for you guys. Barritt on the other hand.....hmmm.
     
    Rego, Sep 25, 2015
    #94

  15. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Barritt at 12 I can almost accept - he does a job shepherding the defence and adding dummy runs. I'd prefer anyone else there but I've moved past tearing my hair out over it now. At 13 though that's another story. Brad Barritt must be the worst 13 we've had since... well Brad Barritt.

    Especially since Burgess offered so much as an impact sub last week. My preference would have been Goode a long way from the 23, Slade at 13 with Burgess on the bench to come on for Barritt if we're losing or Slade if we've a narrow lead. As it is we have noone who can come on from 11 onwards and make an attacking impact on the game and that really worries me
     
    Last edited: Sep 25, 2015
    BoyBlunder, Sep 25, 2015
    #95

  16. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Joseph is a huge miss, let's be under no illusions about that, but when we turned over the Leekists at their shop in the 6 Nations it was at least partly because we'd added a player with a little pace and guile at 13, not a big, huge lump who's solid in defence.

    I'll be honest and say I haven't seen much of Slade (thanks BT; bastards...), but from the little I have in the French warm up & what our cider-drinking brethren have said he seems to fit the mold more than Barritt does.

    Barritt is like Lanky's security blanky.
     
    The Boy Brumby, Sep 25, 2015
    #96

  17. Howe JHF Howe

    [video=youtube;QyxPWCMe0-Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=20&v=QyxPWCMe0-Q[/video]
     
    Howe, Sep 26, 2015
    #97

  18. Howe JHF Howe

    I'm sick of being all Cassandra on Burgess tbh. Fuck it, you're playing for England, you're my guy. Let's do this shit
     
    Howe, Sep 26, 2015
    #98

  19. Rego RS Hutchinson

    Fuck that's embarrassing.
     
    Rego, Sep 26, 2015
    #99

  20. Rego RS Hutchinson

    Hopefully Wales put up a good fight. Don't think they'll beat England but you never know.
     
    Rego, Sep 27, 2015
    #100
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