Tab odds NZ $1.28 Eng $3.40 I am surprised NZ is heavy favourites given our track record in England. Should be a cracker of a game.
NZ are the better side. I won't be surprised if the Poms pull the upset though. 3.40 is overs for England IMO.
Bit of a shock, yeah. Didn't think Chase was terrible versus Johnny Frog; certainly offered more than Sinfield. My guess is Burrow will start at scrum-half with Widdop on the bench.
Can't wait to be there 2moz, glad Widdop is playing but can't understand dropping chase, but i suppose you can't drop your captain
The problem is we have two better loose forwards, he is only in there because of his kicking game, he has played a shocker of a world cup
Widdop's played full-back for the Storm before, hasn't he? Don't think he has the gas for it myself, but it's another option. That would mean we could move Tomkins to the halves.
Well he played in their first game and got dropped because of his, admittedly terrible, performance but he's a much better player than Vatuvei.
I think this will be a pretty close game. I like the look of NZ but they haven't played any quality yet. They've scored 40+ points in every game so far and did beat France more convincingly than England did but they could just be better flat-track bullies. I'm gonna go against my original tip of an Australia v England final and take the Kiwis by 6.
There's definitely a good chance their defence could fall apart, England can definitely attack and stretch a big team like NZ across the field.
I really like the kiwis. They've clicked well and just have so much more class. They've got an awesome prop rotation and players all over the field who can create points for them, wouldn't surprise me if they won this 13+ I think England will struggle for points.
Not a fan of NZ's defence tbh, especially in the middle. Luke is vulnerable and they have some lazy second rowers.
