Match thread

MiketheSnow

Dumb from Ewels

Dangerous no arms clean out

YC

nostrildamus

sumo singer limbering up..

Bones

That's straight red. Ewells is an a grade c u n t

MiketheSnow

That was D grade women's decision making from Japan

Which results in an England try from Underhill and the half century for England

Japan 17 - 52 England
75 mins

YC upgraded to RC

MiketheSnow

And that's it

Japan backed the wrong horse in Eddie

Mr Fish

@MiketheSnow said in Japan v England:

And that's it

Japan backed the wrong horse in Eddie

Japan were going to get belted regardless of their coach...

Tim

Apparently that's Eddie Jones' 13 straight tier-1 loss. You love to see it.

MiketheSnow

@Mr-Fish said in Japan v England:

@MiketheSnow said in Japan v England:

And that's it

Japan backed the wrong horse in Eddie

Japan were going to get belted regardless of their coach...

True

But tactically they were poor

That’s coaching (or lack there of)

Eddie did as with Oz, playing utter noobs. Fullback had never played Pro rugby before

MiketheSnow

From an NZ perspective

England 10-12-13 channel is porous

Keep Earl quiet and England lose 9 times out of 10

Big drop off in quality and accuracy when England bring on the bench

sparky

Will Charlie Ewels be available for the NZ games?

sparky

@MiketheSnow said in Japan v England:

Big drop off in quality and accuracy when England bring on the bench

England's first XV will be a handful, but yeah the ABs will have a much better bench.

Bones

@sparky said in Japan v England:

Will Charlie Ewels be available for the NZ games?

What did Swain get? This was worse imo

antipodean

England looked well drilled. Japan looked like they'd been coached by "Smash N Grab", apart from their scrum which was very good.

antipodean

@MiketheSnow said in Japan v England:

From an NZ perspective

England 10-12-13 channel is porous

Keep Earl quiet and England lose 9 times out of 10

Big drop off in quality and accuracy when England bring on the bench

If Dan Cole is their best tighthead, they're in for a torrid time at the scrum.

Also Mounga from Wish is a pea hearted defender.

Catogrande

@Bones said in Japan v England:

@MiketheSnow said in Japan v England:

@Bones said in Japan v England:

No sound on, was there actually a decent reason why an early tackle 5m out that results in a YC isn't a PT?

Cover from England 3

Hilarious

Not at all. Cole is very strong in the tackle, has great footwork and is very pacy. Moreover his speed to get up from the tackle and make another is unrivalled.

OK yeah, a good case for a PT.

Catogrande

@Machpants said in Japan v England:

Eddie did as with Oz, playing utter noobs. Fullback had never played Pro rugby before

And yet with England he was very reluctant to try new guys. Kept lots of the older guys on well passed their use by dates. It almost seems as though he just doesn't care quite so much anymore. Whatever the state of Aussie rugby may or may not be, he fucked them and some newbies royally in the last RWC.

Catogrande

@sparky said in Japan v England:

Will Charlie Ewels be available for the NZ games?

That should be the end of his England career no matter what and many England fans would breathe a sigh of relief.