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SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
First topic message reminder :
Again, making these early for the sake of ease and consistency.
ENGLAND
Team:Daly; Watson, Tuilagi, Farrell (capt), May; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Lawes, Curry, Underhill, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Marler, Cole, Kruis, Wilson, Heinz, Slade, Joseph.
NEW ZEALAND
Team: Beauden Barrett; Sevu Reece, Jack Goodhue, Anton Lienert-Brown, George Bridge; Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith; Joe Moody, Codie Taylor, Nepo Laulala, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Ardie Savea, Kieran Read (capt).
Replacements: Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi, Angus Ta'avao, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Cane, TJ Perenara, Sonny Bill Williams, Jordie Barrett.
Venue: Yokohama
Referee: Nigel Owens
AR1: Romain Poite
AR2: Pascal Gauzere
TMO: Marius Joncker
Again, making these early for the sake of ease and consistency.
ENGLAND
Team:Daly; Watson, Tuilagi, Farrell (capt), May; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Lawes, Curry, Underhill, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Marler, Cole, Kruis, Wilson, Heinz, Slade, Joseph.
NEW ZEALAND
Team: Beauden Barrett; Sevu Reece, Jack Goodhue, Anton Lienert-Brown, George Bridge; Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith; Joe Moody, Codie Taylor, Nepo Laulala, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Ardie Savea, Kieran Read (capt).
Replacements: Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi, Angus Ta'avao, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Cane, TJ Perenara, Sonny Bill Williams, Jordie Barrett.
Venue: Yokohama
Referee: Nigel Owens
AR1: Romain Poite
AR2: Pascal Gauzere
TMO: Marius Joncker
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
I think England will have a mental block if they go behind
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
You avant call that Irish performance a mental block...
The mistakes ireland made were very out of character, and the performance was nothing too short of embarrassing, but there are mitigating factors!
I'm all for personal responsibility, but when the entire 15 look like they're running in custard, you have to consider a wider context
The mistakes ireland made were very out of character, and the performance was nothing too short of embarrassing, but there are mitigating factors!
I'm all for personal responsibility, but when the entire 15 look like they're running in custard, you have to consider a wider context
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Anyway, I do hate this mystique thing about the ABs. In a way it's disrespectful to them. This idea that you get over a 'fear' of them by beating them. I think when you're in the middle of a game against them and it's not going well, you realise it's not mystique beating you but just bloody good rugby.
They're beatable if you play better rugby. But there's not much of 'better' about when the Comparison Sites do their analysis.
They're beatable if you play better rugby. But there's not much of 'better' about when the Comparison Sites do their analysis.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
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It's not just the AB's though, look at a decade of Wales v Aus, many games wales have dominated, and always managed to lose.
It's not just the AB's though, look at a decade of Wales v Aus, many games wales have dominated, and always managed to lose.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Scottrf wrote:LondonTiger wrote:Dirtydave wrote:Valid point, my apologies...
I'll stick to the thread topic!
I think the England packs relentless power and athleticism will keep them in touch going into the final 10, maybe even with a lead.
From there england have NZ beaters with experience of doing so on NZ soil, Farrell,Tuilagi, Daly etc...
Manu hasn't been in a wining team against NZ in NZ.
Mako, Marler, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Lawes, Farrell, Daly & Watson have. (Ably assisted by Welsh and Irish colleagues)
Also Youngs, Cole and Joseph.
None of those 3 have been in a winning 23 against NZ in NZ, Scott. Youngs and Cole did play in 2012 win though.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
There's a lot of pedantry on this thread, is that a regular theme on this site?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Pedantry is okay as long as you don't overuse it. If you overuse it, the opposition can eventually find solutions to run around it and score some beautiful tries.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
What were the ‘mitigating’ factors?Dirtydave wrote:The mistakes ireland made were very out of character, and the performance was nothing too short of embarrassing, but there are mitigating factors!
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
1 mitigating factor was having to play an extra game.
2 games in 7 days is worse that 2 in 13 days right?
Which would you prefer?
2 games in 7 days is worse that 2 in 13 days right?
Which would you prefer?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
And I thought it was you who had been asked to take a break bam!
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
No 7&1/2 wrote:And I thought it was you who had been asked to take a break bam!
Only by miaow
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Hardly a big deal imo. Ireland played Samoa 7 days before playing the ABs and beat them comfortably. The ABs didn’t get to play a hapless Italian side 7 days prior but no doubt trained as if they’d had a game to get rid of the physical/emotional energy. I think you’re barking up the wrong tree and looking for excuses as to why Wales looked poor against France.Dirtydave wrote:1 mitigating factor was having to play an extra game.
2 games in 7 days is worse that 2 in 13 days right?
Which would you prefer?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
He is. There is a thread on it ebop.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
I know, I’m sorry to keep it alive here, giving myself an uppercut now
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Dirtydave wrote:There's a lot of pedantry on this thread, is that a regular theme on this site?
Pedantry is our biggest USP.
More seriously in any online discussion that is by it's very nature consisting of time lapses, people do need to be sure exactly what others are saying. So yes it may seem like pedantry, but perhaps it is just fact checking. Face to face it would be much easier:
Mr Blue: blah, blah, blah
Mr White: Ah but what about blah
Mr Blue: Yeah but you know what I mean
Mr White: I suppose
Mr Orange: F***, you just cut his f***ing ear off
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ebop wrote:I know, I’m sorry to keep it alive here, giving myself an uppercut now
Hard to deliver with the requisite force.
Perhaps punch yourself in the balls?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Hahhahahahahahaha
I just spat my tea out, thanks London!!
I just spat my tea out, thanks London!!
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
LondonTiger wrote:ebop wrote:I know, I’m sorry to keep it alive here, giving myself an uppercut now
Hard to deliver with the requisite force.
Perhaps punch yourself in the balls?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
God damn it, you made me count to see if you got it rightSecretFly wrote:BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
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LondonTiger wrote:Dirtydave wrote:There's a lot of pedantry on this thread, is that a regular theme on this site?
Pedantry is our biggest USP.
More seriously in any online discussion that is by it's very nature consisting of time lapses, people do need to be sure exactly what others are saying. So yes it may seem like pedantry, but perhaps it is just fact checking. Face to face it would be much easier:
Mr Blue: blah, blah, blah
Mr White: Ah but what about blah
Mr Blue: Yeah but you know what I mean
Mr White: I suppose
Mr Orange: F***, you just cut his f***ing ear off
Most interesting chat I've heard in quite a time on 606. Which thread was that on?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
ebop wrote:God damn it, you made me count to see if you got it rightSecretFly wrote:BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
Though forums that limit characters count spaces as a character - thus could be 49. Wasteful.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
ebop wrote:God damn it, you made me count to see if you got it rightSecretFly wrote:BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
I'll save you future pain, Ebop...I'm always right
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
SecretFly wrote:LondonTiger wrote:Dirtydave wrote:There's a lot of pedantry on this thread, is that a regular theme on this site?
Pedantry is our biggest USP.
More seriously in any online discussion that is by it's very nature consisting of time lapses, people do need to be sure exactly what others are saying. So yes it may seem like pedantry, but perhaps it is just fact checking. Face to face it would be much easier:
Mr Blue: blah, blah, blah
Mr White: Ah but what about blah
Mr Blue: Yeah but you know what I mean
Mr White: I suppose
Mr Orange: F***, you just cut his f***ing ear off
Most interesting chat I've heard in quite a time on 606. Which thread was that on?
It was on the which biscuit is better for dunking thread.
Mr Blonde was upset that a Mod had suggested a penguin.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Have we derailed this enough yet?
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I know, I counted 41 and thought, nah, I’m wrong, Fly has got thisSecretFly wrote:ebop wrote:God damn it, you made me count to see if you got it rightSecretFly wrote:BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
I'll save you future pain, Ebop...I'm always right
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
LondonTiger wrote:Have we derailed this enough yet?
Derailed like the Scottish Hype train?
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Too soon?
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ebop wrote:I know, I counted 41 and thought, nah, I’m wrong, Fly has got thisSecretFly wrote:ebop wrote:God damn it, you made me count to see if you got it rightSecretFly wrote:BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
I'll save you future pain, Ebop...I'm always right
40 not including spaces, 49 if you do. Hoepfully this agrument has now been settled? Or has a moral vicrory been called for?
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LondonTiger wrote:ebop wrote:God damn it, you made me count to see if you got it rightSecretFly wrote:BamBam wrote:44 posts on the day of joining is very impressive
...and exactly 40 characters in your comment Bam. Good show!
Though forums that limit characters count spaces as a character - thus could be 49. Wasteful.
What a great idea, we should implement that here! I can think of an excellent guinea pig to test it on too
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BamBam wrote:What a great idea, we should implement that here! I can think of an excellent guinea pig to test it on too
Cat surely. Guinea pigs squeak.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Scottrf wrote:BamBam wrote:What a great idea, we should implement that here! I can think of an excellent guinea pig to test it on too
Cat surely. Guinea pigs squeak.
Only when they punch themselves in the balls.
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SecretFly wrote:Scottrf wrote:BamBam wrote:What a great idea, we should implement that here! I can think of an excellent guinea pig to test it on too
Cat surely. Guinea pigs squeak.
Only when they punch themselves in the balls.
I think that's how my younger daughter's guinea pig committed suicide.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
On the Times podcast, Stephen Jones was berating Jones for going back to Ford at 10. He claimed that all good sides know their best starting XV, and don't look to chop and change.
Dallaglio was on the same podcast, so I was surprised he didn't remind Jones that Woodward chose Tindall for the QF in 2003, then Catt for the SF, before switching back to Tindall in the final. He did so specifically to counter the tactical threat he saw the opposition posing (Betsen gunning for Wikinson in the SF, and Mortlock's physicality in the final)
Dallaglio was on the same podcast, so I was surprised he didn't remind Jones that Woodward chose Tindall for the QF in 2003, then Catt for the SF, before switching back to Tindall in the final. He did so specifically to counter the tactical threat he saw the opposition posing (Betsen gunning for Wikinson in the SF, and Mortlock's physicality in the final)
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
It's a bit silly really. People don't drive rally cars in F1 and vice versa. Why on earth does Jones have to pick the exact same team every week?
He's hardly gone for an untested structure.
He's hardly gone for an untested structure.
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Rugby Fan wrote:On the Times podcast, Stephen Jones was berating Jones for going back to Ford at 10. He claimed that all good sides know their best starting XV, and don't look to chop and change.
Dallaglio was on the same podcast, so I was surprised he didn't remind Jones that Woodward chose Tindall for the QF in 2003, then Catt for the SF, before switching back to Tindall in the final. He did so specifically to counter the tactical threat he saw the opposition posing (Betsen gunning for Wikinson in the SF, and Mortlock's physicality in the final)
You've just made it a lot more time consuming for Fly to count characters
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Rugby Fan wrote:On the Times podcast, Stephen Jones was berating Jones for going back to Ford at 10. He claimed that all good sides know their best starting XV, and don't look to chop and change.
Dallaglio was on the same podcast, so I was surprised he didn't remind Jones that Woodward chose Tindall for the QF in 2003, then Catt for the SF, before switching back to Tindall in the final. He did so specifically to counter the tactical threat he saw the opposition posing (Betsen gunning for Wikinson in the SF, and Mortlock's physicality in the final)
Stephen Jones is not happy unless he can be showing he knows more than anyone else. I would argue that the best teams have a variety of players available allowing them to shift between styles. Certainly NZ do not palye a settled "First XV" all teh time.
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SecretFly wrote:Anyway, I do hate this mystique thing about the ABs. In a way it's disrespectful to them. This idea that you get over a 'fear' of them by beating them. I think when you're in the middle of a game against them and it's not going well, you realise it's not mystique beating you but just bloody good rugby.
They're beatable if you play better rugby. But there's not much of 'better' about when the Comparison Sites do their analysis.
Enjoyed this piece on RugbyPass about the mental aspect of being the best. Or not.
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/englands-biggest-hurdle-this-weekend-could-well-be-what-cricket-legend-brian-lara-once-eluded-to
Talking of pedantry, the URL uses 'eluded', meaning to evade, while the article uses 'alluded', which is the correct word. One job, eh?
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Thinking about cricket - England largely won due to a MotM performance by NZ born Ben Stokes (he has now been nominated for New Zealander of the Year
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Would be pretty amusing if England win this semi final with a MotM performance from NZ born Mako![Wink](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_wink.gif)
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Would be pretty amusing if England win this semi final with a MotM performance from NZ born Mako
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
England didn’t win the CWC, it was a draw
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ebop wrote:England didn’t win the CWC, it was a draw![]()
Aside from the bit where they won and are world champions.
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Soul Requiem wrote:ebop wrote:England didn’t win the CWC, it was a draw![]()
Aside from the bit where they won and are world champions.
He's just preparing for the inevitable England win by penalty shootout tomorrow. After we've then won the final against SA/Aus, he can then claim that as we technically drew with them they are joint winners with us. It's a bit lame but it's the only hope NZers have
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Winning by boundaries is a bit embarrassing though right?
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Less embarrassing than beating France by 1 point with the help of the ref
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I think England’s slim chance of beating New Zealand went the minute Nigel Owens replaced Jaco Peyper as referee. Owens likes the game to flow and doesn’t get over concerned about infractions at the breakdown, the odd forward pass, etc – which all plays into New Zealand’s hands.
New Zealand are much more adept at interpreting the referee and reacting accordingly. England’s inability to react to Owens non-refereeing of the breakdown against Scotland in 2018, Italy’s refusal to maul in 2017, etc are just a couple of examples in a long rap sheet. I don’t think this is a vintage All Blacks, but the other 3 semi-finalists are all flawed teams in their own ways, none of whom sadly seem capable of giving them a game.
I’ll watch Saturday’s game but not with any hope or expectations of an England win. Oh well at least England will have the third/fourth place play-off to look forward to and we can trot out the fact we were the best team in the world - if it wasn’t for those pesky All Blacks.
New Zealand are much more adept at interpreting the referee and reacting accordingly. England’s inability to react to Owens non-refereeing of the breakdown against Scotland in 2018, Italy’s refusal to maul in 2017, etc are just a couple of examples in a long rap sheet. I don’t think this is a vintage All Blacks, but the other 3 semi-finalists are all flawed teams in their own ways, none of whom sadly seem capable of giving them a game.
I’ll watch Saturday’s game but not with any hope or expectations of an England win. Oh well at least England will have the third/fourth place play-off to look forward to and we can trot out the fact we were the best team in the world - if it wasn’t for those pesky All Blacks.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Sharkey06 wrote:I think England’s slim chance of beating New Zealand went the minute Nigel Owens replaced Jaco Peyper as referee. Owens likes the game to flow and doesn’t get over concerned about infractions at the breakdown, the odd forward pass, etc – which all plays into New Zealand’s hands.
New Zealand are much more adept at interpreting the referee and reacting accordingly. England’s inability to react to Owens non-refereeing of the breakdown against Scotland in 2018, Italy’s refusal to maul in 2017, etc are just a couple of examples in a long rap sheet. I don’t think this is a vintage All Blacks, but the other 3 semi-finalists are all flawed teams in their own ways, none of whom sadly seem capable of giving them a game.
I’ll watch Saturday’s game but not with any hope or expectations of an England win. Oh well at least England will have the third/fourth place play-off to look forward to and we can trot out the fact we were the best team in the world - if it wasn’t for those pesky All Blacks.
Hopefully somebody will have pointed out the blatant 'in at the side' just before one of the ABs tries against Ireland and he'll pay more attention ... but probably not.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
ebop wrote:Winning by boundaries is a bit embarrassing though right?
Not as embarrassing as losing by boundaries.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
LondonTiger wrote:Thinking about cricket - England largely won due to a MotM performance by NZ born Ben Stokes (he has now been nominated for New Zealander of the Year)
Would be pretty amusing if England win this semi final with a MotM performance from NZ born Mako
Would be even funnier if it lead to NZ poaching some English-born players (never happen I know).
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Quite honestly, I have to say I'm not expecting England to win. I will be satisfied if we manage a respectable margin of defeat (unlike the Irish).
England have been undoubtedly good in this tournament...I just think NZ look better.
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I don't think there is any shame in bowing out in the semis to the reigning world champions.
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Re: SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST
Duty281 wrote:ebop wrote:Winning by boundaries is a bit embarrassing though right?
Not as embarrassing as losing by boundaries.
Haha
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