SF1 - Match Thread - ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND - 26/10/19 - K/O 09:00 BST (PART 2)

[Guest]

First topic message reminder :

Because everyone else is getting a bit excited and the first thread is going to spill over during the match.

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

[kingelderfield]

Pressure has got to both sides this half

[Collapse2005]

Bring it home now England, by far the better side today.

[Taylorman]

Very disappointed with New Zealand. Created absolutely nothing this game. Their only points have been gifted, pretty much like an own goal in football. Are these the world champions?

Not for much longer they’re not. Completely lacking the intensity of England.

Looking forward to the humility I’ve heard so much about.

If this thread is anything I don’t think we’ll see it.

[Guest]

England passing too early then! Draw the man!

[No 7&1/2]

Very long advantage that

[TightHEAD]

Kick

[kingelderfield]

Hines is knackered

[Geordie]

Itoje has been immense

[Collapse2005]

Game over, England fully deserve the win. NZ way off the pace today.

[Geordie]

Mark Wilson has bene brilliant since he came on.

[Guest]

Congratulations England, by far the better side today

[TightHEAD]

Take care he minute

[stub]

Humility is earned TM!

[Guest]

Very disappointed with New Zealand. Created absolutely nothing this game. Their only points have been gifted, pretty much like an own goal in football. Are these the world champions?

Not for much longer they’re not. Completely lacking the intensity of England.

Looking forward to the humility I’ve heard so much about.

If this thread is anything I don’t think we’ll see it.

Yeah, humility from you would be fantastic. I seem remember excuses in the past about NZ being undercooked due to the pools being so easy. Gonna blame that again this time?

[Dirtydave]

I know Curry or more likely underhill will get it, but Itoje has just put in a legendary performance every lock should strive for!

[stub]

Wilson has been great GF

[Duty281]

Underhill would be my MOTM, but all of the back and second row have been superb, especially Itoje.

All round master class from England, in every facet. Only complaints are England should have scored more and they should have won to nil.

[Collapse2005]

Is SBW a quarter back?

[Geordie]

Another forward pass

[Heaf]

Wow how forward was that?

[mikey_dragon]

Game over then, well done England. Very good record under Eddie.

[Duty281]

Lolz, another Kiwi forward pass missed.

[tigertattie]

Let’s not kid about folks. Clearly Ireland exhausted the New Zealanders last week and it’s taken the toll this week

[alfie]

Well played England

Now just need Wales to do the job tomorrow...

[Collapse2005]

Congratulations England, by far the better side today

No need for that thank you

[No 7&1/2]

11am. Not too soon to start drinking is it? Decent game that.

[BigGee]

England been utterly dominant and hammer NZ, the scoreline does not reflect the match

Well done England, what a performance

[stub]

Yeahhhhh!

[kingelderfield]

Pressure has got to both sides this half

[Guest]

Congrats England. Completely dominant.

[Scottrf]

Best forwards performance of all time.

[Pal Joey]

Emphatic win by England. A powerhouse performance.
Surely favourites for the big one now.

[TheMildlyFranticLlama]

Superb England, what a performance by far the better side today. Massive congrats!

[Old Man]

Hearty congratulations to England and their fans, you out physical, out played and out smarted NZ today. Defence was immense.

Well done, you should be very proud of that performance.

[Guest]

11am. Not too soon  to start drinking is it? Decent game that.

You mean you haven’t been drinking since kick off?!

[king_carlos]

Outstanding from the England pack. Both the starters and bench were brilliant.

Underhill narrowly my MOM followed by Itoje and Curry.

I thought George Ford had one of his best games for England as well.

[No 7&1/2]

I wish oracle. Would have taken a slight edge off.

[LondonTiger]

Hearty congratulations to England and their fans, you out physical, out played and out smarted NZ today. Defence was immense.

Well done, you should be very proud of that performance.

Thanks. I honestly cannot remember a better England performance. NZ are a great team and it took a great performance to win it.

[Duty281]

Sensational. A demolition job from the first to the last minute. At no point were the Kiwis on top or in control.

Now a week to recharge before the big’un.

[Dirtydave]

Congrats to england, never looked anything other than dominant!

Are we witnessing the NH money starting to take control of the international game?

[lostinwales]

Can we now talk of Itoje taking over from Retallick as the best 2nd row in the world?

[Geordie]

Brilliant just brilliant.

[Taylorman]

Very disappointed with New Zealand. Created absolutely nothing this game. Their only points have been gifted, pretty much like an own goal in football. Are these the world champions?

Not for much longer they’re not. Completely lacking the intensity of England.

Looking forward to the humility I’ve heard so much about.

If this thread is anything I don’t think we’ll see it.

Yeah, humility from you would be fantastic. I seem remember excuses in the past about NZ being undercooked due to the pools being so easy. Gonna blame that again this time?

Nope, England too good, Jones knows his stuff, two semi wins as head coach over the ABs.

Well done England, congrats to their fans, and to the ones who aren’t their fans, temporarily.

NZ will suck it up, take a break, get a new coach, new captain, and be back next year. We’ve already started with young players being ushered in this year.

End of an era. We move on, been a great run.

Unfortunately they have to play 3 vs 4 at some point. Perhaps a wind down for Hansen and a Read.

England too good. Will win this.

[stub]

Wonderful display from England there. Absolutely brilliant to watch.

[Dirtydave]

No 7&1/2 wrote:
11am. Not too soon to start drinking is it? Decent game that.

I felt like I needed a drink during that!! And I'm definately starting before tomorrow morning!

[tigertattie]

Nice to see Hansen go down and congratulating the England players.

Classy.

Feel for players like sonny bill. Not the way he’d have wanted his world
Cup career to end.

[Old Man]

Itoje was immense.

[kingelderfield]

Who replaces Hines?

[TheMildlyFranticLlama]

And an extra bonus, we won’t be listening to any garbage about NH rugby being all about kicking for a while. So much kicking from NZ, maybe these SH sides should look to develop their game a bit

[Collapse2005]

Great win England, cant say Im surprised. Real scoreline was much bigger in my view.

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