Tony Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Well England off to a good start:d Big improvement on last year:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 yes well played bossed us big time in the second half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Thought England looked good with the back line much improved, better movement, defending and inventiveness. Really enjoyed the France - Scotland match also, with Scotland looking much improved as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 That last drive by Ireland around the 60 min mark was awesome! Well deserved Try!! /come on England! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Poor show from England to little to late:( Well played Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Agreed. Too many penalties given away too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Agreed. Too many penalties given away too... I agree & to much kicking for my likeing, rather they kept possion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Now I am not an England fan.......... but I really do not like the way games go when Mr Joubert is referee! He normally refs Welsh games and it always seemed like he "favored" one team (normally the ones playing against Wales) and all the 50/50 calls seemed to go one way. Since I support Wales, I thought I was biased and left it at that. After yesterdays game, I really dont like the way he calls the game. Towards the end, I saw a lot of Robshaw getting frustrated with the ref. However, what Ireland did do well, was take Robshaw out of the game, he had nothing very little in the way of steals and carries. Looks like we are heading towards an interesting finish..... Wales just need to beat Ireland and there should be 3 teams tied for the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Now I am not an England fan.......... but I really do not like the way games go when Mr Joubert is referee! He normally refs Welsh games and it always seemed like he "favored" one team (normally the ones playing against Wales) and all the 50/50 calls seemed to go one way. Since I support Wales, I thought I was biased and left it at that. After yesterdays game, I really dont like the way he calls the game. Towards the end, I saw a lot of Robshaw getting frustrated with the ref. However, what Ireland did do well, was take Robshaw out of the game, he had nothing very little in the way of steals and carries. Looks like we are heading towards an interesting finish..... Wales just need to beat Ireland and there should be 3 teams tied for the top Glad you said that about the ref, because i felt like that a couple of times. (Not to take anything away from the Irish who out played us) Did you think that was a forward pass right at the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Glad you said that about the ref, because i felt like that a couple of times. (Not to take anything away from the Irish who out played us) Did you think that was a forward pass right at the end? Ireland did do well, but being on the right side of the 50/50 calls will change the structure and flow of the game completely and very hard to be on the receiving side of that. As much as it pains me to say, no, I thought the pass flat.... worst case he should have gone to the TV ref. There was also an Irish forward pass (quite bad) that was missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I didn't want it to be a forward pass at the end but it was boarder line and to be honest the ref seemed like he had it in for us but both sides gave silly penalty's away, Ireland just capitalized on them better unfortunately for England But we can still win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Ireland v Wales... Superb match! Great first half and indeed the whole match by Wales! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 England are off to a good start! Great dog leg by JJ!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 A couple of good games there. First one for very good rugby, the other, poor game play but a good game to watch. Good end now with all to play for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 England need to finish better than they did to day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 You're not wrong Tony. They are so inconsistent but they seem to be trying to change their game play, using the back line more, trying to get a more running game going. If so, it will take some time to get it right, so more frustrating games to come I think. On a bright point I think Ford is looking better with every match, I thought he was outstanding yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ford looked good in the England game, they are still a relatively new team, so will take some time. Very happy with the way Wales played, ref was a bit annoying in the first half, BUT by doing that, he set the stage for an awesome, clean game!!! It forced the forwards to play the game properly and created a lovely game of rugby, best game of the 6 nations and a good followup to the defeat Wales had against Ireland. I could not believe the defense from Wales, utterly fantastic to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I genuinely could not believe how Ireland threw that game away. Effort is not on it's own enough to win a game at the level international rugby has reached. The forwards really should have fed back out into the backs instead of bashing their heads on the post FFS there was two of them standing in space with their arms up and a welsh player crying oout for support as he'd seen the obvious danger. Our forwards were very guilty of not releasing the ball out, the welsh didn't make that mistake and played a very rounded game which is why they won. On the flipside that France Italy game was painful to watch, bloody awful in fact. It has added up to what will be an extremely explosive final round of matches. I reckon you'll see tempers resulting in a little light tickling You will effectively get three finals all of which will have you sat on the edge of your seat and all of which can affect what the other game needs to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 French are looking utterly shocking, very disappointing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Great match but that ref needed to chill out a bit, stupid penalties for 'not rolling away' I can only imagine it's quite difficult to roll away when there's about 300KG of Welsh/Irish human ontop of you fighting for the ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Great match but that ref needed to chill out a bit, stupid penalties for 'not rolling away' I can only imagine it's quite difficult to roll away when there's about 300KG of Welsh/Irish human ontop of you fighting for the ball You say that, but they managed (to move away) pretty well in the 2nd half. I think his harsh attitude in the 1st half is what made the game... too many teams have become reliant on refs not being harsh enough and illegally slowing down the ball. NZ is especially good at it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 You say that, but they managed (to move away) pretty well in the 2nd half. I think his harsh attitude in the 1st half is what made the game... too many teams have become reliant on refs not being harsh enough and illegally slowing down the ball. NZ is especially good at it.... I will admit I have a tourists knowledge of rugby (I quite literally only watch Wales play). But you're most likely right, some refs seem oblivious to forward passes, blocking and holding onto the ball. Think leniant refs are what we've become used to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I will admit I have a tourists knowledge of rugby (I quite literally only watch Wales play). But you're most likely right, some refs seem oblivious to forward passes, blocking and holding onto the ball. Think leniant refs are what we've become used to! Exactly the problem.... and a shame that it killed the first half of rugby, but it also made for an awesome 2nd half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 What a great second half by the Welsh. That's set it all up very nicely. Wonder how important the try at the end by the Italians might be. At this rate, if the next game is as exciting I'll have drunk to much ale to see the England game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 What a fantastic 2nd half by Wales!!! Cant for the next 2 games.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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