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How the hell can beale protest that yellow!?!?
Good game at HQ. Robshaw is everywhere. Itoge has bulked up hasn't he? He's a monster now. Launch quiet, not sure why they didn't put Simmons in for underhill.
Aussie defence is holding well so far, bloody quick off the line.
Blimey just switched back to the Beeb and only 10:6
What’s been going on in Cardiff??
Lawes playing well - more visible with carries and tackles
Need some fast hall and something from the pretty boys. Bit frustrating to watch
Launchbury has been a beast! All the hard work being done by him and Robshaw....not the pretty stuff, but Launchbury isn't conceding an inch in tackles.
Add Beale to the 'who's tampered with my beer club's 😆
No good if we can’t score with the bin advantage
But it is - they have now had 20 min a man down - that’s hard work.
Plus, we have scored 3, with 9 min left on the 2nd card
This is why I don't really like watching England - it's too stressful and frustrating. The inability to execute with such an advantage. Forcing play, poor decision making. I know conditions are dire but...aaarrrggh.
Bloody ‘ell
We are going to regret this.....
teamhurtmore - Member
Blimey just switched back to the Beeb and only 10:6What’s been going on in Cardiff??
Absolutely nothing - that's the problem.
😀 or 😯
Looking forward to the ref/eng haterz coming up!!!
Beale looks like he's had the stuffing knocked out of him. I bet he could murder a pint.
Well I was expectinga loss but cheating to win is worse!
What happened
Lawes has been superb so far.
God I’m bored of box kicks
Cheating to win, but then the ref allowed Georgia changed their penalty decision, which they aren't able to. Good job the refs do such a good job. 🙄 (To be fair to him, he wasn't too bad, but that's because neither team really did much through the match. It was like watching 30 disinterested teenage goths playing rugby.)
Lucky lucky England
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There you go thm! Tired defence after 2 men in the bin!!
Ok, I'll relax now and enjoy the last 5 minutes. Pity about the conditions
Care has torn them apart. Naff all lucky about that. Can't wait for the cheika interview.
Well - Aus like to fly up in defence, so always vulnerable to a good grubber!!!
Finally and England team ruthless in the last 15.
Always a pleasure to beat Australia 😀
Strange old scoreline! At 65 minutes I thought a 13-13 draw a fair result !
Thats a statement from England!
What happened
Wales did a France and claimed no fit props when Francis got binned for being more stupid than a labotomised chicken.
I think if you cause uncontested scrums, the opposition should get the put-in every time
I agree dantsw13. Or a free kick to the opposition.
Lots of controversial calls in that game. The only one I’m not sure of was if Daley’s try was in touch. I agreed with both yellows and both disallowed tries.
I thought Daley try was ok on balance - sooner see them given than not.
I thought disallowing first Oz try was a bit harsh, thought not only did number Iz 14 run Hooper onside but also reset the offside line in front of Hooper when he kicked the ball. Then again if he'd just dropped on the ball himself...
The second Oz try was definitely pen for blocking, but I thought Moore was unlucky as he was expecting the ball rather than deliberately getting in the way.
Not sure the Murrayfield crowd attempt to wind up the all blacks was a good idea !!
Hope our Northern brethren can do something. I've a soft spot for Scotland since I was fed a good few wee drams by Scotland fans at the Samoa game in RWC
I thought disallowing first Oz try was a bit harsh
Not really. Hooper never took a step back, and was previously sin binned for cheating.
Hooper often falls the wrong side of the line, you demonstrate that form to the ref what do you expect.
The ref just gave a penalty for squeeze ball - what year is it?
Watching Ireland vs Fiji there are going to be some very sore bodies in the morning!
Naholo tackles Hogg in the air and the commentator suggests that a red card is an option?
Great stuff from Scotland so far. Inspired by Doddie - so sad to see him suffering. I have a friend in the same situation at it’s awful to watch.
This outcome driven stuff is ?able. If Hogg has landed on his head no doubt it would have been red
Respect the kicker ???? 😯
I hate booing at rugby matches so I am hoping the All Blacks thump Scotland in the 2nd half. Booing during the Haka is just bad form from the Scottish supporters.
Agreed - long history and poor show. It’s not even England either.
But that aside great performance from Scotland
Hoggie really up for it !! Hope they can carry this on in 2H
Well they've booed absolutely everything that hasn't gone their way, even Seymour very obviously taking the ball into his own in-goal area. Do they expect the ref to ignore things out of charity?
But that aside great performance from Scotland
NZ haven't really started playing yet.If Scotland can stop them doing that they'll win. Not many teams can do that, though.
Best no try half I've seen for a while!
Might put a tenner on Scotland v England in 6N as it is at Boofield - always a chance that they get some revenge from last year if they play like this
Well they've booed absolutely everything that hasn't gone their way, even Seymour very obviously taking the ball into his own in-goal area. Do they expect the ref to ignore things out of charity?
It’s like watching a game at the Stagnhenality.
If Hogg has landed on his head no doubt it would have been red
I'm not sure Naholo tackled him really so a red would have been very harsh imo.
True - but this is where the outcome based issue comes in.
Good win for England although the score flatters us a tad...
Great half from Scotland - hope they can keep it up!
Watson had a good 20mn until he went off - TJ clearly has a point!
It’s like watching a game at the Stagnhenality.
If there's booing in Cardiff it tends to be because Cuthbert has passed the ball to the linesman. Or tripped over the corner flag. Or run into a post. Or whichever of his amusing japes he's managed to produce to avoid actually catching the ball and scoring.
A Nicoll remarkably restrained - and they are not even losing 😀
I’ll take that win over Australia even if two of the worst minutes of play this weekend lead to the first try. Thought Lawes was very very good.
Scotland look to be swimming against the black tide having failed to take their opportunities in the first half.
How many high tackles are the ABs going to get away with ?
Damn I am criticising the ref now.
I reckon TJ Perenara is my least favourite player in world rugby, blokes a tool
Edit, Barrett is a bit good isn't he!
Considering all the penalties on the line, why no penalty try?
What's this cumberband the AB replacement are wearing?
Cmon Scotland
Aaahhhh
Great game from Scotland - so close.
Ah great stuff from Hogg, cops a lot of stick for being a tool at times, in bits in his interview though, great player going forwards
Scotland played well for much of the game but let ourselves down by not executing simple plays and set pieces at key moments. It's the same old story.
Well played NZ
Cracking game. Doffs virtual cap to the Scots. I would have cried tears of joy had Hogg gone in at the end!!
Considering all the penalties on the line, why no penalty try?
No clear try scoring opportunity.
At least someone commended NZ for their win.Well played NZ
It's a crying shame really. They were good enough to win that but couldn't score due to all of the cheating going on. Shite scrum though.
No, we've agreed that there's no cheating on the pitch - the refs are all excellent. 😆
The green machine trounced the mighty Fiji 23-20. 😆
Just watching Eng - Aus highlights. And they call us whingeing poms.
Nige wouldn't have stood for those mocking looks.
That was a sore one to take, NZ were better,but we go from shite to world beating to shite without seeming to have any consistency in what we do improve.
Scotland wasted their 1st half superiority in not building a lead. They were by far the better side, certainly in the first half - and probably the second - but put nothing on the scoreboard to show that.
Hogg needs to not be trying to beat the opposition all on his own. He was class today though.
I only saw bits and piece of the game - at work but from what I saw Scotland pushed NZ close and even had a chance of winning. It shows how far we have come to be disappointed in losing to the all blacks by 5 pts. We need fear no one in the world now and we finished with our 4th choice front row on the park
Roll on the 6 nations/ We need fear no one. There isn't any set of backs in the NH to better us - thats the one positive from today and if / when we have our top front row back?
Roll on the 6 nations/ We need fear no one.
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wrecker - MemberIt's a crying shame really. They were good enough to win that but couldn't score due to all of the cheating going on. Shite scrum though.
4th choice front row by the end if not fifth
Scotland, like all of the NH teams lack composure in the 22 / when the try line is beckoning. They should have built a score when penalties were on offer. I know it's not cool or sexy to kick for goal, but it builds pressure on the opposition. Fair play for not getting dicked though, they certainly fronted up.
England really haven't clicked this autumn and don't look like a smooth, cohesive team certainly not compared to last season. They do keep winning though, so I'll take that.
6N will be interesting; the press can't get enough of Ireland, England will have a big target in them, Scotland are playing an exciting, carefree game and Wales are trying to play more expensively too. France will no doubt be France and Italy will be poo no doubt.
Not too keen on that new green kit England were playing in today.
And to top today off, Worcester actually won a game, beating Saints with a bonus point.
As we’re celebrating all things Rugby, I’m just chuffed we (just) beat the French..
Worcester winning certainly makes it interesting. WTF is going on at saints though?
Wuss are a bland team that plays awful rugby...However I would see the not-nots gone;so that is probably the single result this season I am most happy about. 😀
As we’re celebrating all things Rugby
I'm not!
There at Murray field yesterday great effort and composure around the five metre line really needed.
Mr Seymour a rare shocker, price and Russell excellent, Jones and Hogg sublime. Hogg was going nowhere at the end on that run the angle and defence always meant the try was unlikely.
For TJ Mr H Watson was immense whilst on the pitch, as was Barclay.
All Blacks played better than getting credit for their goal is Japan 2019 and theyh have some talent.
Great game , good day out and bring on 6 nations England will be a cracking game but England are still the favourites better players all round at the moment but Gregor Townsend looks to have benefited from Cotters work and introduced a good style of rugby suited to the Scots.
Wales looked dire and England rolled it out