Yes Farrell’s a petulant ****. Needs a ticking off from the coach IMO.

I think you’re understating it there a bit Kryton. 😉

I’m not bitter its just the way it always is with england fans. England are world beaters again until they get their next pasting. Its part of the charm of the six Nations

‘Tis the England way. See also Jason Robinson. 😉

I don’t think any of the above have said England are world beaters – on the contrary comments are about the quality of the game.

I might have overstated the England back line by calling them “capable” runners 😀 Lets call them “willing but not particularly efficient” for the time being 😀 Nevertheless, the way the back line are getting involved, some of the lines from Burrel, the way the wings are really getting involved, etc is a massive contrast to what could be called the Barritt/ Ashton era 😉

Completely agree. They mixed it up too much rather than playing to their strengths with the odd play to out think the opposition. England must have been bloomin’ happy they didn’t play the same as they did against Wales. It must unsettle the team too without being able to find a consistent pattern from game to game with the odd variation to tweak the overall strategy.

As far as I’m concerned he can be as much of a knob as he likes if he starts knocking over penalties with a higher percentage than a part time junior kicker 😀

Also, made me laugh how Lancaster made a big deal of how England have been so brilliant at “blooding” players and having a large and capable squad yet theres no shifting daddy’s boy and no one with any real international experience waiting next in line.

The problem of inexperience outside the same matchday squad isn’t limited to 10 either. Eng are like the anti-French when it comes to team selection and getting young players experienced at the highest level 😆

Burrel does time those runs angling back very well, looking at the number of tackles missed by North playing at 13 yesterday he might wont to change that for the next game though. He should run straight at North rather than angle back towards Roberts. Shame all the 13’s are broken as North is wasted there in attack and poor in defence.
Looks like Vunipola may be out for a while so the fat turk scumbag will start, wonder how he’ll go against fresh legs, doubt he’ll last a full 80.

Think the England bench celebrations told the story. And someone needs to teach Farrell a lesson. Preferably the coaching staff.

Lovely language there AA.

May sometimes run around the pitch like that, but has the pace largely to get away with it at Glaws.

Yep, Farrell should have been made to sit down for 10 for that. It really is about time he grew up, or his attitude will cost games.

I’ve just watched ire match again and I’m less than impressed with Joubert. He gave 3 first half pens to England that were not pens. One of which was given for wheeling the scrum yet when England did the same in the second half the scrum was reset. Farrell and Lawes should have been binned and the Ire try should have been disallowed for obstruction by POC. The refs really need to improve their performance it’s just not good enough.

On the whole though I think Eng did deserve the win, individuals in the Ire team were poor but at least we are still top!

Lawes should have got yellow for sure. Farrel was lucky too. More worrying for englanders is not Farrels kicking but his and 12trees inability to spot and exploit clear overlaps.

I am not a fan of jouberts generally. He was poor with the scrum IMO but as Moore said its funny when packs want to scrummage properly they will do.

What he DID do well IMO was to make loud and very clear instructions to allow the runners to chase a kick. Far too much blatant obstruction (and offside) in most matches these days.

POC blocking was par for the course. Can’t see much between that and most dummy runs. There was a lot of slowing down in the rucks which went without comment with one side playing that better than other! That was worse than minor blocks as more persistent.

Can Hartley actually strike for the ball? The first scrum yesterday the ball was there for him and he didn’t raise a leg or anything, then they got shunted backwards.

Has the thread gifmesiter a gif of the offence? I think I was thinking of the wrong one (at the Irish maul).

An excellent, tight high quality match which could have gone either way. Just the sort of match you get in the RWC. Strange decision not to kick for 3 before half time (thats Robshaws call so no critism for Farrel there but i agree eith @DanW his kicking under pressure has dropped a notch). A lesson for both sides about silly mistakes in lead up to both tries, push and restart. Brown was outstanding again and May will improve, we are missing Tuilangi as 36 hasnt really ceased his chance. We do need to blood Ford and get him some gametime. Farrell was a bit naive not to put his arms up/around on that hit, had he done so its no penalty imo.

I love the sniping on here from the Welsh, typical comments about back play etc, fact is we won a tight game without playing our best and without the comfort that the missed first try would have brought. England Wales now set up very nicely, England favourites as we are the home team. Hard to read much into Wales win as France where so poor. England scrummage needs to be better.

@aa yes I did hear Moore as I watched the game again at 1am as you do after ample guiness. Still wasnt any wiser about scrummaging. Wales will be difficult, Moore also said after the first scrum we would lose the match. As posted above by another May had the ball knocked away as he stretched for the line. England arent thr only side to fail to convert every overlap. The margin of victory or defeat on 6th will be more than we saw yesterday. I still say homefield advantage will be key.

Fofana out for rest of six nations, Nyanga broken too and Picamoles dropped from squad. Go Scotland!

This is how Morgan felt when he first pulled on the Mordor shirt against Wales after his dream of playing for Wales fell apart. 😉