AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Do we really want to jinx the saffas after we just practically torpedoed the ab's?
RWC 2019 SF1: New Zealand v England
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Do we really want to jinx the saffas after we just practically torpedoed the ab's?
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
Nuh, that would put SA ahead of us. Any NH team now.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
molman
Peter Johnson (47)
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
They will have to play well to beat that team.I hear this a lot.. which will be funny once SA come out and win the final
Problem for England is they know they have beaten the best team. So if they don't keep their heads right they will get beaten
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Yes, I'm wondering if I should be going for Wales?
I think we should. I shall be cheering every delay of play.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Personally, I'll be boycotting a Wales vs England final.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
Yes, I'm wondering if I should be going for Wales?
England V Wales in a Final.... just doesn't seem right.
Dismal Pillock
Simon Poidevin (60)
Never earned the right to go wide. But they did anyway.
At 7-13 after 55 mins or whatever it was, you just know the 2015 vintage would have gone "blue heads" and ran the motherfuckers down. 25 mins left for them to run in 20 points was almost expected ffs.
This edition just a rudderless, coachless, feeble panic. For all 80 mins. Right from Eng's wee flying V to challenge their precious haka. Crumbled.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
The V was almost as irritating as the Haka is.
RedsHappy
Tony Shaw (54)
Can’t it ever be said by a NZ fan
We have a good side
But the opposition had a better side and simply played much better and were coached much better
The NZ ‘explanation’ always has to be....
We lost ‘cause we were shit
There’s another universe out there where a country can assemble a simply better team and a simply better (this time) coaching group
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
You can be critical of your own team and acknowledge England played well at the same time.
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
So i get out of a movie, turn my phone on and see this has happened. WOW.
I honestly wanted england to win. The abs have had their time in the sun and it's time for them to be knocked down a peg.
Plus the melts are gonna be glorious
I honestly wanted england to win. The abs have had their time in the sun and it's time for them to be knocked down a peg.
Plus the melts are gonna be glorious
RedsHappy
Tony Shaw (54)
Yeah, maybe, just, but it’s more unbalanced than you say
It’s simply that I see so many Kiwi fans find a 1,000 subtle but nonetheless identifiable ways to be sore losers
And pretend they’re being gracious re the opposition but........
PS: I love and always have the peerless Pillock, but, hey we all have a piece of our national DNA right?
molman
Peter Johnson (47)
The intercept was good. Maybe I need to rewatch his defensive work. Didn't stand out from the rest of the pack for me.
dru
Tim Horan (67)
If it’s not us, what’s wrong with SA no1? NOTHING.
Personally I can’t go wrong with an England- Saffer Final, I win whatever happens.
England did the right thing here, let’s go South Africa!
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
England used the side-line so well. Never seen NZ or a Tier 1 rugby team tackled into touch so much in one game.
I do like the NZ wingers, they were the form players. But I do feel they were just missing an Ioane or a Savea out wide to create something from nothing.
Also Mounga didn't do much. Barret at 10 may have served better, he looked dangerous everytime he had the ball.
molman
Peter Johnson (47)
Just felt like England were dictating play the whole time and that the AB's were just not respecting the territory aspect of the game. Never showed any real patience in applying pressure. Almost the same issue Australia had in allowing ourselves to get pinned down repeatedly. Perhaps all those games against Australia with our renowned kicking game are doing the AB's no favours.