ENGLAND v WALES - Match Thread / Build up - 7/3/2020

by TightHEAD Mon 24 Feb 2020, 4:29 pm

First topic message reminder :

England rose

v Wales

- 07/03/2020 - 16:45pm - the HOME of Rugby.

England XV

Daly; Watson, Tuilagi, Farrell, May; Ford, Youngs; Marler, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Kruis, Lawes, Wilson, Curry

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Stuart, Launchbury, Ewels, Earl, Heinz, Slade

Wales XV

Halfpenny; North, Tompkins, Parkes, Williams; Biggar, T Williams; R Evans, Owens, D Lewis, Ball, AW Jones (capt), Moriarty, Navidi, Tipuric.

Replacements: Elias, Carre, L Brown, Shingler, Faletau, Webb, J Evans, McNicholl.

Overall - Played 134 - Eng 63 - Wales 59 - Drawn 12

by majesticimperialman Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:16 pm

Great try by England, some lovely moves in there.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:16 pm

Well that is the game you would imagine, now just about the BP

33-16 England

by Duty281 Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:17 pm

Fair play to Youngs, he's been excellent today. Another superb team try to seal the game.

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:17 pm

England's senior players turning the screw when it matters.

Leon Brown looks in a lot of pain. That'd be horrible luck for Wales to lose two players from their tight 5.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:17 pm

Just a stinger for Brown by the looks of things, he carries on

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:21 pm

AWJ looks flat out

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:21 pm

He looked out as he was going down, hope he is ok

by mikey_dragon Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:21 pm

Poor tournament for us on the results and injury front. I don’t think it could have gone any worse?

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:23 pm

mikey_dragon wrote:Poor tournament for us on the results and injury front. I don’t think it could have gone any worse?

BigGee's a Scotland fan mate. Some comments are just cruel... Hug

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:23 pm

king_carlos wrote:
mikey_dragon wrote:Poor tournament for us on the results and injury front. I don’t think it could have gone any worse?

BigGee's a Scotland fan mate. Some comments are just cruel...

In the circumstances I did not want to say!

by Dirtydave Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:24 pm

Forget about rugby, how is anyone allowing a human being play on after that from AWJ

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:25 pm

Shingler looks like he is carrying a shoulder as well

by tigertattie Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:25 pm

Someone needs to pull Jones off (and not Marler)

He’s not there.

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:26 pm

Ball going off with Shingler covering the row is effecting the Wales set-piece but they are making yards with the ball.

Tompkins has had a good game.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:26 pm

Dirtydave wrote:Forget about rugby, how is anyone allowing a human being play on after that from AWJ

That is odd, he really should be off

by formerly known as Sam Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:26 pm

Duty281 wrote:Fair play to Youngs, he's been excellent today. Another superb team try to seal the game.

He's rolled back the years a little. A lot more sniping today.

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:27 pm

Completely unnecessary from Ewels.

I'm not sure what England are gaining by bringing Ewels on but not giving Earl game time.

by mikey_dragon Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:28 pm

Parkes has overrun a few times now.

by tigertattie Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:29 pm

Wales trying to get back into it but may run out of players first

by Dirtydave Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:30 pm

Watching AWJ he shouldn't be on the park...

I don't care who you support, humanity should be our first priority!

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:30 pm

England's discipline has been poor under pressure. Several really silly penalties.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:32 pm

Slade has had a really good game

Genge gets 10

by tigertattie Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:33 pm

Dirtydave wrote:Watching AWJ he shouldn't be on the park...

I don't care who you support, humanity should be our first priority!

He’s completely gone. Where is the independent doctor???

by formerly known as Sam Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:33 pm

king_carlos wrote:England's discipline has been poor under pressure. Several really silly penalties.

Nothing unusual there. Genge a bit unlucky. Wales have been entering rucks like that most of the game. Too many silky penalties in the red zone, it's an area of real weakness.

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:34 pm

Slade has been very good. Probably my MOM.

Marler, Curry and Youngs would also be up there.

by mikey_dragon Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:34 pm

Another concussion for North then...

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:35 pm

North gets clattered again

Tualagi might be in trouble here

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:35 pm

Oh dear. That looked like another head knock for North.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:35 pm

That's a YC, it was a head hunter

by tigertattie Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:36 pm

North should be off. He was out cold.

Tuilagi should be off for 10 mins

AWJ should be off for HIA too

by formerly known as Sam Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:36 pm

Arm on shoulder play on. I think Manu is trying to pull out. Where was the TMO for the head on head earlier in the game?

by mikey_dragon Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:36 pm

Tuilagi would be unlucky here, but that’s how it was during the RWC.

by Scottrf Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:37 pm

At least a yellow and maybe a pen try for me.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:37 pm

Its a Red!

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:37 pm

That is tough, North was going down, but it was reckless from MT

by mid_gen Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:37 pm

Utter nonsense.

by Soul Requiem Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:37 pm

Ridiculous decision.

by formerly known as Sam Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:38 pm

Shocking decision from Jonker, nothing new there at all. Clearly initial contact with the shoulder and a whole load of mitigation.

by tigertattie Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:38 pm

Was a yellow for me. But can’t argue with the red

by Heaf Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:38 pm

SH officials are poor

by majesticimperialman Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:38 pm

Well very surprised by that red card. thought it might of been a yellow.

by Soul Requiem Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:39 pm

Curry gets tipped and not even a second look.

by Dirtydave Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:39 pm

Tuilagi has been absolutely mullered! It's not his fault North dropped...

However, that's 3 penalties less than 5 yards out and no penalty try lol

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:39 pm

It's a definite yellow for not wrapping the right arm when he hits but a red is tough there. The players know that it's an area that's being put under the microscope though. Will be interesting to see what the citing commissioner has to say about that one.

by Duty281 Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:39 pm

What on earth is Tuilagi meant to do? North drops down about half a second before Manu reaches him!

Thankfully it hasn't spoiled the game.

Great turnover on the maul. Amazing defence in the last ten minutes or so.

by mikey_dragon Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:39 pm

Wales are still crap though. England’s Defence does go over the line but it’s very effective.

by formerly known as Sam Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:40 pm

Soul Requiem wrote:Curry gets tipped and not even a second look.

Parkes tackled Manu high earlier in the game and initial contact was head on head. No mitigation and TMO didn't even review.

by king_carlos Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:40 pm

Great maul defence by Ewels and Launchbury.

That was really important for England to get the ball back quickly there. When Wales have kept the ball England's discipline has been poor.

by mid_gen Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:41 pm

Yellow would have been harsh in the circumstances, but understandable. Red is absolutely ridiculous.

by **BigGee** Sat 07 Mar 2020, 6:42 pm

That might have been short

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