England v Wales

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Anyone know much about the ticket sales for this game?

I may head down for this, however just took a quick peak for tickets and there is only one block available, and not 2 tickets sat together. It can't be sold out already can it?

Anyone know?

There all probably knackered, would take there performances with a pinch of salt

Youngs is so off

Nice seeing England v Wales in some nice weather playing running attacking rugby

Massive difference in energy leela between England and Welsh players, the Welsh have had a few weeks off and look bang up for it. The English look knackered as they've had weeks of knockout rugby.

Close to yellow for that, around the head with all his weight

Blimey!

Can Ford kick it?

What a finish!!!

Liking the look of Harrison so far, very aggressive.

Class finish

I'd say energy levels look similar with ball in hand, and very poor for both sides in defence...

To be expected though

But defence is based on intensity that you need energy for

A few Welsh players look very half hearted in D, Biggar is just one.

Sometimes theres a danger of playing a stronger team, all guarenteed to travel on tour against players with something to prove.

nathan wrote:But defence is based on intensity that you need energy for

Defence is in the head, not the legs.

No it's not

Lots of silly pens from England

Lol, balls!

4 or 5 times now Wales have had lazy runners off side as England try to get the ball away from a tuck, annoying that the ref doesn't seem to want to penalise it though

yappysnap wrote:No it's not

Tell that to Graham Henry and Gregor Townsend, their words not mine

On the strength of today's showing, the idea that Ford's kicking has become more robust is seriously in question.

yappysnap wrote:4 or 5 times now Wales have had lazy runners off side as England try to get the ball away from a tuck, annoying that the ref doesn't seem to want to penalise it though

I'd noticed that too

yappysnap wrote:4 or 5 times now Wales have had lazy runners off side as England try to get the ball away from a tuck, annoying that the ref doesn't seem to want to penalise it though

Thats because of speed of ball from the English ruck, which thus far has been superb! You can't penalise players when a game moves forward that fast.

Take the last ruck though, Liam Williams is on the ball for 5/6 seconds, clear holding.

Thus far poor quality game from both sides, bar a few English boys really putting their body on the line, Yarde and Clifford look like they want to prove a real point, full of beans the pair of them.

If the game stays this way England should push out to a 8-12 point win IMO

Very clunky from England.

Scrappy affair as to be expected.

They'll have to do it all with tries though as Ford couldn't hit a cow's ar*se with a banjo at the moment .... two easy conversions missed which would have given England the lead

As a side note I don't know why the comentators keep mentioning how Austrlia will punish England for errors, Australia make as many errors as anyone.

NZ killing Wales off on this perfoemance would be a decent shout, but I think England should be looking to going down and punishing an Aus side in transition, their training squad is a real mixed bag!

Brown putting his ropey club form behind him. Very good so far.

Heaf wrote:They'll have to do it all with tries though as Ford couldn't hit a cow's ar*se with a banjo at the moment .... two easy conversions missed which would have given England the lead

Yea Fords kicking is crap today.

Not sure if Devoto will sort that either! I guess Daily may have to come onto the ring and kick.

mid_gen wrote:Brown putting his ropey club form behind him. Very good so far.

Brown and Yarde both upping their games today, Yarde's chased more kicks in that half then all season for Quins

Ford should get Grayson for some personal training. He's worked wonders with Burns

yappysnap wrote:

mid_gen wrote:Brown putting his ropey club form behind him. Very good so far.

Brown and Yarde both upping their games today, Yarde's chased more kicks in that half then all season for Quins

Brown looks a touch of class, outshining Liam Williams at the mnute.

Yardes work rate and effort is superb, and I wasn't sure he'd have the guts to throw that pass in his own 22, but fair play to him, he's making an impact!

Heaf wrote:They'll have to do it all with tries though as Ford couldn't hit a cow's ar*se with a banjo at the moment .... two easy conversions missed which would have given England the lead

Well put Heaf!

Oh my goodness - Ford is completely shot. Have England got another option?

How on earth is ford on the pitch. He's lost!

Cipriani must be wondering what's going on!

And,that's what Clifford can do

What's that, 9 points missed by Ford?

yep - dreadful - it's not as if they were difficult ones ...

Why are Wales complaining, it went backwards from Cole anyway

Well done Ford!

I'm not hugely up on rugby but surely that wasn't a knock on because it went backwards??

I'm just amazed he got that conversion!

That fake try makes up for a lot of Ford's missed kicks, which is nice.

Quinnell and Greenwood are going hammer and tongs over that one.

Very poor from Wales surrounding the ref. Dodgy decision, but great gas from Clifford.

On those later replays though, it went backwards.

Should be starting with a penalty against Wales for their football style backchat

Bigger is an absolute tool....he knocked it backwards????

Massive knock on from Cole into Biggar then to ground, 30 players set for the scrum...

Trytime hhahahaha

mid_gen wrote:Very poor from Wales surrounding the ref. Dodgy decision, but great has from Clifford.

Stronger ref would have penalised / carded Biggar!

Bigger always hassles the ref. He's worse than Mike Brown. Proper hooligan!

good call by the ref to wait and check after rather than blowing up straight away ... how are the commentary team moaning about a knock on as even if Cole got his hand on it it went backwards from him ...

GeordieFalcon wrote:How on earth is ford on the pitch.  He's lost!

Cipriani must be wondering what's going on!  

Ford looks like he has no confidence. Bath's dismal season coupled with his dad's sacking seems to have really knocked him. A couple of those missed kicks are howlers.

Agree with the TMO and Greenwood, Cole knocks the ball down and back.

Yes very poor to see back chat to the ref - there should have been a reaction from the ref on that. Can a player be cited for such things?