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posted on 11/3/12

Ye handbags indeed, but i have a point of view, and i guarantee i will be backed up by the experts in the papers all week after this. I wonder will you come in and acknowledge that after it happens?

Anyway, you would think i was knocking england? im not knocking them at all. they were great! i was well impressed. and thats not easy. It was a smashing game of rugby. What do you guys want? im not going to close my eyes and start slinging abuse at the ref. he had a great game also.

posted on 11/3/12

I thought England were exceptional, yet I dont think he had a good game.

A welshman, Englishman and Frenchman all agreed that the yellow was poor.

posted on 11/3/12

Well like u said we can agree to disagree. Lets move on. it didn't change the result did it?

Anyway, Lancaster should remain as coach now surly? He has really dont a good job and removed the massive dark cloud hanging over the team post world cup. Also snuffed out the off field nonsense.

posted on 11/3/12

Yeah, definitely, he is getting the team playing some decent stuff. Not scared to try new players if he thinks they will do a good job. A fantastic job surely.

posted on 11/3/12

Agree and tho as a man i dont like Gatland it has to be said that Lancaster and Gatland have a great ethos about coaching. If you good enough your old enough and then their teams prove they were right.

Tom Croft! Wingers speed that boy's got!

posted on 11/3/12

On another subject, if the right coach is chosen the Lions are going to go and to OZ on a destruction mission.

Looking at the talent coming from the 4 countries its going to be a vintage lions team.

posted on 11/3/12

I do have to laugh at those who suggested Croft shouldn't be in the side.

He tracked and tackled a winger, won numerous line out ball, and that line break was what you would expect from a 10 or 15, and then he goes around the last man, also a back, and made him look like he was a prop.

Top player.

posted on 11/3/12

Croft was literally incredible in the ten minutes when England had a player yellow carded. First to the ruck, and tracked exceptionally.

Top top player.

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posted on 11/3/12

Looks like I missed the debate about the yellow card. For what it's worth I agree with Ding.

The attempt was one handed and clumsy. Any ref who sees a one handed attempt to paw at opposition ball will call it as an intentional knock on. Even if the player has hands like baseball mitts, if you only use one hand and don't catch it that's generally the acid-test as to whether it's a genuine attempt to intercept or just disrupt their move.

But that is not a yellow card offence by itself.

Double but, Robshaw was warned two penalty offences earlier that the next one would see a yellow. Maybe the penalty earlier should have been a yellow (I can't remember the exact offence) and then no-one would have been talking about the inconsistency of the intentional knock ons!

posted on 11/3/12

Not a classic game, but a nail biter and a good win for Lancaster and England.

Ashton still looks out of sorts, confused and lethargic. Maybe time for a break.

posted on 11/3/12

"Looking at the talent coming from the 4 countries its going to be a vintage lions team."

Heard it before unfortunately. The problem is that for all the depth around only 15 guys can take the field of course. Selections will be an even greater bloodbath of bickering and that aside there is no evidence that the first choice selection of any of these teams can match the Wallabies anyway.

From my observation, Lions squads are often selected heavily on reputation. Would Hogg, Denton, Farrell, Williams, Cuthbert, DOC, or Earls get a look in? to me these guys have made a name for themselves in this 6N, and I can't see them being even considered for selection given the reputation of the more established players in other teams.

posted on 11/3/12

Wales still on course for the grand slam!!

posted on 12/3/12

England back in the top four. World order restored, almost.

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