England France 6 Nations thread

troyzer · 10-02-2019 4:19pm

England are the only team which still seem to value a good clearing kick from the backfield as opposed to the box.

And it's working for them. We need to start doing that as well.

Big chance for France here.

Southdubin6 · 10-02-2019 4:19pm

Lineout straight out of Dolphin playbook.

troyzer · 10-02-2019 4:19pm

**** sake.

England's line speed is so impressive.

AdamD · 10-02-2019 4:21pm

This will surely set some sort of record for kicks in a game

Marengo · 10-02-2019 4:22pm

lbc2019 wrote: »

The rule was there, you could look it up before making an assumption

You never make a mistake? What a little clique of back slapping know it all's on here.

Weepsie · 10-02-2019 4:22pm

Player without the ball was tackled?

razorblunt · 10-02-2019 4:22pm

Penaud looks classy.

Daly tackled Picamoles without the ball there right in front of Owens. Nothing serious but definite penalty.

Marengo · 10-02-2019 4:23pm

lbc2019 wrote: »

La la la la la bamba!

Your contributions are class.

Gonad · 10-02-2019 4:23pm

England trying a Joe Schmidt special there

[Deleted User] · 10-02-2019 4:24pm

Horribly, horribly coached team. Running into their own players, taking each other out in the air.

That said - that early try has taken a bit of the impetus away from England. They have taken the foot off the gas a little bit and France are finding space.

The Rape of Lucretia · 10-02-2019 4:24pm

troyzer wrote: »

England are the only team which still seem to value a good clearing kick from the backfield as opposed to the box.

And it's working for them. We need to start doing that as well.

Nooooo. It so 1960s. The box kick has more potential outcomes, and while some are negative relative to the clearing kick, overall, the balance is in the box kick's favour. It is quaint to see it though.

lawred2 · 10-02-2019 4:25pm

Pfffft

It's all about their aggressive line speed

ScrubsfanChris · 10-02-2019 4:25pm

They had it covered, and still messed up. Woeful tackle attempt

lawred2 · 10-02-2019 4:25pm

Awful attempt at a tackle there by the wing. Far too easily stepped

[Deleted User] · 10-02-2019 4:26pm

England had SO many options there. Billy V shouldn't have aimed for the post and he'd have been over.

troyzer · 10-02-2019 4:26pm

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

troyzer wrote: »

England are the only team which still seem to value a good clearing kick from the backfield as opposed to the box.

And it's working for them. We need to start doing that as well.

Nooooo. It so 1960s. The box kick has more potential outcomes, and while some are negative relative to the clearing kick, overall, the balance is in the box kick's favour. It is quaint to see it though.

Box kicks over and over again are being negated though. Defenses have found ways to nullify it. It needs to be part of a broader array of kicks.

In other news, France are ****e.

conor678 · 10-02-2019 4:27pm

France do make it hard for themselves.

May is a good player but can't warm to him. Got some serious pace but think he's not got a great rugby brain

Burkie1203 · 10-02-2019 4:27pm

Mako could play outside centre for France.

mfceiling · 10-02-2019 4:27pm

England doing exactly what they did last week. Kick in behind and chase well. You try taking a ball off the deck 4 metres from your line with 3 chasers racing towards you.
No team will win a game by playing most of their rugby in their own 22.

thomond2006 · 10-02-2019 4:27pm

Bastareaud got dominated in the buildup to that try. If he's not going to be a physical menace then he becomes a passenger out there.

[Deleted User] · 10-02-2019 4:27pm

conor678 wrote: »

France do make it hard for themselves.

May is a good player but can't warm to him. Got some serious pace but think he's not got a great rugby brain

Being an international peace keeper is fairly distracting to be fair.

eagle eye · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

troyzer wrote:

Box kicks over and over again are being negated though. Defenses have found ways to nullify it. It needs to be part of a broader array of kicks.

Agreed, I've never understood how the box kick can be an advantage to a team in possession

lawred2 · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

France are terrible. Can hardly do anything right

Hurrache · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

lbc2019 wrote: »

La la la la la bamba!

Para bailar la bamba.

It's an instructional song about how to do a particular dance. More interesting than the game anyway.

The Rape of Lucretia · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

Penaud looks good, despite that. Chip of the old block, his father being, what the boxing community would term 'classy'.

lbc2019 · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

Maybe HMG could get Johnny rather than Teresa to deliver Brexit...

griffinlee · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

God France are awful. i can see being a 60 pointer

Buer · 10-02-2019 4:28pm

Farrell could have had a beer before putting up that kick on halfway. No pressure at all. Had time to reset himself and adjust the ball before launching it and still no blue jersey in his face.