Rugby World Cup 2007

I can't copy posts but in response to your post, the England team fundamentally changed after the RWC. To ignore this is naive. I don't know what the thread starter would argue with you but one man does not a team make. A fly half cannot win ball from a start or restart. It takes the big boys up front.

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

I can't copy posts but in response to your post, the England team fundamentally changed after the RWC. To ignore this is naive. I don't know what the thread starter would argue with you but one man does not a team make. A fly half cannot win ball from a start or restart. It takes the big boys up front.

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But if you can pass the ball to a fly half and he can kick it down the field accurately and gain you large amounts of territory then you do the math :)

We are in agreement Daniel which has me questioning both my sanity and my argument.

1. The game is started.
2. The forwards secure the ball.
3. They pass to JW who kicks miles up field into touch.
4. The forwards secure the ball.
5. The opposition give a penalty.
6. JW kicks it.
7. Goto 1 again.

Team effort, no?

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

We are in agreement Daniel which has me questioning both my sanity and my argument.

1. The game is started.
2. The forwards secure the ball.
3. They pass to JW who kicks miles up field into touch.
4. The forwards secure the ball.
5. The opposition give a penalty.
6. JW kicks it.
7. Goto 1 again.

Team effort, no?

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What I'm saying is that if you can get up to within 5 of the touchline 50 times (an exaggeration) that you're going to get tries and the opposition will concede penalties.

Team effort of course but Wilko was the lynchpin ;)

And what I'm saying is that if you cant win / retain ball and get up there, as we saw against SA last week, it doesn't matter a toss who your kicker is because your fragged.

Hope Dani Roussow is ok. I did wonder if the Boks were letting Tonga off easy to make it harder for the English to get through but now I don't know. Boks are really putting the gas on.

This ref's bloody useless. Yellow card's Habana for no real reason, lets an offside tongan player interfere with play which then became a try, lets tonga bring down the maul with just a penalty. I like good refereeing but this was very much ott :mark:

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Originally Posted by Daniel

This ref's bloody useless. Yellow card's Habana for no real reason, lets an offside tongan player interfere with play which then became a try, lets tonga bring down the maul with just a penalty. I like good refereeing but this was very much ott :mark:

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I think it depends on who the decision goes against as to whether it was legitimate :p : Take the Samoan try against England. Was there downward pressure and control? Nobody in my pub thought there was but the TMO said there was. ;)

Didn't see the England game. I agree though :p If a ref punishes the Boks it's not on!!!! :angryfire Just joking :) One of the aussies was lucky to get away with his try as he dropped the ball and didn't have any downward pressure :mark: I know it would irritate a lot of people but I'd like the video ref to be able to make decisions himself and second guess the on-field ref.

Anybody see the Scotland v All Blacks game, What was going on with the kits??Unbelievable, when are the IRB going to do something about colour clashes. They both had dark shorts and socks, so when there is a ruck or maul it's hard to make out who is who. Changing shirts isn't enough, shorts and socks please. IRB sort it out,... and on Friday France vs Ireland- in football Ireland play in white against France/Italy, so why not in Rugby??