Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) Got a feeling we're about to get stuffed... SS1 right now Edited September 12, 2014 by RP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Bright start. Nonu should be in the bin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 9-9 @ HT We've been the better side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muleskinner 6 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Terrible Reffing to put England under pressure before the first nz penalty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Owens is usually very good but he's made a few iffy calls against us today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Another daft knock on call from Owens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muleskinner 6 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Never a knock on by Burns that Did Yarde get away with a trip there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 That was quality by England. Giving this a great go Looks like we might have found a centre-partnership Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 12-12 - another AB should have been in the bin for the penalty on their try line - blatant stuff And now he yellows one of ours. Annoying error from Youngs but the ref has absolutely f***ed us here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 NZ try coming up... And there it is Didn't deserve that Lost 20-15 Robbed blind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muleskinner 6 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Done by the Welshman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 No wonder they don't lose at Eden Park Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muleskinner 6 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Tuilangi and Brown were very good, Freddie Burns too. Good to see Cipriani back. Getting a really strong squad together now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RP 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Brown had his quietest game in ages today. Too many silly mistakes overall - Davey Wilson is brilliant in open play but three knock-ons, their re-starts were all identical but we didn't take one cleanly until the very last one of the game. Just too many unforced errors - comes with the territory of the pressure of Eden Park vs the All Blacks, I suppose. Owens interpretation of the two knock-ons was bizarre - in a pass, the direction of the hands is the crucial determinant but I don't believe it is in the two examples he gave against us today. They weren't passes, so I *think* he was judging them by incorrect criteria. They didn't make the difference - the lack of yellow cards may have done though, first for Nonu in the first couple of minutes and then again, not sure who it was, when defending late on. Yarde took one for the team and was rightly carded but the ref's inconsistency was disappointing. In the end, I think you could say we ran out of steam - too many experienced heads had to come off to be replaced by relative novices at this level. Last 10 minutes and we were down to 14 men against the All Blacks on a ground where they feel invincible. But there are loads of positives, and with all the additional players being available for the next two tests, things are looking good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Hitman 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Very good today,hugely impressed with Manu,Eastmond,Burns and the whole pack. Cips looked good when he came on. One good squad we have and I have great faith in the coaching staff too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Good post, RP. It's just annoying when you go so close to a great win and you come up short like that. We were the better side over the 80 mins. We should have been playing against 14 for the last 10 but we end up on the receiving end of it. Tuilagi was brilliant today, btw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RP 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2014 Good post, RP. We should have been playing against 14 for the last 10 but we end up on the receiving end of it. And the first 10! Nonu would have definitely gone off if that incident had been just a few minutes later. Owens had a shocked with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muleskinner 6 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Good positive start by England Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Great start. Carrying on from last week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bailo 1 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Can someone explain why Brown was penalised for holding on but you could clearly see his hands being pushed, kicked and grabbed at? At least Cruden missed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Because he was holding on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bailo 1 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Because he was holding onThanks for that, so much clearer. He kept trying to move the ball back but his hands were blocked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobs 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 He was tackled and didn't release it. That's the rules. Penalty. Referees discretion as to how long he got to release it but that was pretty blatant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rimbeux 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Breathless phase there, Brown taken out maybe, Manu taking on three on his own line, mad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
