Eng v Argies

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DJRC

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23,563 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th June 2013
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Looks very much a second string Argie side. England playing well, Ben Morgan, Wade, Burns all looking good.

Nobby Diesel

2,062 posts

256 months

Saturday 8th June 2013
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Wade is the pivotal link.
Great hands. the speed of the pass, accuracy and timing are all superb. hope he gets a try.

Cheib

23,605 posts

180 months

Saturday 8th June 2013
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Lawes on the bench....how the mighty have fallen. Mind I remember Attwood playing a couple of times under Johnson and doing very well and then disappearing off the radar.

DJRC

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23,563 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th June 2013
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Eng started sloppy in second half. Launchberry is playing very well.

DJRC

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23,563 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th June 2013
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Terrible second half in fact.

Cheib

23,605 posts

180 months

Saturday 8th June 2013
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DJRC said:
Eng started sloppy in second half. Launchberry is playing very well.
Launchbury is different gravy. There are very,very few players that come into international rugby at his age/experience and do as well as him. Very unlucky not to have gone with the Lions....but hey he's not Welsh.

a311

5,956 posts

182 months

Sunday 9th June 2013
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Just watched this on I Player hasn't been well advertised so when I saw that sky wasn't showing assumed it might not have been televised.

Great first half lost focus in the second, played with attacking fluidity we've not seen for a long time. That man Launchbury is immense, he should have been on the Lions tour, his work around the park and off loading ability is invaluable, all round better lock than Grey who is going pretty well for the Lions. Ben Morgan is another one, and with Billy Vunipola coming along it looks like we've got a very good back row with strength in depth. Last mention goes to Twelvetrees, has distribution skills that England have lacked in the centres since Will Greenwood hung up his boots.

Future looks bright off the back of that. Lancaster is going to have a few headaches come the autumn and 6N and needs to be ruthless in order to get these young players blooded in time for the RWC. Twelvetrees in the centres and real wingers who he'll get the ball to.

DocJock

8,463 posts

245 months

Sunday 9th June 2013
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Twelvetrees and Joseph made a nice change to watch compared to Barritt and Tuilagi's route one approach.

Combine that with Wade showing superb soft hands and peripheral vision and England were good to watch.

The forwards not sticking to one-out-take-it-into-contact, brute force rugby helped massively too

Melchett

809 posts

191 months

Sunday 9th June 2013
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Did anybody watch the Scotalnd vs Samoa game? Great to see Alex steamroller the opposition.

Melchett

809 posts

191 months

DJRC

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23,563 posts

241 months

Saturday 15th June 2013
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Am liking the look of Kyle Eastmond. He and Manu in the centre could be a real partnership for England! JOnathon Joseph looks to have a future and I like Burrell the Saints centre, I think he has a genuine future for England aswell. Yes I know, Im complimenting a Saints player!

England Pack playing well, cant remember seeing an English Pack dominate the Argies, esp at scrum time for two games in a row before!

Hunky Dory

1,054 posts

210 months

Saturday 15th June 2013
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Eastmond try was brilliant. Shades of Jason Robinson.
Really enjoying watching a lot of promising new players taking advantage of their opportunities.

spikeyhead

17,783 posts

202 months

Saturday 15th June 2013
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I'm watching the game now and am very impressed with some of the new players. Eastmond's balance when running is as good as anyone that I've seen.

Cheib

23,605 posts

180 months

Saturday 15th June 2013
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Yup that Eastmond try was great, best sidestep since Billy Wizz!

England really do have a promising set of young players, Yarde looks lively too....old Ash the Splash is going to really struggle for a test spot.

Los Endos

309 posts

144 months

Wednesday 19th June 2013
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Is it just me.... But every time Ben Morgan gets the ball I want to make large steam engine noise.
Choo choo here comes Ben delivering another 10 metres over the gain line :-)

a311

5,956 posts

182 months

Wednesday 19th June 2013
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There's been a fair few false dawns over the last few years-mainly hyped by the press. I'm cautiously optimistic, SL should be thinking about the WC now and not short term gain. I think the 6N crop showed they could grind out results but became unstuck when they got roughed up and had no plan B.

With the WC in mind does the captaincy go to someone else? It seems we have some backs with allot of potential if they get the service.

a311

5,956 posts

182 months

Wednesday 19th June 2013
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There's been a fair few false dawns over the last few years-mainly hyped by the press. I'm cautiously optimistic, SL should be thinking about the WC now and not short term gain. I think the 6N crop showed they could grind out results but became unstuck when they got roughed up and had no plan B.

With the WC in mind does the captaincy go to someone else? It seems we have some backs with allot of potential if they get the service.