Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:52 am  

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

Hand on the ball all game from australia and he's told us all game to get the hand off the ball. Aussie player loses control in contact and bent ref calls a strip. Get f ucked you cheating c unt

hahahahahahahahahaha what a whinge!!!

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:53 am  

Key difference as always is that despite our so called strong pack, as the game gets going the Aussie pack dominates them, we tire and fall apart.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:53 am  

What nationality is the referee?

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:54 am  

Key difference as always is that despite our so called strong pack, as the game gets going the Aussie pack dominates them, we tire and fall apart.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:55 am  

That penalty decision to give be the game to Australia was shocking. Far worse than the inability to see back-to-zero touches.

England had the best of the second half but in very tight matches like this, crap refereeing makes a real difference.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:55 am  

Heads up

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:55 am  

Terrible referee who had a very very bad management of the ruck.

Gale once again missing on the big stage.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:57 am  

Channel Islander wrote:

Heads up England, well recovered.

We lost the second half by more points than we did the first. Forget sentiment, its results that count.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:57 am  

Don't deserve that.

There are some positives, we were much, much better in that second half.

Not saying we should have won but a couple of bounces of the ball and a couple of calls and that game is a lot closer than 14 points.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:58 am  

Noel Cleal wrote:

A little OT here but I am annoyed that we always seem to get Australia in the first game. Would an unpredictable game against New Zealand with the loser likely to play Australia in the semi be a better option?

I have a feeling we could do well but maybe just come short at the end. Australia by 14 points (24-10 maybe).

I would rather us not win strangely enough, I think we need to show the world we are better than NZ and we are only likely to get the chance to prove that if we lose the opener.

Damn!