Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 i was at that 76-0 game. he funniest thing, other than thrashing england, was what were known as the XXXX boys. they were a qld reds promo - four mates who would do the same number of push-ups every time qld scored (in those days, that was still a few). so, say we were 10-10 and scored a try to go 15-10, they'd do 15 push-ups. and then a penalty to go 18-10, they'd do 18 push-ups. well someone had the bright idea to have them for the test v the poms. you can imagine. they would not have finished one set before they had another set to do. one or two of them made it a bit into the second half but we were treated to the sight of the lot of them exhausted on the turf, long before the end of the game (so they resembled the poms on the field actually). https://youtu.be/QvwDoJnO484 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 17 minutes ago, tommygun68 said: Sounds more like a recent Cricket score hey Ken england has been doing okay at cricket. i would expect them to do better than zip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 What are people's predictions for the tests? I'm really undecided. England should be coming with confidence following the Six Nations grand slam and Jones has, at least for now, toughened England up a bit. If England's forwards can front up then it could be close. I'm expecting Pocock and Hooper to be too much though as England still refuse to pick an out and out 7 to compete at the breakdown. 2 - 1 to the Aussies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 13 minutes ago, David88 said: What are people's predictions for the tests? I'm really undecided. England should be coming with confidence following the Six Nations grand slam and Jones has, at least for now, toughened England up a bit. If England's forwards can front up then it could be close. I'm expecting Pocock and Hooper to be too much though as England still refuse to pick an out and out 7 to compete at the breakdown. 2 - 1 to the Aussies? aussies might take a test for the combinations to jell. poms have got the toxic hobbit at the right time. he fires up a team very well in the early days (bar the utter disaster he was with reds). it will all end in tears but a good chance he gets the poms very close this time. at least beale is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Ken Gargett said: aussies might take a test for the combinations to jell. poms have got the toxic hobbit at the right time. he fires up a team very well in the early days (bar the utter disaster he was with reds). it will all end in tears but a good chance he gets the poms very close this time. at least beale is out. I think the England job is a fairly easy one (bar the very high expectations). He has a massive player base to choose from and there is a lot of money keeping top players in the premiership. If Jones has any sense he will move on after a couple of good years and before England mess up another World Cup and he's given the chop. I think you are right about Beale, I don't think his absence will do Australia much harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 those who didn't see this might enjoy it. especially the comments. I suspect Mr Moore thoroughly enjoyed himself writing it, and knowing the fuss it would create. Wallabies v England 2016: Australia will try every trick to gain the advantage over England Date June 6, 2016 Brian Moore In 2001 I toured Australia with the British and Irish Parliamentary Lions team and it was great fun. The only hiccup, as the England coach, Eddie Jones, found recently, was Australia's customs officers. The team doctor, Terry Crystal, was in front of me in the queue when he was grilled about the metal box full of prescription drugs. "Why on your immigration form have you answered 'No' to the question about whether you are carrying any drugs?" I explained to Terry that this did not mean illegal drugs because, if you thought about it, a smuggler was unlikely to be undone by such a cunning ploy. Red then yellow: Lions fans turned Brisbane red in 2001, but the stadiums quickly turned gold after the first Test. Photo: David Rogers The doctor eventually became impatient – unwise with people who have the power to perform rectal examinations – and said: "Look, I've been here with the England rugby team twice and ticked the same box without problem", to which the customs officer, with a slow, deliberately serious voice, replied: "So sir, you admit that this is the third time you've misdeclared regarding the carriage of drugs." I mitigated by saying he had been under a lot of strain and was from Yorkshire which, surprisingly, seemed to work. Many in the England squad have not toured Australia and they had better get used to partisan coverage across all media, allied to orchestrated complaints dressed as comment from official and unofficial Australian Rugby Union sources. And, no, it is not the same in England, New Zealand or South Africa. They will find their opponents are not confined to the pitch and that they will cooperate with anything that might gain an advantage. After the first Test on the Lions tour in 2001, the losing Australian players complained that when they looked into the crowd they could see only swathes of Lions fans with distinctive red jerseys. Before the second Test the ARU made the sponsors pay for and distribute 40,000 gold hats and scarves to their fans. The Colonial stadium in Melbourne had an unoccupied area where the green seats were covered with bright gold liners, and the lighting in the Lions supporters' sections was dimmed to the point where you could not even read your seat number. The view from the pitch changed from all red to all gold. This has been going on for years, even when England were not very good. In 1988 England were called bar room thugs after a brawl between Gareth Chilcott and a provincial prop called Peter Kay (I kid you not). It was actually started by Kay, a nightclub bouncer who took a swing at Chilcott as the latter tried to shake hands on leaving the field. That set the tone for later media coverage and every discussion about how we played. It was the same when the 1989 Lions team were branded by the then Wallabies coach, Bob Dwyer, as the most illegal team ever to tour. That was a bit much, bearing in mind that the first four Lions players into the infamous Battle of Ballymore were PC Dean Richards, PC Wade Dooley, Inspector Paul Ackford and solicitor Brian Moore. The extraordinary claim was made that captain Finlay Calder had purposely dragged the referee to the ground and held him there so that he could not intervene. In this, and the general accusations of nefariousness, the Australian media scrupulously refrained from mentioning that what started the running battles was a ruck in which an Aussie forward stamped on the head of centre Mike Hall. Dooley was called a dockyard brawler because he would not allow Steve Cutler the same room to dominate the line-out as he had in the first Test. Prior to 2003 Australia made serious attempts at International Rugby Board level to ban the driving maul, claiming it was impossible to stop. It was probably just coincidence that at the time their pack could not master it and England were particularly destructive with it. Move forward to Rugby World Cup 2015; remember the orchestrated furore over Joe Marler's alleged scrum illegality? Was it incidental, coming the week before the two teams met? On this tour Mako Vunipola will be similarly labelled if he threatens to be dominant. Maro Itoje's entry at breakdowns will come under scrutiny, as will any area where England might pose a threat. If you claim bias, let's just see what transpires. The difference today is that the old maxim of "Ignore it, we don't want to descend to that level" no longer applies. In Jones, England have a master of this art. The former Australia coach was the probable instigator of past comments. It might not be savoury, it might not be sport, but England should aim to win this battle as well. The London Telegraph 28 comments so far · And when teams tour the UK it is all sweetness and light? I was in the UK before and during the RWC and the media ran a non-stop campaign highlighting alleged misdeeds by Richie McGaw. The poms had an idea that they only had the kiwis to beat after polishing Wales and The Wallabies in their group...Oophs? Commenter Hatchet Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:05PM · The funniest thing about the complaints regarding Joe Marler's scrumming at an angle (which, make no mistake, was definitely illegal) is that the Wallabies were doing exactly the same thing themselves against weaker opponents! In fact, virtually everyone at RWC 2015 was scrumming at an angle. It was probably the most un-policed offence at that tournament. Commenter The Claw Location Sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:11PM · I'd be looking for a new coach if the wallabies were not trying every trick in the book both on and off the field in order to beat England. Commenter RTP Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:20PM · Oh woe is me - we are treated very badly and your press prints nasty stories about us. Not even a year over there and Beaver is whinging about his treatment. Cheika must be loving it! Commenter Didumms Location Sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:22PM · This article is a perfect example of why the Celtic nations/teams, feel the way they do about England. Universally loved. Commenter PragMatt Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:36PM · Ah good, they remembered to bring their tinfoil hats then Commenter Ben Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:42PM · Brian, me old mate... yeah I know that you get paid for this drivel, but seriously? Where to start?! I really don't know that I can be bothered going through this delusional/ironically beaten up nonsense in fine detail, but can I just point out for your several English readers that very few Australians would even know what a rugby ball looked like, let alone give a toss. As for multiple officers in immigration clearance (over a span of 15 years no less), targeting a Lion's team doctor back in 2001, or for that matter Eddy Jones in 2016… again, seriously? As for the cobblers regarding dimmed lighting in Colonial Stadium… anybody who has either a vague passing knowledge of Australia's workplace health and safety regimes, or even one of the lucky many who has been there on a Lion's tour will know what utter bunk that is. But thank you Brian, I know that I will sleep well tonight knowing that all policeman and solicitors are honest, both on and off the field. That is of great solace. I had become disillusioned. Finally Brian, could you come again about the "orchestrated furore" in... where? I thought the last World Cup was played mostly in England? I did not know that the Australian press had such reach. Well I'll be! As the Joe's "alleged" illegal scrummaging, it might have also had something to do with the use of spider cam… But that can't be it Brian, surely? Commenter Synapse Location Chelsea Date and time June 06, 2016, 3:57PM · Nice try Brian, but haven't you noticed, Cheika's not biting. Keep it up though, it will just sound increasingly desperate. Commenter Bobinthebush Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 4:08PM o Bobinthebush, I thought it a good read, quite humorous. And written in a London newspaper. And Prag, I think the Celtic nations don't hate England because of this this. But then again, they probably get upset that England don't care. Commenter Phil Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 6:02PM o You've bitten though Bob! Commenter Tom Callaghan Location London Date and time June 06, 2016, 6:56PM · and they wonder why we call them the whinging poms ..... Commenter Mitch Location Sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 4:09PM · Q: how do you know when another plane load of Pommy rugby players arrives? A: they switch the engines off but the whining doesn't stop. (An oldie - but fitting!) Commenter Albert Location Sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 4:33PM · Hilarious, Brian Moore would be one of the few people who can talk as much bull as Eddie Jones. Commenter Carl Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 4:39PM · So Mr More's open argument is that Australian customs officers are out to get English rugby players because an English doctor with a rugby team can understand a basic questions on an entry form. The form is in English. To borrow from another code, own goal! Commenter Runthatpassmeagin Location Sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 4:56PM · Excellent, great to see the games beginning, gotta love a Poms tour, cannot wait, going to be great! Commenter Robin Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 5:02PM · The whinging has started before the first match. Commenter ChubbMuff Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 5:06PM · That is rich, coming from the nation that has quite literally stacked the deck of the IRB to ensure that Rugby remains being played on terms that favour themselves and their very low skill (with ball in hand) kicking and scrummaging based game. Commenter Chris Location Sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 5:07PM · Is this a serious article? Commenter The Guru Location Lane Cove Date and time June 06, 2016, 5:08PM · Trick 1 Izzy scoring from anywhere on the field Trick 2 Poey scoring off a driving maul, Trick 3 Hoops's speed beating all the english forwards to score, Trick 4 Foley ghosting his way through gaps in the pommie backline to score Trick 5 Will Skelton off loading to his support to score -need I go on... Commenter feddy Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 5:11PM · "That was a bit much, bearing in mind that the first four Lions players into the infamous Battle of Ballymore were PC Dean Richards, PC Wade Dooley, Inspector Paul Ackford and solicitor Brian Moore." What an odd thing to say. Is he claiming that policeman and lawyers are above reproach?! Commenter Beryl Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 5:35PM · And the poms wonder why we think many of them are whingers! They have a huge chip on their shoulders at being historically and consistently, but not always, beaten by us in almost every sport or major event such as Olympics or Commonwealth Games. I was at Twickenham to watch the World Cup semi between Australia and Argentina and the English fans, almost to a person , were barracking for the Pumas many even wearing Argentine colours. All seemed to have forgotten the Falklands War and all the Australian blood spilt in 2 World Wars and other conflicts such as the Boer War on behalf of the Mother Country. They should be proud of their offspring and not seek to debase our sporting record against them by snide, inaccurate and offensive rubbish such as this. I was actually hoping this would be a tight, entertaining series. Now I hope we thrash them but in a polite, genteel and inoffensive way, of course! Commenter wild colonial boy Location sydney Date and time June 06, 2016, 6:03PM · Do they ever stop whinging Commenter fredo Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 6:42PM · "the orchestrated furore over Joe Marler's alleged scrum illegality" Maybe the overhead cameras might have had something to do with it http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2015%2F0930%2Fr13113_616x347_16-9.jpg&w=570 Commenter Flavio Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 6:59PM · What a crock, since when have the Wallabies had any sway over customs officials, if you fail to declare items 3 times you should be sent home on the next flight and given a 5 year ban. More mind games from the English, they love it. Commenter Dexta Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 8:23PM · Hilarious. So the bloke at customs wasn't asking why a passenger who was carrying a suite of drugs didn't say 'yes' to the question 'are you carrying any drugs' because that's his job, but because he was part of a vast conspiracy to defeat the Lions by, what, irritating their doctor? Talk about taking paranoia to whole new levels. Commenter JG Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 10:28PM · So let's see. The complaints are: 1. The Australian customs officers are doing their job and not making an exception for a rather dim sport doctor; 2. The local press is biased in favour of the local team; 3. Cops' and lawyers' ethics should not be questioned; 4. Neutral referees might police infringements by England, oh and 5. Australian spectators wear too much gold coloured clothing. How will we know the England team's plane has landed? The whine goes on even after the engines have been turned off! Bring it on. Commenter Troggy Location Date and time June 06, 2016, 10:59PM · Brian is right, the Wallabies will try every trick in the book and I don't blame them so it's up to the England camp to counter that and have a few tricks of their own. It's all good clean fun (or psychological warfare whichever way you want to look at it). Anyway, the Wallabies taught us a lesson in the group game back in October 2015 and fair play to you. But with Eddie Jones (a knowledgeable and experienced union coach) on board England are a different team. I know winning the 6 Nations grand slam doesn't impress the Southern Hemisphere (SH) teams and rightly so, but it's a positive start. Only if we start to beat the SH teams will you guys sit up and take notice. Hopefully that will begin next Saturday but of course it won't be easy. You Aussies would hate for an English team to beat you on your home soil but let's keep things in perspective. Not every English fan is arrogant or parochial. We do appreciate good rugby when we see it and you Wallabies play some fantastic rugby. So here's to a great series of test rugby and may the best team win. I'll be having a beer on Saturday watching the match, hopefully with some Aussies to have banter with. Commenter BlueMountainSurvivor Location Date and time June 07, 2016, 6:31AM · I love the game at an international test level myself, but is Brian not aware that rugby is the least popular and therefore least covered and cared about football code in this country? Will be a belter series though. Go Wallabies. Commenter Terry Location Date and time June 07, 2016, 6:47AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayepatz Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Ah, Brian Moore. Scotland's favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I can't wait until the 1st test. I still think Australia will win the series and I feel that way based on the match-up of the players head-to-head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 ...and there are those threads where you can contribute just nought, null, nothing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshtupps Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 This should be a great series. England are obviously underdogs as one only need to look back at the last meeting between the two. But the progress of the two sides over the last 9 months has to be factored in.I don't know much about how the Aus team has improved/weakend so I wont make any comment on that.I am slightly suprised by some commentators who claim that England have not changed much since the world cup though. The expected starting team for the first test will differ from the cup meeting in some crucial areas.Kruis and Itoje (both world class) in second row over Launchbury (world class) and Parling (not world class)Billy V (world class )over Ben Morgan (not world class)Hartley (world class in set piece) over T Youngs (not world class)Robshaw at 6 (close to world class) over Robshaw at 7 (most definitely not world class)Added to that is the form of Farrel at 10 and also the improved mentality that EJ has brought to the side.So i think that England have moved on a great deal from the world cup and although they go to Aus as underdogs, I wouldn't be suprised if they come away as winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 16 minutes ago, Joshtupps said: So i think that England have moved on a great deal from the world cup and although they go to Aus as underdogs, I wouldn't be suprised if they come away as winners. i'll be more surprised if the poms don't win the first. 2nd and third will be tougher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayedfy Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 On 6/7/2016 at 9:00 PM, Ken Gargett said: i'll be more surprised if the poms don't win the first. 2nd and third will be tougher. I'm flying all the way to Brisbane for the first so I bloody hope not! As said by others it seems clear that England can't compete at the breakdown as well as the Aussie backrow (few can). Obviously this alone doesn't doom them in a series by any means, but because of that strength of ours, teams need to be sharp and dynamic in attack to shut us down. At least based on RWC form. It's why Scotland was able to pull a lead and almost beat us in the semis, and why New Zealand ran all over us in the final. I didn't watch a huge amount of Six Nations but from what I saw of England, they didn't win on exciting attacking plays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 interesting wallaby team. sio ahead of kepu or slipper?? against a strong scrummaging nation? disappointed ready did not get a bench spot. any team with phibbs in it has a serious weakness. worst wallaby ever. not yet convinced by kerevi but we seem to be lacking quality in the centres (lord spare me but could it be that we will actually miss beale?). hoping he proves me wrong. has the potential. a bull over 20 metres. suspect he would be the paddy batch of today if forced to run 50-60 metres. don't know much about dane h-p on the wing. reasonably strong bench. strong backrow. good fullback (sort of bloke who could probably get a spot in the maroons origin team) and a rather insipid backline otherwise. not sure that the toxic hobbit will be losing any sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 For those unfamiliar with who the toxic hobbit is, it is the current coach of England (and former coach of Australia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Toxic hobbit... love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayedfy Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Kepu was our main reason for all those scrum penalties against ENG during the RWC, yeah not sure why he's on the bench. Agree about Ready - I still don't get Cheika's love for TPN as a finisher, give Ready a crack there. Especially since Moore and TPN likely won't be around for 2019, time to blood some younger hookers. Phipps may not be the best halfback in the world but who would you put there in his place? Genia's injured, and Frisby/Stirzaker haven't proved any more consistent. We just lack depth in the number 9. Maybe we should put one of our surplus 7s back there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 12 minutes ago, ayedfy said: Kepu was our main reason for all those scrum penalties against ENG during the RWC, yeah not sure why he's on the bench. Agree about Ready - I still don't get Cheika's love for TPN as a finisher, give Ready a crack there. Especially since Moore and TPN likely won't be around for 2019, time to blood some younger hookers. Phipps may not be the best halfback in the world but who would you put there in his place? Genia's injured, and Frisby/Stirzaker haven't proved any more consistent. We just lack depth in the number 9. Maybe we should put one of our surplus 7s back there? not a bad idea. why not liam gill? he'd do better than the incumbent. a crippled telegraph pole would do a better job than phibbs. dire. but not a great deal of depth at all. if we are to be a serious threat in the near future, they need to find better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayedfy Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 McMahon 7, Pocock 8, Gill 9, Hooper 11. Opensides everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshtupps Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Game one to England, thoughts, comments Ladies and Gents? What and exciting start to the series....I'm definitely looking forward to next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Joshtupps said: Game one to England, thoughts, comments Ladies and Gents? What and exciting start to the series....I'm definitely looking forward to next week. Nope, game ended in a draw in the last second ..... (sorry gents, couldn't resist ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayepatz Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 The first half didn't really grab me, but the second was much more interesting. The final score doesn't reflect how tight the game was. Kudos to Foley for slotting over the pressure kick in the last 5 mins, but can't help thinking it was the wrong option (like pretty much everyone in the crowd, apparently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I thought it was a good game and a lot closer than the scoreboard would suggest. Australia may regret not going for the corner at the end now but I think it's good to see a side going for the win rather than the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 1 hour ago, David88 said: I thought it was a good game and a lot closer than the scoreboard would suggest. Australia may regret not going for the corner at the end now but I think it's good to see a side going for the win rather than the draw. sorry, no. go for the win? seriously, i wondered if the series was being played with bonus points. it was utter stupidity. the exact sort of stupidity that characterised our entire night. jones outcoached chieka by so far (england are still in "glorious" phase with jones - it will move to wtf and then he is insane mode). we were all sizzle and no sausage. loss of pocock could mean series gone. one hopes they have the sense to bring back gill. kudos to foley? spare me. he finally kicked a goal from in front. big whoop. how much is he paid and what did he kick on the night. i thought he was poor all round, though given he was next to the worst wallaby ever to play the game, phibbs, he didn't look so bad. the entire momentum of the game changed when that dimwitted useless toad phibbs did his flobby little 15 metre kick to the poms. we were on top; we had a massive majority of possession; the poms were genuinely struggling. do we go for the jugular? no, we give them a turn. he is truly godawful. a no-armed man could throw darts better than he passes. why not put a prop in at half. would not be worse. i'm a fan of hooper and thought he played well but what the hell is our number seven doing on the far wing when we are a man down? don't care that he scored. anyone think gill or pocock would have been out there. and i do not buy it was planned. what was sio doing on the field? awful. why, when we were playing the best kicker in the game, was our discipline so poor that we gave away penalty after penalty in kicking distance. if a schoolboy team did that, you'd drop the lot. as for scrums, a friend (a randwick fan but i embrace all types) was bagging origin and league for the poor scrums. and yet, it was the 70th minute before a scrum actually produced ball for one side, without giving way a penalty. most of the penalties were toss a coin stuff. and every scrum needs to be reset several times. if you run the clock on this crap, in a league game, they will have had two sets of six tackles before the scrum penalty comes (or on rare occasions, a scrum is won). league officials worked out that, while there are a small number of fans who enjoy a scrum contest, most people want to see football. rugby administrators are too stupid and too convinced that the same crowd on the sidelines at rugby school way back when are the same people still watching. if you think a sport like rugby can't die, the recent ali stuff should show the folly of that. how big was boxing then? how big is it now? all that said, a thoroughly enjoyable game of some ability and skill (not enough). the smarter side beat the more skillful side. deservedly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshtupps Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Great rundown Ken! Shame about Pocock, that's a real downer. Being a Pom, I couldn't understand why Kuridrani didn't pass out to Folau late in the second half, the space was there for a good minute, even I was screaming for him to send it wide. The decision to go for the 3 with 5 minutes left was also an interesting one, the Aussies were playing the line out well, and were easily creating men on the outside with some basic overlapping, I would have gone for the try and a draw, certainly a better way to send your opposition away from game 1. The scrum was an disappointing one, Sio ended up penalised (correctly in my opinion) It will be interesting to see how both sides come back next week in the scrum. Pretty disappointing behaviour from Nathan Grey, stopping Mike Browns quick line out option by interfering on the sidelines. Not sure that this sort of thing belongs on a rugby field. Tupps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Outplayed by England but not much in it. Outmuscled at the scrum, slightly at the breakdown, 15/8 penalty count and poor penalty kicking the difference. Impressed by England. Had that solidity that comes from a focused team on tour. Foley our best. Ken still can't forgive the fact that Cooper lost the 5/8 battle to him but Foley is turning out to be an outstanding number 10. Sort out the kicking or give to someone else. Hooper second best on field for Wallabies. Two tries (set plays and that is why he was on wing to finish), plenty of work, loves the rough stuff and loves to run. Looking forward to the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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