Slow start to our campaign. Understandable there might be a few nerves and feeling our way into it a bit, but first 15-20 mins were showing far too much respect to Tonga. We've tried to play a lot more since then and got a couple of tries, but silly errors (particularly in the forwards and at the breakdown) have killed momentum on most occasions we've got up a head of steam.
I think there is a lot of holding back though and assuming some of their big rigs will tire and we will pull away in the second half. We shall see.......
Ref/officials have been very sensible in the key moments, but also let Tonga get away with quite a lot I thought which aids the contest - I've seen numerous neck rolls and tackles, lost count of the number of blockers standing in our defensive line and interfering with would be tacklers, and that hit on Vunipola, whilst being pretty awesome, looked a blatant shoulder charge completely ignored.
Boom. Welcome to the World Cup Billy!
Big hit but I’m a little confused as to why people are celebrating it so much when they all threw their toys out the prom at Hodge’s tackle against Fiji. The hit on Billy was illegal in the current game
Big hit but I’m a little confused as to why people are celebrating it so much when they all threw their toys out the prom at Hodge’s tackle against Fiji. The hit on Billy was illegal in the current game
Too many handling errors and too many penalties. 16 minutes to get the bonus point try, which they would have secured already if not for the errors. Whatever happens they need to improve considerably.
Too many handling errors and too many penalties. 16 minutes to get the bonus point try, which they would have secured already if not for the errors. Whatever happens they need to improve considerably.