Rugby 2017 Discussion
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This is insane. It can't last, but what a tactical performance by Italy. Astonishing.
England will see the tempestuous side of Eddie Jones at half time.
Amazing really! How can Italy organise the no-follow up / follow up other than do it every time? If not the call should be piss easy to work out. Expect England to win but not by the margin I was expecting!
What a horrible half of rugby from England.
From for feck sake to yes in a second, what the feck is going on
I see Italy are adopting the Chief's tactics from Super Rugby i.e. Don't form a ruck so there is no offside line. However, Italy's ploy does have weaknesses.
http://www.the42.ie/analysis-chiefs-no-ruck-blues-backfired-2715116-Apr2016/?utm_source=twitter_self
http://www.the42.ie/analysis-chiefs-no-ruck-blues-backfired-2715116-Apr2016/?utm_source=twitter_self
Hats off to Italian coaching team. Players too, they've probably been seeing articles about Georgia taking their place since the Ireland match and they've responded.
Clever tactics from Italy and England have been slow to figure out how to handle it. You'd imagine half time will give them the chance to do that though.....
Can you imagine if Italy decide to revert to normal play after HT and England have discussed and modified tactics??
Italy might just have found a way to still be competitive in the second half!
Italy might just have found a way to still be competitive in the second half!
You can still get Italy at +20.5
Normal service has resumed.
I'm not sure you'd want to take that to be honest.You can still get Italy at +20.5
For England they could win 20-19 so long as they get four tries
Well it was fun while it lasted.
Looks like England solved the problem then. Still want the handicap bet?
How's that working out for ya?You can still get Italy at +20.5
HT talk:
FFS! Just give it Launchbury
FFS! Just give it Launchbury
Yeah, if they aren't commiting to the ruck they make quick ball so easy.
Thanks Conor O'Shea et al, you've made my life much easier this week for my lesson where I'll have to explain to this fella what the hell has been happening in this match
What a try!
Yeah, put more on that then
I didn't go through with itMy mind's blown by this match - I fully expected to be switching over to the final now, but this is not an easy decision 
Probably just as well. Really frustrating as I thought that England would be so far ahead I could focus on the Cup Final. Now I've got two streams open for the next 15 mins!
Literally wrote the same thing a second agoMy mind's blown by this match - I fully expected to be switching over to the final now, but this is not an easy decision
Another kick missed … might they actually lose this? Oooooooh bad omen!
bad omen!Literally wrote the same thing a second ago
Ha! Is there a swirling wind or something in there today? So many kicks missed.
There is in here mate!
Yeesh, TV director will be kicking himself. Showed the angle after the decision and scrum turns to lineout.
Much more excitement than I expected!
BP?
Ten minutes, one score game. Noone on the planet would have expected that. Shocking kicking, if that's repeated against Scotland or Ireland they won't win.
Here we go, here we go, here we go!
Phew offside at Wembly
Yup.
Aw, super effort Italy. Subs make the difference again, Italy can't compete when the benches get emptied.
Wow! Yessssss!