Sat 15 Oct: RLWC: England v Samoa KO 14:30

[dkw]

2 minutes ago, Jughead said:

He has though. In defence he’s been solid and done the basics right with the ball. 

Solid, basics, need more than that at this level surely. He's been a complete passenger.

[bratman]

Just now, gingerjon said:

43,119 as the crowd? It was sort of mumbled.

yeah, good

[Tubby]

1 minute ago, northamptoncougar said:

To answer a previous question - that’s why Tompkins was being a knob. There’s always the chance one will lose it 

And it’s in his nature…

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

Just now, andyscoot said:

Milford resorting to dog shots because he can't do anything else on a rugby pitch.

Tomkins has been winding them all up, all game. It’s his superpower. Worth at least 4 points a game for Catalans from opposition ill discipline. 

[Jughead]

1 minute ago, Tubby said:

It’d be nice to have more that the basics at this level. He’s been poor. 

England have been comfortable from the first tackle. It’s game one, England are completing sets with ease, making easy metres and not in any danger. There’s two dead rubbers up next for England to tweak things. 

[DavidM]

Herbie for PM !

[Gerrumonside ref]

We’ve thoroughly deserved this 

[Guest]

HERBIE! You bloody star!

[Sports Prophet]

3 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Wheres that guy who was telling us all how brilliantly awesome Milford was

Don’t know who that was, but I would have laughed my pants off at any comment that rates him highly.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Can this be the end of the Radley at 9 experiment please. He can’t pass.

[dkw]

1 minute ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Woods and Davies constantly whinging on about Samoa’s mistakes. It’s England’s defensive pressure, our run metres especially in the opening half, and the scoreboard we’ve created, that’s led to them pushing things.
 

Focus on the positives, the moaning old g***

Yeah that was frustrating earlier when good England goal line defence led to a knock on and all they said was Samoa looked disjointed. 

[Damien]

6 minutes ago, Griff said:

Clubs play more than 6 games. Half the countries will only play 3.

Let's see how many countries run out of players. My guess is none.

Yes let's base squad sizes on the number of games teams that get knocked out play. That makes sense. It was also you who brought clubs into it and inaccurately went on about the number of players clubs use in a season. Look you disagree, that's fine, it's all subjective.

Edited October 15, 2022 by Damien

[The Hallucinating Goose]

2 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

43,119 as the crowd? It was sort of mumbled.

That's what I heard. Really good crowd that! 

[Maximus Decimus]

Just now, bratman said:

yeah, good

And a total non-issue watching the game. Any comparisons with 2000 can be thrown out!

[Jughead]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

Solid, basics, need more than that at this level surely. He's been a complete passenger.

Wane trusts him, he’s done his job in a thoroughly comprehensive England win, to say he’s a complete passenger is a blatant lie. 

[MattSantos]

2 minutes ago, MRN said:

I saw the odds earlier this week on England. I just thought ,'if I was a betting man, I'd be all over England for that game'.

I'm a happy man

[Gerrumonside ref]

Let’s ramp up a big win now!

[gingerjon]

Just now, dkw said:

Yeah that was frustrating earlier when good England goal line defence led to a knock on and all they said was Samoa looked disjointed. 

This is my soapbox point: commentators *need* to explain why the attack is disjointed (etc) when it's the result of the opposition's defence.

[Tubby]

Just now, Jughead said:

England have been comfortable from the first tackle. It’s game one, England are completing sets with ease, making easy metres and not in any danger. There’s two dead rubbers up next for England to tweak things. 

And I’m not disputing any of that, just that he wouldn’t be my first choice at hooker any more (although he was), and he’s not been up to much. 

[Madrileño]

35 minutes ago, Cake Tiger said:

Looking at the Samoa and Greece kits, I hope one of them has a change kit

They do.

Only England doesn't 

[Jughead]

Just now, Tubby said:

And I’m not disputing any of that, just that he wouldn’t be my first choice at hooker any more (although he was), and he’s not been up to much. 

So, that’s nothing to do with his performance today, which has been completely fine. 

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Hook this to my F’ing veins 

[RL Tragic]

5 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

43,119 as the crowd? It was sort of mumbled.

Decent turn out 

[DoubleD]

Once again showing the gulf between Super League and NRL

[JimBronco]

The best part of Samoa's performance today was their Haka