Not Kick 'n' Clap, a proper game of rugby is taking place and what a great game it is, England out the traps well with some excellent intensity but NZ looking more settled now but not taking their chances, could be a great result...come on England.
England Vs New Zealand
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TRY :whoo:
Spectacular try by NZ right on the break sets it up for a great 2nd half.
Not at the break, still a few minutes to go..
Not at the break, still a few minutes to go..
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
It's taking me back 30 odd years to when Grandstand show RL every Saturday afternoon....
Good game so far.
Good game so far.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
:whoo: Get in there....
tic, tic, tic.............:whoo:
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
I do enjoy rugby league I have to say but NZ arent the benchmark in that code the Aussies are.
It's not the as good as the proper game though and miles easier, ask Sam Burgess
It's not the as good as the proper game though and miles easier, ask Sam Burgess
I do enjoy rugby league I have to say but NZ arent the benchmark in that code the Aussies are.
It's not the as good as the proper game though and miles easier, ask Sam Burgess
Whilst I agree Aussies are #1, the Kiwi's aren't too far behind and so any win has to be seen as a good result. Getting a similar series win away to either of these two would be a massive boost. Does anyone know the last time we beat NZ or Australia away in a series
Birchy
Money List Winner
New zealand are number 1 in the world in RL after winning the four nations and beating the Aussies in the Anzac test in Aus.
Might change after today though
Might change after today though
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
New zealand are number 1 in the world in RL after winning the four nations and beating the Aussies in the Anzac test in Aus.
Might change after today though
Lol, still widely accepted though that the Aussies are the RL masters though
Hope Burgess tears it up at South Sydney again, I was eager for him to do well at Bath.
Tiger man
Challenge Tour Pro
Agree Aussies are the benchmark but the Burgess quote is miles out.I do enjoy rugby league I have to say but NZ arent the benchmark in that code the Aussies are.
It's not the as good as the proper game though and miles easier, ask Sam Burgess
He was misused terribly and played miles out of position in yawnion and been made the scapegoat through no fault of his own. Never in a million years is he a centre he was/is a prop forward. Love to see a union prop going to league to become a back! Played all year at Bath in the forwards only for Lancaster to put him on the biggest stage of all with no experience playing totally out of position and all after only 20 odd games in the code. Just glad he is back where he belongs enjoying his game again.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
My
smilie was lost I you I take it.Burgess is a class player and given time would have been a superb back rower in union. Unfortunately I believe the RWC call up was wrong which led to him going back to RL and Lancaster losing his job.
Tiger man
Challenge Tour Pro
Yes obviouslyMy
Burgess is a class player and given time would have been a superb back rower in union. Unfortunately I believe the RWC call up was wrong which led to him going back to RL and Lancaster losing his job.
Lancaster totally lost the plot in the end and his call to select Burgess ahead of Burrell, a specialist centre and a really good one at that was baffling but not Sam's fault.
User20205
Money List Winner
Burgess was misused and misinformed. He wanted to play in the World Cup but left himself no time to learn the game. He could have stayed for another 4 years and learned Union properly, he could have been a world class 6 or centre. I genuinely think so. Unfortunately the prospect of slogging it out in the mud in bath, playing a game he didn't really love, understandably didn't appeal.
To call it 'kick and clap' and 'yawnion' is cliched, chip on yer shoulder, northern bollards.i didn't see the kiwis or the Aussies playing an unattractive game. Unfortunately English Union doesn't value the same vision
You can get excited about yesterday, it was a good performance after the dross of last week, but it wasn't a full strength NZ team.
tugglesf239
Journeyman Pro
It was not a full strength England side either to be fair
We had Sam Tomkins, Alex Walmsley and George Burgess missing. Thats the words most expensive player, a Man of Steel nominee (should have won IMO) and a beast of a Prop forward. All of these would have been guaranteed to have been selected in the 17.
There are a few fringe players missing that would also have helped bolster the back line too.
I agree and dont think any fan will get carried away with the win though, but it is a great bit of preparation for next years 4 nations.
User20205
Money List Winner
I don't really know enough about rugby league to comment, I was doing a homer and regurgitating commentators facts
.but winning is a good habit.It's a shame we don't see enough league. They should break the mould and strike a terrestrial tv deal. I'm not sure the limited sky audience helps them.
In my bachelor days we used to watch the ARL all the time. Joey Johns is my favourite ever player of either code :thup:
Vikingman
Head Pro
I suppose the following is cliched, chip on your shoulder, Southern bollards.
"The criteria to play for England shouldn't be owning a whippet and having pigeon s@@t on your shoulders".
Have a guess who wrote it in the Stuart Lancaster thread.
Vikingman
Head Pro
Good to finally get over the line.
Thought this one might slip away as well the way the Kiwi's started the second half but good to see us hang in.
Removing the corner flag from touch has lead to some pretty spectacular tries in recent years but I don't recall seeing one were the winger (Nightingale) dived over the top of the full back (Hardacre) himself diving to make the tackle.
Thought this one might slip away as well the way the Kiwi's started the second half but good to see us hang in.
Removing the corner flag from touch has lead to some pretty spectacular tries in recent years but I don't recall seeing one were the winger (Nightingale) dived over the top of the full back (Hardacre) himself diving to make the tackle.
User20205
Money List Winner
Its a direct quote from an England Union player from the 80's (whose name escapes me), when Mike Harrison was captain. It has no relevance to any other sport inc league, but you weren't to know that
No need to feel silly
