Simon Hick retweeted
Watching the Ireland game for the 1st time and Rob Baloucoune was outstanding in the opening 30 mins.
His tackle success for Ulster this season is 95.8% - the best of any back in Ireland. He made 11 tackles today, missing 0. For a winger, that's phenomenal.
#ENGvIRE #SixNations
If it’s not Scotland (after a win over England) that wales are playing, Hawkins doesn’t catch that bouncing ball. And if it’s England he’s playing, Huw Jones catches that pass from VDM and scores under posts.
When Scotland do make big breaks, a couple of times a slow front 5 player has made the next carry and taken away all the momentum.
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One of many, many utterly harrowing elements of that is this:
England 22 entries: 12
Ireland 22 entries: 9
21-42 FT. 👋🏼
Wales have a great chance here but one of their better players, Tomos Williams, is having an off day. Could be even further ahead.
Not the whole story but it looks like Borthwick has either over relied on data or misinterpreted it or looked at the wrong data.
Farrell doesn’t always get the mental prep right but he gets it right more than most coaches. Meanwhile England have looked really flat, slow witted, lacking in focus two weeks in a row. That Pepper penalty on his knees near Ireland line in 2nd half summed them up. Idiotic.
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Hard to look past those turnover numbers as the decider today.
#SCOvENG
The blocked Ford DG is best example in the game of how Scotland looked like they could read England’s attack. All those poaches and double hits on England carriers smacks of a team that had England sussed before kick off. They then executed it brilliantly, but the plan was there
That mad shit only happens in this fixture. When do you see a blocked DG end up in a breakaway try. Scotlands jackal turnovers ruling the second half so far.
Worth putting in context that he executes this skill knowing England’s blitz defence wanna knock his head off.
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La magnifique passe volleyée de Finn Russell pour son centre Huw Jones qui va à l’essai 😳
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Finn Russell doesn’t always play well but when he does he’s still one of the best in the world. His flick pass for Jones, beating tacklers, chip kicks, conversions (take a note Ireland), and making his tackles.
A bit like when you play SA, England being a man down less significant, cos of the scrum dominance. That alone could pull them back into this.
Crazy half for Arundell. A try and 2 yellows. Scotland could have gone for the jugular there. A man up, England rattled and three times they kicked it away. Dobie should do better from that position either way. Scots are pumped though and once again v England, are different team
Can you intercept straight from a scrumhalf pass and also be onside?Seems physically impossible provided the pass is a fast one, which it was from White.
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0.7 points per entry for Italy. Probably cost them the game. #IREvITA








