To all you New Zealanders

[piskieinboots]

on here - be afraid this arvo ... be very afraid

To all others on here who have no idea what I prattle about, tis Rugby ...and sadly I fear we will be given a pasting and left out to dry

[kernowyon]

methinks if we get within 15 points it will be a bonus - but we must have faith (it has been severely tested this Autumn)

but as Lawrence Doolaly said in an interview - he captained England to what was then a record defeat at Twickers and 6 years later lifted the World Cup. it will take time to rebuild, but boy it does show how far we have to go.

[kiwirach]

oh how i wish i had sky tv.....i'll have to settle for cheering wales on against the aussies.

however just incase anyone has any doubt where my support lies....

GO THE BOYS IN BLACK!!!!

[FionaH]

I guess with a name like yours kiwi that was inevitable
Son and lots of mates just gone to a friends with Sky to watch the match, drink beer etc. Thank heavens theyve gone, fridge is empty now!

[kiwirach]

out of curiosity....are there other kiwis on the vine?. i dont think i've come across any here.


i'll try to be graceful when we thrash, wallop, cream, teach em how to play......

[FionaH]

And we will be dignified in defeat as half our team gets stretchered off!

Havent spotted any others kiwis no, which could be a good thing this afternoon

[kiwirach]

good grief....england have already have 2 yellow cards in the 1st half!!.
(got an online match tracker on, and wales v oz on the telly!!).

must pack another box!.

[danmon_81]

cant believe the english on here dont have faith...We're not doin bad!!

[kiwirach]

We're not doin bad!!

yeah!, but your not winning either.....


*must remember to be graceful.....

[kiwirach]

way to go wales!!

way to go all blacks

[kernowyon]

oh dear, perhaps if we could keep all the players on the pitch we might have kept it closer, ho hum, the only way is up

[bobleponge]

I left the TV room when Nonu went over. England were basically outplayed in all departments. Its a young team with a lot of rebuilding to do. Discipline was shocking, no pace or invention in the backs, and thinking back to the scrum monsters we used to have, to be outshoved for the first try of the match was poor.
Still, the only way is indeed up. Dont even think we'll win the 6 nations either, disappointingly.
I dont think they will want for motivation under the new management system that Johnson will put in place, I fear for our basic natural talent. Still, to cheer us up though, at least we arent known as a team of bottlers!! (sorry KiwiRach)

[danmon_81]

Why oh why is paul sakey still playin??? yes he can finish but the rest of his game is shocking...
Our 1st 35 mins was exciting...we stepped up to them!
Haskel, lipman, vickery played well.........but yep i agree we lack so much in the backs...i think i heard flutey and noon's name mentioned once rubbish.
Before stevens came on we were doing well in the scrum. Woodcock is probably the best in the game...

I do hope this is only the start of something new for us....something to build on!

[piskieinboots]

FOUR yellows - oh come oh!!! that Ref was way out of order - I accept that we made some stupid schoolboy errors (again!) but that sodding Ref was not consistent .....a yellow for 'holding on' ....WTF ....

...and no yellow for ABs doing same as we got one for.....

but well played AB's - it was a good match apart from the Ref and I thought we played better than we have in a long time but obviously not better than you ...obviously ....thank gawd you isn't in the 6Ns I say

[kiwirach]

am chuckling at the screen!!! deary deary deary.....breath everyone, its only a game....lol!!.