Some thoughts on the England victory
December 2, 2012 in rugby, sport
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The most important part was the fact that England (like Italy two weeks ago) kept the ball in hand and in doing so prevented NZ from running at them for the majority of the match. It was the England physicality at the breakdowns when they carried the ball that allowed them to keep possession and which prevented NZ from making their normal turnovers at the tackle. The key to the England teams ability to keep the ball alive and not losing it at the tackle was the aggression of the ball carriers. The ball carriers did not just go to ground and waited for the supporting players to blow-over like the Springboks tend to do. The England ball carriers to a man worked hard in the tackles with aggressive leg drive and robust twirling, rotating, pirouetting as they hit contact. They also to a man bounced off the ground forcing themselves forward into the attacker’s legs as they hit the ground
punishr said on December 2, 2012
I just posted on McLooks post about how the English didn’t ( for the most part) aimlessly kick the ball away. It would be great if SA did this as well…
uneducated opion said on December 2, 2012
amen powas!… you can actually see the kicking error by the full back cost the english a try. the fullback was at the back all the players still retreating he had to chase the ball himself he placed his team under pressure. on the kick return the flyhalf of england failed to find touch and there you go first try new zealand. had the full back taken the ball to the line it may not have been a try.
mickeynelster said on December 2, 2012
Even the Shitiest teams get lucky some times
Leeubok said on December 3, 2012
Exactly! The poms think they’re the best team in the world again and will win the next world cup! And of course it had to be a saffer and NZder who did the damage for England..