Rugby A Game For Gentlemen

Another one for the forwards!

England a little bit off the pace after substituting their big hitters

Bit of a damp squib for the last quarter but a deserved and pretty emphatic win for England

Got to be pleased with that. Looking a serious side again :+1:

Wales in Cardiff next.
A try in the first 90 seconds would be handy in that one :grin:

Interesting take from NZ Stuff

Haha, love that article. It proves they are worried :grin:

Yep, we’re really shitting our trousers.:grinning:

England starting XV (509 caps)

15 Elliot Daly (Wasps, 27 caps), 14 Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 31 caps), 13 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 19 caps), 12 Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 29 caps), 11 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 42 caps), 10 Owen Farrell (Saracens, 67 caps) (captain), 9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 82 caps), 1 Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs, 5 caps), 2 Jamie George (Saracens, 34 caps), 3 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 19 caps), 4 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 70 caps), 5 George Kruis (Saracens, 29 caps), 6 Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons, 10 caps), 7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 7 caps), 8 Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 38 caps).

Finishers (147 caps)

16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 9 caps), 17 Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 6 caps) , 18 Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, 16 caps), 19 Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 55 caps), 20 Brad Shields (Wasps, 5 caps), 21 Dan Robson (Wasps, 1 cap), 22 George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 53 caps), 23 Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 2 caps).

Wales have picked Anscombe at 10… :flushed::grimacing::anguished:

England by at least two scores.

TMO a very popular man!

Wonderful try!
Where have you been France!

I’m glad we’ve already played them.

That has broken the deadlock

What tool them so long?

26 minutes, unheard of.

The fitness levels are astonishing

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Johnny May!

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How good was that from May

Phew. Tough game.

A few running repairs might be needed at half time.

England guilty of excitement.
Some more calm and deeper lines at the end here and they’d have been in. Too many forwards stood still, hoping for glory from a standing start (and getting in way of a wider pass).