New Zealand v England (Rugby Union)- Match day thread

[Eeyore]

10-3 England at present.

 

[Beach Hut]

We look in very good form at present.

 

[Eeyore]

Yarde is at Harlequins next season, it's encouraging to see his development thus far.

 

[Beach Hut]

We seem to be able to survive this brutal assault by NZ at present.

 

[MJsGhost]

What a game this is so far - England on the edge of chaos taking NZ on toe-to-toe with a running game. Superb to watch!

 

[Eeyore]

It's a shame that fell to Tuilagi and not Brown.

 

[Seasider78]

England have been fantastic so far a a bit more clinical and better decision making and we could push on and win this.

Great game to watch

 

[Beach Hut]

13-13, make that 18-13 one error costs you with NZ

 

[Motogull]

Fantastic game, but I feared we'd see a better NZ team second half. Shame, first half hour was excellent and then we became very loose.

As I watch, looks like NZ have pulled the pin.

 

[The Wizard]

New Zealand are unreal right now, they really turned up the wick here.

 

[Eeyore]

We may need to make some changes now. I agree with the commentators. I would bring Courtney Laws on.

 

[Beach Hut]

We are being pulverised at present, NZ are awesome.

Yellow card Farrell

 

[The Wizard]

Yellow card & penalty 13-21... New Zealand really turned it up but England have gone off the boil massively.

 

[Arthur]

I know **** all about rugby but that first half was brilliant entertainment. How these fellas don't seriously injure one another I'll never know.

 

[The Wizard]

Mauling now, 26-13

 

[Eeyore]

The most important thing is to get as close to them as possible. A ten point defeat in New Zealand is almost like a win elsewhere. Whatever happens here, I'm very pleased about the progress of our team.

 

[Beach Hut]

28-20

 

[The Wizard]

Going to finish 28-27.. Damn it!!

 

[Beach Hut]

Think NZ took their foot of the gas towards the end.

 

[Eeyore]

Most other test playing nations would have capitulated under that pressure, especially a man down. I always felt that, even if we lose 3-0 in this series, by staying close to them we can show further progress. We've done it again today.