22-10-19 RWC QUARTERS
RUGBY WORLD CUP
QUARTERS
ENGLAND 40-16
MAY MOMENTUM
Slade’s first contribution is to have the ball bumped
off him in the tackle, Beale receives it and is through the gap and runs 60
metres up to the England 22, but he’s gone so far that there’s no support with
him. Not that it matters as England have given a penalty away that Christian
Lealiifano is lining up. And the Wallaby ten slots it. England need some ball
very soon.
England have the ball back and there’s more fast soft
hands right to Watson, it’s recycled and goes all the way left, some clever
dummy runs in midfield hold the Aus defensive line and May crosses in the left
corner. Farrell slots a great kick from the touchline.
Genia throws an interception to Slade and he’s away, but he
doesn’t have the pace to get there from 70 metres so he dinks a beautiful kick
on the run for May to gather and he definitely has the pace to get in. Farrell
kicks another one from out left.
Wallabies grab the lineout and send their midfield
runners at the England line, Izack Rodda punches a bit hole through and when
it’s recycled Jamie George is pinged for offside and Christian Lealiifano has
the simplest of kicks.Easy as that for the Wallaby ten.
Tuilagi gets some momentum on a carry and Christian
Lealiifano gives away a kickable penalty for not rolling away. Owen Farrell can
stroke the likes of that over all day.
Austrlia have a scrum in the England 22. It
goes down once and Sinckler believes Sio is dropping his bind and screams “Romain!”
at touch judge Romain Poite 50 metres away on that side of the scrum to draw
his attention. That level of cheeking of officials should bring a penalty, but
Garces is traditionally weak on this and does nothing again.
However, the next scrum brings the Aus penalty they
should’ve had for that for England collapsing and Christian Lealiifano lines it
up. Lealiifano slots it as the gong goes,
but there’s time for the restart.
Daly drops a straightforward catch, and Australia are back
on the attack. Slade pushes up too far in defence and the ball is floated over
him and popped to Koroibete on the inside drift on halfway and he’s through and
takes Daly to the cleaners by standing him up and going around him to score.
Not a great few minutes for the England fullback. Conversion is added.
Watson makes some headway up the right and when the ball is
recycled left Sinckler runs a fabulous out to in line in midfield, and he is
through and in from 15 metres. He even deliberately ran at Beale to bump him,
just to make some sort of point. Farrell converts.
England hold up Sio in defence after the prop is given a
pretty impossible task by a dodgy pass from Lealiifano and they win the scrum.
They double down on this by splintering the Wallaby pack in the resulting scrum
and winning a penalty. Farrell indicates he’ll kick for the posts. The England captain adds three from in
front, 25 metres out
England catch and drive the lineout, Youngs pulls the ball
out of the maul sprints for the blindside corner and grounds it, but it has a
look of being spilled. The TMO confirms is, but England have a penalty for
Australia’s side entry to the maul. Farells
not missed one yet, and he’s not
starting with that one.
England catch and drive and begin a slow,
draining, demoralising maul march forward which Australia are pinged for
collapsing. The ball is over the posts and Owen Farell
makes match is pretty much all over.
Ford sends a raking, soul-splintering kick into touch
near the Australia line. The Wallabies will have to go from there, but they’re
given some help with a penalty that Beale taps and floats a pass towards Hooper
but Watson intercepts it and walks it in. Farrell converts.
MY
OPINION
England have shown in this match
that they have got a real chance at the World Cup as few would have seen them
win this by so much and the Australians can only see this as a negative as all
the6y would have saw this as was closer but threw err 2 men on form in May and Farrell
and I don’t think they could be stopped
NZ 46-14 IRELAND
SMITH STYLES IT OUT
Another break in play for treatment for a head injury
sustained by Garry Ringrose. He’s off to the blood bin and Jordan Lamour
replaces him. New Zealand have a chance to open the scoring after Jacob
Stockdale is penalised for deliberate, one-handed knock on as he tried to
intercept. Richie Mo’unga makes no mistake with
his first kick at goal and New Zealand have the lead.
That’s been coming. After relentless New
Zealand pressure through phase after phase five metres from the Ireland line,
Aaron Smith spots a gap, scuttles through and grounds the ball just beside the
posts. Mo’unga adds the extras.
Ireland lineout. It’s sloppy and Tadhg Furlong
ends up knocking on. Scrum for New Zealand. The ball’s played out the line from
Jack Goodhue to Sevue Reece who gallops to the corner. He’s tackled, a ruck
forms and Aaron Smith goes over in the corner for his second try. A stupid
mistake by Ireland at their own lineout is punished mercilessly. Richie Mo’unga
scores the conversion.
A bruising tackle on Sexton from Reece prompts the Irishman
to lose the ball. Barrett kicks the ball ahead, gathers and goes over.
Kieran Read drives for the line and is brought down. He pops
the ball up to Taylor, who grabs the pass and drops between the posts. The
conversion sails between the posts.
From a lineout, New Zealand drive forward, smithereening the
Irish pack. An inch-perfect cross-field kick from Mo’unga is gathered on the
far touchline and a ruck forms. The ball’s picked out from the base of the ruck
and fed to Matt Todd, who goes over. Sensational stuff from the All Blacks
From a five-metre scrum, CJ Stander takes the ball and makes
a clever before passing to Henshaw, who darts over between the posts. The extra
are over
Ardie Savea turns over possession for New Zealand. A burst
through the centre and Dane Coles offloads to Bridge, who goes over. This is a
massacre.
With Ireland camped on the New Zealand line, CJ
Stander’s route to touching the ball against the base of the upright by an
offside Matt Todd.
MY
OPINION
This was a bit of a nightmare of
a result for the Irish as they probably would have been expected to compete in
this match in some way but the game itself was over by half time but this will
not decline what Best and Scmidt have done for this team as both captain and
manager. I think there will be a bit of going backwards to go forwards at the
moment
WALES 20-19 FRANCE
WAINRIGHT WHALES IT
Wales can only clear it for an attacking lineout to France
10 metres out. They catch and drive, it’s recycled once and the lock carries
two over the line with him to score.
France try to go wide early in the own half,
Vakatawa steps Navidi to get thtrough the tackle line and the French flood
through in support. It goes via Dupont to Ollivon who runs in from 40 metres. Ntamack
doesn’t miss this time.
France have possession, but the ball comes
loose and Wainwright gobbles it up and shows some great pace to run in
unopposed from 30 metres. Biggar slots the two.
After many scrum resets, the ball eventually
makes its way to North coming off his wing and Wales are up to the France 22.
Wales decide to keep in tight through forward carries until Vahaamahina is
pinged for a high tackle. It’s right in front on the 22 and Biggar will lap
this up. He doesn’t miss those.
France are into the Wales 22 against Wales’s fourteen men.
They work it left to Penaud off his wing in midfield, he offloads to Vakatawa
who employs his trademark step to score from 10 metres. Ntamack slots the
conversion
France catch the lineout and set it up beautifully in the
maul, but Vahaamahina is pinged again for being about the head and neck of
Wainwright. He has his hand all over his face and follows it up with an elbow
straight to Wainwright’s chin. This will be the end of the France lock’s game.
Wales drive it up through the forwards which France
counter-ruck and clear, but it’s only as far their own 10 metre line and back
come Wales and they have a penalty for Alldritt not rolling away. Biggar wisely
points at the posts. It’s over with little
fuss.
France make an unholy mess of their scrum, and Wales are on
it with Tomos Williams ripping the ball to Tipuric who feeds Moriarty to touch
down from a few metres.
MY
OPINION
One decision of the sending off
was what changed this game in such a massive way and I think that France had
complete control before this happened and could not see them loose the game. I
do think that the Irish need to take the French approach which is to look at
the World Cup as their sole objective
JAPAN 3-26 SA
MAPUMPI MAGNIFICO
They get the shove on, and de Klerk has options at the base
of the scrum, with most of the Japanese defenders on the open side to his
right. Mapimpi is lurking on his left shoulder and he passes that way. Tamura
falls off a tackle and Mapimpi is in at the corner.
Now South Africa have another scrum. It is fair to say that
Japan are not having the best of it at scrum time. South African power at the
first scrum of the match created the first try. But ... this one brings a
penalty for Japan! Forget I spoke! The players celebrate like they’ve won the
match. Prop Koo Ji-won punches the air. The crowd roar. Huge moment. They will
kick for goal. Japan are on the board Tamara.
A have early field position after a fine kick by de Klerk.
Then, it looks like Matsushima is lucky to get away with a dangerous high
tackle near his own try line, on Mapimpi. Strong start to the half by the Boks
and they have a penalty. Daylight,
if you can call it that, for South Africa on the scoreboard
Pollard strokes over a straightforward penalty after Japan
were penalised at that scrum.
Japan try to run the ball from their own 22. Fukuoka catches
a looping pass and is smashed by le Roux. Japan kick it back, de Klerk makes a
sniping run in the midfield, and a high tackle from James Moore in a central
position brings another penalty and SA can go for goal again. Pollard makes no mistake and cracks a
penalty through the posts. Boks in total control.
Big shove from
SA at a maul, which travels up the middle all of 30 metres. De Klerk is over
for a well-deserved try under the posts, after a lovely off-load by Marx sets
him up. Pollard adds the extras
After that line-out was stolen, South Africa attack down the
left. Pollard aims a brilliant pass out to the wing and Mapimpi powers over in
the corner for his second try of the match.
MY
OPINION
This was not the same performance
they put in against Ireland and they allowed South Africa to control the game
whatever way that they could and I think Japan could have given a better
account of themselves than this as they are much better than this result
suggests
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