He used to be able to run a game but now he can't and he ends up coming across a bit whingey and whiney...so probably yes he's confidence is shot. Agree, time to bring some new blood through and see what Farrell can bring to the set up.
Wouldn't it be great to see an all NH final?
I'm a bit late to this thread.
It's had to see beyond a NZ cup win, I think, judging by the performances so far.
I thought England looked very good on Saturday, then NZ come along and .......... //static.avforums.com/styles/avf/smilies/facepalm.gif
Bad news for Wales as Josh Navidi out with a torn hamstring - by far their most consistent player. Lets just hope Jonathan Davies is back for the semi - really missed him yesterday.
No.
Bad news for Wales with Liam Williams out of the tournament with an ankle injury picked up in training. He's always a threat with ball in hand and has been playing some of the best rugby of his life. He has a brilliant defensive full back to take his place in Leigh Halfpenny but Leigh doesn't pose the same attacking threat that Liam does.
Sadly SA wing Cheslin Kolbe is also out.
Absolutely brilliant!
Incredible. Never seen a New Zealand side be so controlled. They didnt have a sniff or any period of sustained pressure.
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Superb result, its not very often you can say you should have won by more against New Zealand (one try was legit)
It's a good job as an English fan we have a good cricket and rugby team to make up for the football team https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/[email protected]/png/64/1f602.png
If anyone had ever said to me that Leicester City would have scored more points against Southampton than New Zealand got against England, I'd have laughed in their face!!!
Have to take my hat-off to England. Completely out-played the ABs, who looked lacklustre and panicky.
Onwards to tomorrow. A win for Wales will mean a pretty fraught day in the BTB household next Saturday - me being from Cardiff and Mrs BTB being from Watford......//static.avforums.com/styles/avf/smilies/facepalm.gif
Someone's going to be miserable......