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    Australia worried us when they ran directly at us, especially in the second half, but England have the size/weight parity across the team to soak it up far easier.

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      "Golden thread by golden thread, Australia are unravelling". Not bad but probably sounded better when practised in his head, just before he popped off to sleep last night.

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        Curry has been immense in this match - playing the kind of game that Pocock used to play before all the injuries kicked in.

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          That's that then. Ireland next!

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            Kurtley Beale is like Unlucky Alf, isn't he? Poor sod.

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              Always find Australia easy to admire but hard to love.

              Too bad we can only have a truly-meaningful-to-both-countries England v Japan clash in the final though( the bronze medal match wouldn't cut it). Would love to laboratory test all this "No - we just love a plucky underdog" pish from last week.

              But I'm refusing to let Craig Doyle's "Sorry we cheered for Japan, lads" ITV sign-off from last Sunday turn me against him, fellow-traveller Warburton, or my pre-tournament hope Ireland and/or Wales would make a first ever final (the Scotland "proviso" more of a damned certainty this year).

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                Referee absolutely right to overrule and disallow that Australian try at the end but how the TMO ref with the benefit of replays didn't see that clear forward pass was a bit worrying.

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                  Bollocks. I slept in and missed it.

                  Needed my sleep though, so there's that.

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                    Chieka must be finished with Australia now. That is probably the most poorly coached, tactically inept Australian side I have ever seen at a World Cup.

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                      Originally posted by Alex Anderson View Post
                      Always find Australia easy to admire but hard to love.

                      Too bad we can only have a truly-meaningful-to-both-countries England v Japan clash in the final though( the bronze medal match wouldn't cut it). Would love to laboratory test all this "No - we just love a plucky underdog" pish from last week.

                      But I'm refusing to let Craig Doyle's "Sorry we cheered for Japan, lads" ITV sign-off from last Sunday turn me against him, fellow-traveller Warburton, or my pre-tournament hope Ireland and/or Wales would make a first ever final (the Scotland "proviso" more of a damned certainty this year).
                      Point of order: Jill Douglas introducing Bryan Habana two minutes ago: " He could hardly contain his excitement last Sunday watching Japan sneak past Scotland ..."

                      The "the prick" was very heavily implied.

                      Fair play, ITV.

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                        The ground appears to be a sea of green - the haka's just been drowned out by a chorus of 'Fields of Athenry'. Isn't that a bit disrespectful? It'll only wind them up.

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                          Originally posted by Ray de Galles View Post
                          Chieka must be finished with Australia now. That is probably the most poorly coached, tactically inept Australian side I have ever seen at a World Cup.
                          The implication from the post match chat on ITV is that his departure was imminent.

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                            Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View Post
                            Insomnia so I am up at 3.14am watching this. 32-17 seems about right. Australia have been poor for a while.
                            Not so far off.

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                              Goodhue's mullet very prominent in the early stages.

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                                Unsurprisingly ferocious start to the match.

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                                  How many phases of relentless pressure?!

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                                    Uh-oh. This might not end up the nail-biter I was hoping for.

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                                      Nice try.

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                                        And again.

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                                          It's like a prison beating so far.

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                                            Ireland are tackling way too high in nearly every phase here, hugely dangerous and a sign of panic.

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                                              As an aside now this game is effectively over I do get annoyed when referees yell at players not to use their hands in the ruck. Not just because they are professionals and shouldn't need telling but because the ref should bloody well let them transgress and then penalise them. The ref's effectively assisted two of the All Blacks' tries in this half.

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                                                Men against boys. On this form, hope they go on to win the whole thing.

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                                                  Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View Post
                                                  The ground appears to be a sea of green - the haka's just been drowned out by a chorus of 'Fields of Athenry'. Isn't that a bit disrespectful? It'll only wind them up.
                                                  I don't think these guys hear anything except the blood they need to drink pulsing through the veins of the opposition.

                                                  Fucking frightening. As so often before. A sporting phenomenon the All Blacks.

                                                  I wouldn't say I'm glad Scotland didn't beat Japan but, ye know, right now, I'm glad Scotland didn't beat Japan.

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                                                    Ireland need a yellow for all these lasso tackles round the neck.

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