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England
Oct 24, 2009 11:04:50 GMT 10
Post by Druzik on Oct 24, 2009 11:04:50 GMT 10
Tell you what, England have plenty to work on after that. Fitness effected the French as the game went on which was a shame. The French looked very good in the first, fantastic defense and good ball movement with a couple of nice tries. A huge improvement on the French team we saw last year in the WC. Yeah things did improve for the french... I just dont know why the fitness would be down though? they had a squad that was a baulk of the catalans so they should be as fit as the english. |
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England
Oct 24, 2009 11:22:32 GMT 10
Post by Seluman on Oct 24, 2009 11:22:32 GMT 10
Dayum! how good was that first half! wooow!
She's all on now people!
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England
Oct 24, 2009 12:56:50 GMT 10
Post by Druzik on Oct 24, 2009 12:56:50 GMT 10
Dayum! how good was that first half! wooow!
She's all on now people! Both the poms and French have to drastically improve to beat the Aussies and Kiwis though. I think it will be an antipodean final again. Can the aussies square it up! |
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England
Oct 24, 2009 15:54:07 GMT 10
Post by supersteve on Oct 24, 2009 15:54:07 GMT 10
Yeah 13 SL players, I thought it wouldnt have effected them so much, but it clearly did. They lasted for a good 60 minutes. Poor discipline hurt them a lot also though, made them do a lot more work in defense.
But all in all a huge improvement, they threw the ball around nicely. Thomas Bosc looked the goods with a very nice kicking game. They have some very talented outside backs, big blokes too.
Doesnt look good for their next game though. Casty out through injury, Jean-Philippe Baile got sent off which means hell probably miss the next game and David Ferriol on report for a high shot. Maybe Guisset will stop crying about the captaincy and come back to help out?.
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England
Oct 24, 2009 16:58:13 GMT 10
Post by Druzik on Oct 24, 2009 16:58:13 GMT 10
Yeah 13 SL players, I thought it wouldnt have effected them so much, but it clearly did. They lasted for a good 60 minutes. Poor discipline hurt them a lot also though, made them do a lot more work in defense. But all in all a huge improvement, they threw the ball around nicely. Thomas Bosc looked the goods with a very nice kicking game. They have some very talented outside backs, big blokes too. Doesnt look good for their next game though. Casty out through injury, Jean-Philippe Baile got sent off which means hell probably miss the next game and David Ferriol on report for a high shot. Maybe Guisset will stop crying about the captaincy and come back to help out?. Yeah I hope so... bloody hel, what is it with some of these players... your there for the team, not yoursleves. |
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England
Oct 24, 2009 17:37:24 GMT 10
Post by sportsmad on Oct 24, 2009 17:37:24 GMT 10
who was the referee for this game? he sounded kiwi...
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England
Oct 24, 2009 17:55:24 GMT 10
Post by Druzik on Oct 24, 2009 17:55:24 GMT 10
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England
Oct 25, 2009 1:36:45 GMT 10
Post by arh21980 on Oct 25, 2009 1:36:45 GMT 10
Give the french another team in the ESL and would really push the big three. The lack off experience on the bench for the french is what cost them in the second half
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Post by HKR AWAY DAYS on Nov 5, 2009 1:30:06 GMT 10
Give the french another team in the ESL and would really push the big three. The lack off experience on the bench for the french is what cost them in the second half No thanks, 1 French side is enough already! |
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England
Nov 25, 2009 15:01:15 GMT 10
Post by arh21980 on Nov 25, 2009 15:01:15 GMT 10
Have they any idea who's going to be coach of England next year?
If they could pry Shaun Edwards away from Wasps RU I think he would make a good coach
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England
Feb 6, 2010 15:48:49 GMT 10
Post by arh21980 on Feb 6, 2010 15:48:49 GMT 10
our Nations awaits the stars of Super League
Friday 5th February 10
The RFL’s Director of Performance and Coaching Jon Roberts has issued a timely challenge to the players who have ambitions to fly the flag in this autumn’s Four Nations Down Under – England expects great things from you in 2010.
As 14 clubs prepare for the opening round of the new Engage Super League season, Roberts is reminding the country’s top talent that many of them are about to embark on an exciting four-year journey.
As well as selection for England against New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea at the end of this season, many of Engage Super League’s shooting stars have a chance to put down a marker for the 2013 World Cup.
The schedule for the 2010 Four Nations was confirmed earlier this week when it was revealed that England face New Zealand in Wellington, Australia in Melbourne, Papua New Guinea in Auckland and, hopefully, a final appearance in Brisbane.
Before then, England are also expected to play a mid-season Test match against France on home soil as well as a warm-up game in the southern hemisphere prior to the Four Nations.
“This is a big year for every Engage Super League player, especially those who have ambitions to represent England in 2010 and the 2013 World Cup,” said Roberts.
“We are progressing well with details for the Four Nations to ensure we get all the specifics right for a performance environment. We want to build on what was achieved in 2009.
“For now our main focus is clearly on the recruitment of the new national coach and once that happens a lot of things will fall into place.
“Until then we will continue to work with the members of the Elite Training Squad (ETS) by looking at their development and giving them the support they require to meet their individual needs.”
There are currently 17 players in the ETS but more will be added over the course of the 2010 Engage Super League season once the new England coach is in place. The vast majority of the England squad that flies out for New Zealand in early October will be drawn from the ETS.
“The Four Nations schedule is not without its challenges but we’ll be doing a lot of work to ensure we manage our preparations so the travelling causes minimal disruption,” added Roberts.
“We hope to play a warm-up match in New Zealand against a strong nation from the southern hemisphere to help the squad acclimatise.”
The process of finding a successor to national coach Tony Smith is progressing and Roberts is confident the new man will be in place in time for the mid-season Test against France.
2010 Four Nations dates confirmed
October 23: New Zealand v England, Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
October 24: Australia v Papua New Guinea, Parramatta Stadium
October 30: New Zealand v Papua New Guinea, International Stadium, Rotorua.
October 31: Australia v England, Melbourne (venue tbc).
November 6: England v Papua New Guinea, Eden Park, Auckland.
November 6: New Zealand v Australia, Eden Park, Auckland.
November 13: Final, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.
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England
Feb 6, 2010 15:50:22 GMT 10
Post by arh21980 on Feb 6, 2010 15:50:22 GMT 10
Tonga, Samoa and Fiji must be crossing there fingers its them for the warm up ;D
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England
Feb 6, 2010 19:08:24 GMT 10
Post by sportsmad on Feb 6, 2010 19:08:24 GMT 10
Tonga seems to be the least aggressive of them nations. Fiji will be pushing very hard and Samoa have a very ambitious schedule that their looking to put in place for 2010
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England
Feb 7, 2010 14:41:41 GMT 10
Post by arh21980 on Feb 7, 2010 14:41:41 GMT 10
I'd have to favour Tonga considering they got NZ last year. This might seem an obvious question but why don't the Kangaroos play a game against someone as well
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England
Feb 7, 2010 15:23:53 GMT 10
Post by sportsmad on Feb 7, 2010 15:23:53 GMT 10
the exact same question i was asking myself. for that matter why arent PNG? Prime Ministers XIII match doesnt really count IMO. theres room for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa all to play games against high profile teams. this is how i would have it if i had my way:
NZ vs Samoa- NZ
England vs Tonga- NZ
Australia vs Fiji- Sydney (i highly douby Aus would travel to Fiji given the political climate and general Australian arrogance)
PNG vs Cook Islands- PNG
thats 8 quality games and thats only the warm up to 4N!
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