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#Post#: 144328--------------------------------------------------
OT England v Australia
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: November 1, 2025, 9:55 am
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The Grauniad, keeping up their usual tradition of great rugby
coverage, have a giant photo of Marcus with the caption "Marcus
Smith starts on the bench", which unless they've got an
exclusive that no one else knows about is somewhat wishful
thinking.
My prediction: a close match, but England by 5, mainly due to
Australia not having access to all their players.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: November 1, 2025, 10:15 am
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England favourites but I think it'll be close. A good time to
rotate and test the international credentials or Heyes and
Baxter.
I think we might see the Aussie's kick to space. None of our
back three have a particulary strong kicking game. Steward has a
big boot but often over cooks it.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: dinsdale
Date: November 1, 2025, 10:58 am
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--- Quote from: KentQuin link ---
>
> England favourites but I think it'll be close. A good time to
rotate and test the international credentials or Heyes and
Baxter.
>
> I think we might see the Aussie's kick to space. None of our
back three have a particulary strong kicking game. Steward has a
big boot but often over cooks it.
>
--- End Quote ---
Steward will have to catch one before he can kick it.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: November 1, 2025, 10:58 am
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Well, England were quite dominant there until Dingwall handed
the Aussies a try.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: November 1, 2025, 12:01 pm
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Not even close in the end. Australia didn't offer anything.
Other than their length-of-the-field intercept try, they were a
bit impotent.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: A222Quin
Date: November 1, 2025, 12:01 pm
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England’s defence was very good today. Attack was meh but the
two tries springing from excellent box kicks and Roebuck’s
reading of them. Driving maul try was brutal. Freeman needs to
pass more. 25-7 and Australia only scoring via an intercept…
would take that at the start of the day.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: November 1, 2025, 12:08 pm
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Decent overall.
Steward and Ford weakest backs in my view.
Freeman did OK but it feels like they were playing him as if he
was Lawrence, which he wasn’t, as two different skill sets
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: November 1, 2025, 12:12 pm
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--- Quote from: MaidstoneQuin link ---
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> Decent overall.
>
> Steward and Ford weakest backs in my view.
>
> Freeman did OK but it feels like they were playing him as if
he was Lawrence, which he wasn’t, as two different skill sets
>
--- End Quote ---
Yeah. A couple of times Freeman should have passed to
Feyi-Waboso, but he still seems to be thinking as a winger and
not realising there's someone free outside him. Steward was ...
okay, but his supposed super skill of catching high balls wasn't
really there. Ford keeps control well, but he doesn't really set
the attack alight.
Only one out of four conversions by the two 10s isn't really
good enough, either.
But overall, England were pretty much on top the whole game.
Never really looked stretched.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: Quinky
Date: November 1, 2025, 12:54 pm
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Random question, not relevant to England, but related to
internationals.
If a player qualifies for a country through residency (lets say
some of the guys playing for Japan), and they then head off to
play in another country e.g. France, are they still eligible to
continue playing for Japan? Logic tells me yes, but confirmation
would be appreciated.
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Re: OT England v Australia
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: November 1, 2025, 1:12 pm
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--- Quote from: Quinky link ---
>
> Random question, not relevant to England, but related to
internationals.
>
> If a player qualifies for a country through residency (lets
say some of the guys playing for Japan), and they then head off
to play in another country e.g. France, are they still eligible
to continue playing for Japan? Logic tells me yes, but
confirmation would be appreciated.
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes in a very short answer.
HTML https://www.world.rugby/organisation/governance/regulations/reg-8#:~:text=REGULATION%208.-,ELIGIBILITY%20TO%20PLAY%20FOR%20NATIONAL%20REPRESENTATIVE%20TEAMS,Sevens%20Team%20of%20another%20Union.
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