Oh dear! In the baby grand scheme of things, England are virtually out of the tournament. They do not seem to be mentally astute in the face of pressure, or physically combative against determined, indeed any, opposition. The fans must be disappointed to see capitulation on such a scale and it remains to be seen how many of the current selection are retained in the future. Apart from the lack of nous from England, South Africa did not have to play much rugby to win - they were never under sustained attack. On the odd 'go forward' occassion there was either a knock on, a big hit loosening the ball or a misdirected pass. Once, the England second row Ben Kay threw the ball at his left foot (2nd row 'chip n chase ) with Sackey outside him. I sense not just disappointment but a real irritation about this side's lack of competitiveness. Still, if we go out of the Cup we might get into the hyperbole...
Well done South Africa. You well and truly walked all over the England doormat on your way to the kitchen for a peek into the larder of the quarter finals. Mmmm! - plenty to eat in there!
And the South African players are very hungry...
Samoa, meanwhile, were in the Bois de Boulogne snapping small trees across each other's heads - training to beat England. A more wooden, static performance would be difficult - but hey! England are not finished yet.
England also got whacked in the cricket. Roll on tomorrow and some fun - goodnight.
It was a nice walk across the river to Waterloo though... hurrying home to see...
ho ho ho!!!! It's very hard,hard, hard,after wilki and others players now it's Mr ROBINSON the best player for England. Ho!! merde.The good match but where are "mike cat" with the feet and ....N°12 (lost the name),very very hard for England.I have the ENGLAND tee shirt for the match (in France it's rarely)but for me you are a 2°"patrie".....my friends.Now i go in "rugby"pub because hay all"rugby" friends and the GO GO Girls but so I'm the "man" for the girls. BYE BYE kisses
Posted by: didier or vieux talon papy | 15 September 2007 at 07:42
Just shifted didier's comment as it popped up in a random place...as he does often
Posted by: martin | 15 September 2007 at 07:44
Grandpere Didier! Are you not a little old to be going with the Go Go girls! Still - No problem looking at the menu when you are on a regime!
bisous
annie
x
Posted by: annie | 15 September 2007 at 12:02