I say not much rugger on at the moment, obviously discounting the three disasterous England performances of late:
- 11th June saw England get a drubbing against Australia, losing 34-3 in Sydney.
- On 17th June, England Saxons managed to lose the Plate Final in the Churchill Cup to Ireland A, thus coming 4th (out of six!).
- On the same date, England main squad lost again against Australia, this time on the end of a 43-18 hammering.
Can't say I'm entirely surprised bearing in mind the fairly inexperienced squad we took while resting some of the senior boys ahead of the next long season. But I'm wondering if Andy Robinson has lost some of his perspective in insisting England can still win the World Cup again next year. On those performances? I won't be betting my mortgage on it!The Autumn Internationals (kicking off with New Zealand at Twickenham on 5th November) will be very interesting. Fireworks on the pitch too, perhaps? Here's a picture of the last time the AllBlacks visited: Steve Borthwick does battle with his opposite number Chris Jack.
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Nice to see you back, rugbymadgirl! I'm sure they play better when you're here to comment on it!
Ha, I wish! Ah well, I've been busy on my holiday so haven't written much of late. Might digress into a few non-rugby posts over the next few weeks, until the action re-commences in September!
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