england came up with the game plan to win both games and executed it very well. However, the boks have the muscle to match it up front, as good a goal kicker in montgomery, and a better backline (except for pieterson, how someone who cannot tackle, kick or catch makes the team is a mystery)
they will simply kick for the corners and let their great lineout put pressure on england, and it will get very tiring for the english forwards to pick and drive all the way from their own 22 for the whole game.
That's how it should go, but in finals the underdog always has a good chance.

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Originally posted by pmoisse Too much of England's hope rests on the left foot of that Wilkinson dude. Sure he won the French game, but it shouldn't have been that close.

Hes the kicker most of the hope is bound to rest on his shoulders its the same with any team if u have a crap kicker or he just doesnt perform
u will lose matches.

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well, at least England are still kinda dominant in one of the sports they gave to the rest of the world. I hope they trounce those cocky colonials from South Africa.

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It seems like only yesterday that I was getting rat arsed at 9am in the morning whilst watching England in the RWC final. I fear a slaughtering on the cards this time round though, but what an achievement to get as far as we have done.

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Originally posted by sleepydragon Hes the kicker most of the hope is bound to rest on his shoulders its the same with any team if u have a crap kicker or he just doesnt perform u will lose matches.

Very true.

i guess what I meant was that the rest of the team didn't seem to rise to the occasion. Their first try was a great play, but a really shitty bounce for the French player who had no chance. The rest of the match, they didn't really push much inside 15 meters.

France played most of the 2nd half in the England half of the field, and were close to goal 4 or 5 times. An unlucky / ill-timed penatly against England would have given them an easy kick at goal.

Don't get me wrong, I'm cheering for England tonight. i just think the rest of the team needs to step up.

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how the hell was that not a try for england? the official must of watched it 10 times and didnt give it he must of been blind cause no one
else in the stadium could see anything wrong with it.

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