England v SA (Second Test)

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:58 pm

Score predictictions?

keef · Post by **keef** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:31 pm

S.A 154 - England 7

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:37 pm

Almost too painful to contemplate, I'm afraid. I shall be watching behind my hands.

As an aside, Terry Burwell of the RFU (an ex-Tiger as well, for those that remember him) told me that he was quite confident of an upset in the first test. He reckoned SA were there for the taking.

I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.

andy182 · Post by **andy182** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:02 pm

I'd be satisfied if we lost by less than 20 points I think.

My God, never thought I woulld write that

kornboy130 · Post by **kornboy130** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:20 pm

we can lose by as many as we want - waslong as we break habanas leg so he cant play in RWC... bt on current form not ever that would stop him

IsraeliTiger · Post by **IsraeliTiger** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:29 pm

Pick a number between 50-150 for SA and between 3-10 for England.

kingcarlos · Post by **kingcarlos** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:55 pm

i don't really mind as i'm half south african and half english

westwinds31 · Post by **westwinds31** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:15 pm

OK we're going to get hammered again, but I truly believe that the World Cup group game will be a different story, once the big guns return to white colours.

Hans Hullabaloo · Post by **Hans Hullabaloo** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:23 pm

SA 30- England 20

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:53 pm

Ah! No one going for an England win then?

andy182 · Post by **andy182** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:33 am

KEEP THE FAITH

:mr.green: :mr.green: :mr.green: :mr.green: :mr.green:

Angelo · Post by **Angelo** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:16 am

Maybe it's an England plan to appear weaker than real before RWC 07, leaving home Tigers and Wasps players, and testing others, but it's a bit suicidal in terms of prestige. Howewer, i would call Tigers and Wasps players having 10 players sick, to save the honour in 2nd TM.

unohoo · Post by **unohoo** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:37 am

kornboy130 wrote:we can lose by as many as we want - waslong as we break habanas leg so he cant play in RWC... bt on current form not ever that would stop him

What a ridiculous comment. Why would you ever wish a serious injury on world class player? You'd go mental if anyone wished that on, say, Corry. Pathetic.

FrontRowUnionMember · Mon May 28, 2007 11:07 am

As soon as players started going down sick and injured, someone should've been on Expedia ordering 10-12 tickets to South Africa, with extra leg room. Some have been called into the Saxons, but none into the full party? Priorites? Only a few required to boost under par areas.
Stevens, Chuter, Vickery, Jones, Palmer, Moody, Rees, Worsley, Perry, Wilkinson, Lewsey, Farrell, Hipkiss, Sackey, Robinson.
Regan, White, Corry, Sanderson, Richards, Flood, Strettle

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:16 am

FRUM, wouldn't that have negated what Ashton says is the point of this tour ? i.e. to see how the 2nd/3rd tier act under international pressure.

Of course, one might say that Ashton is saying what he has to say, at least in public. I'm not sure whether he believes it or not. However having said it he can hardly whistle up the cavalry.