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Match thread #ITAvENG #M6N #6Nations #Rugby
Mute or follow these hashtags and this thread and me as needed for three hours or so. Six if #Italy win π
Nine changes to the #England team, might be their downfall?
Let's watch some rugby!
Genge. Oh Genge. "I want a gap, I do. I don't think they do sir. I think they want to pre-engage".
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Is that blood or paint?
Italy committing hard at the breakdown, I think we'll see quite a few turnovers. Italy so far nimble, agile, creating opportunities if kicking a little too deep.
20 minutes in, no scores, great competition so far.
Gonzalo getting very excited in the coach box,
Ref getting into England physio team about a blood injury. Medic assures him it's not a blood injury, while wiping up all the blood and covering it with a very large bandage.
There. It. Is.
Bloody lovely.
If we can keep this scoreline for five minutes, excellent half time energy.
I'm just thinking out loud, but at a guess have more of the Italian team played under this ref before? His calls are as idiosyncratic as any ref, but England don't seem to be able to read him yet.
Blue scrum to close this half out. Italy very ready to play but ball spilled. England eager to fix the scoreline before the half.
Oh Giaco, why? 30 minutes to go, 10 now with a man down and five points behind, plus a penalty shot at goal.
And now it's 10-18 and ten minutes for England to play with a one man advantage. Real shame.
Swings and roundabouts. Underhill off for ten for head contact. Possible (but for me unlikely) that bunker upgrades that and leaves Italy a man up for the last ten minutes.
Into the last quarter and there's only two points in it. This could still go either way. Will be a fascinating table if Italy win, I that puts England in 5th, Wales in 6th.
With two men down this is when I would resurrect Italy not contesting the ruck and dancing around "offside".
oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees
tired legs and arms on both sides but that kick, find support, BRILLIANT try.
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Jayne Carreβs dismissive shrug off to the Irish wing, Baloucoune, was indeed a thing of beauty πππππ
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It's a me, Mauro@jaz so close, such a tense and nice match!
Stunning performance by Italy πππππ
What a bloody brilliant game πππ
In rugby union, I support ABE (Anyone But England)!
Caroline...who's English...really doesn't understand my antipathy to English rugby.
It goes back to the 1960s when Wales was already feeling anger about the flooding of Welsh valley communities to provide English cities with water.
At this time, the English anthem was played at international rugby games even when England wasn't playing, e.g. 
vs π«π· in 1968...
wales anthem arms parck cardiff 1968 hymne gallois
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greub πIt's definitely not blood, sir, it's just a drop of claret left over from lunch π·π·π·