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**Qdcqxffs** · 06-28-2010, 02:38 PM

When I was a kid, I remember watching an England team full of top class backs, who could split teams apart with their movement.
Guscott, Carling, the Underwood brothers were all top class. Even Rob Andrew could play a bit.

Now, you couldn't buy a decent English back for any money...

I hate this trend of bogging the play down with the front row, and engineering scrum collapses and kicking for victory. It's a negative way to play to rugby, and it really damages the game.

I see your point but really disagree. When England play well, they play to their strengths which is the physical size and strength of the forwards. English rugby is about possession and drive, sure, it's not a flashy open game like the southern Hemisphere teams like to play, and leads to fewer triesm but I think it makes for great matches - really physical, really tough, brutal matches. I love watching England drive for the line, there's really nothing like it.

You want an open game from a top class English side, watch the sevens.

06-28-2010, 02:38 PM	#9
Qdcqxffs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	When I was a kid, I remember watching an England team full of top class backs, who could split teams apart with their movement. Guscott, Carling, the Underwood brothers were all top class. Even Rob Andrew could play a bit. Now, you couldn't buy a decent English back for any money... I hate this trend of bogging the play down with the front row, and engineering scrum collapses and kicking for victory. It's a negative way to play to rugby, and it really damages the game. I see your point but really disagree. When England play well, they play to their strengths which is the physical size and strength of the forwards. English rugby is about possession and drive, sure, it's not a flashy open game like the southern Hemisphere teams like to play, and leads to fewer triesm but I think it makes for great matches - really physical, really tough, brutal matches. I love watching England drive for the line, there's really nothing like it. You want an open game from a top class English side, watch the sevens.
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