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England are so ill-disciplined it's ridiculous. They're playing top level rugby and some still insist on handling on the floor, getting involved in handbags on the fringe and generally doing stuff you do at schoolboy level. There are guys on the bench gagging for a shot and instead you've got the likes of Vickery f-king about and then questioning and complaining when the ref blows up.
Another point, body positions at the point of contact, pretty much vertical "rugby league" style. I know everyone is trying to bring in the south pacific crossfield kicks and quick hands/offload in the tackle style; and going in like that does lend itself to the theory, but the fact of the matter is if you haven't perfected it and you come up against a big tackler, you're going to get ruined. Thank god Brian Lima isn't Irish, half of England would be dead. You either make a run or get your head down, pass the gain line and recycle, job done.
It's seriously school boy stuff. The first quarter alone of Wales/France was more exciting than the entire England/Ireland.