Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:50 am  

I don’t think it’s the worst team, we have a good collection of players.

But this is the worst style of rugby Great Britain has ever played.

BORING!

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:59 am  

The players are not good enough, and there is nobody who isn't playing who can quickly turn this around.

There aren't enough people playing the game in this country, and those that are don't have the skills or the coaching to improve those skills.

The game needs to be restructured from top to bottom or this constant decline will continue, the standard of play on this tour is the result of years of mismanagement.

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:09 am  

The team are utterly pathetic. Say what you want about Bennett, who has got everything wrong, but those on the field haven’t done enough. Errors and missed tackles must be in huge numbers.

The simple things of RL, catching, running, putting your body in front of someone else’s and stoping them, we just aren’t competing with PNG. This isn’t about technical nuances, it’s about having the minerals to put your body where it might hurt. We’ve failed in that.

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:32 am  

QED.

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:54 am  

Freddie Miller. wrote:

Loved watching Roger Millward when he came out here. In the Ashes winning series in 1970 he missed the first match in Brisbane when we were hammered but played in the next 2 winning games to clinch the series. In 1974 he played in the first 2 and won in the second being selected on the wing. Reserve in the third which we lost.
In 1976 in the English close season he came for a spell at Cronulla playing a dozen or so matches. I was supporting Cronulla at the time and saw all the games he played in.

Nobody cares

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:08 am  

spegs wrote:

Nobody cares

Why's that then?

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:08 am  

Can we stop picking Aussies now please. I hope everyone has learnt that they do no better then actual Britons.

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:16 am  

Willzay wrote:

Can we stop picking Aussies now please. I hope everyone has learnt that they do no better then actual Britons.

I dont hink it's picking Aussies that is the issue, although Hastings has been awful in the halves but, picking a HB on the wing has been utterly shocking.
Flying a second rower over to play centre was a poor call but, Austin on the wing, especially having flown a replacement accross, is one of the worst selections in the last 20-30 years.
Half of that side didn't look interested or enthusiastic last week and even fewer were bothered this morning.
We have no pace, no guile and no fecking guts.
"Great" Britain, no way, why on earth didn't they leave this antiquated brand in the cupboard.

Even our "much feared" pack looked slow and ordinary

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:25 am  

Why all the despondency? We are definitely improving - double figures in the 'For' column this week!

Re: Is this the worst GB team in history? : Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:29 am  

Willzay wrote:

Can we stop picking Aussies now please. I hope everyone has learnt that they do no better then actual Britons.

I wouldn't put it all those players and that's just scapegoating.

The reality is take them out of the side and I don't see much difference to how this tour has played out.