Well that was very close again .
Seemed to go to pot for 5 minutes then wake up in the final 10 minutes .
Don’t think we will get past SA or France tbh but ..
Awful from the captain to run out his free scoring team mate !
Our spinners have done well to restrict Afghanistan but as said above Woakes particularly has struggled .
Matt Dawson’s BBC prediction of all 4 NH teams winning in the mud .
You can never write off the All Blacks!
Excellent game - tough on Ireland but think NZ deserved to win .
Would he be more likely to go to Spain if he wanted to be an International coach though?
Money talks I guess and obviously he has been here for years .
Don’t think dropping Ford and playing Farrell will go down well .
https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/11/steve-borthwick-owen-farrell-george-ford-england-fiji-rugby-world-cup
Are they trying to shoe horn Smith in too?