England v Ireland Rugby League World Cup

Go, go, go! And he goes. Good afternoon and welcome to a

sold-out Huddersfield for our live coverage of England against Ireland.

We are one week into this Rugby League World Cup and it has found

the formula for success. Billy Slater with an absolute

smash. Beautiful. The tribe by George

Burgess. David Mead for Papa New Guinea. They trailed by one point.

Video referee. Pick the bones out of this one. Look at the crowd. This is

a moment in Rugby League World Cup. Plenty of international class with

me at Huddersfield this afternoon with England's Jamie Peacock and

Earl Crabtree. Brian Noble is also here. It could not have gone to a

better start? The players have delivered. We have seen skill and

flair and brutality. The paying public have shown up as well. They

have gone to the games and created a great atmosphere. This is going to

be sold-out today. The fact that the fans are not only going to the

England games, but the Scotland game was sold-out, USA gives the Cook

Islands. It is fantastic and that is what we have strived for. We have

worked so hard to make this competition a success. It needs to

continue. 25,000 here to watch England. There have been great

crowds. I have been done to Bristol and they have been very passionate.

We will get no different today. It is David and Goliath today. It is a

big ask for Ireland today. They need the sphere today. England come into

the game on the back of a defeat. They were beaten by Australia last

weekend. It is the same for Ireland who lost their match against Fiji.

Boy, was it feisty. It is a sell-out crowd tonight. It is fantastic,

electric. It is Fiji to score. Into the corner. The Irish are down. He

could not keep hold of it they've got the ball back. He took the ball

on the ground. His second try of the game. Can he get around again? Yes,

he is. It is a hat-trick. Fiji's power, Fiji's speed.

If we are taking England and Australia as this groups was dash

group was my big boys, how will Ireland react to Fiji? Fiji are a

good team, that is no disgrace in losing to Fiji. I think they have

got room for improvement. Today, they will play differently. They

will play a running and a kicking game. Fiji are no mugs. Even if we

are talking about England and Australia as the big boys. Fiji have

a lot of power. They have got 20 of experience. I'd them to play well

against Australia today. If people are new to the Wrigley cup, three

teams will mollify from this group. Ash rugby league. Fiji and Australia

are the top two after their wins. The three do go through. That is the

good thing that . It creates a lot of competition with the likes of

Fiji, ten. There is a lot of pressure on England to perform. The

pressure on them is to get a good display under their belts. I expect

them to be strong today. The Irish are gone if they don't win today.

Let's have a look at someone from the England squad. Brett Ferres

wasn't originally in the squad man but he came.

It missed being quite a whirlwind couple of weeks for you. I was out

of the squad, then on stand-by. Then I was fortunate enough to be in the

right place at the right time. I get a start on the opening weekend

against Australia. I thought I did all right. I got a good few minutes

under my belt. It was taught coming up. I like to think I did all right.

When I looked at the fixtures, this was the one I eyed up. It will be a

tough game. They have quality players. We are looking forward to

it and they are trying to write some wrongs. He did well, last week. He

is a fantastic player and an ultimate professional. He will come

in to the team and not let anyone down. He has been waiting for this

opportunity. He did not look as if he had just joined the squad. He had

been out to South Africa as well so it was easy for him to step up. He

has benefited from the season Huddersfield have had. He was one of

their best players. He has continued that form. Let's take a look at the

England team. I am conscious of the fact that we have not mentioned who

is starting for England. A couple of changes to the defeat against

Australia. Sam Burgess is suspended. We have

James Graham there. One Australian newspaper have called

Sam Burgess a folk. -- a thug. I think it is a bit of rabble-rouser

in. They are trying to increase the pressure on certain players. It is

part and parcel of the game. Is this part and parcel of the World Cup?

You see all the niceties of the play but Sam Burgess's job is to go out

and hurt people. Sometimes you step over that line. But that makes him a

good player as well. It takes an intimidating to play against. How

big an afternoon, given all the rumours that have swirled around,

how we can afternoon is this for him? He is a quality player. It will

not make much difference for him. He will do his usual thing. He is good

for the team, he is somebody we need on the site. We need a bit of spark

and left off the bench. We need to maintain the start England will get.

England struggled with some of the interchanges last week. He is a

leader and he demands high standards of the players around him. I think

he will command and play 60 minutes. What we haven't mentioned is that

Sean Orloff is back. His last three games, if you look at him, he has

played a challenge final, a grand final. If he comes up and get

through this game today, which we all hope he does, he is a big plus

for this team. We have been talking about the England forwards. The talk

about an island forwards. -- Ireland forward.

Belfast. Fosters all Guinness? Guinness. Rugby or Gaelic. Ques-mac

Wrigley. Rugby. I was very physical. The amount, the size of the guys, it

reminded me of the origin. Andrea Corr or Kylie Minogue? Kylie

Minogue. We have two of the best teams plus Fiji who are right up

there. It is going to be very tough for us to back-up the short

turnaround but I think the boys will be up for it. The try by George

Burgess! We have a fantastic forward pack. But their hearts, it is

quality. Irish stew or barbecue? Barbecue. It is a bit of a cliche

but if we stop their forwards we are halfway there. That is the way it is

going to be. If we can be competitive on the night, who knows

what can happen. How are island going to get anything

out of this game with England this afternoon? Let's get it game plan.

What an afternoon. The seeds are selling up. There is going to be

24,000 people here. There is going to be a huge Irish community

supporting these players. A lot of responsibility for players like

Brett White and James Hasson. They will need to keep the English fans

on the back foot. That will break them. They need to break up the

English fans. -- fans. -- offence. He is wearing gloves on a red hot

afternoon next that what is he thinking?

That is a serious points with the conditions. I think the Irish would

prefer it if it was not dry. I think a bit of rain, they would prefer

that. The big forwards need to get around the front. They will hope for

the kicking game. There has then one previous game between England and

Ireland in the Rugby League World Cup. It came in the quarterfinal in

2000. England were trailing to island and then a very young Jamie

Peacock saved the game. What a turn of pace. I tried everything that!

The dummy, the swerve. Don't forget the facial expression! How difficult

is it when you are expected to win. The bookies have got England by 40

points. How do you have to change mentality? You are playing for

England so what more motivation do you need! You have got to play as

well as you possibly can. It is your childhood dream to play for your

country. Would you agree? The passion should already be there. The

opportunity to represent your country. On the back of that, game

plan, making sure you deliver everything you are meant to do. You

have to work on them. Steve McNamara has two make sure they are as ready

today as they were for Australia. Yes, the pressure is to perform well

and play well, the passion will be there. They are ready for this game

and they want to produce this and perform in front of a big crowd. The

challenge is for Ireland to stop this team, that is what I have been

looking at. They have confidence, good players, they need to play

well. 15 minutes from kick-off between England and world --

Ireland. Now, some stories from around the Rugby World Cup.

Fireworks on Monday night for the first game in group C with Scotland

and Scotland had the good start. Matt Russell! Slender figure with a

real slow of strength! Three tries and three conversions, one with a

help when hand needed 24 to the Braveheart at the break. Tonga came

back and alleged 24-20 with ten minutes left. Then Matt Russell

dives them. A controversial refereeing decision denied Tonga

last-gasp victory. The United States created history by

beating the Cook Islands on their World Cup debut. They ran in six

tries. A pretty even contest was finally settled in the last eight

minutes. Finally, Craig Priestley. It made sure that the Cook Islands

risk out. New Zealand travel to Avignon. A

sell-out crowd. It turns out there was an utterly dominant Kiwi

performance. Johnson kicked 16 points and scored two second-half

tries. Two wins out of two for New Zealand

and they are staying in France, celebrating with a fancy dress party

tonight. Will England get their first win of the campaign this

afternoon against Ireland? Steve, some enforced changes for

injuries and suspension, how do you think this side will shape up? Sam

is suspended and has two service punishment, and Josh probably would

have been fine, but he has got a slide show the problem. We are good

to go. -- a slight shoulder problem. James Graham, it is great to have

him in the squad this week. I am sure he will make a difference. How

have you reacted to the reports from Australia that Sam was a thug?

Everyone knows that Sam Burgess is a quality player, he is not like that.

The rabid reports of some disciplinary is in the camp, what is

going on? -- there are reports. There is nothing going on, just some

disruptor reports, nothing going on in the camp. Rumours circling

around, but you get a sense that Steve McNamara gets more and more

frustrated about talking about matters that are nothing to do with

Rugby League. You have to field questions, that is the job, but his

squad is intact and they are fired up for this game. You have to speak

about the talent in this group and what they have to do, and that is

what we are doing today. Is he trying to have an us against the

world mentality in the England camp? Obviously he gets agitated with

these questions, but that is a relevance now, it is about those men

in the changing room and preparing as well as they can and putting in a

massive performance. Is this a problem of being at home team in the

World Cup, as in New Zealand can have a fancy dress in France, but

they are in the other side of the world and they have less attention

on them, whereas all the attention here is on England? May be Rugby

League needs to get used to this kind of attention, everyone is

interested, that is great. It is fantastic. Ryan Hall is shining like

a beacon in the foreground, we have been speaking to him and he has

explained to us what it takes to be an international winger. Speed.

Skill. Courage. Ryan Hall scores the first try of the World Cup 2013!

Nice for you to score a try on the opening game. Yes, really nice, I

just see it to four points towards my team. We were desperate to win

the game. Unfortunately we did not do it. We fell ahead again. That was

the story of the last three years, every time we played against

Australia, we had a good start that died off towards the backend. It

could be brought back to the mentality to read Super League,

sometimes you are only playing for 60 minutes and you can get the win,

but we need to get rid of that mentality, because in these big

league games against Australia, that is the case. What you make of

Ireland? We watch the game against Fiji, it was a physical game, they

will be just as fired up as we are. We will have a very intense game.

Why had he decided to go blonde for the World Cup? It is not often you

get to play in the World Cup, I thought I would do something

different! Do blondes have more fun quiz Mac --? ? ASCII in six weeks!

-- ask me again in six weeks! What you make of getting the points

in 60 minutes, in Super League, but that is not possible in a Rugby

League? Yes, it goes down to the wire in these matches, and you have

to concentrate for 80 minutes when you play for England. There are two

elements of concentration that beat England's last week against

Australia, after half-time, they were caught by the 40-20 and

subsequently did not handle the scrum played that they should have

handled. Those are the elements of concentration they are talking

about. The good, world-class teams, they get you at any second of any

game. Ireland are ready to go, England were sat down still, they

would be getting ready in the tunnel shortly. When you are looking

ahead, you have to concentrate on a man that we spoke to recently, Brett

White and his battle against George Burgess. They have to believe they

will win the forward battle to win this match, and this is probably be

obvious choice for me, Brett White had a fantastic game against Fiji.

Sprinting with the ball, a big effort over 66 minutes, George

Burgess had a big game also. He has got just as many positions. The

quick play of the ball will be crucial. Yes, this will be crucial,

George Burgess, his fast play, getting the rock spinning around,

that is the difference between spinning and losing. -- winning and

losing. Yes, James Sinfield, Roby, they will have to get through

position. Sam Burgess, missing out on this game, 36 tackles and 66

minutes, is that what you worked it out at? Yes, he played 66 minutes.

Me and JP would probably go around that kind of average, but you have

others that do not play as many minutes and just have more impact,

and I think with George Burgess, he is more like that and could be more

threatening to the defence. Brett White is mobile, Burgess is a

monster. That is the difference. He is a monster! George Burgess said

the temple for England in the last game, he was a men's. -- was

immense. He really, really impressed. It is difficult to

describe what he does. He goes forward with great size and he stops

blokes coming be other way, no rocket science in that. Ireland are

ready, the England team coming out of the changing room, Ryan Hall just

behind Kevin Sinfield. What do Ireland have to do this Mac -- have

to do? They have to just move quickly, stay in the game. England

need to reduce the mistakes from last week. Yes, that was

disappointing. They made mistakes when they were really in the game. I

do not think they will do that here. They need to keep hold of the ball

and make it very difficult. They need to match up the Ireland team.

Very, very loud here in Huddersfield, a full house for

England against Ireland. What is the key here, Brian? England will

promote the ball. Steve was disappointed with how they closed up

last week. Ireland will have to play every play of every second and have

to have the complete set of six to give them a chance. Brian will make

a dash to the commentary box now. It is England and Ireland. This is live

on the BBC. Time for the national anthems. They are sung by Lawrence

Robinson. # Come the day and come the hour.

# Come the power and the glory. # We have come to answer our

country's call. # From the four proud provinces of

Ireland. # Ireland, Ireland.

# Together standing tall. # Shoulder to shoulder.

# We'll answer Ireland's call. # Ireland, Ireland.

# Together standing tall. # Shoulder to shoulder.

# We'll answer Ireland's call. # We'll answer Ireland's call #.

# God save our gracious Queen! # Long live our noble Queen!

# God save the Queen! # Send her victorious.

# Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.

# God save the Queen. Plenty of goose bumps in a full

stadium here at Huddersfield. This is England against Ireland. Both

sides need a win. Let's join your commentary team,

Jonathan Davies and Brian Noble. First of all, Dave Woods.

Ireland need to keep their work cut hopes alive is. It is time for

England to put on the razzle-dazzle. England with a couple of changes,

Sam Burgess has been suspended. Tom Briscoe comes in on the wing. James

Graham returns and he will start on the bench. The Irish are missing two

of their super league players. They are both injured in the Fiji game.

Ben Currie move them. James Hasson starts. Danny Bridge comes in on the

bounce. -- bench. In the middle of it all is the Frenchman with a

whistle in hand. We have a video referee as well as we have in all

the World Cup games. We will hear from him if it is deemed necessary

as the match goes on. Sean O'Loughlin. The Mr Bean some doubts

coming into this tournament without injury he has had. -- there must

have been some doubts. This game is underway. What the kick-off. England

have spilled it but they have managed to get it again. Pat

Richards makes the fancy footwork a speciality. England get their hands

on the ball. I expect to see a lot of high kicks

but it is very windy out there, very lustily. The Irish are playing with

the sun in their eyes. The kicking game could be crucial. It is lucky

we have got certain at this time of the year in northern England. Chris

Hill, the Warrington prop forward, just five metres inside the Irish

are false top -- Irish half. Two tackles gone, for more to go.

Here comes George Burgess. The numbers are for England. The Irish

defence is smart enough at the moment. His team were under

pressure. England were being expansive. They have given it back.

They want to get on this quickly now. If you can get it lose, it will

be in England tried. It is an England try! They kept this guessing

until the final moment. The Irish have barely touched the ball,

England are up and running. It is a poster art by Ireland. They

tackle extremely well and all of a sudden they get the ball, lose it on

the first tackle. There is the first one. Steady it down, get a good kick

in. There is the hit. The ball comes loose. It is too easy. They have

another opportunity. Ryan Hall finishes easily in the corner. That

impressive record that Ryan Hall has at international level, that is 15

tries on his 17th cap. That'll go down as one of the easiest ones. He

is a world-class winger. England have world-class players in this

team. He has hit the post! A little bit of a let off for the Irish. They

do lead 4-0. That is the missed tackle. A bit of an off-load. Ryan

Hall scores. The Irish after start again. Pat Richards has to start

again. Hopefully, the grease that can cause some confusion. The wind

is swerving all over the place. -- swirling. England have got the wind

but find them so if they need it, it'll be an easy opportunity to get

a 40-20. This is the John Smith's Stadium. It has had a few names over

the years. Brett Ferres is on home territory. England can't be too

lateral. They have got to prepare themselves well for the bigger

semifinal clashes. Set the platform for their backs. It is a local derby

allsorts this. England would have looked at this and thought it was

the easier game. It has gone backwards. Ireland are playing into

England's hands. It is up to them to make it a competition. They need to

look after the football, not giving penalties away. They need to show

England their prowess. England and not the reverse. They have good

structure, good execution and brutal defence. They need to get ready for

what is to come. That is good pedigree sprinkled

through this Irish team. Briscoe needs to play well. He needs to get

back into the starting line-up for England. The ball bounces away and

Ireland will get the head and feet on the halfway line. I think Rangi

Chase was trying to match. He didn't have to do too much at the moment. I

understand what you were saying. I want to see him run. He is a runner

full. We need to add to the talents that he has. That is not his job was

top he is trying a little bit too hard. Ireland with their best

starting position. Stuart Littler to the halfway line and --.

Ben Currie is a talented player. Penalty for Ireland. Elbow.

Where did the elbow come from their? You just missed it. Liam Finn

with a kick to touch and the Irish encouraged here. Conceded early and

now they find themselves in a great addition. 15 yards away and six

tackles. They goes Brett White. They are muscling up the middle.

Good off-load. The ball is still away. The chance was there. Damien

Blanch was a little bit too far away. Five away and they have still

got tackles in the bag. Briscoe did well there. Back it

comes. He has given a knock-on. He was offside. I just think, the wind

is blowing, that is what they have to do. They have to put the ball in

the air and then it is anybody's ball.

That is a knock-on. The Irish get another six. Just riding their

fortune at the moment. England, having an early test. The referee is

going to give the first knock-on against England. A penalty for the

Irish again. I let them putting on the pressure. Repeat sets.

Ireland are going to be encouraged here. Nine minutes play. A try

conceded after two minutes. But they are getting a lot of possession at

the moment for the top they need to take advantage.

The recovery tackle coming in just in time from James Hasson.

Otherwise, Tomkins might have gone the distance. George Burgess has

started. Sam Burgess, watching on. Good chase

by the Irish, close them down. I learned looked rattled it a bit up

here. England are doing the hard work. They want to keep the Irish

year for as long as they can. England get ahead in the scrum.

Simply untidy, was on its? The kick was nearly chase down.

Time is stopped here. Look at the errors made some far. I'm into

making three errors, England making two. The Irish coach watching the

international side for the first time. He has done a fantastic job up

in Sheffield. A very, very competent coach. I was talking to him before

the match and he understands the nature of this game. England look to

step it up again. 40 metres from the Irish line.

Only 12 minutes played an Ryan Hall has already got his customary two

tries. England lead by 8-0. Ireland need to do a lot better to

close down the England play. At the line, Ferris with the off-load. A

great finish. The off-loading tackle is the reason for the finishing

score. It-0, England in the lead. -- 8-0.

Ireland have to wrap them up, there is too much off-load for them.

England getting a warm response as they returned back to their half,

and Kevin Sinfield, he is looking to hit the target for the next time

today. He has done it again. England are leading 10-0, and it is as

expected and hoped for for the England fun. Steve McNamara will be

happy with how things have started. A cake that is called in the wind,

and Tompkins claims that. -- a kick caught. Punching holes in the island

's line-up. -- in the Ireland line-up. England are trying to build

some momentum here. They are trying to make sure the progress is limited

to short of the halfway line. England's line is up there again,

and Westwood is ready for the first impact attack. Dave, the doctors

have been taking a look at Brett White, they are keeping a close eye

on him for the next five minutes. England's defences keep being

Ireland where they want them to be. They need good yardage to get

position on this kick. We have seen the possession and territory

statistics, and they are stacked towards England. He would feel the

way this game has started that there is more to come.

So much hard work down the middle from Sean O'Loughlin.

A fabulous England try from Tom Briscoe in at the corner. England

are awarded for creativity if it goes their way. It has gone to the

BDO referee, so let us hear from him. -- the video referee. Thank

you. LK. I am happy that... Have regard anything wider? I need to see

if this winger is onside. This is the widest one. OK. That is the only

shot we have got. OK. Jamal, have you got an opinion? I cannot see.

Sorry? LK. -- OK. Can we get a final grounding? Bingo. We are going to

the board for a try. England have their third try, a very good start.

A terrific start, looking too strong at this early stage.

England needed this. They needed confidence after last week. Some

pre-match belief is what they needed and confidence.

Here we go again, another restart for Richard, another problem, but

Ryan Hall diffusers at. -- diffuses it.

England are threatening again! Briscoe comes back on the inside!

Tom Briscoe, literally moments later has got a second try! England racing

to 18-0. They are ripping Ireland apart. Tompkins on the outside

shoulder, he is going to take it. Good support. Simple try. UCB slick

hands out to Tompkins. He is gone. -- you can see the slick hands out

to Tompkins. Good hands. Kevin Sinfield with a much simpler kick,

but putting down a marker. What a marker England have laid down? Yes,

it is simple, they are taking a lot of space from Ireland, Ireland are

not closing down, and England are making the most of it.

This is the kind of thing you need, some space, Briscoe on the inside.

Pat Richards to restart. And Ryan Hall is underneath it again with the

Irish chasing hard. England are winding themselves

appear again scoring back-to-back tries without Ireland getting their

hands on the ball. Possession is the nominal in England's favour. --

phenomenal. Watkins, and other forward pass!

Ferris is up there! Hall has got the hat-trick! My word! They are putting

the sword through this Irish team! Ryan Hall! It adds up to a very,

very good England start. With all of the possession they have had, maybe

they hint of some forward passes, Westwood plays on. Sinfield in

support. It is the structure here. James Graham after Rangi Chase, he

releases. Westwood on the inside, Sinfield keeping it alive. Ferris

keeps it alive to Cudjoe. That is a forward pass. It is all about the

way the fingers are pointing! You can point your finger as whichever

way you want, that is a forward pass!

Kevin Sinfield is being sent to the touchline again. He has put it wide,

I thought it would go through the sticks. Two out of five, and just as

well from the Irish point of view. The play, they create the extra man

outside, they were still a man over on the right-hand side. Good

support. They do not panic. A good off-load in fairness. An easy finish

for Ryan Hall. Whole clan, he makes such a

difference. -- Sean O'Loughlin, he makes such a difference. He is a

very, very good player. He can play the tough game.

An easy try for Brett Ferres! That will be very popular in these parts.

It is now four tries that England have scored without Ireland touching

the ball! It needs the video referee to adjudicate, the letters here in

there again. -- so let us hear again. Here we go. I need this one

to go slow, slow, slow. Have we got another angle from the top corner if

possible? I am pretty happy at the moment. Slow, slow, slow, yes, I am

happy with that. Yes, into the grounding. Follow this through. Look

down. He put it down. There we go. Yes, that is a try. Here we go with

the decision, this will be England's sixth try already. Less

than 24 minutes played, and that's Ferris, the local lad, he gets the

sixth try. -- Brett Ferres. Kevin Sinfield puts the ball between

the sticks again and England take into the 30-04 is not -- 30-0. You

can only play what is in front of you and England are playing very,

very well. Let's hear from the touchline. I have Sam Burgess with

me. The boys have in very good. They can get carried away at times. They

have been good at the minute. There is a great atmosphere here in

Huddersfield. I am sure there will be a huge focus on keeping this

going for the full 80 minutes. It has been a great focus points forest

all week. At the moment, the guys are doing that. It is a joy to

watch. Enjoy watching. Thank you. The thing here is we know England

should have when a game. -- a won a game. It is nice putting in a

performance like this. It is a sissy decisions. -- it is good to see good

decisions. The Irish must be shell-shocked.

This is the first time they have had the ball for six or seven minutes.

Nearly 80% possession. England find themselves in

possession. McCarthy was clearly offside. It was an accidental

involvement there. The referee gives the penalty.

There is another try in the air full. The Irish had him propelled.

-- propelled will it was one of the first mistakes

England have done. I always thought today that this game will be all of

the three Irish performance. I did not think the score would ever been

in doubt. I think it is the balance I like will .

Robbie Hunter, what are you thinking? It is not going to get any

easier for the Irish. The wind has picked up. I am glad I brought these

gloves along. Ireland is going to have two run everything from their

own half . It is going to be a tough few minutes for the Irish team. Pat

Richards is on his way back to the NRL. He has got a penalty here as

well. Here they go. Ireland with a rare opportunity to start a set

within the English half. What can they do? Here is one the bridge. --

Danny Bridge. They have given it away again and

England back in possession. I was going to ask you, at the ever

been involved in a game that has been so one-sided? What is the

mindset on the field? You like to take me back to the dark places!

What is going on in the Irish mindset? It is not panic that it

does become frustrating because England are playing so well.

Sometimes you try so hard. When you add so far behind, you are trying to

play too much. You have got to find a five or six minutes period to get

yourself into the game. Try to get a score on the board. If you are a

long way behind, you have got to chance your armour. That leads to

the other side scoring more tries. I think 30 points is too much of a

catcher. You have got to get a good kick in and see what happens.

Ireland play Australia next week. But it is in Ireland and they will

have the home crowd behind them. Realistically, today, their last

chance of claiming a place in the knockout stages in the World Cup. If

they lose this, which they will, it is mathematically certain that their

hopes of a knockout place is over. An off-site chased by the Irish.

It'll be a penalty for England back on the ten metre line. It does not

improve from Ireland's point of view. No. Kevin Sinfield's it is

pretty big and has taken England the on the halfway line.

The touch judge has seen something. Has Stuart Littler than something on

the ground? I am not sure what has happened here. Let me look. I think

it was a little high. I think it was a knee in the face. All good family

fun. This will give England another good

station. James Roby with the tap. Offered on.

Another penalty. A little bit fussy, the referee. England are having

another penalty, not that they needed. They are not game changing

decisions. The last three sets, England were

scruffy. That is the danger, you were so far ahead to play. How

frustrating is it the errors Ireland are doing? The boys are going to be

disappointed with that. We had a big start. Real disappointing.

They will be looking for a solid Sakhir just to get themselves from

this side of the field. Not hand England any advantage.

England's defence is strong down the middle.

He didn't have the panic there. James Roby could have had a chance

there. I just feel they are struggling to make those yardage.

The physical presence in the forwards Matt cause damage into that

defensive line. Is difficult, no platform. England are in total,

total control. There is wrecked white. You can see the nature of his

head injury. He is off the field for the moment. Ireland with possession

inside the English half. They have got five and eight eight minutes to

try to claw themselves in terms of pride back into this contest.

The Irish had such a wonderful 2008 World Cup. But so far it is one to

forget. But they are getting close here. Finn on the final tackle.

Nice kick, nicely finished. A nice chase. It gives Ireland the

opportunity of another six. For minutes of the half remaining. Here

comes Sinfield. A big return.

The referee says that was a shoulder charge. Outlawed this year in rugby.

-- in rugby league. It is in players GNA, that is the problem.

A good thing for island, they have had a bit of possession, territory.

He has lost it. The off-road, goes down. We have not

had many mismatches in this world cups though far. A day later,

England are making short this is a mismatch in mighty style.

Four tackles gone, two to go. England will fancy is from this

position. Ireland have to stay there. They have to start from

there. Start from there and the wind against. That was a really good

kick. From an England structure point of view, a good kick. That was

a reflection of Tomkins's kick. Of those Damien Blanch. Here come

England with Tomkins. He has given that the forward pass. I would have

thought that the one led to the try a little earlier was a better

candidate for being a forward pass. That is the one that has got me

scratching my head. Let's have a look. That is not forward. His hands

are back. Maybe a little bit of charity shown by our French referee.

They nearly the final minute of the half.

Tomkins and Briscoe with the defence.

That dive was always going to go dead, it is England back on the 20.

Taking a couple of tackles. In at half-time, start again, continue

like in the first half. They have been very, very clinical, but the

options have been quite impressive. This will be the final play of this

half, the hooter will sound in a moment. England are happy enough

with their first-half performance, especially that explosive spell in

the middle, those seven minutes where they had four tries without

the Irish putting a hand on the ball and barely putting a hand on Ning

and attacker. 13-0, England in the lead, and they will be very happy at

half-time, Brian Nolan. Yes, it is all about staying tough. Let us

share from Ryan Hall. You must have been happy with that first half.

Yes, we were very happy, but we got a bit raggedy and towards the end,

they have outgrown us. You need to come out and Stuart again in the

second half? Yes, a 40 minute performance. You making it too easy

for England? Yes, we cannot afford to relax against a team like that.

We had a few good said on, we need to do that again. What has to be

done after half-time? We have to come out and put the pressure on. It

looks like Ryan Hall hadn't broken sweat! At one stage, Jamie Peacock,

Ireland missed seven tackles to their first 29, 30, but they have

brought it back now, but that is where they were going wrong when

England were in that purple patch. Yes, England were making the Irish

make too many decisions and making it too difficult for them, and they

looked slick and they looked good. They dropped off towards the end,

which they did in Australia also. What did you make of what Ryan Hall

said, about them dropping off? It was good to see him looking so

relaxed! That is the position they were in, totally agree with him. You

need to play for 80 minutes, not just 60, and they slipped off a bit,

they need to start again big. Torque is through his try?

McCarthy at tracks the other defenders, they make it to, then it

is some sloppy tackling and the players are waiting to pounce on the

ball. Leroy makes it tough, but gets there in the end. Leroy wanted to

support the try, but he managed to put Ryan away in the end. Yes, to

try and get that first try, Leroy couldn't get it, Ryan Hall did it

all. Rangi Chase is running with the ball, he is a threat on that. It is

the fantastic off-load that makes it, one that you do not see very

often. A bit of showing off here again. He cannot quite get to the

line. I think it is the club understanding between them both,

they play together, and you can see it here. It is the running line by

Kallum Watkins, he was happy to have Rangi Chase in front of them, but he

moves out of the way. Fortunately, Westwood punches through and you can

see the scattered Irish defenders scrambling to get back. The quite

jersey is coming through and they wanted more, and Brett Ferres with

an outrageous off-load. Another big pass by Leroy, and he makes it look

easy into the finish. How impressed would you be with Leroy Cudjoe in

this first half? He has grown since last week, he was exceptional last

week, he has done it again this week. Look at the side of him, he is

turning into a real, good athlete. A serious looking dressing room. You

would expect that now they are halfway through, but you would

expect them to look slightly happier, but it goes back to the

Commons about what we started with that half-time. They gets too cool

with the ball. I think they will go back to basics in the second half

and play like they did. You cannot please everyone all the time, Clint

was lynched and says, England had been a bit slutty. -- Clint

Washington. I think he is being a bit harsh. They're all passing

between each other, that create space, they need to run with the

ball. These players, what they can do, they take the ball to the line,

attract the defenders and they mail the past. Kallum Watkins, he can

pick the way to run and that is what he does. When we talk about the

forwards passing the ball, I do not mean to be unfair on Ireland, is it

easier to do that when you are playing Ireland instead of

Australia? I suppose you could say that, they need to break things up.

That is the mentality, we will be brave, we will pass the ball to each

other when we are playing Australia or New Zealand like we do here. Sam

Tomkins, as they continue to listen to Steve McNamara, who is talking to

the England team, as well as looking at the tries, we have looked at an

area where England have improved since last week or worked on since

last we? Yes, we're looking at the defence, I think that they have to

Irish runners on Kevin the whole time, there weren't many defenders

next to him last week, but there are English defenders around Kevin and

that is how they have helped him out, they reviewed the tape last

week and saw what areas they need to improve on, and you can see it here,

it is the improving defence. That comes through improving through the

tournament, doesn't it? Yes, you get better as you go along. We will see

England in the group, we will see other side in the group, we will

look at the defence. Let's look at some of the other games over the

weekend, Australia and Fiji is at 8pm this evening. Tomorrow, two huge

games, Wales against the USA which is at 2pm, and Scotland and Italy at

4pm, you can hear all of these games after Rugby League World Cup on BBC

Radio five Live and BBC Radio five Live extra. Let us bring in the

commentary team with Jonathan Davies and Brian Noble to talk about these

two games, Brian, Scotland, they have a fantastic start to their

tournament, now this is a big, big test. Yes, Scotland were very

impressive against Tonga. It was a home fixture with Scotland and the

crowd got behind them and they came away with the spoils. If you look at

the line-up on the Tonga team, they should have won by a cricket score,

but Scotland played really well and they have a tough ask tomorrow, to

be sure. How can Scotland match up against the Italians? The physical

aspect of Tonga, it will not be the same against Italy, it will have

more finesse with the Italians. But the difference between Wales and

Italy, they had star quality and they brought quality to the game at

the right time. That is a tough game, because it Scotland win, they

are through. Italy and Tonga, it is a very, very tough game for the

Italians, but all are nothing now for the Scottish boys, and it is a

big prize in front of them. As far as the Welsh are concerned, they

went to to to with Italy, it was only towards the end that the

Italians pulled away last weekend at the Millennium Stadium, how much of

a test with the USA be? They were to rest it against the Cook Islands. --

they were to reflect. The USA were by far the better team, they had

enthusiasm, they have some great players in their that have scored

points crucially when they had to. Some of the outside backs are great

players and the challenge for the Welsh will be to improve on last

week. They were disappointed with their disappointment last week

against Italy, I think the USA have a tough game tomorrow. The USA, a

surprise win, but I think that Wales can still go through and qualify, so

they will be up for it. There are big players had quiet games last

week and I expect much better from them tomorrow, so I expect Wales to

win to Murrow. We will be back for the second half shortly, you can see

all of the highlights tomorrow night at 11:30pm on BBC hates T. -- -- BBC

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that information on Twitter. Every game on the Rugby League World Cup

is available on the BBC. Ireland are already outside, Steve

McNamara will be a happy man at half-time, but England had to keep

up the physicality and the concentration and try to rack up the

points. They have to start all over again, start really big in the

second half, go for the full 40 minutes instead of a part of the

second half, interesting to see how they go. Ireland will try to get off

on kick 's, England will have to watch that, they need to play for 40

minutes. Have either of you are being in a position where is side

has scored four tries against you without touching the ball? ! Well,

yes, it cannot get worse than that, the only way is up. I have played

for Huddersfield for a few years, I have definitely had a few tries put

past me! Letters go back to the commentary. -- let us go back.

I do not think points difference would be an issue in this group in

terms of where you qualify, but what will be an issue is England building

on confidence and building on their form in the second half. Ireland's

strategy will change slightly. If you look at the wind, it is blowing

left to right, and they need to use that to rely on something that has

let them down in the first half and pick up the defence a bit to

restrict the territory of England. Ireland need to use the wind and

stop England from playing. They have a penalty here, some encouragement,

and James Graham has said something to the referee, because he is

pointing to his lips. Let us see what he had to say. He needs to keep

his mouth shut. Pardon my French, quite literally. Ireland find

themselves in decent city wish on. -- situation.

Ireland with tackles to go. They have an opportunity here because

Jason will have a go. Four tackles gone. Ireland and looking very loose

here if they can. Just a little bit laboured. England make sure it is

wrapped neatly and nicely. Penalty for offside. What has been said at

half-time? Steve McNamara is pretty happy. He is happy with the attack,

they need to keep the shape. He also wanted it more speed and the fans.

He has said to his site, no silly lapses, no fighting, he wants all of

them available for next week. Mark Aston, he said does feel sorry for

yourselves, that half-time is gone. They need to tighten up the defence.

England have similar intentions here. Mark Aston looks glumly on. It

has been a tough World Cup for Ireland so far.

It is kept alive to Rangi Chase. Vary nearly. That is the kind of

stuff we have seen. He was over the line. He bamboozles everyone. You

have to say a good defensive effort. A good tackle. He is one of yours

next year. Rangi Chase. It is a very exciting year for you.

Can't wait. Here come the Irish. Bob Beswick has made a difference. He is

playing in the championship at the moment that a lot of super league

experience. That goes to show how strong that wind is, that was a

massive kick! That has just been reported as a satellite! Even hey

can grin about it. I think England need to raise their

performance. They add a little bit lethargic at the moment. But they

are 30-0. They could face New Zealand in the semifinal. They have

got to push themselves now. He has lost possession there. Richards

looks in a bad way himself. He has kept his head to the ground. James

Graham is trying to find out from the referee why he was penalised

before. I hope he keeps the quest in clean! -- the question clean!

It looks as if he had a finger in the eye. Over 200 games at Wigan,

Pat Richards. He has been a real start.

Conditions are getting worse. The wind is really swirling. The rain

has kept away. England are ready and waiting in

their defensive line. Just soaking up the Irish efforts. Here comes the

last. It bounces awkwardly. It gets into the hands of Sam Tomkins. They

are playing the game in the right area. He has ended up on the 35 will

stop he is a strong boy. Tell us about then westward. He adds

in Ex factor to the England side. He is tough, he is aggressive. He is

often accused of being overly aggressive with his skill levels are

high. There is little bit of fear factor. But he is very aggressive.

That is a good take because the ball was going away from him. A good

chase by England. In total control of this game. They are dominating

possession. Ireland have got a little bit of field possession but

it is about their performance and picking up the tempo. Working their

defensive structures. Ireland have won tackle left after

this. There is Neal Fox. The other fact both Neal Fox I found

out, he played 800 games. A penalty for England. Just over

6000 points you'll Fox. If somebody wanted to break that record, they

would have to play for 20 years. In those 20 years they would have to

play 30 games a year. Over 800 games! He is in the Wrigley Hall of

Fame. -- the rugby league Hall of Fame. An incredible player.

Sinfield's kick went straight into the hands of Ben Currie. They need

to roll the ball and get the walk back to show their prowess and

dominance in this game. The rain is coming down pretty hard.

I mentioned there was no rain. It is horrendous conditions now. Dreadful

conditions. It will be very difficult to keep the ball without

the big hits. It is dreadful conditions.

Rangi Chase, a top tackler today. The number nines are the engine

room. A penalty for England. High shot

will stop yes, he gets them. Here they go again, England to have

another go at this brave Irish line in the second half. They have kept

them out for 12 minutes. Westwood has knocked it on and Ireland get

the relief. They are going to experience these conditions again so

take the opportunity to play in these conditions. It is going to

limits both teams. Talk about a big crowd, 24,000

packed inside this stadium today. It is a stadium record, they have never

had a bigger crowds. All be. -- they have never had a big crowd for

either football or rugby. You can see the meter is there. It

is dreadful conditions now. It is windy, it is wet but it is sunny

from an English perspective. He had absolutely no where to go

there, Damien Blanch. Thanks for that! He plays in France. My lips

are freezing! I think he is from New South Wales originally. The old

South William next to me is getting a bit soft in his old age! -- South

Walian. That was a bit scruffy. I have no

idea what was going on there. I don't know what was going on. I was

waiting for something to happen. What was going on? Presumably, he

has given the penalty. I didn't see a pension anything. -- a punch or

anything. England look a better team.

I am interested to see how Gareth Widdop goes on now. We saw this at

this stage in the last game. Sinfield in the dummy half position.

He puts it back inside for Calhoun Watkins. A sensible option. Tom

Briscoe plays it perfectly. Very clever. A very well worked try.

Watkins did everything he had to do. That is a good score. It has been a

really good day for England. It has been an efficient, promising,

consummate performance today so far. I think they are trying to build

their performance on last week. Last week it was a good performance and

now they have two build on it. The Fiji side are very physical. It

looks like New Zealand in the semifinal if they win. It is not

going to get easier. There is some talent in the Fiji side. But the

cake has been missed. Interestingly, Lee Mossop is off the

field. Burges is coming into the mix. They have taken on this Irish

challenge today. They have demolished them. Ireland were always

likely to come out fighting, but their strength was diminished very

quickly by the quality of the English performance.

Very often you think Chris Hill has gone and then the next few minutes

he is running 50 yards. Tyrone McCarthy was released by

Warrington at the end of the season. England are back to their 20 metre

mark. It has been a roller-coaster ride for Irish rugby league. They

had a fantastic World Cup in 2008. And they had a decent dig at it in

2000 as well. They pushed England closer in that World Cup final than

they did here today. Interesting selection. Steve McNamara has done

well. Ryan Hall is a big lad for a winner.

And he is talented as well. Let's hear from one of the clan, we are

going to hear from Sam Burgess very shortly. Tanya? I can give you news

on Sean O'Loughlin. It is a precaution to take him off. He has

not played much and it is to give him a breather. And an Achilles

injury problem. It is hard to get over that. You wanted to get himself

into a position where he could play and train. I think with him in the

team and the balance of the team it makes them a lot more balanced. More

of a threat to Australia and New Zealand should it pan out that way.

A defensive moment from Calhoun Watkins.

It is important that England ramp it up again in these final 17 minutes.

They need to pick it up. They lost their concentration against

Australia a little bit. They have got to build up the intensity. The

Australians in action later this evening at Saint Helen 's when they

play against Fiji. Last year when they played it was a

terrific occasion. Robbie Hunter Paul, what are you thinking? We are

talking about how England need to step up their game. This Irish

defence have tightened up and they have been able to keep England in

this half down to only one tries scored. We have got to pay a

complement to the way the Irish defence have stuck it out in the

second half of this game. England have got to go back to basics. Their

dominance was established in the first half by their big blokes going

forward. Because there has been space out there, and Ireland have

closed down the space a bit better, England will find more space if they

do the tough stuff first by going forward.

The Irish are a cross there and still battling hard.

The effort from Tom Burgess, he has lost the ball. A bit scrappy, that.

Not the best pass Ron Kevin Sinfield. -- from Kevin Sinfield.

Ben Currie is described as a machine in training. He is one to look out

for in the next few years. He is only 19. He is big for 19. Ireland

looking to blast their way forward if they can.

It was dropped in the tackle. McCarthy has a hard stare at the

English referee. They have not completed their sets. They have got

to get a kick in and make England come from their own goal area. They

have not done that. You have got to do the basics very well. The

possession is still very dominant in England's favour. The territory

should be favouring Ireland in the second half because of the

conditions. Do you feel that Rangi Chase is settling more into his role

with England today? I do not think that is the issue. He has been

playing regularly with his team. And Rangi Chase got there first and he

put it down. He had already pointed the finger in celebration. A very

good finish again. A good kick by Sam Tomkins. I thought he kicked for

himself, but Rangi Chase got there. He read it very well and got a hand

to it. Rangi Chase .com I am going to get your kick. He beat Liam Finn

to the post. It is good to see a referee making a decision. That is

what they are and therefore. But they have been defaulting to the

video referee a lot in this competition.

Gareth Widdop has taken over the kicking duties for England. I think

Kevin Sinfield is off the field. And England extend their lead to

42-0. Delicious and delightful from an English perspective this

afternoon. There was no room on the outside. Danger, watch out. He

thought he kicked it for himself, but Rangi Chase said, it is for me.

Ten minutes left to play. From the ordering coaches perspective today,

how important is it was a that Ireland remain on zero. I think he

will be pretty pleased. A lot of positives from this England team

this afternoon. The assistant coach alongside him.

He tried his best to manufacture something. Here is a chance. Gareth

Widdop was caught on the outside of the good Irish attack.

Eight and a half minutes to go. I learned at best with Econ to this

scoreboard if they can. -- Ireland are trying their best to E onto this

scoreboard. The chance was there. He missed red

the kick. I think Damien Blanch Mistry debt. -- Mistry debt.

The referee, what has he given? I am not sure what he has given. We are

waiting here for the video referee to make a decision. What should the

restart the? Attack, restart for England.

England have taken themselves from their own 20. They have got a real

chance of an attack here. He is pushed behind the line and not a bad

set from England. 80 yards upfield. Good yardage, a good kick. A great

head and I think it was Leroy Cudjoe. Now they have the ball back.

The Irish are looking to take their time with this, to get a bit of

oxygen back into their lungs. They know that is a big onslaught coming

their way. There are six and a half minutes remaining. Here he comes.

George Burgess is on the bench. I told you they were working on his

need. -- his knee. They have a machine pumping warm air around his

right knee hope and he will be fine for next week. That would be a big

blow if he is not playing. England are looking to run it.

That was very good play by Pat Richards. He had to come in. He

timed it really well. Man of the match has then

announced. Ryan Hall with his hat-trick is the man who gets the

man of the match award. I don't think he will be surprised with

that. He didn't have to do much to score the hat-trick.

I think it is a reflection of eight good team performance by England. He

has put the finishing touches three times to some pretty good play.

As the daylight begins to disappear.

Apirana Pewhairangi, if you are wondering about the name, his

grandmother is Irish. That is why she is here. -- he is here.

England are determined not to give anything away on their defensive

line. I thought he was away there. Good shape. Nothing at the end of

this shape. One of those things where you don't have the runners.

The lack of creativity. They have been totally outmuscled, outplayed.

That is a dangerous path. A little flick of the boot. He was away

again. Reputations have been enhanced by certain English players

today. The rope Cudjoe in the case in point.

He needed that confidence. Not the most difficult of opposition. Bigger

tasks lay ahead in this World Cup. Not bigger than Fiji next week. They

will offer a different challenge. They will the physical upfront. Very

impressive. Job done by the English though. A very good job. I am sure

Steve McNamara and his coaching staff will be very happy.

It is a penalty for Ireland. 90 seconds left to play. Ireland are

going to go for glory. They will have one more set to have a go at

this English line. They haven't scored. To be honest, they haven't

looked close to scoring. That here we go.

They have thrown it away. England have it back.

That is it. Shake hands, get ready for the next game. Here comes

Cudjoe. He is being chased by a prop forward. A good effort by him. A

great effort! The props in our studio would have liked that. That

is it. That will be the final act of a very, very good English

performance here today. England dismissed any kind of resistance

that the Irish were going to put up. They scored quickly, they are

established a winning lead well before the half-time hooter had

sounded. They kept the job going until the end. Exceptional first 25

minutes by inland. They went forward and the choice of plays was very

good. They blew Ireland away. There was never a contest after the first

25 minutes . The need to build towards Fiji. This is an academic

reporting of the stats. Whatever happens against Fiji, they will go

to the quarterfinals but they will still wanted the Fiji. Here is Tanya

Arnold. How do you assess your team's

performance? We found some rhythm in the first half and the a lot of

possession and we made the most of it. Difficult conditions in the

second half. It was good to have a good lead in the first half. The

wind came in and the rain came pouring down in the second half will

stop Tom Briscoe took his charge. You have got a few selection

headaches for next week. Building towards next week, with you be

talking to the guys about that Fiji game? It'll be a normal review of

the game and we will crack on will that. It'll be a tough game against

Fiji next week. I happy be built on the game from last week? Yes.

Congratulations on the man of the match performance. How do you make

of your performance? Reasonably happy with it. We got the job done.

We put some points on the board. You always say you get the glory role,

you score of the team's hard work. Yes, that's right. I scored three

today. What did you make of Ireland in the second half? We only scored

12 points in the second half and they made it tough. It is a classic

world cup game. Thanks very much. Well done, you and man of the match.

Let's bring in Mark Aston on. A tough first half. We got a bit of

education on how to play rugby league. They did not collapse. We

have got something to build on. Hopefully of the next few years, we

can get to where we want to. Disappointed with a few of the

errors you made in the first half? Yes. You have got to keep the ball

off them. We made many mistakes. We gave a few penalties away. We need

to dust ourselves down and we have another challenge next Saturday

against Australia. For your time. The players are down there on the

pitch. The English ears are starting to do their last of honour. A lot of

the crowd in Huddersfield have stayed. They are on their feet and

applauding the England team. Job done, Jamie Peacock? It was a bit

more of a gritty performance. It is an improvement in a lot of areas.

The conditions were not great in the second half. When we had George

Burgess had a hot air machine blowing around his knees, we wanted

one up here in our room. Yes, but I am good and glad the Irish stood up

in the second half. They will get a bit better with the bigger games

coming up. Ireland will take more out of the second half. Yes, they

will. They tested England. Ireland had a lot of possession in the

second half. But England had some concentration. Let's got Gas get

more reaction. You certainly could your chance out there. Yes, this was

my chance to stake a claim for the spot. It is going to be a tough call

for Steve McNamara next week. Yes, that is what I wanted to do, make it

tough for him and I hope I keep my spot for next week. Setting up tries

and scoring tries is also the team. What is it like for you to come into

the team and get a chance at it? It was hard to start with, but I knew

this was my opportunity and I wanted to go out there and give it my best

and hopefully I have done that and I can keep my spot next week.

Congratulations. There is a real selection dilemma, Jamie, for Steve

McNamara. He was not particularly expansive in

his interview. Tom Briscoe or Josh Charnley, that is interesting. You

are thinking, who do I pick? What am I going to tell them? They have got

some headaches in the back. Sam burgess comes back into the mix.

James Graham got back in. We are looking like a solid outfit and they

executed really well in the first 30 minutes. Let's get ready for the big

games and there is one coming up next week with Fiji. That is a

different test to what Ireland have provided. Let's go back downstairs

because Rangi Chase is there. How good to get your first try for

England? It was a special moment for me. I

have not scored yet, so it was good to get the first one out of the way.

You looked as though you enjoyed it. It was good to get the ball in my

hands and set up a couple of tries and get some momentum. How do you

feel you're wrote in England is growing? As long as we can keep

competing, the more we are going to get the ball, which is good for me.

I feel like I am improving. Is it a very different role to the one you

played with Castleford? , when I was with Castleford I was the main gate

man, but I am playing with these workhorse players and I had to play

more structured and get a good mix with the run. I am learning a lot.

How do you feel the team is growing and building in the tournament? Yes,

we are growing. We improved last week and we had a warm up game and

today was good to keep their score to zero. Well done. How do we assess

his performance? I think he was great. He is working

with world-class players. They have got a good mix with

structure. When you go back to Australia and New Zealand, you have

two play in a structure and everybody needs to do their thing,

that he might be a player to break the ground in a big game. He might

be the player with exceptional skill like he has done all season. Gold

medal players in the right positions at the right time. I want to see

more Rangi Chase. He gets the opportunity to run and take the line

on and in these games he gets the chance to do that. In the bigger

games he feels there is more restrictions. When he gets the ball

he is difficult to handle. Who does that come from? Does it come from

him saying, I want more freedom, I want to play outside the structure,

or does he need the blessings of his coach? He needs both. He needs the

blessings of the players and also his coach. There is no doubt that

getting forward is the major priority for the England team

because it gives everybody a lot of space. The structure he is talking

about gets you three quarters. But in big games it is the one player,

and he is quite capable of providing that. Let's talk about Tom Briscoe

and more importantly the hat-trick that he passed up with Kallum

Watkins scoring a try. You said, that is great play all round.

He takes the ball to the line and attracts three defenders. He has got

time to play a pinpoint kick for Tom Briscoe. And then you have got

Kallum Watkins on the inside. England made that look easy and that

is all high skill. The fundamentals of that try were phenomenal. And

even at the end Tom Briscoe jumping as if he knows he might go into

touch. It was great football. Is James Graham one of the best at

creating space? He is one at the best in world rugby. He is very,

very good, he is exceptional and has got the referral vision like no one

else. He is a very skilful player. The England team selection will

always get debated on twitter. Pete says strange as soon as Sir Kevin is

moved out, we must do something. Gareth Widdop must start. Kevin

Sinfield is not a halfback. You know him very well and you want to

highlight why he starts. He runs the game better than anyone else. You

want to keep the ball is five beaches from the try-line and five

metres from the side. Kevin is better at that than anybody else and

he is better at running the game than anybody else in the country.

These are the facets of the game you get to understand by playing

alongside him and why he is so highly rated by coaches. There seems

more debate about Kevin Sinfield starting for England. You get

annoyed about it. Yes, I have played him in high pressure and high

intensity games and he has come up with it again and again. He is an

exceptional player. That is why he is in the team. If we were talking

about Cameron Smith kicking that ball into the corner as he did, and

that is what Australia do and that is what New Zealand will do and I

keep going back to the bigger games. Kevin Sinfield is there because when

the blowtorch is on your players, he will find a player. When you are

hanging on by your fingernails, you will find a player and take the team

to the corners. That leadership quality and that exceptional skill

quality at the right time. That is what we need to talk about when we

are playing Australia and New Zealand. Still a huge discussion

going on in that England dressing room. They will be talking about not

being quite good enough for the points in the game. But they will be

happy about the way they started. They could not carry it all the way

through. But sometimes it is down to the opposition as well. The next

time they get Fiji it will be a different prospect altogether.

Before the game if we said they would win 42-0, we would have been

happy about that. We have got good combination is going on the left and

right hand side and we are building. We know we have a challenge next

week. But that is how it is. I am happy. 42-0, why would you not be?

They have fixed up a couple of things on the right-hand side that

were trouble the previous week. The combination is coming into play. You

have got to play your best football at the right time. Are you happy

that they are not happy? They are satisfied, but they are talking

about things they did not do well. The crowd are on their feet, it is a

great win for England, but there is a definite feeling within the camp

that it was all right, but there is plenty to do. They might be talking

about which burgers are best in the stadium! They are talking about

being in a tournament, about building well here and building well

dead, growing as a team, but they will have two raised the bar every

week from now on. Whilst we contemplate which burgers are best,

let's have a look at the Group A table.

England do not want to qualify in third, they want to qualify in the

top two. We point you in the direction of the other programmes

that are coming your way on the BBC. We want your photos and your

nominations for the play of the week. Everything is on the website.

The difference, when we have Fiji next Saturday, it is going to be a

lot more physical. Yes it is. They have got to play tough against Fiji.

We are going to see it against Australia as well. I am excited to

see that. Ireland never really put that across to the England boys,

they never bashed them around. Next week it will be different. Bring it

on. I think they offer a different challenge, they are very skilful as

well as being big and physical. They put their best line up there. Watch

the winner. Thank you. England's World Cup campaign is up and running

and they have beaten Ireland. Bring on Fiji. Goodbye.

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