Well ,i've said it before & i'll say it again, that England team was much more effective in defence & attack when Hill & Westwood were on the field together & i believe that if they had been left on till the end England would have been going to Old Trafford.

...but for Burgess' brainfart in the last minute.



Cross between gutted and fuming, atm

But what a fabulous game of rugby and a great advert for the game. I was quite critical of the build up to the World Cup and thought it would turn out to be an embarrassment - but how wrong can you be.

Why didn't Tomkins play?

I’m a bit down after being so close but when it’s played like that ours is the greatest show on earth! Well done to all those lads today, what a game the Wire boys gave everything they had. Blood to water!

A wonderful advert, but a terrible shame.



George Burgess is a superb player and it's a shame his penalty ultimately led to the try at the death, though Sinfield charging out of the line was the hammer that struck the final nail in the coffin.

It was a great advert for rugby league & tbh i thought Tomkins probably had his best game i've ever seen & i think Widdop being selected over Chase was vindicated massively. Burrow as replacement hooker in this game seemed to be ineffective whereas i know he is good for Leeds ,but i think he would have been better utilised at half back. Lockers was a very steadying influence & i was pleased for the young back line who stepped up to the mark. By the way, that James Graham looks a promising player.

Widdop quality, how it took this long for McNamara to realise god knows, hopefully that was Mac's last game in charge

In agreement

Hill is good but Westwood is class both a credit to your club. Westwood is a real tough bar steward too.

McNamara has signed a new 4 year deal to take us into the next World Cup in 2017; will be announced on Monday

One of the very best games I've ever seen for intensity, brute force and skill.



Can't praise the players highly enough.



I don't think anyone had a 'bad' game.



Sam B was unbelievable.

Graham was outstanding.



NZ showed individual brilliance that got them over (that 1st NZ try.... wow) but as a team England deserved better and played better.



Nobody mentioned it, but did Ablett even get on?