England fans hit back at Creevy online following pre-game comments
Ahead of the seismic contest between Argentina and England this Saturday, a war of words has started.
The Pumas’ hooker Augustin Creevy has stoked the fire by accusing England of being “boring” and said that Saturday’s match will be a “war”.
This in turn has evoked a reaction from his opposite man Jamie George, who has questioned whether he has watched England play recently.
While Creevy did add the caveat that England’s style works for them, he has irked some fans, who have backed up the Saracens hooker on social media and defended their side. While some fans on Twitter have not necessarily refuted the ‘boring’ tag, they have said that it does not matter if a team wins.
Moreover, as England enter the game as favourites, this is just an attempt to get under the opposition’s skin, which to be fair, may have been successful. However, some fans feel that this only provides Eddie Jones with his team talk.
Some have agreed with George’s sentiments, particularly as this England team have just come from a Six Nations where they scored ten more tries than any other team.
"I don’t think we do play boring rugby," George told reporters in Tokyo. "I’m not overly surprised that he’s tried to say that, but he’s entitled to his opinion and, hopefully, we prove him wrong on Saturday."
Not only that, but Creevy is part of a team that has only scored one try from a back this Rugby World Cup, with four coming from a hooker.
But this is clearly a ploy by the former captain, particularly in the build up for a game against a team whose head coach is notorious for verbal sparring. With over two days to go before the match, there may still be more to come from both sides.
This is what the England fans have said:
Creevy knows going into this contest that his side are out of the RWC if they fail to win this Saturday, and it is understandable that he is trying to get any advantage that he can. However, neither his side nor England would mind being branded boring if they come away with the win.
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Look, we know contradicting opinions and wacky comments bring readers and clicks, so well done to RP for allowing always-wrong-Ben to say something here. However RP needs to put a disclaimer next to his comments for their own credibility. NZ was and is incapable of acknowledging their opp beating them. They refused so with Ire and with Arg in 2022 and also the Boks in 2023 x 2. Nothing Ben says here holds water, NZ attacked backwards, except when Kolisi and Kolbe was off And cyncialy took out Bongi, we played without lineouts for 75mins. Kolisi and Kurt-Lee almost scored twice. Thats 3 vs 2 for Boks, but the Boks opportunities was legal. Boks should have been 16-3 up by half time. Tacticaly the Boks attacked better defended better scrummed better (without a hooker) kicked better and crossed the whitewash more times. Boks beat Fr Eng Nz to win in 23, comeon give some credit at least. Even Federer Verstappen NY Mets, Mamoa, was able to see a great human sport achievement by the Boks and their DNA Boks #RWC27 !🏉
Go to commentsForget the 85kg bit, that can become something else. However I do like the one off test on ANZAC day idea. SR plays Fri/ Sat, test players travel Sunday and the squads have the full week together before playing Saturday. Rest of SR has a week off. Either involve women's teams in same location or in the other country and rotate annually. Herbert is right in that change is needed.
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