6 nations

[Yorkshire Blue]

Got to say, I'm quite looking forward to this.

Pretty big blow for England will Flutey out, I'm worried about how flimsy a three-quarters line that looks with Flood and Tait in the middle. Both are very talented attacking players, but they give the impression that a gust of wind could knock them down at any time (by rugby standards). I think we needed to go more attacking, but I think Johnson has gone too far in that direction now. God knows why he's persisting with Borthwick either....

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

England 30-17 Wales.

Enough said.

:)

 

[EastStandBlue]

Good stuff England...

 

[Heskey]

Living in Wales makes this win feel so much better :D

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Didn't appreciate Prince William jumping up and down like a loon when Wales got their 2nd try. Harry looked at him in disgust, the ginger legend.

 

[dashman]

Didn't appreciate Prince William jumping up and down like a loon when Wales got their 2nd try. Harry looked at him in disgust, the ginger legend.

Probably because he (Will) is the next Prince of Wales, well done Harry though as he just clapped our try, very reserved.

 

[dashman]

Hope Scotland stuff France tomorrow!

 

[Pubey]

Prince William wouldn't have dared do that when Will Carling was slipping his mum a length

 

[EastStandBlue]

Prince William wouldn't have dared do that when Will Carling was slipping his mum a length

Thank god the dead can't sue for libel ;)

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

Absolutely cracking match in prospect today. Resurgent Scotland take on volatile France at Murrayfield. Let's see just how much difference former England coach Andy Robinson has made.

Their front row could be under pressure, though, as one of their props has withdrawn due to his religious beliefs. Those Presbyterians still hold a lot of sway in large parts of Northern Scotland and smaller areas elsewhere.

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

Sorry, chaps and chapesses, whatever the attractions of the silky skills of McCormack , Christophe, etc, at the moment I'm getting packed, making sure the tickets are safe.

Another 6 Nations weekend beckons and my lad and I are off to the rugby tomorrow. We're not going to Ireland v France or Scotland v Wales, but Rome for Italy v England on Sunday is a temptation too much - if only for the the venue rather than the match itself.

Wales v Scotland looks like being dirge. France v Ireland could be an absolute cracker. Afraid to say it, though, but Sunday looks set to be a grim encounter. I'm going for a dour draw, a French home win, and England to just about sneak it after a struggle.

 

[Davros]

England +17 i reckon, Flutey should be back, and we should really be riding high after beating the Welsh. That said, the I-ti's gave the paddys a game, although to me it was more about Irish incompetence than Italian wonder.

 

[SS5]

What a poor poor performance today, anyone else see it?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The kicking game was awful, which is a shame as when England actually ran it, they looked OK.

 

[Pubey]

Yawn, that was a really dull game.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Yawn, that was a really dull game.

I quite enjoyed it as it was a close game with the underdog performing better than expected and the result uncertain until the final seconds.

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

Let me tell you MK Dons away was a heatwave compared to Stadio Flaminio this afternoon. Who needs to feel you or hands or fingers anyway?

Brief synopsis - awful. We only tried running the ball twice, in the first few seconds when Armitage nearly scored, and in the second half when we did score. The rest of the game was lifeless, dull, ponderous, predictable and vastly sub-standard. Our line-out was appalling and the interminable periods of aimless kicking defied logic.

The only plus is that we won - and just about any other team who play that poorly are defeated. We do have a habit of somehow knowing how to win a game when we really need it. If that's all we can cling onto, though, it doesn't bode well for now or the next few years.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Scotland:clap::clap::clap:

 

[canveyshrimper]

:D
Looking forward to England v Ireland, although not optimistic about England's chances. :unsure: