Edit,what did l say about care kryton?
Fair enough. God work by bald rick
Burrell and Barrits. Now, that's better.
Coriolanus , that surprised me Brian 😀
Lawes is a monster
England will be very dangerous later in the tournament if they can play like this but lose the errors. Certainly heading in the right direction.
France look better with Guy Martin and Dimitri on the field and you can see how much they miss Parra at times
Top work by England so far to get back into this.
Oh, and I love drop goals!
Oh dear.
Nyanga has been awesome. Immense passage of play by France for that.
*cries*
What a score! What a game!
bolx
Is there time?
Game over.
no
No. There isn't.
Poor decision making by England - two drop goal opportunities not taken
Good game though [i]grits teeth[/i]
Thread plastiques will be pleased.
What a great result, cracking game, 😆
On that performance I reckon England will have Wales though 🙂
Sat in a Cardiff pub with a very vocal pro French contingent, quel surprise 😆 But a great game bit nervous for Wales against both France and England.
But a great game bit nervous for Wales against both France and England.
I don't think you can judge Wales by that performance today. They've got their shit game out of the system and never looked like losing.
Will watch re run tomorrow but sounds like a cracker to come back into it after such a poor start, could have had cheap last minute tickets but out of the country 🙁
bit nervous for Wales against both France and England.
I have a sneaking suspicion Ireland will be delighted with the spotlight off them and be the ones to beat a few rounds in
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On that performance I reckon England will have Wales though
Agreed. Fitter stronger and actually faster every on the park. Unlucky for England today, without a bit of luck France would have lost by two tries, but then never let a rugby ball bounce....
I have a sneaking suspicion Ireland will be delighted with the spotlight off them and be the ones to beat a few rounds in
Sssshhh. 🙂
On that performance England will get roundly spanked by SA, NZ and Aus.
Proper rugby teams will not let crappy playing go.
great game to watch France and England............mistakes cost England... all a learning process as in reality all irrelevant as the target is 2015 world cup
some outstanding individual performances today by France and England
Farrell
Lawes
Launchberry
Brown
Nyanga
Picamoles
Forfana
Nigel Owens
French Front Row
Good spectacle but England should have closed it out.
I could watch Szarzewski all day. Kept France in it till the death and instrumental in the winning try. Class player.
Hands off Darcy he is my man crush 😀
On that performance England will get roundly spanked by SA, NZ and Aus.
Proper rugby teams will not let crappy playing go.
^^ not this
great game to watch France and England............mistakes cost England... all a learning process as in reality all irrelevant as the target is 2015 world cup
^^ this
Hands off Darcy he is my man crush
There is a solution Piggie. 😉
#strangest
One game lost and Eng fans write off the 6N and start talking about the world cup 😀
Agreed. Fitter stronger and actually faster every on the park.
When was the last time you saw a Welsh player cramp up? 😆 Ok, a_a will return to his usual log in soon
I feel really sorry for May. Does anyone know if he will be out for a while?
England's problem is still no genuinely world class backs. Throw a couple in (centre and wing would be the best start) and you have a very decent team.
Also, why does Morgan not get more game time? Strategy to make the most of him as the opposition tires? He seems like the more solid option
I was loving the (still a rush, but not a mad rush) defence by England. Some fantastic performances for England. Hartley did well, youngs topped him, just. Lawes immense. Launchbury steady. Wood abrasive. Robshaw largely in control. Billy and mako top drawer. Care really surprised me, if he can keep his head, he is miles ahead of Ben youngs. I hate the way youngs always takes a step, classy scrum halves don't have to! Farrell very good. Twelvetrees had a pretty good allround game too. Morgan was a real impact. Brown and Goode were excellent, and reliable. Nowell likes a gamble, not necessarily a bad thing.
Quite worrying how Domingo neutralised Cole, Domingo is a superb scrummager, but Cole has to realise that sometimes he has to 'play the game' against tricky customer like that. First of all hold him, don't let him get under you, don't let him go down. Then when you've got the bugger steady you can crush him!
And a big shout out to Nigel Owens. Superbly referreed game.
France just got over the line, but actually, over eighty minutes England played the more rugby. Shame, but there you go.
Dmitry's blonde mullet. It really is a bit special.
How the chuff did we manage to throw that away!!!!!
In fact it was probably thrown away in the first 15 minutes, but after that it was a great performance.
However, have you seen Mrs Dimitri Szarzewski?
He's got no time for shagging, though. He has to contend with Skeletor for Christ's sake!
When was the last time you saw a Welsh player cramp up? Ok, a_a will return to his usual log in soon
Well at least today, they didn't warrant the effort to do so.
Saucer of milk for Kryton 😉
I'll take a (s)crappy win over a gallant loss anytime.
Well indeed. England worked very hard - to lose. World class team s like the all blacks would have put the score away. Seems a lot of effort to lose to not such a great team. Max points for effort & commitment, the usual meh for a strike percentage. A gritty performance.
As said above, find an English Conrad smith, Nonu, bod, and some rampant wingers and we'd be a real tough team to beat.
Szarzewski....sorry a hooker with looks and soft hands but not a patch on Kayser or several other class hookers
no as England supporter want to win everything especially beating Wales and the Scots......I really admire Lancaster great ethos philosophy and not afraid to make big calls, reality is the drive to world cup.....forwards sorted as there are two players per position at the moment laws and launchbury are looking outstanding massive improvement in laws.....Cole way off the mark in the scrum......robshaw unsung and underestimated ..... Billy or Morgan? backs are still in flux Brown a shoe in and after that question marks. The team stayed calmed when down but big failure not closing game out...this will be experience based Farrell better after the Lions tour
Wales look good for the next 18 months a dear lord that pains me to say it
Ireland really want to see how they go on after All blacks and BODs final season ...?????
Scots I fancy to be harder to beat than expected,
Great start to six nations
^^Freeform poetry^^
Capt is that good or bad ❓
If I am a poet I did not know it............ 😀
We can talk about the bigger picture, but lets not belittle one grand slam in 20 years - really not acceptable for England.
