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Stoner - Member
ah diddums.Now let's see, who has a chance of a grand slam...
You need to think about winning the competition before talking about grand slams, and in terms of winning the 6N there are more than two teams in the running.
CaptainFlashheart - MemberTJ, IIRC, you aren't Scottish.....
Been a Scotland supporter since the mid 70s. One hardly chooses to be a Scotland supporter for the glory does one? Its all about whats in your heart 🙁
TJ that doesn't answer the question. Still think Cueto is pants?
Yup. He ain't quick enough - on his feet or between the ears. Ashton looks like a real killer winger.
What happened to Strettle? He looked the part.
Flashy's only welsh by choice anyway. He'd be far more suited to the collars-up, down-gilet shandy drinking crowd at Twickers.
He is quicker than Tindall 🙂 and your still not a Jock 😉
Says the Paddy from Brissle 😀
TandemJeremy - MemberWhat happened to Strettle? He looked the part.
He's in the Elite Squad - next in line if one of the others went down probably.
Anyway, it seems as if England are gonna win today, then the Grand Slam and then the RWC.
(If you read the press.)
If I was a glory hunter I would be supporting England. However who you support in any sport is an affair of the heart not the head.
Can we have Strettle if you don't want him?
[i]Can we have Strettle if you don't want him? [/i]
Don't start that again, TJ. 🙂 I was watching Cipriani play for the Rebels last week - he was, to be completely frank, a hindrance to them. Iirc you were wishing that he was Scottish - you don't want him!
Actually thinking about, start asking to borrow ALL of the English team and you'll jinx them as well............
May be TJ should stand for Temporary Jock
Cipriani inspired the Rebels to victory this week however!
Says the Paddy [s]from[/s] [b]who lives in[/b] Brissle
FTFY
😆
Anyway...RACIST!! 🙂
Inverdale: "Bonjour! Ca va?!"
French changingroom-wallah: "Allez les bleues!"
Inverdale: *nervous giggle, no idea what they just said*
🙄
Idlejohn - have you seen the scottish backs? Jam packed full of world class talent 🙄
Oh that is going to really upset the Pink-shirted pimlico prancer 🙂
[i]TandemJeremy - Member
Idlejohn - have you seen the scottish backs? Jam packed full of world class talent [/i]
As alway!! 😆 No sorry, that smileys nowhere near smug enough. (Being typed with no knowledge of the Rome result...........)
Classy! (everything's relative).
🙂
good job bergamasco has 2 left feet eh?
Phew that was close 😯 I swear they will give me a heart attack watching them.
Tried to play in their own half too much and coughed up two tries to italy, still a win is a win. Suprising lack of action from the bench for Wales.
and relax 🙄
just need a favour from the French and get a draw and then Wales to win in France - too much to ask?
wales were crap.......fact
they need those two fat hairy props back.
You're not wrong on both accounts there Ton, the "hair bear bunch" do make a heck of a difference to out pack - fact
he's half wrong, Wales were not crap they were average which is about their level, and Adam Jones would be a great help, Duncan Jones would be no help at all, Paul James is a much better player.
france look a bit too quick for england.
they will turn the screw early in the 2nd half i reckon.
but what do i know eh?,................ 😆
Le résultat a été de tatouage noeuds mieux, je m'attendais à
Je ne pourrons pas faire face à ce non Cymraeg grand chelem, Hope Ecosse ou l'Irlande peut aider à ce sujet!
Good win for England. They weren't very exciting but they did enough. Great counter rucking - England bossed the breakdown. Good defence as well - no gaps, no missed tackles
France - had enough of the ball in the right areas of the field but lacked the inventiveness to score.
funny because France dominated the breakdown in the first half, shit game mind. At least England finally managed to get a back line move that didnt have Tindall or Hape involved for the try. France looked more dangerous but couldnt quite get it together England butchered a number of opportunities, Ashton didnt look world class today.
Suck it Frenchies 😀
As a footy pundit would say a game of two halves, england defence and a bit of luck saw then through. Cant rely on Jonny for ever 😉
Palmer is a bit special. Ashton isnt world class 😀 cant wait for the "we can win the world cup easy now" brigade to turn up.
I am just a bitter and chippy valley boy who is to far from home tonight.
Pretty disappointing game. Excellent rucking by England though and they deserved the win for sure. Couple of unlucky bounces for France could have turned the game, but they didn't cross the line with ball in hand. Go figure.
So, it's down to the Irish now (no offence to the Scots of course, but I can't see a victory at Twickenham for them). I think a_a is being too polite about Ashton. He was a bit anonymous today. Shit actually.
Thought Flood was poor tbh, and Tindal has hands like abu hamzer. France just played too much high risk offloading stuff. Chabal was dire also. England defended well and lived off the French mistakes, I was also a bit confused by the scrum referring, France looked well on top.
GET IN!!!
Quality result following a bit of wonky refereeing.
Best team won.
1191!!
Oh and don't agree with the ref, that was a try by Tindall
I agree it was a try from Tindall and its something that has become very common, the refs are so hot on the tackler letting go quickly the tackled player just gets up again, that and whenever a tackler does a great job of turning his man the refs blow against them are really doing my head in.
PS do we really think Cole was injured? They'll need him away in Ireland especially if Sheridan is crocked again.
Really don't think England were all that, which of course isn't saying much about France. Wales missing their two two Lions props and Phillips has to provide quicker service. Pretty poor weekend all be told.
Meanwhile Gloucester keep marching on and this could be our our year. Full house and 17,000 against Barth next week 😆
Good win against the Saints shame Nicky is off.
No try. Tindall is tackled, tackler releases him once tackle complete. Tindall has to place the ball at that moment - he can then get to his feet and pick the ball up again but he has to release the ball once he is tackled and on the ground
Pigface - I agree, but apparently moneywise he was not offered a contract, but of course with Bruns etc hopefully we should be ok. And of course Tindall is our Club Captain, who will be struggling to get into our starting 15
brakes - Member
Quality result following a bit of wonky refereeing.
Which game are we talking about? I haven't seen a decent ref in the internationals this weekend.
Still England's route to the Slam will be eased by the fact that they won't have that dipstick Wayne Barnes in charge of any of their games.
I've never liked his ref'ing style, but awarding a penalty against Wales for a high tackle when the player grabbed the Italian between the shoulder blades is laughable.
As is a 3:1 penalty count against Wales.
I'm not saying that Wales are a 'clean' side, but there is no way at all that they committed 3 times more penalty offences than Italy. (I spotted quite a few Italian offences...) He is a complete numpty.
Another very unsatisfying round of games so far - hopefully tomorrow will be better. C'mon Ireland! (Although if the Scots win, will they be up for the Twickenham game?)
Well IJ, you've got to ask where the Slam noone wants can be stopped...
I thought that the England 8 was very lucky not to be yellowed for hands in the ruck right under his posts, the lack of consistancy from refs is shocking.