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Great try, unfortunately scored by a pillock of a man.
Oh for the day he drops one.
England - doing more in ten minutes than Ireland did all game against Italy. Long way to go yet though.
flood looks sharp.
Good game this, Italy really looking for the breaks.
And another one - will this be a high scoring game?
bloody league players eh?.............. 😉
Just wish he was a little more 'intuitive' after the tackle.
Strange game to play counter attacking rugby at home. Seems to be working so far. Nice warm up for tomorrow's grand slam decider.
Now that was lovely. They're taking the willy now!
muddydwarf.........when you come to union from league, having to release the ball when tackled seems a very very alien thing to do.
he will get better i think.
That's how you do it Ireland.
Needs to learn fast Ton, at this level it can mean the difference 'tween winning & losing.
He is a natural talent though, one of the few who can really switch from one to the other i suspect.
New Jason Robinson?
A good points difference here might be needed in the battle for second, third and fourth.
Oh dear...Italy. Come on. Make a game of it.
Darcy, your loyalty & enthusiasm for Ireland is now verging on the delusional! Have to agree though, Ireland need a good points haul to acheive 4th place this year... 😛
Darcy, your loyalty & enthusiasm for Ireland is now verging on the delusional
We've had quite a good record over the last five or so years you see.
Aye, but that was then, this yr not so hot so far.
Still only the 2nd round though so owt can happen.
Right, off to take the dog for a stroll...I think the next match might be worth watching. Undoubtedly, England are showing far more quality than Ireland showed last week - but this is not the Italy that showed up in Rome either. Ill-disciplined and a bit clueless - I guess England are exploiting the weaknesses and making them look even worse.
I'll save my beer for the next game.
Good stuff from England though - even Cueto's looking good and that's something!!
Cueto does a lot of the quiet work, not many tries though.
Bloody hell, 4 tries for Ashton.
DD was right, these points are racking up 🙂
Now, which Celt do i want to lose the most, the Welsh or the Scots?
Will be cheering the Scots, like the way they are playing.
EDIT: 3 TRIES for Ashton.
Sorry DD but this is how to beat Italy!
lets not forget that it is only italy too.............. ❗
An Italy than ran Ireland very, very close though Ton.
Don't be fooled, they aren't a bad team at all.Not great but not at all bad.
59-13
A better performance than last week & made a much-improved Italy look very ordinary. TBH i thought Italy would rip us apart in the scrum but no, a good solid performance from the forwards allowed the backs to make hay today.
Ok, Wales or Scotland?
Great show from England, they have had a decent amount of quick ball in their last two games, they need to be stopped on or around the gainline and slowed down, or they are going to be dangerous.
Italy were a lot worse than last week, first up tackles missed all over the shop.
If our lads can't get the finger out against France tomorrow its time for a new coach or the World Cup will be another shambles.
good classy win in the end.
wales by a try or so.
& made a much-improved Italy look very ordinary.
Italy were a lot worse than last week,
One of you is telling porkies? 😆
don simon...............the one in green 😉
Eh?
England still have some way to go in time for the RWC. Was hoping Wilko would score 2 more for the record
Molly take a walk over the keyboard?
Ton you played to a decent standard, did you see Italy miss a lot of first-up tackles last week?
We squandered a couple of chances to score last week and Italy provided a lot of gimmes today. Even if we lose to the French tomorrow this slump is going to come to an end at some stage and our guys have too much pride to roll over for the English at Lansdowne.
Italy were a lot worse than last week, first up tackles missed all over the shop.
That's what I thought too. England are spreading themselves out very well, which is what caused Wales problems and Italy simply couldn't cope. A case of reasonable good play and a decent game plan by England and a complete failure to deal by the Italians. Compare their defence with Wales last week.
I will claim Scotland for the win today.
They just look more adventurous, more willing and more able TBH.
Wales are in disarray (sp?) but never count them out, they can rip you apart given a chance.
Hopefully be as good a game as the last one.
shandy
i think italy were a fair bit better last week.
the pack were very good, this week they were not.
i think england will struggle with ireland, like usual.
Nick Mallett says:
England played well, but a lot of that was off Italian mistakes. I don't think there's a 40-point different between England and Ireland. They played well but we played badly."
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COME ON SCOTLAND!!!!
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Vamos boyos!
Nice looking Scottish girly's in the crowd! 🙂
Bugger.
I much prefer to see Wales running the ball to hoofing it upfield.
Questionable grounding for the welsh try there.
Scotland need to keep the head, and try and ride out this pressure without shipping a load of points.
Scotland need to keep the ball in hand!
Great ball, great run...
Scotland a shadow of last weeks team & Wales looking strong & determined.
Hmm, can see a Scottish loss - yellow for the Walesch though!
2 yellows now! That high tackle was a good decision though.
Scotland are dead. 13 oppo players on the field and only 3 points?
Jonathan "kin" Davies;The Welsh Ian Wright
Back to 15, Scotland should've punished us, but great defending though.
Nearly Valentines Day, init?
Scots look like a completely different team. Hook - like i've always thought - looks like class on wheels.
No accident that Wales looked better when Hook moved to 10 last week, can the Scots get their mojo back?
Not really looking likely is it? The only thing in common with last week is the strips.
English Grand Slam?
English Grand Slam?
We haven't had a good joke on the thread for a while.
Well done that man 😀
I wonder if Scotland will turn up for the second half? Can we show some composure? Will Parks take or make a takle?
I really wish Hook was born English.....
Irish Grand Slam DD?
About as likely as a French wooden spoon... 😛
Dan Parks, you sir are a spanner
My rugby career got as far as the local Comprehensive school 1st but EVEN I WOULDN'T HAVE KICKED THAT! What are you doing Scotland?
I'm sorry but do the BBC have something wrong with their coverage, I thought that the 6 Nations was supposed to be played by International teams?? What an terrible game as a neutral I was hoping for some good viewing
What an terrible game as a neutral I was hoping for some good viewing
You missed the first half then?
no i saw the first half which to me was ruined by inconsistent refereeing, that said Shaun Lamont, has been the stand out player of the game for me
Scotland really should have had a yellow too, Wales' resistance with two men down was class, but I fear that they are going to pay for the efforts in the first half in the closing minutes.
Inconsistent refereeing?
It seemed fine to me. The tackle "in the air" was the most questionable one for me. In the replay though (in glorious HD), I can't see any intent. In any case, it had bugger all bearing on the game.
Well done Wales. Excellent performance today, but Scotland did them a lot of favours. Jeebus, just saw the error count...18 to 7.
Jeebus, just saw the error count...18 to 7.
Buckling under pressure, init?
Oh bugger, that's one of my predictions out of the window!
Oh well, two out of three..
As a fair weather supporter you don't have to suffer the pain, just jump on the next bandwagon, eh?
yeah DD, not just the yellow card that I think should of been, there were a few other moments where the ref seemed to be hesitant, and minor infringements were let go, that said a scrappy game all round won by the team who made the least mistakes if you ask me, oh and yes I an English, but even found that game uninspiring a good England display against a lack luster Italy side whom capitalized on English errors. Oh and is Johnathon Davies/Brian Moore the same person?
(not a fair weather supporter either, used to play many moons ago, County Schools and then for a regular saturday Club, until forced to stop due to a dodgy back injury)
As a fair weather supporter
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Harsh but...
Buckling under pressure, init?
I do love welsh optimism.
Chwarae teg! The Welsh put on a top first half display, in spite of the yellows, I thought a well disciplined display.
What's the time limit on playing advantage?
Well done Scotland...
From a Scottish perspective that was pitiful. An absolutely terrible game, i really hope it gives them the kick up the @ss they so desperately need after that performance.
Slightly disappointed with Wales tbh. Scotland were SO poor we should've put another three or four tries past at least.
Glad I'm not Scottish, even more glad I'm not a Scottish rugby player otherwise I'd be looking at myself in the mirror wondering wtf I was doing trying to play rugby...
C'mon France for tomorrow!
wales were the best of 2 crap teams.
got some mans rugby to watch now on the shy+ thing
wigan v st helens
wakefield v castleford
huddersfield v warrington
ton, i've been flicking between the two codes all afternoon, and I have to say it the RL has been alot more enjoyable to watch, Wigan v St Helens is shaping up quite nicely at the moment
Chunk's like an unstoppable tank!!