Don't know why you think the English will have lots of tired Scots to run at
I just don't think they are as big or as fit or as good as the England team in its entirety if England play well. And by that I refer to earlier when someone said England are playing above the level of the individuals within it - I agree.
Think England struggle at 8, not really had a good one for a while. Easter was effective and is a very good Premiership 8, for me never quite cut it at international level.
Think Robshaw is better than he gets credit for, but not quiet an out and out 7.
France: Yoann Huget; Wesley Fofana, Florian Fritz, Maxime Mermoz, Benjamin Fall; Frederic Michalak, Maxime Machenaud; Yannick Forestier, Dimitri Szarzewski, Nicolas Mas, Pascal Pape (captain), Yoann Maestri, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Thierry Dusautoir, Louis Picamoles.Replacements: Benjamin Kayser, Vincent Debaty, Luc Ducalcon, Romain Taofifenua, Damien Chouly, Morgan Parra, François Trinh-Duc, Mathieu Bastareaud.
Dusatoir's back. Strong team, no obvious weaknesses. Looks like a great tournament.
But in the other game, God's prop to be the the man of the first round.
I fear that Eng v Sco will be pretty scrappy, but look forward to being proved wrong.
Telfer had exactly the impact he wanted with his "arrogant" cliche. The old ones are still the best, if not up with stealing our cottages, but funny how the BBC and others have caught up with it. A whole debate on R5L this morning, c''mon. I suppose the Beeb see the irony in the fact that they overhype all the matches involving wartime analogies and bllx. I wish they could leave that to the wendies!
But in the other game, God's prop to be the the man of the first round.
I hope so loum, praise the lord!!!
* Who calls their male child "Courtney" anyway?
Maybe its based on the "boy named Sue" concept. May have worked with him as he is a bit of a bruiser.
lol @ surfer
Ireland U20 scrum half Luke McGrath-future Lion there. You heard it here first.
Welsh 7 looked good to.
Anyway, we arenearly there boys. Itsalmost time
😆 I am just as bad 😳
I'm literally crying at that a_a...the opening line is the stuff of legend 🙂 It's horiffic to think that I look like that when watching England!!!
Nervous......
Bod is back!!
Well, turns out O'Driscoll hasn't lost it! That was brilliant.
In BOD we trust!! Awesome player. Wales are going to take a hammering here!!
Poor defence from Cuthbert.
Very poor AA no mans land
Boom!! Well done zebo and best
Deep breaths gents....deep breaths 😆
Ireland have started really well.
On England, I'm not a big fan of Farrell but he does get them playing in the right places and makes good decisions, especially if they're on top in the forwards. Hopefully with two playmakers, in 36 and Goode outside him (plus the good weather today) they will make up for his deficiencies.
My only concern though is that with those 3 playing, Barritt at 13 and Brown on the wing we are potentially missing strike runners to take advantage. Tuilagi is a big miss!
Barritt and Brown are both shit....how they are in the team I'll never know!
Welsh getting slaughtered here...
Yep, lambs to the slaughter so far
Barritt does a job, and his performances over the autumn were a marked improvement on the last 6 nations.
I sort of disagree with Brown. He has a huge boot, runs great lines (and support), is awesome under the high ball and takes responsibility. Problem is he's a full back, not a winger and you worry he may get exposed for pace. Real shame Foden's off form.
Wales are getting hammered here. They really miss Gatland!
I agree re Brown....I'm calling him shit as a winger. Just stick bleedin Wade or Varndell in there ffs!
Yep, they would be amazing. Or Jonny May, he's got pace to burn. His injury this season has been really bad timing!
Good first half for Ireland. OK, slight understatement maybe! 😛 Wales came back into it at the end of the half but you feel they really needed to score a try when they had the chance.
Even though I'm missing 15 seconds out of every minute, and I'm pretty much blind steaming drunk, I do seem to have the gist of where this is going.
Surely not even JT can put a positive spin on this?
Rory Best claiming the Lions Hooker jersey today?
Best has looked very good. Wales look like they are coached by the work experoence kid. No structure.
Game lost for Wales. The second half is a face-saving exercise for them.
Tom he's definitely putting his hand up. The only downside to his game is a few dodgy arrows per game
The need their Kiwi coach back.
I think this thread needs some a_a abuse.
Utterly utterly clueless.
😯
Looks like BOD will be with him!
Blimey, just got in. I wouldn't have predicted this score at HT. and now BOD, what was he doing there?
What's been going on?
Yeah awful throw in the first half from him. Can you get penalised for a none straight throw if it goes straight to the opposition! 🙂
If Hartley is on the bench for England all spring then it is only going to favour Best.
Haha did anyone just see Zebo raise a fist to a Welsh forward? Unsurprisingly the Welshie didn't seem fussed!
Well at least they've got one.
Bring back Gavin!
Only cause Keith Earls is pish
Looks like the Welsh are more pissed than I am!
Phillips really can't be the 9 for the Lions!
Good play by Wales for the last 15 minutes. Shame they simply didn't turn up in the first half.
