SA news reporting Eddie Jones has agreed a release deal with his club, set to be announced tomorrow. Well, there certainly could be worse! Just get rid of Farrell and I’ll be happy.

Sad to see the Lomu news, can’t beleive he was so young still.

McCaw off, fair play. What else could he possibly achieve.

I’m reasonably happy with Jones. It was hardly an inspiring short list that was drawn up though :/

Odds on him picking Robshaw?

Possibly, at 6.

Will Eddie Jones change the style of rugby that England play? I can’t see him continuing the heavy forward, 10 man style?

Campo givin’ it straight on the radio this morning…

” It just looks like that you guys have no idea what you are doing.

“Where is your structure? Where are your young coaches who want to be the best in the world? It looks you are desperate, and you just go out and pay the money for somebody who you think will help you. Good luck…”

Campo dislikes english rugby so much he could be Welsh 😆

Likewise. I’d expect JJ, Burrell, Watson, Brown and possibly Ford to make the 6N, but I’ve no idea about the rest. Launchbury, Parling, Kruis, Attwood & Lawes m& Slade all have a chance depending on form.

I reckon he’ll go looking for 1,2,3, 7 & 8 and reshape the pack. I do think we’ve seen the last of Barrit, Haskell, possibly Wood although he could bench for Robshaw.

I’ll stick my neck out and go Hartley for Captain 🙂

Tweet from Ben Foden 😀

I’m liking Eddie Jones’ appointment..
Would like to see Brian Ashton involved at some point though.
Anyone willing to guess the elite England squad?

^^ that was funny. My wife asked me why I was giggling watching the end of the match. I had to explain what he was doing. (You’d think a girl from Llanelli would have a vague understanding of the game? 🙄 )

The Scarlets did a good job of killing themselves against Racing, despite a Racing player being sent off for a stamp early in the second half. (He deserved the red imo even though it was a pathetic little kick/stamp.)

Wasps are hammering Toulon….massively.

Ashley Johnson is playing hooker rather than 8, and is playing really well. Strong scrum and 100%from his 7 lineouts 😯

IJ, I was screaming at the radio at that game! So many bad decisions!

A very good comeback, though.

Was happy with Ospreys result before reading that Idle, going to sulk now. 😆

They need to put a video dossier together and get it over to EPRC.

French sides having a rough start to the competition. Certainly opening the door for the cup to come back. Reckon we could see an English side lifting it this season. Leinster are pretty bolloxed already and Munster will struggle to get out of their group, let alone any further. Ulster had a terrible start against Saracens. So can’t see it going to one of the provinces. Strong opening weekends from English clubs should see lots of home advantages in the QFs.

Dad?!? 😯

Do I need to see a solicitor?

EDIT: It’s no surprise tbh. Leinster beat Bath last season because their set piece worked. Bath were probably better at everything else. Their scrum was shoved all over the field yesterday. Hard to believe with the personnel they have. Added to this you have the likes of Kearney and a post-Racing-somehow-become-a-bit-average Sexton misfiring. I dunno how these things work post world-cup ie re-focusing etc, but it seems there’s a malaise over them at the moment. They provided the majority of Ireland’s squad for the RWC so if the players are affected by it, Leinster would suffer more than most I guess.

Sorry DD – blooming autocorrect!! I just find it hard to believe that this type of mental & physical fatigue happens when Ireland really only had 2 big games in the World Cup against France and Argentina. How much rugby have the likes of heaslip, Healy, sexton, kearneys etc actually play since the end of last season? I’d imagine not a huge amount although the training camps can obviously be pretty brutal. some of the sections have been a bit strange too…not selecting an international full back in Kerchner (sp?) and playing Madison who is at best a utility 10/12 and has limited experience in he back 3.

I won’t comment on Rob Andrew as I am not sure of his role. But as far as the CEO is concerned his remit ranges far wider than just the performance of the English team. The RFU have just held one of the best World Cups, this is a significant achievement. Likewise much in English Rugby has improved during his tenure, the friction between club and country is much reduced, the Women’s game is on a much stronger footing and Ritchie was instrumental in ensuring that the European Club Game didn’t split. I think he has sufficient credit in the bank to offset England’s very disappointing World Cup performance.

Well in respect of my dealings with him regarding RWC tickets he’s a worthless arse coverer.

CFH any side with Quade Cooper at 10 is capable of a spectacular loss 🙂 to be totally fair I haven’t seen the game. As an aside given they have signed him that makes the chances of Cipriani going there look slimmer.

Read an article about Creatine and whether its use was linked to Lomu’s illness. A lot of supposition and lack of any hard evidence but interesting nontheless.

Jonah Lomu – A Life Lost Needlessly