Lol, good luck with that chaps:

http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/22125/10120830/andy-farrell-to-join-ireland-coaching-staff-after-six-nations

? Is gatland going to be eddies assistant or something?

Always thought he was a number two.

Has Owen got an Irish granny then?

Given the Farrell / Burgess saga, I think Sean O’Brian fits the bill quite nicely as an inside centre.

What a belter of an East Midlands Derby.

Really wanted saints to steal it.

Barnes had an unusually good game too 😉

Just got back from Exeter v Gloucester, pretty average game due to weather 😯 rain rain rain

Two points, the rolling maul is rubbish, how do you legally stop it? and if I go to a game and the ref wastes 10 minutes resetting scrubs I shall walk onto the field and hoof him in the slats. If they can’t stay on their feet then card someone and get some players on the field who can.

North cut some cracking angles. Although he didn’t have to do much other than chase his nose for his try.

Well sort of glad I missed it, 14 men (for half the game) Stade hold Munster pointless till near the end. 27-7 weather dire tonight too, Irish conditions and all that.

Very good, isn’t he? I wonder whether England can use him properly, though. He’s a proper 7 in the Welsh style and that doesn’t fit well with how England have played in years. Wonder what Eddie will think of him.

Another Ospreys player worth watching was Owen Watkins, no 12. 19 years old and he showed Ben Teo some tricks.

Interesting red card for Stade’s winger. Trying to gouge in full view of everyone in the stadium. I’d give him a huge ban for that.

And finally, I’m watching Ulster being minced by Oyonnax on the TV. They look terrible.

Hair transplant.

he was in perfectly good condition when we let him go from wuss 😀

Just a little podgy and balding…

You can look at the YouTube replay. There’s no reason for his hand to be moving around his face like that.

And I fancy Owens, so he can do no wrong 😳

CFH thanks, didn’t look that much in it to me but appreciate he’s given Owens a chance to red card him.

😀

Forwards
Josh Beaumont (Sale Sharks)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
James Haskell (Wasps)
Paul Hill (Northampton Saints)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby) *injury replacement for Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Matt Mullan (Wasps)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Henry Thomas (Bath Rugby) *injury replacement for Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Backs
Chris Ashton (Saracens)
Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Elliot Daly (Wasps)
Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby) *injury replacement for Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
George Ford (Bath Rugby)
Alex Goode (Saracens)
Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs) *injury replacement for Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Marland Yarde (Harlequins)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

Pretty happy with that overall. Shame we don’t get to see Slade or Ewers but there are some positive selections there.
Notable omissions; Tom Youngs, Joe Simpson, Luther Burrell.
Devoto is a very odd call. Talented young player but not good enough to break into the bath team proper.
Happy to see Sam Hill in there and some of the young forwards.
Nice to see a bit of boldness!

Sam Hill is the best specialist inside centre in the squad and on form, Daly is the pick of the outsides.
I’ll have head in hands if he selects Farrell at 12!!!!

Tom Youngs is shit. And so is Dan Cole! I don’t know how a player goes from brilliant to rubbish in such a short space of time.