Couple nice breaks though!!

Isn’t this always the problem with Welsh rugby – we’re suckers for a 10 than can make a break. We’ll overlook all sorts of failings if they can make a break or two.

Anyway, I agree – a couple of nice breaks. Unfortunately he also wrecked a couple of good breaks that others made by throwing the ball directly into touch on one and completely missing the intended player on another. So he needed to make those breaks to cancel out his errors. 😆

I disagree – the Os were looking strong with ball in hand. If he wanted to go for a DG then it needed a better set up, not the rush job that he went for.

Tips and Hovis both getting a start! Two open sides, which is two more than England have in their entire squad!

😉

No offense,but why are the Engerland players who were so very,very shite at the WC,going to be any better now? That probable team has a very familiar look.You spend all this time talking up the need for a no 7 and then pick the Wererabbit,who seems to qualify because he gets changed next to George Smith.

Trouble is, Farrell should be starting at 10. He’s in far, far better form than Ford is, and has been all season. With Slade injured, and Hill so far uncapped putting Farrell at 12 is the best option as Ford can’t play there.

That very, very shite team only lost to wales by 3 points………

We never claimed that a team with a scrum half on the wing and the rest in pieces were world beaters but england were rubbish 😆 lets not go over old ground though.

Not a bad Welsh team.How has Bradley been going this year?

Cling onto that for all your worth 😆

Less expectation, decisive management, players in position (mostly) form over family/contract, no lost-£100k-in-shares-scandal, no arguing coaches, coaches that actually proven in what they are doing, more experienced and decisive Captain, in-form subs.

I don’t think anyone is expecting miracle from this team based on history, but Eddie has to start somewhere, phases the newbies in slowly and get them experienced by RWC19, whilst meanwhile fielding the in-form club players as Internationals and mentors.

Fortunately or unfortunately despite similarities to the RWC15 squad, the players selected were selected for their personal merit not off the back of that particular tournament.

Like it or not, Robshaw’s an excellent 6, Bill V the class 8, Launchbury, Kruis, & Itoje in good form, Farrell very good, JJ good, Watson good, Mako V very good…

What else could you do, field all new players and play to lose by as little margin as possible?

Kruis and Itoje aren’t playing….Farrell is playing well at 10,not 12 and both Joseph and certainly Watson aren’t in the best form of their lives. But I suppose the off-field stuff has improved,after all,no dwarves were harmed in the four-yearly crushing of their supporters expectations.

Perhaps each of the home nations should have their own thread to avoid the inevitable catty-ness?

Play nicely now!

England don’t have great players, but I don’t see what is supposed to be done differently.
Haskel is a great big lump who should (by shear physicality) do better than he does but he’s not a 7. We don’t have any 7’s. EB is on record as saying he’ll have to make do until he can manufacture one.
With Slade and Manu out, centre again looks difficult t fill but maybe Nowell who’s played a lot at centre for Exeter will play in there somewhere. Anyone who thinks Farrell shouldn’t be anywhere near the England team simply hasn’t watched him play post world cup.
We’re rubbish, there’s no doubt about it but somehow, I still have a level of expectation. Maybe, just maybe…..

I can’t wait!

On a positive note, you’re playing Scotland this weekend, who no doubt will try really hard but somehow manage to throw it away.

OK, little game for you all….

Who is fielding the following this weekend?

364 caps
3 Lions
2 national captains

Welsh Ladies, flashy?

damn – thought that was lateral enough but still scarlet!!

😆 but no!

Colder…..

Bunch of bench warmers? 😉

The Welsh bench against Ireland?

Damn. too slow