Mongo's driving instructor has been doing what he has always done….thump…bosh…except he has imo developed a little more spacial awareness.Has got better at bringing other players in and timing his pass.

England's selection is for the wrong weekend surely?

A defensive team against the Scots, attacking team against the French?

They have several! To be able to have Dimitri Szarzewski on the bench speaks volumes! Add in Domingo, Mas, Poux, Servat et al and you get the idea!

Backhander,France have a REALLY scary front row.Errr…England don't! Shaw will have to concentrate on the tight,I don't know how much of his support play we will see.

Or do what Wales did in the second half, and drive close in to the setpieces, and basically attack. Iirc, the French defence was excellent until Wales started getting behind them. Make them keep rearranging the defence with a variety of attacking options. Wales lost the first half by repeating the same attacking moves out wide every time – easy to defend.

Does Trinh-Duc like having big forwards charging at him and making him tackle, hassling him when he has the ball? Nobody has really put pressure on him so far and England should be good at that with Moody in the back row.

What are the wingers like under high balls, again with players like Moody charging straight at them.

I'd expect France to win comfortably, but I really think that they haven't been properly tested in this championship (for a full 80 minutes), and England have the advantage that they've never been in awe of France. They could win……

Some encouraging signs from wales, Warbutton looks good.
Its' becoming clear exactly how much they missed Phillips.
Still not a Hook fan though and Italy aren't playing very well at all.

You irish ton?

only my legs………….why.

when i said the mans game i meant the rugby league 🙄

No still not, he has a decent turn of pace and hand off but he's greedy and his decision making aint great (just my opinion). 2 x 3 meter run ins don't massively impress me. It was really nice to see the young guys get a good run and shane look like he could play into his 40s! Good decision to give SJ MOTM, great player. Italy looked dreadful today.

Go on the killer Bees 🙂

Well done to the scots. Well deserved on the day…and probably should have won it by more.

Unlucky Darcy beaten by the worst team in the championship 😉 😉

Thought Wales did very well, Hook redeemed himself for his greed, Warburton very very good, Phillips is like an extra forward, I know it was Italy but pleased with that 😀 actually Italy arent that bad, bit of a curates egg.

Pigface, I'm taking my beating like a gentleman. There's nothing more to say. Scotland did the job today…no point in whinging or pointing out the obvious to those to whom it needs pointing out. The Scots should be allowed to enjoy that victory.

Well possibly, but if you know you have the ability to take on and punch through a defensive line and score, then you might as well try. He has scored several times this championship doing exactly that, so give him some credit.

There you go. What have I been saying (to anyone who'll listen!) – pass the ball down the line to the wing.. TRY!
The basics.
However, it looks almost certain that this overly fussy, petty referee is probably going to give the game to France.