Rugby union?

Unseul · 5 Feb 2019 at 10:26

Launch for Itoje reduces our lineout, but improves our already formidable carrying.

TheMightyTen · 6 Feb 2019 at 15:47

Talking of 2nd rows, old Clawes extra stone of muscle hasn't made him any less intimidating

Unseul · 7 Feb 2019 at 10:46

Certainly hasn't, will likely have helped his scrummaging too, which is useful.

TheMightyTen · 8 Feb 2019 at 09:58

I agree, for me his two weaknesses were always his temperament and the fact he was a little to lightweight to lock off the front row and he appears to have fixed both so cudos to him.

Dis86 · 9 Feb 2019 at 15:04

That Scottish try was amazing!

Dis86 · 9 Feb 2019 at 15:33

Also not clear why they have Garces refereeing on an Irish game again after his pretty obvious bias last week.

JRS · 9 Feb 2019 at 15:34

Dis86 said:
Also not clear why they have Garces refereeing on an Irish game again after his pretty obvious bias last week.

It's not just Garces, it's every ref. I hope and pray for the day when a ref turns up to an Ireland game and tells them in no uncertain terms to **** off when they start chatting at him to try and win a penalty call.

Dis86 · 9 Feb 2019 at 15:36

JRS said:
It's not just Garces, it's every ref. I hope and pray for the day when a ref turns up to an Ireland game and tells them in no uncertain terms to **** off when they start chatting at him to try and win a penalty call.

It's ruining what I think is otherwise an excellent game. Just keeps breaking the flow of play and is clearly starting to frustrate the Scottish players.

Dis86 · 9 Feb 2019 at 15:38

Thing's you're not stopping;

The tide.

The sun rising.

Keith Earls at full pelt.

Dis86 · 9 Feb 2019 at 16:31

Looks like I was wrong, was Poite!

Unseul · 9 Feb 2019 at 22:05

Missed most the 6n games due to playing myself. Got beaten in the scrum, and with a bad back it was a series of painful lessons. Still, learnt a few good lessons and should be better for it. Still going for an undefeated season though! This was a top of the table clash too.

Participant · 10 Feb 2019 at 08:59

Anyone expecting anything other than an England win today?

Statistics at Twickenham and current form suggest an English win is nailed on, though the French were looking good again Wales for me.

mid_gen · 10 Feb 2019 at 15:08

Not looking like a France win so far, very flaky from them.

England looking accurate and intense like last week.

JRS · 10 Feb 2019 at 15:42

Jonny May is really earning his corn today.

mid_gen · 10 Feb 2019 at 15:47

I will never, ever get bored of watching us demolish France.

May's had a belter...don't think there's a better finisher in world rugby at the moment...did their winger in a couple meters of space for his second, class.

Pigeon_Killer · 10 Feb 2019 at 16:13

Don't know a lot about Rugby but that last bounce took it away from him and he slowed down before being tackled. Don't see how that was an easy Try, had he gathered it he would've been smashed.

mid_gen · 10 Feb 2019 at 16:36

9 times out of 10 that's a penalty try, attacker is closest to the try line and defender tackles him off the ball...even if it's a tricky finish.

Bit of a shame the game is already over as a contest, but still, definitely wouldn't turn down two bonus point wins from two games, both denying the oppo a bp. Happy days.

Pigeon_Killer · 10 Feb 2019 at 16:50

Is his ear hanging off? :eek:

neviditelny · 10 Feb 2019 at 18:25

Pigeon_Killer said:
Is his ear hanging off?

Who? can't recall something like that? But could have happened when i was in the loo

neviditelny · 10 Feb 2019 at 18:30

Otherwise I must say I didn't think it would become such a one sided contest. France had a couple of players that did some good line breaks and runs but they didn't feel anywhere near as structured or tactical as England.