SocketRocket
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Good finish Scotland, well done :thup:
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Hardly surprising, great match, great win and the Irish fans are the most gracious in defeat. Remember when Tigers beat Munster IN the Heineken cup final. Irish lads were buying beers for Tigers fans all night
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My Scottish golf buddy had a hefty Franco/Scottish double yesterday that looked good late into the afternoon! Decent price too....
all sorts of promises being make about treating us all to a boozy night out...shame ... short of!
Forza Italia anyone
all sorts of promises being make about treating us all to a boozy night out...shame ... short of!
Forza Italia anyone
SocketRocket
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Good win for Wales but the Italians are improving into a credible team.
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Really sad news
Joost van der Westhuizen passed away today just aged 45 - been suffering from motor neurone disease for 6 years
Best scrum half I have ever seen - amazing player
Joost van der Westhuizen passed away today just aged 45 - been suffering from motor neurone disease for 6 years
Best scrum half I have ever seen - amazing player
Doon frae Troon
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Cracking first half.
Wales look pretty sharp.
Wales look pretty sharp.
Great Wales performance so far. They look sharper than England and we're waiting for something to happen. Time running out
USER1999
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Fantastic game. Good win in the end for England.
Good win but suicidal by Wales
Lucky win for England in my opinion. Wales hard work undone with a moment of madness.
Doon frae Troon
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That last England try was a carbon copy of the Italy try against Scotland at Murrayfield.
The Welsh will remind Biggar[?] of that kick for the rest of his life.
Well played England. I think their strong pack will be too much for Scotland to cope with.
The Welsh will remind Biggar[?] of that kick for the rest of his life.
Well played England. I think their strong pack will be too much for Scotland to cope with.
pokerjoke
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Great game of rugby.
It really does baffle me that someone thinks England were lucky.
Imo Wales played very well and that kick obviously cost them however going to the MS and holding Wales so close allowing us to win was because we played well also.
It really does baffle me that someone thinks England were lucky.
Imo Wales played very well and that kick obviously cost them however going to the MS and holding Wales so close allowing us to win was because we played well also.
fundy
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massive impact from the bench yet again for England, partly from refusing to pick the best players in some positions. How Hartley gets the number 2 shirt every week I still dont understand (Jones has made his bed and is lying in it!), Brown another massively fortunate to appear to be an automatic selection.
Couple of absentees very visible too, especially Billy V, back row still the weakest area for England and very telling in the turnover stats.
On the plus side thought Launchbury was utterly outstanding, huge workrate, we really arent short of second row options (have 4 or 5 that you would be more than happy wearing the shirt)
Couple of absentees very visible too, especially Billy V, back row still the weakest area for England and very telling in the turnover stats.
On the plus side thought Launchbury was utterly outstanding, huge workrate, we really arent short of second row options (have 4 or 5 that you would be more than happy wearing the shirt)
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16 in a row and a great battling win against Wales in their own backyard - England doing well despite missing some big players
Think time for Itodje to go back into the 2nd row and start with Haskell.
Think time for Itodje to go back into the 2nd row and start with Haskell.
The bench was definitely a big factor and it's certainly an area England have a huge advantage in over the other Northern hemishphere sides. The absences are notable
Watched the game in a pub for a change. Great fun, big roar with the final try, a proper, raw pace wingers try. Could have gone either way but the fact that England keep winning tight matches says something about the team.
Foxholer
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Jonathon Davis will be very embarrassed about not finding touch with that kick! Probably one of the few blatant errors in a really, really good match! Great battle - and what the 6-Nations is all about!
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A delighted Englishman who lives in Wales....they'll be a miserable lot at the golf club in the morning!
Val
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Not lucky, a well deserved win by England. England do have a suspect back row currently through injury but huge performances by others are masking that. Definitely favourites for the 6N currently.
Massive statement from the Irish also yesterday. Scotland over in France today, it would be a bit special coming back from Paris with a win.
Massive statement from the Irish also yesterday. Scotland over in France today, it would be a bit special coming back from Paris with a win.
Bunkermagnet
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Suspect back row? So much was made pre game of the difference in test expierience between the 2 back rows, but I think you would be hard pressed to tell the difference on the pitch. Looking at the age of those English back row forwards yesterday and considering those who weren't on the pitch I would be worrying about how good and dominant they may become.
The English squad is looking immense with it's quality and depth and all so young too.
