6 Nations 2020

[GB72]

Nearly time for my favourite sporting tournament to start again and it is already interesting.

England seem to have forgotten to pick a number 8 or that Exeter have any decent players plus a number of the squad have to face their team mates having been branded cheats.

Depending on what report you read, Finn Russell seems to have stomped out of the Scotland camp and is not playing in the tournament.

Ireland and Wales have first outings under new managers.

At least we can rely on the Italians for the wooden spoon (maybe).

 

[User62651]

6N has come too soon after the world cup - that was the big one that 'got away' - too recently for 6N to matter.

Is Finn Russell a bit of a diva - does he have form for this kind of thing? Of all the players Scotland could ill afford to lose, they lose their best one.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Drinking in camp and missed a training session according to SRU...…..might also be a bit of afters from the England draw when Finn seemed to defy Townsend's orders and played how he wanted to in the second half.
Clash of two egos and Scotland loses out, Well done lads.
Mind you, no man is bigger than the team and Hastings is not a bad replacement, sometimes these things can gel a team.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Drinking in camp and missed a training session according to SRU...…..might also be a bit of afters from the England draw when Finn seemed to defy Townsend's orders and played how he wanted to in the second half.
Clash of two egos and Scotland loses out, Well done lads.
Mind you, no man is bigger than the team and Hastings is not a bad replacement, sometimes these things can gel a team.

We have history in this sort of stuff. Willie Johnston springs to mind - maybe not our best player in the 1978 World Cup squad but a heck of a player - and had he not been sent home after the Peru game Scotland would probably have won the damn thing...

 

[IanM]

Two months of the year when my neighbours lose all sense of reality! I used to enjoy the 6 Nations, now it's too much like hard work!

 

[GB72]

Scotland lost that rather than Ireland winning. Hard to tell about the Welsh, clinical but Italy poor again

 

[Old Skier]

Scotland lost that rather than Ireland winning. Hard to tell about the Welsh, clinical but Italy poor again

Being Welsh I worry about our pack but the way Scotland showed how they can throw away a win and Ireland were poor we might get away with it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ireland got it done but not convincing. Would it be different had Hogg not had that howler

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/51344633

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Ireland got it done but not convincing. Would it be different had Hogg not had that howler

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/51344633

Best Scottish performance since that disappointing draw at Twickenham.
Played with vigour but och those wee mistakes

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Jeez - ah well nothing new there yesterday...?

 

[Deleted member 1418]

So yesterday saw Italy's 23rd consecutive loss in the 6N, a run stretching back to 2015 I believe - surely getting to the stage where their continued inclusion cannot be justified?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The worst thing about Hoggs mistakes was he knew that he had dropped the ball yet he wheeled away in celebration , that’s pretty poor and on the levels of what footballers do - I’m sure he was the one that also took a dive and was given a bollocking from Owens with him even stating “this is not soccer “

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Ben Youngs has to be retired soon

 

[Deleted member 1418]

England shambolic at the moment - perhaps not all doom and gloom for Italy.......!! ??

France with their tails up going to be difficult to beat today. Hopefully they'll implode at in the second half!!

 

[AmandaJR]

Looks like the dip in form is more than just the world cup final...frustrating to watch.

 

[Piece]

Second half step up needed...

 

[User62651]

Looks like the dip in form is more than just the world cup final...frustrating to watch.

World Cup hangover? Losing a final can last a long time mentally.
Time yet of course but without Tuilagi, doubly hard.
Think this one has gone.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

What sport is Six Nations....association, fifteens, or thirteens?

 

[fundy]

Far more to it than just losing a world cup final hangover for me, the constant soundbites that the Saracens situ wouldnt affect anything, yeah of course nothing would change lol, no none of the resentment and friction would spill over!

Rugby wise, serious lack of ball carrying options and a confused backrow selection not helping (seems people only realise the value of the Vunipolas when theyre not playing!). Still think 9-10-12 not right either

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It’s poor from England - really poor , should have scored in the first minute and too many times trying to muscle their way through when they have multiple overlaps - really poor execution

A blind TMO doesn’t help as well

Ford Farrell axis not working at all