International Rugby

[UK Redsox]

Magnificent performance from Dan Carter. Kicking, tackling and generally controlling the game.

Bringing in SBW as a tactical switch was a great move. Two superb offloads in the build up to Nonu's try.

[nigel]

Great final.
Had everything, even a mistake from Nigel Owens

[Jon Crofts]

And Lancaster has gone by mutual consent ie fired.

[PaulWinch again]

It's the right decision. I'll remember Lancaster as a good man, but ultimately didn't have enough about him to make the key decisions and was too focussed on a physical game in the end.

[paul_e]

Correct decision, twice in a row we've gone with inexperienced coaches and ended up with a team that looked under coached.  Lancaster made it worse by being painfully loyal to the people he added to the squad at the start regardless of whether that was justified by performances or there were better options.

If Ritchie goes as well and we get a good chief exec who can look further than the office down the hall for the next head coach then I'll be reasonably happy.

[PaulWinch again]

I really hope that Jake White isn't the man to succeed Lancaster.

[nigel]

I really hope that Jake White isn't the man to succeed Lancaster.

I've a feeling it will be a coach with a southern hemisphere flavour.

Jake White ticks a lot of boxes.
Would be interesting to see if we can steal Michael Cheika from the Aussies.

[aev]

Jake White would be a bit "meh" for me.

I'd go for Wayne Smith.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't like Jake White's style of rugby, unless it's changed.

[nigel]

Jake White would be a bit "meh" for me.

I'd go for Wayne Smith.

Ruled himself out for 2016.
We'll see if he changes his mind when the RFU dangle the pot of gold 

[PaulWinch again]

Whoever is hired needs to get the team playing an exciting, forward thinking style of rugby.

[aev]

Jake White would be a bit "meh" for me.

I'd go for Wayne Smith.

Ruled himself out for 2016.
We'll see if he changes his mind when the RFU dangle the pot of gold 

Yep, by the sounds of it there could be millions of reasons for him to change his mind. No wonder Jake White wants in.....

[lovejoy]

It's got to be Laurie Fisher, he's Southern Hemisphere and has a consistent record over here, consistently mediocre.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm already getting a bit annoyed by White. I'm not sure if it's extracts from the same interview, and if it is I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but there seems to be a soundbite from him every day at the moment.

[aev]

I'm already getting a bit annoyed by White. I'm not sure if it's extracts from the same interview, and if it is I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but there seems to be a soundbite from him every day at the moment.

Never trust a man who changes his name.