International Rugby

[peter w]

I do. We should have won it quite a few times over the last few seasons and I think Eddie jones will have given them the edge they need on top of the performances thet will want t put in after last year.

[paul_e]

I really want Jones to be the coach I hoped for but Farrell at 12 isn't a great start and for all the talk of wanting a proper 7 he's gone with Haskell and he's pretty much guaranteed to get 80minutes.  We'll see but I don't think we'll see quite the level of expansive play we were hoping for.  I'm hoping that he's done this because scotland play a similar way and they're further along than us so he's being a little more pragmatic.  I really hope we see a proper 12 and a proper 7 later on though.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm hoping he's just starting with a stable approach and will build on it. Farrell at 12 I can't see being a long term option, or Haskell at 7.

[PaulWinch again]

In fairness though he has said that Itoje and Daly will feature in the 6 Nations, so hopefully this is just a start.

[DaveD]

I'm not impressed. Swapping the numbers on Robshaw and Haskell's backs isn't going to stop us getting killed at the breakdown, and much as I like Farrell, I don't see him as an international class 12.

[paul_e]

I'm not impressed. Swapping the numbers on Robshaw and Haskell's backs isn't going to stop us getting killed at the breakdown, and much as I like Farrell, I don't see him as an international class 12.

Exactly, we need a proper 7, if that means a tails between their legs trip to toulon then so be it.  Otherwise look at Kvesic and maybe start enquiring as to the availability of Teimana Harrison.  They're the 2 proper 7s in English rugby that might be possible (Harrison is a New Zealander but has an English father and has stated he'd prefer to represent England, maybe only to get away from New Zealand where he was involved in a fatal accident a few years back, hence a conversation would be needed).

[cheltenhamlion]

Fucking Farrell and Haskell? Dear me.

[cdbearsfan]

You avoiding the score in the pub tomorrow or am I free to tell you about all of Scotland's tries?

[paul_e]

You avoiding the score in the pub tomorrow or am I free to tell you about all of Scotland's tries?

At least it won't take you long...

[peter w]

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[cdbearsfan]

You avoiding the score in the pub tomorrow or am I free to tell you about all of Scotland's tries?

At least it won't take you long...

Why you!

[UK Redsox]

Up an Alp watching France losing to Italy

[paul_e]

haven't seen any of it but it's just as close as I suspected, I think this will be the best 6N we've had for years.

[UK Redsox]

France were lucky there. Italy didn't appear to have a drop kicker do set up their Number 8 to have a go and he made a right pigs ear of it.

[paul_e]

That's Italy's biggest problem, they half expect Parisse to be the one who sorts it out for them so all eyes go to him regardless of whether they should or not.