Six Nations 2018

Congratulations Ireland, well played.  

What is it with England 40 odd wins and now it’s all gone to pieces 

the only thing your playing for next week is pride, don’t disappoint 

Ireland  Champions  with  a  match  to  play  --  I  don't  fancy  the  chances  of  their  next  opponents  very  much  at  all  

  Fifteen  points  clear  I  reckon    or  more  if  they  meet  a  side  as  undisciplined  as  England  were  today  !!

England certainly were ill-disciplined today, what will it take to rid them of the school boy errors we witnessed?

Perhaps  3  or  4  Players ( Not  just  Squad  Members )  given  the  boot  tomorrow  and  ALL  players  told  "Get  A  Grip"  or  there's  nothing  to  look  forward  to till  2020 !!

Cole, Lawes & Robshaw would be my 3 out straight away. 

EJ inherited Stuart Lancaster's side and basically has stuck with it, with a couple of changes. Now it's time for him to step up to the mark and make a difference, because the sides he's fielded in the last 2 games didn't. Injuries aside, discipline is still a big issue.

Playing specialist players in their wrong positions was England's undoing, particularly at breakdown, but I'm not sure the wheel has completely fallen off the Chariot. You don't become a poor side overnight and comments about England being predictable, boring, or unimaginative are typical comments when they lose. (Have a look at the bonus point tables since they were introduced - you may want to revise your comments) 

Ireland deserved their victory and are proving they are the best Northern Hemisphere side. As the great Brian O'Driscoll pointed out, "This is a very difficult championship to win and the great sides have to win away from home. The hardest route is France and England away"

Looking forward to seeing how they get on at HQ next week and irrespective of the result, sharing a few glasses of the 'black stuff' with rugby friends, especially as it's St Patricks Day. Enjoy the Craic.

And  thats  the  very  best  England  can  hope  for  --> That  Ireland  don't  travel  ( At All )  on  St  Patrick's  day  --  even  then  t'will  be  a  damned  close  run  thing  !! 

{ With  apologies  to  a  certain military  gentleman  }

25  mins  gone  in  Wales  v  Italy  14 : 7

and  already  seen  more  Flair  than  Egland  have  managed  in  their  most  recent  two  matches 

Entertaining match from both d ides today, may not have been the best as far as the coaches were concerned but gave the crowd their monies worth. Could not see England showing any of the cavalier spirit that both sides showed. Only one way for England- plod plod  plod.

Can't see Robshaw being dropped, he did at least try and should occupy the blindside position! Lawes is out anyway due to injury. What England need is a proper openside wing forward. Care is too slow getting the ball away these days, and the giving away of so many penalties must be stopped. I think that Ireland will come away with a win but don't think that there will be a lot in it.

OK, so England have lost two on the trot, mostly due to indiscipline,  I still have faith in Eddie, He picked them up after the world cup failure and, although not quite the same level of crisis, he will do the same again, imho.

I'll go as far as to say that they will beat the Irish at Twickers, again imho