Sorry when I typed content I meant context. "gyspy boy" when used as Marler did, is just as much a racist slur.
Six Nations 2016
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Sorry when I typed content I meant context. "gyspy boy" when used as Marler did, is just as much a racist slur.
Ah OK, I agree with you there.
Six Nations: Title winners England 'can dominate tournament'
http://m.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/35799626
This is somewhat true, but let them get the next match out of the way then worry about the future
There is definitely potential to dominate, but it never quite works out that way, and while they've overcame a major psychological hurdle against Wales, they also nearly blew it.
No grand slam since 2003. I don't think it'll be a shock if this team somehow bottle it. It all depends, as ever, on which France show up.
http://m.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/35799626
This is somewhat true, but let them get the next match out of the way then worry about the future
There is definitely potential to dominate, but it never quite works out that way, and while they've overcame a major psychological hurdle against Wales, they also nearly blew it.No grand slam since 2003. I don't think it'll be a shock if this team somehow bottle it. It all depends, as ever, on which France show up.
England should be dominating the tournament.
Themselves and France have resources miles beyond the other four Nations and unlike France, Englands major domestic clubs are largely made up of English players.
They've largely underperformed for a decade, but you would fully expect them to be competing for the title most years moving forward.
Themselves and France have resources miles beyond the other four Nations and unlike France, Englands major domestic clubs are largely made up of English players.
They've largely underperformed for a decade, but you would fully expect them to be competing for the title most years moving forward.
Agree with the post above about England really being the team that should be able to dominate the Six Nations tournament thanks to their resources. The test will come against the Southern Hemisphere opponents they play against this year. Australia thrashed England in the World Cup, England hasn't beaten South Africa since 2006 and against New Zealand they've been there or thereabouts. The test for the Northern Hemisphere teams is to beat their counterparts from down south who dominated the World Cup.
Definitely. I've a feeling we discussed the same during the WC. It's been a matter of poor coaching and player choice/behavior. Both nations with their ducks in a row should always beat us.
France have one big problem, it's the rucks, the scrum halves are terribly slow, it takes them two days to play the ball and the support and ruck protection are pretty bad too.
Michael Cheika will be in Paris watching France vs England this weekend i believe on a scouting mission for the June series. He'll know this England team will be very different from the one coached by Stuart Lancaster. This England team has so much more mongrel in it. Still believe AUS can dominate England at the scrum like the World Cup to the extent i want Romain Poite to ref the whole series
. Can't believe i actually said that about Romain Poite.Bad moment for rugby today in my opinion. Joe Marler completely cleared to play this weekend, despite Six Nations Rugby acknowledging what he said, the seriousness of it and that it couldn't be condoned.
They have let him off because "it was said in the heat of the moment" as opposed to all those stamps and eye gouges which are calculated and premeditated.
This sets a really bad precident. People have suggested it was ok because Lee has spoken proudly about being a Gypsy but that's nonsense. Would it be ok to address a player who has advocated for black rights in the same way? Or one who has campaigned for gay rights?
They have let him off because "it was said in the heat of the moment" as opposed to all those stamps and eye gouges which are calculated and premeditated.
This sets a really bad precident. People have suggested it was ok because Lee has spoken proudly about being a Gypsy but that's nonsense. Would it be ok to address a player who has advocated for black rights in the same way? Or one who has campaigned for gay rights?
Bad buzz alright. Cut and dried with admitting guilt, I doubt even that Barca lad would defend him
Right, here we go, the last mammoth day of this year's competition which wraps up with an 8pm kickoff.
They should do it, they're in better form and have a settled team, but they nearly threw away the whole competition last week in 10 mad minutes. Shame it's 6 full hours away!!
- Wales v Italy 2:30pm
- Ireland v Scotland 5pm
- France v England 8pm
They should do it, they're in better form and have a settled team, but they nearly threw away the whole competition last week in 10 mad minutes. Shame it's 6 full hours away!!Will be surprised if England don't pull off the grand slam. Looking forward Greig Laidlaw and Craig Joubert's reunion after the World Cup controversy.
Definitely should, they're the better team. Will they though? That's a bigger question.
France haven't shown a great deal thus far that suggests they can beat England and i don't see why that will change today. A grand slam early in Eddie Jones tenure will be big for them after the World Cup debacle.
Just on history. There's no logic, but that hasn't stopped the French team in the past
Interesting comments from Best here. Ireland were never going to win it this year, but they "let standards slip" in training to try to integrate the new arrivals and not be too hard on them, according to him.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/rug...ning-to-accommodate-new-players-34554432.html
http://www.independent.ie/sport/rug...ning-to-accommodate-new-players-34554432.html
Not much fire in this one so far, perhaps unsurprisingly. Lots of gaps in the Scottish defence.
We make try scoring look very hard. Our pack have been exceptional in fairness and they have had to make a huge amount of tackles. Fancy us to pull away in the last quarter.
Looking forward to seeing Dillane get a run at these lads after CJ has softened them up some more!
This game 
What was all the messing about? Mad how it kinda kept going in little spats for about ten mins
Next up the only match that actually matters today. Over to you, Eddie Jones...
Next up the only match that actually matters today. Over to you, Eddie Jones...
I'd usually be inclined to say it would be so like France to feck things up today, but I just can't see it. France are pants and England are strong in all the areas you need to be to beat them.
France are absolutely awful and England should win comfortably if they play at all well. I'm still baffled we managed to lose to them.
We didn't have the luck this year. We did, massively, last year. It's the kinda thing that you can't feel too bad about. Last year with everything going right we prob would have beaten both Wales and France. Still wouldn't have won this championship though.
Silly pen to give away so early.
Such poor defending by France, they invited Care to canter through.
What a match so far. Electric.
That's a big call, looked to me like obstruction.
Definitely was. Nige had just made up his mind beforehand and didn't want to let the telly make him look silly. Jones has England set up so well though - just has the right players in the right positions making the right decisions at the right time.
It's so simple but it's an art the rest of us in the North are incapable of. I can see the feckers winning another world cup under him.
Agreed, I don't think England are playing particularly great Rugby tonight but we seem to have a ruthless efficency.
If you can find 2 world class options to replace Robshaw and Haskell I think you'll be unstoppable. I'm so impressed with Hartley in this 6nations. He seems to have actually matured finally and is playing like the player he always threatened to be. His darts make me miss Flannery so much. They're low, flat and fast - impossible to defend.
Feckin hell, only 5 points in it at half time. Brilliant stuff.
Edit: Phew, thanks Farrell for sparing my blushes there.
Edit: Phew, thanks Farrell for sparing my blushes there.
Youngs has been excellent, he's used the ball so well, lovely little kick for the try too.
A few people questioned whether Itoje could maintain the promise he showed. If England win this slam, his lineout steals in this second half will have had a massive say!
Itoje :O
France's lineout has let them down so badly. Could even possibly be in front if one of those had come off.
France's lineout has let them down so badly. Could even possibly be in front if one of those had come off.
Out cold?
That French clown should be shot for that. What the hell was he thinking trying to lift a prone player off the ground like that?
Looks like it. Knee to the head.
Ridiculous, especially after a knee in the head/neck area.
Shit, hope he's ok, doubt he knows what day of the week it is