England should worry

[Charlton]

Well done to both Scotland and Ireland after two cracking games of rugby I think England should be a little bit concerned as they have Scotland and Ireland to play. Scotland saw off Wales quite emphatically while England just scraped luckily past the post and Ireland did the same to France who should of beaten England. They are going to be two cracking matches.

[Davey1970]

hence the reason why we should make sure of the points today and take italy apart.

[Charlton]

hence the reason why we should make sure of the points today and take italy apart.

a win by at least fifty clear points or nothing will do, a bit of a prediction May and Te'o hat tricks

[Davey1970]

alan, we're sh7t, scotland will anialate us.

[Charlton]

shocking, internationals not knowing the rules and took them tooooooo long to twig how to combat Italy's tactics, and they only counteracted their tactics a few times, after the first couple of times they should of been picking the ball up and driving, a forward either side of the scrum half to take ball and drive would of done the trick, along with grubber kicks or chips it would have meant two or three Italian players out of the defensive line, somebody should of taken command instead of having to be told at half time. Thing is other teams will be ready for the tactic if it is employed again and it won't be a problem, but if England come out the starting blocks slow against Scotland game will be over at half time.

[Davey1970]

mark, kayos, must be licking his lip's rubbing his hand's looking at that display...

[Charlton]

mark, kayos, must be licking his lip's rubbing his hand's looking at that display...

probably unable to post just yet still laughing his head off

[kayos]

Missed it as I was working. Just had a look at the highlights - hahahahahah!! They were crap, but I can't get too excited about Twickenham. I have had too many years of watching terrible Scottish teams - farcical moments like Kenny Logan - a winger being out goal kicker - he was crap. So I will keep calm and if we don't screw it up I will be delighted. England definitely have a hammering coming at some point, they have had all the luck so far this tournament. They looked poor in every game. If not us, then Ireland will give them a doing.

[Charlton]

we can't play any worse than today we surely have to click sometime as a team the same half dozen players playing well each week is no good, I wonder how other teams would of coped with the strange tactics Italy used probably twigged earlier

[Juliogeordio]

After the second time they did it I was shouting at the tv, 'just pick and drive'... So simple to combat. I can't believe professional players were SO SLOW to work it out?!? I can't help but feel that behind a pack that isn't totally dominant then Ford doesn't really cut the mustard. Really going to have to up the game against Scotland and Ireland. Another ugly win ...

Welsh bash it up merchants being out thought by the scots. I haven't been very impressed with Ireland so far and think the Scottish game may well be the crucial one where I can see the scots raising their game and England really struggling to live with them.

It's gonna be a cracker!

[kayos]

we can't play any worse than today we surely have to click sometime as a team the same half dozen players playing well each week is no good, I wonder how other teams would of coped with the strange tactics Italy used probably twigged earlier

I think other teams would have worked it out much earlier. Although you cannot really argue with statistics, I have never been convinced by Eddie Jones as a coach. He certainly threw his toys out the pram after the game yesterday. I thought the term was whinging Poms, not whinging Aussies!

Talking about coaches, why oh why are Scotland replacing Vern Cotter!?

[Charlton]

I think other teams would have worked it out much earlier. Although you cannot really argue with statistics, I have never been convinced by Eddie Jones as a coach. He certainly threw his toys out the pram after the game yesterday. I thought the term was whinging Poms, not whinging Aussies!

Talking about coaches, why oh why are Scotland replacing Vern Cotter!?

thought so too, can't understand why after a great job he has done Cotter is going

[Juliogeordio]

Is that not cotters decision? I heard he was off back home with a view to coaching the all blacks. Not 100% on that though.

Either way he has certainly added a bit of a clinical edge to Scotland that they have lacked for a good few years. I actually prefer watching the scots to England at the minute

[Charlton]

Is that not cotters decision? I heard he was off back home with a view to coaching the all blacks. Not 100% on that though.

Either way he has certainly added a bit of a clinical edge to Scotland that they have lacked for a good few years. I actually prefer watching the scots to England at the minute

think we all do

[kayos]

Is that not cotters decision? I heard he was off back home with a view to coaching the all blacks. Not 100% on that though.

Either way he has certainly added a bit of a clinical edge to Scotland that they have lacked for a good few years. I actually prefer watching the scots to England at the minute

Nope, SRU didn't renew his contract, although he wanted it renewed. SRU decided they had to promote Gregor Townsend to Scotland Coach or they would lose him the the Premiership or France.

Bad move I fear.