Had a feeling for the French, maybe it was the Shaun Edwards factor and that was evident today. They went into full rearguard action second half rather than pushing on but that's not so surprising with a fairly new young team. I think they'll lack for confidence in their away games.
ROUND 2 Saturday 8th February 2020 please log in to view this image Ireland v Wales Aviva Stadium, Dublin Kick-off: 2:15pm please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Scotland v England Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Kick-off: 4:45pm please log in to view this image Sunday 9th February 2020 please log in to view this image France v Italy Stade de France, Paris Kick-off: 3:00pm please log in to view this image With Wales sitting pretty on top of the table it's a tough trip to Dublin, where Wales haven't won since 2012. I've got a feeling we can do it Saturday though. With some England players using words like "war" to rattle the Scots, it's going to be a feisty affair and I'm looking forward to that one! Can France continue in the same vein? A home tie against Italy is surely a comfortable home win but will they turn on the style? Either way, they could well top the table after that game and will be brimming with confidence for round 3.
Not a surprising line up and glad to see Tompkins at 13. Looks a great team on paper and I hope we kick on from the Italy game. Hopefully Faletau's a bit sharper. I can't wait for this one. I've got a good feeling we can win this and with Irish in-laws wouldn't that be nice