Heard the match on the car radio as I was watching my son play in similar but probably worse conditions - 2 degrees, sleeting rain, waterlogged pitch, teams indistinguishable because of mud within ten minutes. Never seen a bunch of strapping 16-17 year olds looking so miserable by the end - so cold many of then went straight in the showers, kit on, to warm up, partly because their hands were too frozen to get stuff off. I'll see the game later this evening - its a great result for England.
Fantastic result for England. In those conditions, it was always going to be a forward battle and the England forwards were immense. The whole team were disciplined and composed and while Ireland had far more possession, they rarely threatened the line. The English organisation and tackling was clinical and brutal in equal measure. Farrell is some talent....the next Johnnie?
Just praying England can beat Wales. Living in North Wales can be pretty tough if you're an English person. The Welsh HATE the English (though so many support MU Liverpool etc), even to the point of supporting Germany at the WC a few years back. They can be absolute pricks about it, not all, but many. It's quite pathetic of them really, the attitude they have towards England, but it's changed my whole outlook in regards seeing any of the Celtic 'Home' Nations winning at any sport. But a loss to England will really hurt the Welsh so fingers crossed for that one.
Agree with most of that, although a kinder bounce would have seen tiggywhathisname touch down.ack [/QUOTE] The weather today ensured that neither set of backs got a chance to strut their stuff. Pity. An Irish win today would not of covered over the cracks that we have in our team. Our manager Kidney has completely underachieved with this team. It's the best set of players we ever had and yet he has strangled them with his inept systems. We badly need a Southern Hemisphere coach or poach back Conor O'Shea. Our team is in transition and at the end of this year we will loose another 4-5 stalwarts. Our rebuilding may take several more years. England on the other hand had the vision 3-4 years ago to have a clear out and basically start from scratch again. Your team passed its first major away test today with flying colours. By the time the World Cup comes around again they will be well battle hardened.
I agree with all of that NUTS however I wouldn't necessarily say the Ch'ship is over just yet. Wales could still beat England and you never know what France will do. It is England's to lose from here though. Can't agree with that. Ireland actually matched England physically very well. I was impressed with our scrum and work at the breakdown. It was sloppy handling errors that cost them.
I've commented on that before. I've witnessed it myself on more than one occasion and two English guys I know say they'll never set foot in the place again. Very strange IMO. . But why would you have it in for Scotland and Ireland when its the Welsh that are acting the prick? That makes no sense mate.
The weather today ensured that neither set of backs got a chance to strut their stuff. Pity. An Irish win today would not of covered over the cracks that we have in our team. Our manager Kidney has completely underachieved with this team. It's the best set of players we ever had and yet he has strangled them with his inept systems. We badly need a Southern Hemisphere coach or poach back Conor O'Shea. Our team is in transition and at the end of this year we will loose another 4-5 stalwarts. Our rebuilding may take several more years. England on the other hand had the vision 3-4 years ago to have a clear out and basically start from scratch again. Your team passed its first major away test today with flying colours. By the time the World Cup comes around again they will be well battle hardened.[/QUOTE] Add to that the quality of our replacements shows real strength in depth, when you look at the players we brought into the game in the second half today it underlines the way we are going...
Correct. Springing those two guys from the bench, Tuilagi and the other chap, stemmed the tide when Ireland had some momentum. Good call from the England coach.
Because when ever the 'Celts' congregate, they generally start with the English trashing. Again, it's not all Scots or Irish, but clearly there's many that can't help themselves. I was recently at a conference in Galway, and one woman started all the anti-English stuff about invasions, colonialism, English tyranny etc, and I just thought what the **** has this got to do with me? So, in general, the attitude I've experienced from the 'Celts' is that they'd sooner see England lose at any cost - 'As long as we beat in the English' is often a song sang by both Welsh and Scots fans when they're playing each other - and that's why I'll never support them against anyone, ever.
Well she was obviously a wagon. I'm afraid every Country has some of those Husky - even England! They're what I would call Morons. I still think its unwise of you to judge whole Countries by the actions of a few meat-heads. Just my opinion.
No, you're right, I shouldn't judge entire nations by idiots like that, otherwise I'm in danger of becoming as bad as them. And to be fair I have a number of Welsh and Irish friends who are perfectly normal. It didn't give me any pleasure to see ROI get stuffed at the Euros, but the general Welsh attitude I can't stomach and this does permeate other areas of the British Isles (used as a purely geographical description). So in this respect, I feel unable to support the 'Home Nations' any longer.
