Scott1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:37 am
Not sure we will see a slam. Wales have both Williams,Amos and Lydiate out this week so see a Scotland win. England will bounce back with a TBP win v Italy and I fancy Ireland to squeak past France in a cracker. Then its game on.
Agree, I know there is no crowds but it'll still be difficult for France to get the slam when they are playing games both away to England and Ireland.
Could be a close Six Nations, but I don't think we'll see a grand slam, my money is still on France though.
Formerly of Burbaaage (not Inkleh), now up north at uni
Next Sunday's match in Dublin will be crucial. French confidence is running high but Ireland will be a tough nut to crack, but if the French can get at least parity in the pack then their backs should seal the victory. Also, Ireland will probably be without Sexton which won't help their cause.
Scott1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:37 am
Not sure we will see a slam. Wales have both Williams,Amos and Lydiate out this week so see a Scotland win. England will bounce back with a TBP win v Italy and I fancy Ireland to squeak past France in a cracker. Then its game on.
Agree, I know there is no crowds but it'll still be difficult for France to get the slam when they are playing games both away to England and Ireland.
Could be a close Six Nations, but I don't think we'll see a grand slam, my money is still on France though.
Momentum is a funny thing in the Six Nations. Whoever wins out of Wales and Scotland will have boosted their confidence and will be hard to beat.
One thing that got me ,and I've noticed it before,is Dalys kick chase. Makes the ground ok but whether through lack of confidence or bottle or both,he doesnt command the air and most of the time misses out. Anyone else see that with him?
"Rugby isn't a contact sport,ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport" Heyneke Meyer
Scott1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:24 am
One thing that got me ,and I've noticed it before,is Dalys kick chase. Makes the ground ok but whether through lack of confidence or bottle or both,he doesnt command the air and most of the time misses out. Anyone else see that with him?
That's why he isn't a full back in my opinion. Takes the ball on the ground at waist height either in defense or when chasing kicks. Anyone who jumps against him will get the ball and by not competing puts no pressure on the opponent and even worse risks conceding penlaties by standing in their landing area.
Compare that to a true full back who will go up and take the ball at chest level or even slightly higher. Our own Freddie Steward is a good example of how he should be taking the ball and at international level Leigh Halfpenny.
Full back is a specialist position and not somewhere you play a fly half who needs a bit more time and space.
Daly is a centre/occasional fly half who has been shoehorned into full back and previously wing by Eddie Jones.
Its obvious to me that EJ has his favourites.
Current club form counts for nowt, otherwise half the England team would have been representing their clubs this weekend.
Well done Scotland though.
So who should be next England coach - SB - Rob Baxter or AN OTHER?
wellstiger wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:18 pm
Its obvious to me that EJ has his favourites.
Current club form counts for nowt, otherwise half the England team would have been representing their clubs this weekend.
Well done Scotland though.
So who should be next England coach - SB - Rob Baxter or AN OTHER?
That depends on how EJ's reign comes to an end. Successfully and he'll be replaced by the continuity character, Borthwick. Badly he'll be replaced by someone to change the direction of England, Baxter.
Used to run around with an 11, 14 or 15 on my back.
wellstiger wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:18 pm
Its obvious to me that EJ has his favourites.
Current club form counts for nowt, otherwise half the England team would have been representing their clubs this weekend.
Well done Scotland though.
So who should be next England coach - SB - Rob Baxter or AN OTHER?
That depends on how EJ's reign comes to an end. Successfully and he'll be replaced by the continuity character, Borthwick. Badly he'll be replaced by someone to change the direction of England, Baxter.
Baxter has already discounted himself from the job, hasn't he? I mean it's a sensible move on his part, he's a good thing going at Chiefs and would he be able to get similar results with the shorter more intense periods of contact that are part and parcel of running a national team?
No, not that one!
Remember, whatever you do to the smallest of the backs you do to his prop, and you can't avoid the rucks and mauls forever...
I know you don't like it when I boo him but how else will he know he's wrong?
wellstiger wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:18 pm
Its obvious to me that EJ has his favourites.
Current club form counts for nowt, otherwise half the England team would have been representing their clubs this weekend.
Well done Scotland though.
So who should be next England coach - SB - Rob Baxter or AN OTHER?
That depends on how EJ's reign comes to an end. Successfully and he'll be replaced by the continuity character, Borthwick. Badly he'll be replaced by someone to change the direction of England, Baxter.
Baxter has already discounted himself from the job, hasn't he? I mean it's a sensible move on his part, he's a good thing going at Chiefs and would he be able to get similar results with the shorter more intense periods of contact that are part and parcel of running a national team?
its very easy to say you don't want a job that isn't even open
That depends on how EJ's reign comes to an end. Successfully and he'll be replaced by the continuity character, Borthwick. Badly he'll be replaced by someone to change the direction of England, Baxter.
Baxter has already discounted himself from the job, hasn't he? I mean it's a sensible move on his part, he's a good thing going at Chiefs and would he be able to get similar results with the shorter more intense periods of contact that are part and parcel of running a national team?
its very easy to say you don't want a job that isn't even open
True, but what would be his motivation?
No, not that one!
Remember, whatever you do to the smallest of the backs you do to his prop, and you can't avoid the rucks and mauls forever...
I know you don't like it when I boo him but how else will he know he's wrong?
Baxter has already discounted himself from the job, hasn't he? I mean it's a sensible move on his part, he's a good thing going at Chiefs and would he be able to get similar results with the shorter more intense periods of contact that are part and parcel of running a national team?
its very easy to say you don't want a job that isn't even open
True, but what would be his motivation?
well it could be a bad look to say you want someone else's job whilst they are still in it, also could upset things at Exeter, players he wants to join would be thinking about how committed he is
