Unless I missed something, Brad Barritt looks somewhat out of place in that squad. He seems to think that his primary role is to defend and nothing else.

Here you are suggesting France would have beaten NZ had they met in the Autumn internationals, yet they flop against Italy, a team NZ put away by 30 points.

That aside, well done England, you are on your way to improving that 50% win ratio you had in 2012.

So far its 100% for 2013, and 2 wins on the trot yee haa!

Hi Carol. Not an easy start to any tenure going to HQ first up, but let’s see how things pan out the next few weeks. I think we might just have the bones of a side but 10 is a worry.

Hard to judge against a good England team also, so I suppose we shouldn’t be too down at the moment

Hi…… he is certainly now rugby fan as he was more interested to bite my ankles then to concentrate on the game with me.

A tad frustrating so not so enjoyable from my side. But I feel like we managed to contain England and they never ran up the cricket score that I thought at one point in the first half was coming.

England I feel are an early missed tackle away from giving someone a hiding. Once they get in early and get a bit of momentum behind them, they will be very difficult to hold back.

Scotland need a fly half. Jackson hasn’t progressed in 2 years and although it’s difficult to judge him on a performance when Scotland were on the back foot largely, the one or two opportunities he had were wasted. A lot of kicking away possession, especially in the first half didn’t help the cause either.

But Hogg looked great again and a couple of exciting wings make a nice back 3, centres also making a decentish 11-15.

Ag, I’m off for a beer or 6. Well done England.

Evening Rob, how is that puppy doing?

Bad luck Jock, at least your guys look a bit more menacing and fitter than they were!!

Evening Boys

It’s been a great Calcutta Cup match, promising signs for both sides.

There you go. Fantastic try!! Great match, very enjoyable to watch, both teams are playing very well.

Hey Rob. Funny, I was just consoling myself thinking about the AB result and it’s not so bad . Maybe we are playing against a very good team and nullifying them somewhat.???

It’s making me feel a bit better anyway

Hi Jock, Tough luck man, but this England team looks menacing.
They arguably THE form team in world rugby today.