Rugby Six Nations 2023

It’s handy for the train station and the beer is actually decent enough. We had a great night in there with a bunch of ZA fans when they sealed Eddies fate in the autumn internationals. FoL kept them so entertained we didn’t have to pay for a single round!

As a side note, only Spoons could be so literal as to name a pub in Twickenham after that horrible little twat who picked the ball up…

 

Anyway, Scotland are a bit good this time round too.

 

Two great games, deserved wins by Ireland and Scotland, with a bit of luck and a following wind Italy will triumph tomorrow.

 

Could be an expensive afternoon!

 

I felt the same yesterday…

 

I think we need to refer to Scotland as ‘Scotland’.

 

Oops pfm punditry at it’s finest. How was the champagne?

 

Effing expensive. but very nice and we have some lovely* plastic flutes as a souvenir...

On the train back to our hotel we were sat with Jack Willis' grandparents who were almost exploding with pride and his grandad was mates with my old coach at Widnes RUFC, and who used to help out at my old school. Small world!

It was a great day. Next year we're going to do France V England at the Stade de France which has been a bucket list fixture for me since I was a kid.





*not actually lovely, but not actually tacky, somehow.

 

Ireland are so Flippin good. France had their moments, the Scots depend on Finn for magic moments, England need to gel and Italy and Wales? Wales??? What happened to Welsh rugby? But all good games so far and the France/ Ireland game was a masterclass.

 

Talking of Finn I had more than a moments cynical thought, that next weekend, when he turns out for Racing vs Breive, some large and unscrupulous player might just think that an unfortunate accident during the game would make a french win the following weekend virtually certain.
I'm getting paranoid!

 

Its been a good watch so far I have to say - some great games.

 

France look rampant...

 

Allez les Bleus! (perfectly timed, too)

 

Les hommes contre les garçons.

 

flippin heck. Steve Borthwick's face at half time. If he say 'rebuilding' one more time...

 

Disappointing display from the lads so far, hopefully a tough half time talk can spur them into better form. As much as it pains me to say, the French are looking very good...

 

Someone tell Finn Russell he's english?
M Smith starting to look phased under pressure.

 

Chariots lost a wheel or 2 today

 

Perhaps the Govt could print another half billion to invest in England rugby

 

Interesting how England's forwards seem so effective against one team and helpless against another, and have nothing else to offer...