6N 2018

[Crucial]

That French 7 is a unit and a half! Looks about the size of BBBR.

[MajorRage]

Wheels completely coming off the chariot tonight ...

Down 16-9 against a fired up French side, zero chance of them getting the full house of points unless something drastic changes. Still 30 to go though, so fat lady hasn't sung .... but she's having her pre concert snack.

England don't look any better than they did against the Jocks ... which is what happens when you don't make fuck all changes!

[Crucial]

@majorrage said in 6N 2018:

Wheels completely coming off the chariot tonight ...

Down 16-9 against a fired up French side, zero chance of them getting the full house of points unless something drastic changes. Still 30 to go though, so fat lady hasn't sung .... but she's having her pre concert snack.

England don't look any better than they did against the Jocks ... which is what happens when you don't make fuck all changes!

Swing high, sweet fullback

[MajorRage]

Eddie changes half the team with 10 to go and suddenly England look good with the ball in hand, and score to only be 3 points behind.

Funny that.

[Crucial]

Congrats Ireland. 6N wrapped up.

[Crucial]

Are France going to be the new Blues?

[Crucial]

You couldn't write this

[MajorRage]

What a finish!!!!

England blow it, France don't kick it out, England so so so close ...

Brilliant drama

[Crucial]

France tried so hard to lose that. Couldn't even get that right.

Howzitgoin' Eddie?

[MajorRage]

Looking forward to EJ comment .... think England were more shit today than France fantastic

[Derm McCrum]

I’d just like to say

Woo hoo.

3 6N championships in 5 years. We might actually be getting somewhere.

[Crucial]

England nobbled by the Auld Alliance in this comp.

Commentators saying ' hey, it's only two games, our win % is still high'. Cant wait until it becomes three in a row next week.

[akan004]

Woldn't be surprised if they lose all three tests in SA.

[Rugger Quizzes]

What chance of an Irish grand slam next week at Twickers?

Will be getting up for that for sure. Disclaimer - significant Irish Heritage.

[nzzp]

... and Eddie is true to form starting to have the wheels come off a coupel of years in. I think he's an abrasive micro manager, which works in the short term, but becomes massively irritating in the medium term. Just about every team he has coached have wound up parting ways, usually quite vigorously. World cup suddenly looks very close, and also a long way away

[Crucial]

What surprises me is that he has made very little Cha be in playing style. Plodding behemoths with the odd talented runner that gets the odd opportunity.
Once teams work out how to face up to the bully the effectiveness lessens.

[taniwharugby]

I expect these losses are down to the focus on a game in November rather than taking it one game at a time.

[Derm McCrum]

@taniwharugby said in 6N 2018:

I expect these losses are down to the focus on a game in November rather than taking it one game at a time.

Is that the game between the 1st and 2nd* ranked teams in the world on 11 November?

(*Disclaimer this may only last for 6 days but intend toextract the max from it.)

[Crucial]

@pot-hale said in 6N 2018:

@taniwharugby said in 6N 2018:

I expect these losses are down to the focus on a game in November rather than taking it one game at a time.

Is that the game between the 1st and 2nd* ranked teams in the world on 11 November?

(*Disclaimer this may only last for 6 days but intend toextract the max from it.)

Ha, didn't realise the slip down had happened but I guess losing to Scotland and France eats a chunk of points.

[Bovidae]

@crucial said in 6N 2018:

France tried so hard to lose that. Couldn't even get that right.

Yep. I thought it was going to be a repeat of the Ireland game.

I only saw the last 20 mins but Peyper was very lax at the breakdown.