No, quite surprised at that. Did they use a football pitch, or was it the rugby stadium?

Yes that advantage was far too long. Scrum was a shitshow all game sadly, Scotland looked well out our depth

Wales are traditionalists at the top, part of the reason they are struggling. Personally I’m for it, even if Scotland’s looked very soft in the stadium.

Could Wales and Fiji please stop with the cards? There’s a game of rugby to be played!

What a match to catch on the radio it was. So good to hear the commentators shout nooo :) Defense was obviously optional yesterday, here’s hoping Scotland go like that today too! (Wales v Fiji likely to be a high scorer too)

No way are England top tier right now. But I do agree there is a top 4 then a drop off. Scotland has an inability to crack them and that’s the debate about Townsend. As to the why, it’s the depth imo that allows them to defend with such ferocity AND attack. Frequently we see one or the other in players, but the top 4 nations have a player pool where the world class do both. They also have player pathways that are world class that develops these individuals, which pays dividends in the long term

England sounded genuinely better this week. Keeping Smith on the field was crucial, and putting that score for your side is fantastic, no matter the opponent. But damn are they weak in D. And the 6n is all about defense.

Me too. Seeing them lose like this is hard. They have had 15 years more tier1 and done little with it in reality. But the rise of los Pumas is also fantastic to see in contrast

Busy bit of travel for you then! And I’m late to the match here, but had 2 folk saying I have to tune in now.

ABs putting Ireland to the sword there. Ireland only really looking dangerous when NZ were down to 14. AB defense shut down any platform from Ireland and they couldn’t figure out how to unlock, despite a massive amount of ball. James lowe though, he’s so good

One for the purists tonight with a bar of soap for a ball. And I think he’ll be off with a red for the contact. Our first 20 minute in the NH potentially. And they 100% play a lot in the wet in the URC and 6n, so they are very used to floor work. Nic I think should be less lenient of Irish shithousery at the ruck imo, but Ireland are very good at this area

Missed the XV match, Georgia won’t be up to much. I’ll say NZ by 23

We love it in the NH. The King’s sister usually does a 6n dignitary bit at the 6n too. Actually not sure France or Italy do, but seems like something Macron would do!

Someone always fucks up a visiting anthem. Ireland getting two and denying yous two verses is a joke though!

You and me called tonight by five, but different ways! Gonna be a great match

Ireland by 5
England by 3 (lol)
Argentina by 5 <- my game of the weekend to watch
France by 30
Fiji by 15 (epic lols)
South Africa by 10 (tears in the rain)

Card count: 8

Yet no planet to be found! And they’ve looked. I propose a micro black hole instead, much harder to spot with similar gravitational influences

CEO first please. He’s not worth it

Magician sounds really close to magi-chien - or magic dog. Commonly used to teach enunciation for ‘standard french’ (which is total fake like received pronunciation is too)

This joke is better in french