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

Selection is capital h Hard. Balancing experience with on-form with team cohesion with defensive roles is what head coaches get the big bucks for. And this England team are anti-rugby currently. Could well be he picked for the grind and he did get the result

https://www.munsterrugby.ie/report/report-brave-munster-effort-falls-short-against-all-blacks-xv/

Reads like Munster had a blast last night, I bet that was a great match to be at too

I was in the stadium, and he was pretty whistle happy. Even with the ref going to the PA he wasn’t forthcoming for lots of explanation. Fiji out of window are a different breed, that was a tough game for them. Still, they did string together 3 unanswered tries, so there is something for them to take away. The welsh better be on their game next week!

UK timings for the nations cup

No idea if the Munster match is being shown sadly

A few uncapped here, are they awarding caps for taking on Munster? With Ireland not playing this weekend, Munster will be after a scalp!

I suspect all England players are over-rated :P But I don’t watch enough premiership to judge really. He’s a big name, I’m sure a moral boost, and making some headlines though - what’s not to love?

I wrote that :D Corrections appreciated as I read it fine on second read too!