Six Nations Rugger

[norrahe]

And a paltry effort by Ireland

[Pondlife]

A cracking game of rugby, well done Wales!

This.

Fantastic day out in the city with French and Welsh fans all enjoying the day.

Great game, great atmosphere.

All in all, a happy Pondy (hic)

[Pondlife]

[Doggy Styles]

And a paltry effort by Ireland

To be fair it was. Crushed in the scrum.

[The Spartan]

To be fair it was. Crushed in the scrum.

Destroyed to be fair, I thought the Irish pack were appalling

[oscarose]

In true English style, awaiting confirmation of the replacement for Stuart Lancaster…

[The Spartan]

In true English style, awaiting confirmation of the replacement for Stuart Lancaster…

He did a pretty decent job to be honest I can't see why they want to replace him

[Doggy Styles]

He did a pretty decent job to be honest I can't see why they want to replace him

Experience.

As rugby union now seems to revolve entirely around world cups, and the next one is the target for whoever they employ, there's a school of thought that its better to have someone who has had the unique experience of at least one world cup before, and done reasonably well. Lancaster hasn't even been as a player, let alone a head coach.

It's a fair point. Not saying I necessarily agree with it mind, just saying.

[The Spartan]

I can see what you're saying, but basically it's still down to how the team performs and even some of the team will not have had world cup experience but that doesn't necessarily stop them being picked for it when it comes around.

[oscarose]

Understand both sides of the argument. Read this morning, both men are to be interviewed towards the end of the week so on the surface, it's an equal contest...
IMHO, to get a new team to jell so quickly at international level is quite an achievement and should be given the nod.