Weekend Rugby predictions please

[DodgyAgent]

Where do you get that from DA? I can't see anywhere that Scotland have even a half-decent team, unfortunately.

8:1 on a two-horse race is usually worth a punt, but I'd want more than that to join you in this match.

England to win, Wales to break their year-long duck, but there might be a surprise in Italy - France are due one of their inexplicable disasters.

England have little pace in the back three. Their centres are not particularly powerful. I know Twelvetrees is big but he doesnt punch his weight and has limited pace. He can distribute but to who?
Farrell can kick but he offers little as an attacker and his passing is ordinary.
Scrum halves are even
Front row without Corbisero offers little for scotland to worry about. Marler will spend all afternoon picking fights and collapsing the scrum.
Second Row Scotland are as good as England (but bigger) and back rows are even.

Throw in a wet muddy day and Scotlands bigger players in the second row and centre it is game set and match to the Jockos unless of course they revert to type and choke

[Mich the Tester]

England have little pace in the back three.

Chris Ashton's no slouch.

[DodgyAgent]

Chris Ashton's no slouch.

He won't get the ball

[Doggy Styles]

England have little pace in the back three. Their centres are not particularly powerful. I know Twelvetrees is big but he doesnt punch his weight and has limited pace. He can distribute but to who?
Farrell can kick but he offers little as an attacker and his passing is ordinary.
Scrum halves are even
Front row without Corbisero offers little for scotland to worry about. Marler will spend all afternoon picking fights and collapsing the scrum.
Second Row Scotland are as good as England (but bigger) and back rows are even.

Throw in a wet muddy day and Scotlands bigger players in the second row and centre it is game set and match to the Jockos unless of course they revert to type and choke

Where were all these players while Scotland were getting thrashed in all the autumn internationals?

[DodgyAgent]

Where were all these players while Scotland were getting thrashed in all the autumn internationals?

Thinking of beating England,

[Mich the Tester]

Thinking of beating England,

I'm not convinced about this;

Six Nations 2013: England players given iPads | Mail Online

I rather liked Stuart Lancaster's non-nonsense approach as opposed to MJ's whistles and bells and pseudo-psychological profiling. I trust some of the forwards will take this with the pinch of salt it deserves.

[BoredBloke]

I've got to take my son to see England v France. Another wasted afternoon surrounded by a bunch off pissed up toffs while a group of men try to snatch a ball off each other, run for a bit and then have yet another group cuddle!

Can't wait!

[Doggy Styles]

I rather liked Stuart Lancaster's non-nonsense approach as opposed to MJ's whistles and bells and pseudo-psychological profiling. I trust some of the forwards will take this with the pinch of salt it deserves.

I'm not sure what's good or bad about this. The article only really mentions a list of calls and plays to learn in their own time, which can be easily updated with alerts if Scotch spies find any out.

The impression I got from MJ's time was that England fell into the trap of meta-coaching (the babble you talk about), emphasising the processes instead of the practicalities, but this doesn't seem to be like that.

[DodgyAgent]

I've got to take my son to see England v France. Another wasted afternoon surrounded by a bunch off pissed up toffs while a group of men try to snatch a ball off each other, run for a bit and then have yet another group cuddle!

Can't wait!

If you get bored try this

6 Nations Drinking Game

[Mich the Tester]

I'm not sure what's good or bad about this. The article only really mentions a list of calls and plays to learn in their own time, which can be easily updated with alerts if Scotch spies find any out.

The impression I got from MJ's time was that England fell into the trap of meta-coaching (the babble you talk about), emphasising the processes instead of the practicalities, but this doesn't seem to be like that.

Yes, forwards are expected to learn moves these days. That was never a strong point of mine.