Six Nations 2017

[Crucial]

Have to say, Picamoles is a bloody good player. Would take him in the ABs if Read was injured.

[Crucial]

Itoje is no Kaino though. I'm sick of hearing about how 'athletic' he is. How about smashing tackles and strong ball carrying instead?

[Bones]

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

Itoje is no Kaino though. I'm sick of hearing about how 'athletic' he is. How about smashing tackles and strong ball carrying instead?

I'm picking him to be the next yellow, seen about 3 at shoulder height that have slipped up so far, all in moments where play has been called up or refocused just prior.

[Crucial]

Itoje very lucky Gardner focussed on the forward pass there. That was a clumsy high contact. I watched him in a game the other week and he really struggled with getting low instinctively.

[Bones]

Gardiner has been very good...Apart from that last penalty.

[Crucial]

Compared to the last game this is a big yawn. Neither side showing much attacking prowess. The only excitement coming from the odd spilled ball break.

[Disgusted of TW]

Daley making up for his red card against Argies. Just about everything he's done so far has been quality.

[Billy Tell]

@Disgusted-of-TW said in Six Nations 2017:

Daley making up for his red card against Argies. Just about everything he's done so far has been quality.

That kick off his left foot for touch from broken play was top class.

[Derm McCrum]

Impromptu street parties and bands breaking out in Murrayfield Edinburgh with both sets of fans singing their lungs out. Bars just mad.

Six Nations bliss.

[Derm McCrum]

This is the best France have played at Twickenham in quite some time.

England finding out about their strength in depth.

[Derm McCrum]

Superb phase and support approach play by France.

Great try. Slimani over next to the posts..

Eng 12-16 Fra

[Derm McCrum]

France need to not go inside themselves now.

[Derm McCrum]

The amount of chop tackles now flying in from the French. Clearly they've had their card marked on the head highs.

[Derm McCrum]

Ford with a superb O'Garaesque touch finder relieves the pressure and puts Eng back on the front foot.

[Derm McCrum]

Machineaud has great feet.

[infidel]

Picamoles is having a huge game

[Derm McCrum]

In contrast to his club form.

England win a penalty. Kick for posts??

No - lineout. 15m out.

[Derm McCrum]

Jack Nowell - the slippery eel comes on. Love watching him play and run.

[infidel]

Ref has been overly technical. Called two or three scrum penalties against the French for who knows what.

[rotated]

This is going to be a really interesting 10 minutes. If England start grinding out wins from positions like this I might have to start rating them.