Official Match Thread - England v Ireland

[JM2K6]

I strongly suspect that Marcus annoying people over a certain age has more to do with his lovely hair than anything. Some jealousy perhaps that they're unable, either folically or socially, able to get away with a similar 'do.

For those with an instagram account, his girlfriend is *ahem* worth a follow

Attended a rather posh wedding at The Hurlingham Club a couple of weeks ago (we're the poor relations from the other side of the tracks) and was sat next to a very good looking young Henrietta type at the reception. Conversation got round to rugby and she confessed to being a Quins supporter, she also confessed to having been out with Marcus Smith a few times. She said he was a very sweet but as boring as hell with very little to talk about other than rugby.
Now there's a surprise, it's the only thing he's been doing since he left school

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

[notfatcat]

Having watched the highlights on the BBC I’m minded to double down on this. How many times was he out of position, hanging around in useless positions, racing out at the wrong time, it was very poor. Can’t blame him for getting dragged along the ground like a rag doll at every tackle, but certainly can for being so obviously badly positioned

You must be very worried about hogg, Russell, et al having made fewer tackles and missed more against the mighty Italians

Your fixation on stats over what’s actually in front of you is constantly funny

Didn't you once claim you played 10 yourself?

[Slick]

You must be very worried about hogg, Russell, et al having made fewer tackles and missed more against the mighty Italians

Your fixation on stats over what’s actually in front of you is constantly funny

Didn't you once claim you played 10 yourself?

Several times

[notfatcat]

Lol.

[Slick]

Err, OK.

[SaintK]

For those with an instagram account, his girlfriend is *ahem* worth a follow

Attended a rather posh wedding at The Hurlingham Club a couple of weeks ago (we're the poor relations from the other side of the tracks) and was sat next to a very good looking young Henrietta type at the reception. Conversation got round to rugby and she confessed to being a Quins supporter, she also confessed to having been out with Marcus Smith a few times. She said he was a very sweet but as boring as hell with very little to talk about other than rugby.
Now there's a surprise, it's the only thing he's been doing since he left school

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

Interesting that Jonny Wilkinson has been mentoring Smith for a while. I wonder what they talk about

[inactionman]

Attended a rather posh wedding at The Hurlingham Club a couple of weeks ago (we're the poor relations from the other side of the tracks) and was sat next to a very good looking young Henrietta type at the reception. Conversation got round to rugby and she confessed to being a Quins supporter, she also confessed to having been out with Marcus Smith a few times. She said he was a very sweet but as boring as hell with very little to talk about other than rugby.
Now there's a surprise, it's the only thing he's been doing since he left school

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

Interesting that Jonny Wilkinson has been mentoring Smith for a while. I wonder what they talk about

Based on interviews he's given I got he feeling that, if he were to have his career, again, Wilkinson would do it a bit differently. Be a little less intense (it would be hard to be more intense).

It just seemed like Wilkinson never actually enjoyed it.

[sockwithaticket]

Attended a rather posh wedding at The Hurlingham Club a couple of weeks ago (we're the poor relations from the other side of the tracks) and was sat next to a very good looking young Henrietta type at the reception. Conversation got round to rugby and she confessed to being a Quins supporter, she also confessed to having been out with Marcus Smith a few times. She said he was a very sweet but as boring as hell with very little to talk about other than rugby.
Now there's a surprise, it's the only thing he's been doing since he left school

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

Interesting that Jonny Wilkinson has been mentoring Smith for a while. I wonder what they talk about

Smith sits there patiently wondering when he's going to get some tips about kicking while Wilkinson waffles on in the new agey, spiritualist way he's adopted in recent years.

[SaintK]

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

Interesting that Jonny Wilkinson has been mentoring Smith for a while. I wonder what they talk about

Smith sits there patiently wondering when he's going to get some tips about kicking while Wilkinson waffles on in the new agey, spiritualist way he's adopted in recent years.

Thought that was what he was doing with Kyle Sinckler!!!

[Crash669]

Attended a rather posh wedding at The Hurlingham Club a couple of weeks ago (we're the poor relations from the other side of the tracks) and was sat next to a very good looking young Henrietta type at the reception. Conversation got round to rugby and she confessed to being a Quins supporter, she also confessed to having been out with Marcus Smith a few times. She said he was a very sweet but as boring as hell with very little to talk about other than rugby.
Now there's a surprise, it's the only thing he's been doing since he left school

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

Interesting that Jonny Wilkinson has been mentoring Smith for a while. I wonder what they talk about

According to BOD Wilkinson is actually very funny, he's just quite different in public to private. Or maybe BOD was just taking the piss and I got wooshed.

[SaintK]

Deeply reassuring for his quest to be the best in the world. It's the boring ones that get there

Interesting that Jonny Wilkinson has been mentoring Smith for a while. I wonder what they talk about

According to BOD Wilkinson is actually very funny, he's just quite different in public to private. Or maybe BOD was just taking the piss and I got wooshed.

He comes over really well on the ITV rugby presentation panel with BOD. Far better than Woodward who really is becoming as boring and predictable as McGeechan

[Uncle fester]

I strongly suspect that Marcus annoying people over a certain age has more to do with his lovely hair than anything. Some jealousy perhaps that they're unable, either folically or socially, able to get away with a similar 'do.

For those with an instagram account, his girlfriend is *ahem* worth a follow

Attended a rather posh wedding at The Hurlingham Club a couple of weeks ago (we're the poor relations from the other side of the tracks) and was sat next to a very good looking young Henrietta type at the reception. Conversation got round to rugby and she confessed to being a Quins supporter, she also confessed to having been out with Marcus Smith a few times. She said he was a very sweet but as boring as hell with very little to talk about other than rugby.
Now there's a surprise, it's the only thing he's been doing since he left school

Wilkinson was the same. Move to Toulon was good for him on a lot of levels.