2025 6N thread

[JM2K6]

Restarts are definitely a work on in the week ahead. Christ.

Lineouts haven't been too clever either

Tuipolutu has been extremely bad at everything that doesn't involve running into someone

[sockwithaticket]

Did look a bit in at the side from the England player, but the arriving Irish player who formed the ruck dolphin flopped from the side himself. Pick your penalty really.

[inactionman]

Enjoy the co commentator seamlessly switching from calling the Ireland 20 "unlucky" for conceding the penalty try to losing her mind over Friday cleaning out a player 1v1 from a slight angle

There's a bit too much cheerleading

[sockwithaticket]

Restarts are definitely a work on in the week ahead. Christ.

Lineouts haven't been too clever either

I know it's not all the hooker's fault usually, but it does feel like that problem can be resolved with a simple personnel switch.

[inactionman]

Restarts are definitely a work on in the week ahead. Christ.

Lineouts haven't been too clever either

I know it's not all the hooker's fault usually, but it does feel like that problem can be resolved with a simple personnel switch.

The weather's not great which doesn't help, but I'd agree that there's been a few too many wonky throws.

[Uncle fester]

Maybe have a separate thread for the 20's?

[inactionman]

Lineouts haven't been too clever either

I know it's not all the hooker's fault usually, but it does feel like that problem can be resolved with a simple personnel switch.

The weather's not great which doesn't help, but I'd agree that there's been a few too many wonky throws.

Quoting myself, but god above that was squiff. I know the ref can let it go if Ireland don't compete, but he should call that one on principle.

[JM2K6]

Maybe have a separate thread for the 20's?

No. You'll have to sit there and take it.

[sockwithaticket]

Take the win, draw a line under it. Hopefully much, much better next time out.

[Paddington Bear]

Nice to see an English pack monstering the maul and round the fringes. Are we verging on being back?

[JM2K6]

Given it's away and in horrendous conditions, that's a serious win. That period when it was 13v16 and England came out on top was huge. Far too many errors to be happy with the performance overall but a great result. Well done baby orcs

[Uncle fester]

Nice to see an English pack monstering the maul and round the fringes. Are we verging on being back?

England are always physically strong at underage level.

[Paddington Bear]

Nice to see an English pack monstering the maul and round the fringes. Are we verging on being back?

England are always physically strong at underage level.

This is orders of magnitude different to normal, this is a monster age group

[Uncle fester]

Nice to see an English pack monstering the maul and round the fringes. Are we verging on being back?

England are always physically strong at underage level.

This is orders of magnitude different to normal, this is a monster age group

I'm used to seeing us getting mangled in scrums in this age group but we were getting beasted everywhere.

[Slick]

Maybe have a separate thread for the 20's?

Thank you! Had no idea what the fuck you were all on about and then JMK threw in a Tuipolotu reference and I genuinely thought I was dreaming

[Slick]

Anyway, one more sleep

[Uncle fester]

Maybe have a separate thread for the 20's?

Thank you! Had no idea what the fuck you were all on about and then JMK threw in a Tuipolotu reference and I genuinely thought I was dreaming

Clearly a sweatie poach.

[JM2K6]

U20's Ireland V England on tonight at 19:45 GMT

Match is live on BBC Red Button 1, & Virgin 2 in Ireland

Usually much more entertaining than the main event match

Thanks for that, I had it in my head that it was Friday!

Me too - ta to fishfoodie for pointer

Sadly it seems like three posts in a row wasn't enough to explain to our more elderly readers what was about to be the topic of discussion. We'll have to try harder next time.

[Paddington Bear]

Welcome back for 2025

France will lose at least one game, Wales will lose at least five, England will surprise*.

Luton Airport and RyanAir before 6 is an emotional combination but my flight has cost less than a tenth of the cost of my ticket. England by 10





*this can be read either way allowing me to declare victory regardless

[Uncle fester]

Having seen the Irish team, I'm a little concerned.

[Torquemada 1420]

Nice to see an English pack monstering the maul and round the fringes. Are we verging on being back?

When did baby Orcs go away?

[Slick]

Having seen the Irish team, I'm a little concerned.

The subs bench looks like an invitations Vets 7's team

[inactionman]

I saw a graphic that listed the average Ireland squad age as 29.4.

And that's without POM in the team.

[Slick]

So apart from PB, anyone else going to the games this weekend?

I'm having a weekend off as will be at Ireland and Wales at Murrayfield and England in the Theatre of Silence. Also have half an eye on Paris.

[TedMaul]

In a broad sense yes. Saints U18's v Tigers U18's

[inactionman]

I'll be on my best consolation behaviour at Murrayfield for Ireland.

Had an offer of a few England tickets - the France game clashes with above (and I'd rather not have to watch England shipping 30 again) and although I'd quite enjoy going down to watch England-Italy I'd rather save it for the away game.

Couldn't land an England Scotland one, they proved very popular in our club ballot. Obviously the Bath lustre bestowed on Finn Russell.

[Slick]

I'll be on my best consolation behaviour at Murrayfield for Ireland.

Had an offer of a few England tickets - the France game clashes with above (and I'd rather not have to watch England shipping 30 again) and although I'd quite enjoy going down to watch England-Italy I'd rather save it for the away game.

Couldn't land an England Scotland one, they proved very popular in our club ballot. Obviously the Bath lustre bestowed on Finn Russell.

Well this isn't a great start to our day out

[inactionman]

I'll be on my best consolation behaviour at Murrayfield for Ireland.

Had an offer of a few England tickets - the France game clashes with above (and I'd rather not have to watch England shipping 30 again) and although I'd quite enjoy going down to watch England-Italy I'd rather save it for the away game.

Couldn't land an England Scotland one, they proved very popular in our club ballot. Obviously the Bath lustre bestowed on Finn Russell.

Well this isn't a great start to our day out

Did I ever tell you I'm half-Irish?

[Tichtheid]

I'm just back home so catching up on the U20s match from last night.

I'd echo the posts above about the England pack, they are feckin monsters. I'm only 17 minutes in, England have had a huge back row player sent off and the next scrum was the first time they had a clean go at the Irish 8 - they sent them accelerating back at an alarming rate.

[JM2K6]

Kpoku (who got the red) has been monstering big French players in the top14, too.

Shame we didn't have a functioning lineout.

Having seen the Irish team, I'm a little concerned.

It's the haircuts, right?

[Slick]

I'll be on my best consolation behaviour at Murrayfield for Ireland.

Had an offer of a few England tickets - the France game clashes with above (and I'd rather not have to watch England shipping 30 again) and although I'd quite enjoy going down to watch England-Italy I'd rather save it for the away game.

Couldn't land an England Scotland one, they proved very popular in our club ballot. Obviously the Bath lustre bestowed on Finn Russell.

Well this isn't a great start to our day out

Did I ever tell you I'm half-Irish?

No, no you didn't

[inactionman]

Well this isn't a great start to our day out

Did I ever tell you I'm half-Irish?

No, no you didn't

I'll bring the hat

[Torquemada 1420]

Kpoku (who got the red) has been monstering big French players in the top14, too.

You know what I said about T14 giving young players game time versus the Prem's attitude.............

[fishfoodie]

England are always physically strong at underage level.

This is orders of magnitude different to normal, this is a monster age group

I'm used to seeing us getting mangled in scrums in this age group but we were getting beasted everywhere.

New coach & a number of promising players have now moved up, so it looks like this is a rebuilding year; not ideal getting England 1st up.

So long as they get better thru the remaining games it's all good.

[topofthemoon]

[GrahamWa]

Team of 4 (To4) sounds like a pop idol act put together by the judges.

[Slick]

ITV still shite at rugby then

[Slick]

This is dire on ITV, 10 minutes until KO of the 6 Nations and its funereal

[Torquemada 1420]

This is dire on ITV, 10 minutes until KO of the 6 Nations and its funereal

Quarter past KO in Paris.

So you have 20 minutes of ITV sh*te to endure.

[PCPhil]

This is dire on ITV, 10 minutes until KO of the 6 Nations and its funereal

Quarter past KO in Paris.

So you have 20 minutes of ITV sh*te to endure.