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Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:07 pm**

laurent wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:03 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:58 pm Only just realised Borthwick has ditched Smith for Farrell. FFS
Italy is getting closer :)

I can only smile at the thought of Farrell wrecking Eng's backline in a repeat of last week too

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:42 pm**

Game of the tourney tomorrow.

Top 2 teams in the world going head to head.

Is that a first for the 6N?

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:47 pm**

Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:42 pm Game of the tourney tomorrow.

Top 2 teams in the world going head to head.

Is that a first for the 6N?

Yep and the Beeb pod people haven't shut up about it all week.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:48 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:47 pm
Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:42 pm Game of the tourney tomorrow.

Top 2 teams in the world going head to head.

Is that a first for the 6N?
Yep and the Beeb pod people haven't shut up about it all week.

Sorry

Will take my neutral excitement elsewhere.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:49 pm**

I wonder will farrell finally get that red he so richly deserves?

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:59 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:34 pm
Slick wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:06 pm Beginning to ease into the weekend now with slightly less trepidation.

Proper old school 6N weekend for me. Welsh mates arriving Friday afternoon, rugby club dinner in the evening, restaurant booked for lunch on Saturday then off to the game.
Obviously not worried about mockers or carrying years of conditioned disappointment vs Wales but I think you will smash them and NGL I will enjoy Gatland getting a well earned commuppence for fucking with the Scottish players in Lions tours.

Still conditioned to think he'll pull something ridiculous off, but the evidence so far is pointing to Gatland being a old past it busted flush.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:59 pm**

Gav wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:49 pm I wonder will farrell finally get that red he so richly deserves?

I kind of admire how much he gets away with tbh.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:06 pm**

Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:48 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:47 pm
Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:42 pm Game of the tourney tomorrow.

Top 2 teams in the world going head to head.

Is that a first for the 6N?
Yep and the Beeb pod people haven't shut up about it all week.
Sorry

Will take my neutral excitement elsewhere.

Don't worry, you have to be a particularly sad anorak to have listened to most or all of the daily podcasts like I have and thus heard them repeat it ad nauseam.

It is a genuinely remarkable stat worthy of discussion, I just wish they'd do the latter bit.

Even with the vagaries of Australia and South Africa's fortunes since the 6N inception (and possibly the 5N, but my memory doesn't go back that far) NZ have usually occupied position 1 or 2.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:17 pm**

Biffer wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:10 pm
Slick wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:06 pm Beginning to ease into the weekend now with slightly less trepidation.

Proper old school 6N weekend for me. Welsh mates arriving Friday afternoon, rugby club dinner in the evening, restaurant booked for lunch on Saturday then off to the game.
I'm flying back from San Francisco overnight tonight, get back to Edinburgh 10pm Friday. Going to Murrayfield on Saturday, going out to watch the Superbowl Sunday. I won't know bum from breakfast time on Monday.

Oo. Done that journey before. Trick is to stay awake, drink steadily and accelerating as time goes on with the odd red bull thrown in as match nears.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:04 pm**

Jesus, our baby Orcs are getting a lot of joy out of the maul early days against the Azzurrini

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:06 pm**

Is it bbc iPlayer sports?

Yep. IPlayer >> Categories >> Sports >> Eng v Italy and Wales v Scotland.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:08 pm**

Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:06 pm Is it bbc iPlayer sports?

I'm watching it via the BBC website, but I think it's supposed to be on the iPlayer as well.

Edit - yep, here it is

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/ ... ions-rugby

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:17 pm**

Every time they say 'former Wasps [man/player]' I die a little inside.

England blitzing out of the blocks as they did last week. A few more errors than they'd like, though.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:28 pm**

Italian scrum is marmalizing England even on our own ball.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:31 pm**

Was that a try, was it really

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:32 pm**

Don't see a charged down conversion very often!

Jambanja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:31 pm Was that a try, was it really

No it was not. And the penalty that gave them field position was a bit suspect too.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:47 pm**

Messy, but that was a fun try.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:01 pm**

Scores pls?

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:04 pm**

sturginho wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:01 pmScores pls?

Eng 20 - Italy - 8

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:07 pm**

20-8 to England

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:08 pm**

sturginho wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:01 pmScores pls?

It’s on iPlayer Phone App and the link sock posted above.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:08 pm**

Kerrist, this Fre U20 has nothing about it to be optimistic about.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:11 pm**

Scotland 8 Wales 0 HT

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:11 pm**

That tackle is likely a red.

ENgland down to 13 then.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:14 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:11 pm That tackle is likely a red.

ENgland down to 13 then.

There was no way that was a red, yellow most definitely

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:14 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:11 pm That tackle is likely a red.

ENgland down to 13 then.

Lucky to get away with a yellow there. Stupid tackle.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:14 pm**

Ireland forwards very good.

8-0 with conversion to come

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:15 pm**

Jambanja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:14 pm
tc27 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:11 pm That tackle is likely a red.

ENgland down to 13 then.
There was no way that was a red, yellow most definitely

Agree on replay he released him before the ground but still a stupid tackle.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:16 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:07 pm20-8 to England

20 - 15 now

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:18 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:08 pm Kerrist, this Fre U20 has nothing about it to be optimistic about.

It's very harsh to judge them this quick.

They're only kids, & if a lot of them are in their 1st year, they can still learn & come good next year.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:20 pm**

Try France.

10-7

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:23 pm**

Nice to see a sell out crowd down in Cork too

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:25 pm**

Should be a penalty try to England for that maul being brought down so obviously rather than giving us a try in the corner from which the conversion can be missed.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:31 pm**

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:18 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:08 pm Kerrist, this Fre U20 has nothing about it to be optimistic about.
It's very harsh to judge them this quick.

They're only kids, & if a lot of them are in their 1st year, they can still learn & come good next year.

Like I said last week, this is the worst generation I can remember. A couple of the backs have actually played T14 and looked good too:
- Bielle Biarrey at FB (Bordeaux) but he's looked a flake at this level: epitomised by that knock on in goal earlier
- Benmegal has had noises at Racing of being another Teddy Thomas
Anyway, the fwds were marmalised by Italy and look like going the same way here so those 2 won't see much ball.

A fair bit of nepotism going on too: Auradou, Fall, Carbonneau are all names you will recognise.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:34 pm**

Squeaky bum time now for England. Being overpowered at close quarters by the much bigger Italian forwards.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:34 pm**

I know it went in our favour, but I don't like that sort of interference by the tmo - especially when it's not absolutely clear (despite what the tmo said)

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:38 pm**

Shanked pen that would've put a bit of breathing room on the scoreboard for England. Both teams' kickers will be doing extra practice this week you'd think.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:38 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:34 pm Squeaky bum time now for England. Being overpowered at close quarters by the much bigger Italian forwards.

They outclassed Fra last week: some optimism for the future in the Eyeties' camp?

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:39 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:31 pm
fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:18 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:08 pm Kerrist, this Fre U20 has nothing about it to be optimistic about.
It's very harsh to judge them this quick.

They're only kids, & if a lot of them are in their 1st year, they can still learn & come good next year.
Like I said last week, this is the worst generation I can remember. A couple of the backs have actually played T14 and looked good too:
- Bielle Biarrey at FB (Bordeaux) but he's looked a flake at this level: epitomised by that knock on in goal earlier
- Benmegal has had noises at Racing of being another Teddy Thomas
Anyway, the fwds were marmalised by Italy and look like going the same way here so those 2 won't see much ball.

A fair bit of nepotism going on too: Auradou, Fall, Carbonneau are all names you will recognise.

It's the usual problem where the coaches in U20 get a limited amount of time with the players, so it's harder to get some things clicking, & you only ever get a couple of years from them.

It's showing up tonight with the lineout shambles for France.

Posted: **Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:43 pm**

England finishing strongly and drawing penalties. Finally a yellow for the Italians for repeaty infringements. A score would put things to bed.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:38 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:34 pm Squeaky bum time now for England. Being overpowered at close quarters by the much bigger Italian forwards.
They outclassed Fra last week: some optimism for the future in the Eyeties' camp?

Certainly looks like they can get their scrum back to being a legitimate threat.

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