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just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I agree with Gassage about blooding youngsters in Paris, it's a bold move but it may be too bold.
So, lets have some predictions. I think it'll be:
England
Wales
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
No grand slam. England to lose to Ireland or France.
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.
It's France's turn (their annual uber-performance against Wales), Ireland to have a stinker.
France
Wales
England
Scotland
Ireland
Italy
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Fair enough!
England - have had France's number away more then anyone else. Lancaster gets players to pull together and they have the best pack in the tournament. If the backs can fire they'll be hard to stop. Have Wales and Ireland at home.
Wales - Scrum laws hitting effeicacy of A Jones and they're relatively weak at half back. Even with JDII out for the start the rest of the backline is lethal. Also, they have Warren Gatland, the best coach in the tournement.
France - Again, half backs the issue. Jettisoning Trinh duc seems madness, less so Freddie, as the ones brought in are hardly inspiring (Remi Tales anyone??). Parra injured for the start. That said, if they get enough ball to Fofana you never know.
Ireland - Yeah we were great against BNZ, but we were abject the previous week against Austrialia. Thats what we've been like for years, maddeningly inconsistant. Schmidt is an class coach, but unproven at this level. He'll come good, but it'll take time. The fact that it's BODs last international hurrah should be motivation enough to beat Scotland, Italy and one of the big three.
Italy - They have a few viable out half options now (Allen, yer man from Zebre) so they should be able to get some backs moving. You can't write off any team containg Parisse. Probably only beat the Scot though.
Scotland - Matt Scott looks a find, but the thrid place finish last year in misleading. Italy were hungover and Ireland conspiried to lose in Murrayfield with something like 70% of possession. It spelt the end of ROGs international carrier and it, not the thumping against a fired up Italy, was Irelands nadir in 2013. Landing Vern Cotter is a coup for the SRU, but he's not there yet.
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
England are so "ordinary" right now I just find it depressing. of course living in Wales I have a few bravado bets on the Eng v Wales game but my heart aint really in it.
The young do not know enough to be prudent, therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Yup, BOD isn't going to be dropped though even though his form has been patchy. D'arcy is playing really well at the moment and is sporting the best beard ever. Would like to see Luke Marshall get a run at 12 though, think he may start against Scotland.
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.