Comments on: Best of the Weekend: Scotland help England to 2016 Six Nations title

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:24:29 +0000

“Best of the Weekend: Scotland help England to 2016 Six Nations title” Salty!

By: Dazza

Dazza — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:58:27 +0000

That pass does look a bit suspect, but then so do a couple of passes leading up to North’s try. Some fantastic skill from the Irish though. If only they’d played Italy in their first game to get their confidence up! The Ireland vs Scotland game should be a cracker!!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:43:45 +0000

Haha not quite what I was getting at. I haven’t seen Wales put that much width on the ball in a long time. From an English perspective, I hope they go back to their usual style of play as I honestly don’t think that will take them any further than they are right now (and have been really since 2011).

By: Stuart Ekins

Stuart Ekins — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:44:42 +0000

“I do wonder what would happen if Wales could replicate the style of play they went with in the final 10 minutes of all of their games – surely this is the way forward for them now?”

Yes, they could be a real force again if they played all their future games against 14 men ;-)

By: Pablito

Pablito — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:39:33 +0000

Fantastic game from Scotland. Enjoyable to watch and a great win for them. It was particularly nice to see the Gray’s on rampant form as I think they’ve been a bit disappointing since their first couple of seasons

All Scotland need is a bit more strength in depth and they’ll have a team that everyone will fear playing.

Their game with Ireland should be a cracker

BTW anyone else think that last pass to Heaslip is very slightly forward?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:28:02 +0000

Having booked tickets to the England France game months ago, I feel pretty fortunate for somehow ending up being at a game that could see England secure their first grand slam in 13 years!

Thought the game was brilliant. Farrell, Itoje, Watson and Haskell were, in my opinion, the best players for England. I’d like to see Watson replace Brown at 15 against Australia in the summer. Watson was incredible under the high ball, much better in attack and I can’t help but feel Brown has just lost half a yard.

I do wonder what would happen if Wales could replicate the style of play they went with in the final 10 minutes of all of their games – surely this is the way forward for them now? Also, can’t help but feel Dan Biggar is a big reason for Wales’ attacking problems – the divisive Priestland seem to fare much better once he replaced him.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:20:00 +0000

Additionally remember that one of Wales tries against Scotland should have been chalked off for never being onside. Scotland should be 3 out of 4 at this point.

By: statmanjohn

statmanjohn — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:11:36 +0000

Think the headline is slight misleading, as England have a faultless 4 from 4, which is the real cause of their Championship. Even had Scotland lost, England would still have a bit of breathing space going into the Paris game because of the points difference.

Scotland also did a lot more than “hand England the Championship”, as the narrative does go on to say. They completed back-to-back victories in the Six Nations, having gone 9 games without a win previously, and beat France for the first time in 10 years or so. They lost to England by 6 points, Wales by 4 and now these two wins. If they can beat Ireland next week, they’ll definitely be able to bring some confidence into the tournament next year, and, with Wales, Ireland and Italy at home, might fancy themselves a real shot at the Championship.

In terms of performance vs expectation, I think England and Scotland are out in front. Wales, France, Ireland and Italy will all have varying degrees of disappointment with how the tournament has gone.