Comments on: Six Nations 2018: Round 2 Team of the Week

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:06:22 +0000

Good job you’re not the England manager then. If Eddie reads this he might give you the Chris Jones treatment

By: FatThin

FatThin — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:46:40 +0000

Agreed….. When – most clubs have a player with a similar characteristic; in fact I’d say I was similar – one great hit that everyone’s so busy talking about they forget the 9 half tackles that preceded it!! (Slightly tongue in cheek but you get the idea) I’d rather he simply ankled every 19st brute that ran down his channel

By: jake

jake — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:48:01 +0000

Remember that one vividly…thunderous hit, on a big ball carrier nearly 20kgs heavier than Farrell himself.

By: Dazza (Dazzle)

Dazza (Dazzle) — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:34:42 +0000

I will refer you to this tackle on Picamoles from last seasons Six Nations. When he gets it right, it’s worth it and, is why he’s conitinuously given this role!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISVfYr9Wyew

By: SDHoneymonster

SDHoneymonster — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:26:32 +0000

Mako over McGrath surely. Played in far more brutal game and had a much higher impact across more areas of the game.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:36:27 +0000

His defense was off!? You’re being misled by stats.

He was aggressive in defense, putting in several massive hits that halted Welsh attacks. Not to mentioned a vital turnover and then cover in behind to stop the Shingler chip. The 7 missed tackles, if you watch the game and not that stats board, where mostly when he’d shot out the line (as asked to do) and slowed the man down for the second man to get a dominant hit.

Also – he missed one kick at goal? Absolute madness.

By: FatThin

FatThin — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:45:16 +0000

Really rate Farrel but he continues to frequently be stuck on his backside for club and country and is the one area.of his game he could improve very quickly. Whether being ‘sat down’ via shoulder or hand he really needs to realise he’s 4 stone lighter than his dad so shouldn’t try and tackle like him.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:10:01 +0000

Berghan

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:09:14 +0000

I might give you a couple of these Jacob, but the French second row were not very good. The England- Wales second rows were competing against a higher level of opposition making it more difficult to shine. Bergman was reasonably solid but I don’t remember the Scottish pack dominating in the tight, which to me is how you judge a tight head.

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:33:49 +0000

Gray was outstanding, Berghan didn’t put a foot wrong, for me no other hooker was good on the weekend apart from McInally (ok maybe Rory Best) and there was no other No8 either really apart from Wilson that stood out for me, Simmonds was injured at halftime, Moriarty was very quiet, Parisse made an error that cost Italy a try and so was the French No8

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:30:39 +0000

Yes Robshaw did merit a mention

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:37:38 +0000

Sorry, but four Scottish forwards from a very average match littered with mistakes surely shows a sense of humour Jacob. The one Scot who was undeniably outstanding, Greg Laidlaw, doesn’t make the side, nor does Farrell whose “missed tackle” stats prove the old saying ” lies, damned lies and statistics”. Brown to me was a shoo-in at full back simply because he was performing under far more pressure than Kearney. One mistake could have been vital but he didn’t make it. I would also have Robshaw in front of Shingler at 6 even though he was out of position this week and Toner instead of Grey. Nobody ever mentions him but he must be horrible to play against.