Six Nations 2013

Callumcafc

Poor game between France and Wales at the minute. Not being helped by the pitch.

Callumcafc

Oh dear France. Wales score 10 points in the last minutes to win the game 6-16.

BIG_ROB

France were blaaady favourites at one point, c'mon England!!!!

Algarveaddick

BlackForestReds said:

Henry Irving said:

I'm supporting ABE as usual. Ireland so NSS is happy or Italy as it would be funny.

It's always amusing in non-English rugby circles that the default team for most rugby fans is "whoever England are playing".

Sad, rather than amusing BFR.

BIG_ROB

Happy with that!

stonemuse

Crap conditions ...unlucky yellow card and a very good result overall

LenGlover

Good performance from a young England side in tough conditions.

A test of character as much as rugby ability.

nth_london_addick

Who did we play

_MrDick

Ireland

nth_london_addick

Did England win

LenGlover

nth london addick said:

Did England win

Yes 12-6. All points were scored via penalties

BIG_ROB

6 of the points scored during a sin bin.

ValleyGary

Don't really follow rugby but always love seeing England beating Ireland in anything

nth_london_addick

So are the micks any good was it a surprise win or expected

JT

Was a terrible game to watch

LenGlover

nth london addick said:

So are the micks any good was it a surprise win or expected

They're always decent on their own patch and conditions theoretically favoured them against an inexperienced, young English team.

The game was a war of attrition and England won it thanks both to Owen Farrell's excellent place kicking and their greater discipline in not giving penalties away in kickable areas.

nth_london_addick

Good result then

shirty5

JT said:

Was a terrible game to watch

Spot on

LenGlover

nth london addick said:

Good result then

Indeed

BIG_ROB

shirty5 said:

JT said:

Was a terrible game to watch

Spot on

Didn't expect anything other tbh, still a good old win though.

LenGlover

shirty5 said:

JT said:

Was a terrible game to watch

Spot on

It wasn't a feast of running rugby but it was a compelling match of its type.

The nearest footballing equivalent being nicking an early goal away from home then parking the bus for the rest of the match and hanging on.

BlackForestReds

I enjoyed it - a complete contrast to last weekend's running and passing game against Scotland, but England adapted and played to the weather conditions. Ireland tried to play a running and passing game and predictably spilt a lot of possession unnecessarily.