6 Nations 2017

Right  now,  as  they  walk  off  for  their  Mid Match  Oranges  (  )    I'm  hoping  that  Scotland  can  put  a  few  points  on  the  board,  otherwise  it  could  turn  into  an  embarrassing  defeat  .

Great win for England, 61-21

I believe England have now equaled the All Blacks record of undefeated matches or games won. 

Great to see running rugby from England getting much nearer to the standards of the Blacks. An occasional pass from Mike Brown would keep the attacks flowing and a little less rigitity from the forwards. 

Interesting to see the catch from a restart that Atoje took and called in another support player to form a maul,rather than running a free catch back at Scotland.

But they have made massive steps forward under Eddie Jones, no doubt the best performance for many years.

What a farce in Paris. Wayne Barnes seem to referee until the side he wanted won. Bit like the Scottish Referendum.

Yes, what a shambles!  He was determined to stall the game until France scored! 

I understand he has a place in that "retirement home" in Ireland as Max Boyce suggested. I only thought footballers bit but then the game went on for so long the French got hungry.

Ah  yes  --  The  Sunshine  Home  In  Dublin  for  Blind  Irish  Referees  **

  He'll  bring  an  International  flavour  to  the  place  !!

**  Said  with  a  snarling,  teeth  clenched  sort  of  voice  !!

Ah the C&MHC referees society are gathering to discuss the premature retirement of poor old Wayne !!

I'm  not  a  member  of  that  group  "ainer"  --  just  a  fan  of  Max  Boyce  &  his  humorous  ditties  !!

Had many a chuckle at Max myself over the years ! I thought Wayne Barnes was presented with several 'unusual occurrences' and dealt with them calmly and sensibly. Under the circumstances I'm not sure what other action he could have taken. It will no doubt be discussed for weeks to come !