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Round 4 and it could be decided today!

Italy vs Scotland

Damp squib? Never in this fixture! The Italians always show up, and they're hungry. But the scots need a bonus point to keep any hope alive, one that has been elusive so far

England vs Ireland

England at home was a force to be feared. Not under Borthwick however. Ireland keeping the grand slam hopes alive today

Wales vs France

Can a misfiring french team beat a struggling Welsh one? Always a classic of running rugby this fixture, miss at your peril!

Head, heart, and arse in the comments before kick offs! Anyone off to a stadium today?

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[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I reckon Eng v Ire might be closer than people think. Ireland thrive off dominant carries and quick ball, and despite our shit handling the one thing we've been good at is knocking teams in possession backwards.

Our scramble defence is shite at the moment though, which is where I think things might fall apart. But if we can shithouse a couple of maul tries and only let them through the main line a couple of times, we might manage it.

[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Cryan24@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Repeat it a few times and then you can rightly feel smug.

[–] Clanket@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ha you called it. Still raging at Conor Murray and his poxy box kicking. Entertaining game but we should have saw it out