@russellearnshaw@SenseiBear44 I fully agree, i am a huge fan of what he can do. You could argue that Vesty was a better choice as attack coach. However, when it came to the Lions, neither him or Ford were picked, and they are for England, and losing. It is incoherent, at the moment. Why not S Atkinson?
@russellearnshaw@SenseiBear44 I have huge respect for you and him, but at Test level, is he not a little slow? At 12, in attack, he lacks punch. At 13, in defence today, it felt awkward. It felt like the 'system' tried to accomodate him, and Ford & OL, to an extent today and it was exploited.
@thepaulwilliams@salmidach Is it afford or is it about player/fan pool? 5.5 million population in Scotland- 2 teams. 1.9 in Northern Ireland-1 team. 5.3 in RoI- 3 teams. 3.3 million in Wales should have...
@Eliota_Sapolu The private schools do it here too. Most of my under 12s who play on the local park at our club aren't in schools that will get anywhere near playing in the national competition. I couldn't tell you what the RFU do about that.