As stressful as ever watching Rory, but what an incredible achievement to win the Masters back to back. After a shaky start, he showed some serious resilience with that birdie on 12 and his effort to save par on 16. 6 majors now and hopefully more to come #themasters
Some win. Defended brilliantly and attacked with real intent. Crowley kicked his goals, Beirne brilliant as ever, and JGP ran the show. Big Stu outstanding, with a outstanding offload at the end. Real impact from the bench as well so great way to finish the 6N #IREvSCO
Tight game until that error that made it 3-2. Can’t give such a lethal team a goal with that mistake passing out from the back. Shows our need to get a top class goalkeeper, otherwise we’ll never be able to progress to the next level with this squad #PSGCHE
Can we please speed the scrums up? If he’s going to chat to the front row, the clock must be stopped. Almost 40-50 seconds were wasted there before the scrum prior to the French try #SCOFRA
Both anthems sensational. Fair few thousand French in the ground by the sound of things. Dry day, sun’s out so hopefully the game lives up to its expectations #SCOFRA
Russell majestic. Controlling it beautifully while creating 2 tries through individual magic. Scottish back line has been superb, finding the space, getting the ball there and exploiting it. Scot’s pack standing their ground but I think Eng’s bench will impact the game #SCOvENG
Marcus Smith not being on the bench might prove to be awkward with that 20 minute red. Never seen Fin Smith play 15. Could he go to 12, Dingwall to 13 and Freeman to the wing? #SCOvENG
Ulster boys all did well, McCloskey leading from the front. Lowe showed his class. Impact from the bench vital with JGP, Beirne and Crowley changing the game. Shame about missing out on the BP at the end but not deserved. Lots of work to do to even compete with ENG #IREvITA
Our attack feels very bland. Italy are reading everything we’re doing and were winning lots of collisions towards the end of the 1st half. Would love to see if Crowley can offer anything different in the 2nd half. Getting punished in the scrum so tough 2nd half ahead #IREvITA
Showed heart with the bench impacting the game but nowhere near good enough on the whole. Far too soft, with discipline also letting us down in the 1st half. France bullied us physically which has been a recurring trend that SA, NZ, ENG have used to beat us in the past #FRAvIRE
That Timoney try showed Prendergast’s ability to draw defenders towards him and put his teammates into space. Took it to the line, delayed it beautifully. Hopefully we can show more of the same for the last 20 #FRAvIRL
@patmccarry Compounded by him ‘coaching’ France at the next line-out for holding the player in the air for too long. Should’ve been our free kick. Getting bullied off the park either way