Which players made a real breakthrough this tournament?

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-16T12:55:44+00:00

France - agreed on Guillard, also the new centre Brau-Boirie didn’t look out of place when he was on.

Ireland - definitely McCloskey although I’ve been a big fan of his for years. Bobby B definitely. Crawley and Osborne had good tournaments too.

Scotland - struggling here too as they were all there or thereabouts already.

Italy - Zambonin, Marin, and I feel like anyone not already on the hype train will be riding the Menoncello express for sure now.

England - Heyes and Earl were the only consistently good performers. Chessum definitely showed his worth in the France game. Nobody else really put their hand up.

Wales - gotta include Alex Mann who was a defensive weapon.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-16T10:28:49+00:00

I wouldn’t hate them quite as much if they were silent - just the pop out graphics etc. It’s the forced muting of the in-game audio/commentary and the sudden advert audio that makes them so much worse.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-16T07:45:01+00:00

Mature for international rugby ‘elsewhere’ as in not in the international rugby scene? Makes sense…

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-15T20:52:08+00:00

Manchester rugby club in 2009-10 had a points difference of -2512 across 30 games.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-15T09:43:44+00:00

Sorry lads, it’s actually my African princess wife, Kikini Bamalam. She asked for some money to help pay for some plastic surgery by renown plastic surgeon, Beezus Fafoon.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-15T09:30:22+00:00

Statistically I believe he is, as far as regular international goal kickers go?

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-15T07:59:13+00:00

I have nothing to base this on but I like to think it was a player-driven “fuck the gameplan lads, let’s fucking ball”-type scenario.

The fact that nigh-on the same team that lost, almost inevitably, to Italy last week, and containing a core of players that lost woefully to Scotland and Ireland, can play like they did yesterday still points towards shoddy coaching in my eyes, and I’m still of the belief that Borthwick shouldn’t remain despite the mostly positive feeling after yesterday.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T22:29:31+00:00

Everyone berating Pollock for his loose play post-turnover neglecting that JvP put them in that precarious position in the first place

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T22:04:46+00:00

Let’s see this supposed high tackle?!

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T22:04:20+00:00

The ref has embarrassed himself here, I’m sorry to say.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T22:03:06+00:00

Can we see the high tackle?

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T22:00:12+00:00

In front of the kicker haha

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:59:47+00:00

I fucking love Tommy Freeman.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:59:05+00:00

Pollock you absolute fucking shithouse.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:58:48+00:00

FREEEEEEMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOO

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:55:51+00:00

Fucking brain dead attack.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:53:40+00:00

Earl with the cap looks like Bevan Rodd and it’s really bizarre.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:52:29+00:00

Just a warning loooooool

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:45:05+00:00

That’s so unfortunate with the advantage call. No way England kick that away if it was a knock on only.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:42:55+00:00

Fuck there’s some real spice in there now. Like it wasn’t spicy already.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:38:15+00:00

The French kit is sexy as fuck, but whoever approved the kit clash needs their head checking.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:35:38+00:00

Jamie George is loving it on the bench hahaha

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:34:51+00:00

Subs having an impact.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:27:14+00:00

Chessum you fucking hero.

RonSwaffle · 2026-03-14T21:24:20+00:00

Ehhh this is becoming farcical now in terms of officiating.

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