As an England supporter of over 40 years, I have seen highs and lows, green shoots and false dawns, supreme skills and downright drudgery, so this weekend was very interesting.
On the England front it was a pleasure to see the side running hard, relentlessly and cutting some interesting lines. The pack worked at pace, delivering ball to backs that appeared to have purpose - something you cannot always say about and England team!
I think it would be an injustice to say anything bad about the Scottish ( I am half-Scots after all). I just think they were blown away by the English. They were outpaced, out muscled and out-thought, yet they were still dangerous on the counter attack.
The newspaper critics are asking if England could do "that" to another better (or more cynical?) team, but remember that it was only a couple of months ago they did a similar job on New Zealand!
I truly hope we see more in Dublin next week! I say that not just as an England supporter, but as a rugby fan. It would be good to contend well and create some fear in the Southern Hemisphere.
I confess I skimmed through the Wales/Ireland match, but was taken by the skills of Brian O'Driscoll - such great hands - and of Zebo who showed both pace and great footballing feet capturing a ball that was behind him with a flick off his heel and a quick juggle before retaining possession and keeping the move alive.
Lastly what can you say about the Italians beating the French - again! For the second time in a couple of years the Italians at home have proved too much for the French. While Martin Catrogiovani is quoted saying that they did not attack much, they scored a couple of tries and showed some great running.
With the Lions coming up this summer there are a few people putting their marks down already and the combinations could be very exciting.
Bring on Weekend #2
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