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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 243704"><p>Pretty happy after that performance, i.e won pretty comfertouble at Murryfield without playing amazingly. There's soo much more to come, I guarantee it. Roberts had another great game, no-one seems to be able to handle him (good luck Flutey or even worse O'Gara and Wallace lol), but for me Shanklin wasn't great, scored a try, but was pretty ordinary otherwise (would be tempted to start Hehson next week if fit).</p><p></p><p>I thought Phillips played well, yes he's not the best scum half in the traditional sense, but his physicallity today was immense, he can pick-up bad ball from the bottom of rucks (the kind Peel refuses to pick-up and lets Scotland have it), hold off a couple of tacklers and still get the ball away, i.e. Wyn-Jones' try. I thought Gethin Jenkins was right up there for motm, immense scrum time, great tackling (that ankle tap was impresive) and good work ethic. Our lineout was somewhat improved I thought, but still not functioning as it should.</p><p></p><p>Quickly, I'd bring in Ryan Jones, Gavin Henson and possibly Hook for next week. It'll be a tough game (England always are), but we should get the result. As for France and Ireland, I'm more worried about France away, they looked very dangerous yesterday and should have possibly converted more oppertunities. Ireland I thought were also good, great result, but their kicking from hand was terrible (lucky it didn't cost them the game with France's counter attacking) and their midfield defense was also shocking at times (apart from O'Driscoll), I can see Roberts, Henson/Shanklin and Powell having a field day running against O'Gara and Wallace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 243704"] Pretty happy after that performance, i.e won pretty comfertouble at Murryfield without playing amazingly. There's soo much more to come, I guarantee it. Roberts had another great game, no-one seems to be able to handle him (good luck Flutey or even worse O'Gara and Wallace lol), but for me Shanklin wasn't great, scored a try, but was pretty ordinary otherwise (would be tempted to start Hehson next week if fit). I thought Phillips played well, yes he's not the best scum half in the traditional sense, but his physicallity today was immense, he can pick-up bad ball from the bottom of rucks (the kind Peel refuses to pick-up and lets Scotland have it), hold off a couple of tacklers and still get the ball away, i.e. Wyn-Jones' try. I thought Gethin Jenkins was right up there for motm, immense scrum time, great tackling (that ankle tap was impresive) and good work ethic. Our lineout was somewhat improved I thought, but still not functioning as it should. Quickly, I'd bring in Ryan Jones, Gavin Henson and possibly Hook for next week. It'll be a tough game (England always are), but we should get the result. As for France and Ireland, I'm more worried about France away, they looked very dangerous yesterday and should have possibly converted more oppertunities. Ireland I thought were also good, great result, but their kicking from hand was terrible (lucky it didn't cost them the game with France's counter attacking) and their midfield defense was also shocking at times (apart from O'Driscoll), I can see Roberts, Henson/Shanklin and Powell having a field day running against O'Gara and Wallace. [/QUOTE]
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