THE SHOWDOWN AT 'CHOKE' PARK

There you have it- England winning their second game on the bounce - wow - Johnny keeping 'the Rose' in front. I thought Andy Farrell had a better game - his test will be in 2 weeks v Darcy and Drico - so the jury's out?? Apart from that quite boring.
Now the losers of their first game - Wales and Scotland - where the highlight was the full-time whistle!! I listened to post-match interview and Jenkins looked lost for words and his summary wasn't good as he lacked confidence and direction. Second game in charge and I think he's got problems!
The game of the weekend - Ireland v France. What a game!!
France started like a rabbit on heat - quickly surrended to the almightly green machine which molested them for some time - 78 mins in fact - only to be penetrated late with a thrust from behind. This type of 'rear-entry' is very typically French - The French are known for 'choking the rooster' but - they 'choked the croke'!! Bring on the English....

THE SHOWDOWN AT 'CHOKE' PARK

There you have it- England winning their second game on the bounce - wow - Johnny keeping 'the Rose' in front. I thought Andy Farrell had a better game - his test will be in 2 weeks v Darcy and Drico - so the jury's out?? Apart from that quite boring.
Now the losers of their first game - Wales and Scotland - where the highlight was the full-time whistle!! I listened to post-match interview and Jenkins looked lost for words and his summary wasn't good as he lacked confidence and direction. Second game in charge and I think he's got problems!
The game of the weekend - Ireland v France. What a game!!
France started like a rabbit on heat - quickly surrended to the almightly green machine which molested them for some time - 78 mins in fact - only to be penetrated late with a thrust from behind. This type of 'rear-entry' is very typically French - The French are known for 'choking the rooster' but - they 'choked the croke'!! Bring on the English....

focus

Boy, what do you focus on?? - Premiership (a few sides battling out relegation) - Super 14 or Six Nations? - and only 216 days until the World Cup!
The Southern Hemisphere has kicked off with the Auckland Blues taking a win over defending champions - Canterbury - good result for the Blues and what else the 4 million sheep lovers want is the Webb Ellis - even this early the occasional tingle must be starting for Graeme Henry and co. But as many of the All Blacks take an extended break, the main focus in the rugby world is the Six Nations and the return of Johnny! who??
England start this campaign with a new coach, a new look, new approach and new confidence. Having that as a starting point there is no question that England must win this game or the fragile grip they have on this new tenor will be for nothing.
So the main man Johnny - he's back - my one question about Johnny and Farrell is - are their minds up to the pace of the game? The lack of consistent rugby for 3 years means that Johnny is in the pressure cooker at 10 and has to make the right decisions - knowing from experience if you don't have enough games let alone test match rugby, your mind is not trained to think calmly in a pressure situation.
My prediction is England by 8.

Focus

Boy, what do you focus on?? - Premiership (a few sides battling out relegation) - Super 14 or Six Nations? - and only 216 days until the World Cup!
The Southern Hemisphere has kicked off with the Auckland Blues taking a win over defending champions - Canterbury - good result for the Blues and what else the 4 million sheep lovers want is the Webb Ellis - even this early the occasional tingle must be starting for Graeme Henry and co. But as many of the All Blacks take an extended break, the main focus in the rugby world is the Six Nations and the return of Johnny! who??
England start this campaign with a new coach, a new look, new approach and new confidence. Having that as a starting point there is no question that England must win this game or the fragile grip they have on this new tenor will be for nothing.
So the main man Johnny - he's back - my one question about Johnny and Farrell is - are their minds up to the pace of the game? The lack of consistent rugby for 3 years means that Johnny is in the pressure cooker at 10 and has to make the right decisions - knowing from experience if you don't have enough games let alone test match rugby, your mind is not trained to think calmly in a pressure situation.
My prediction is England by 8.