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@andymcgeady @ItsOnlyJk @hubiegallagher And 21-42 is well deserved. Could easily have been more. Considering how England were also destroyed by Scotland, how poor must Wales be? Borthwick has some really difficult questions to answer.

@ItsOnlyJk @OnCallPaul @hubiegallagher Arundell also offered no appearance of being in any way aware of the player already on the air and in a better position to claim the ball. TOB was *in an aerial contest*. The two things are not the same. But 21-42 oh that feels good

England v lucky there. That’s not a penalty. And that should have been a try.

@hubiegallagher @ItsOnlyJk @andymcgeady Arundell’s hands were under the ball last week, but not on the ball. It may be split second, it may be a matter of centimetres, but you can’t hit a man in the air with hands on the ball unless your hands are also on ball. Fair challenge is allowed, but you can’t play the man.

@OnCallPaul @ItsOnlyJk @andymcgeady His hands were directly under the ball and he was in a perfect position to catch it. He was beaten to it by a split second. If you don’t allow a fair challenge you might as well not allow the defender be challenged until he hits the ground!

@ItsOnlyJk @andymcgeady If the Irish player had hands on the ball I would agree, but the Englishman had his hands on the ball and the Irish player hit him, in the air, not the ball. It may be a matter of centimetres, but it is still a penalty. Ireland miles better so it won’t change anything!

@OnCallPaul @andymcgeady It was a 50/50 collision at the same time. He was centimetres from getting the ball. It’s never a penalty.

@ItsOnlyJk @andymcgeady Timings were different, agreed, but a jump into a man with hands on the ball getting nowhere near the ball. If defender lands badly it could easily have been a card. The key thing is that the Irish player was not in a realistic position to catch the ball ahead of the defender.

@OnCallPaul @andymcgeady It’s nothing like the Arundell one, timings were completely different. You’d think a rugby fanatic would be able to spot that

@andymcgeady Explain why? I have tried to make my point. You have not said why you disagree. Please explain. I welcome debate.

@OnCallPaul That’s insane

@andymcgeady Arundell never took his eyes off the ball and hit the man who had hands on the ball. Same as the Irish defender, who didn’t get near the ball and hit the English defender who had his hands on the ball.

@OnCallPaul That’s quite a take

@Richard66173180 @AviationMarlene Ask @RAF_Luton who have 7175 Canberras on hand?

@AviationMarlene The UK will need to obtain a few Canberras for U2 interception and Lightnings for SR71 interception.

The USA has already deployed U2 aircraft in the skies of allied countries without their consent. In June 1967, French radars detected a U2 heading towards a French nuclear facility. A Mirage IIIE was quickly dispatched from the with the mission of intercepting the intruder. 1/2

@Openside77tkj @rugby_ap That wasn’t clear on the angles I saw on TV. Not saying it wasn’t forward, but the usual multitude of angles were not shown.

@OnCallPaul @rugby_ap It didn't, on release hands were forward.

If Menoncello’s pass was forward, so was Ford’s wide to Pollock. (Neither were)

@RugbyInsideLine The kick wasn’t an awful choice, but the execution was poor, and it was telegraphed: all the rest of the backs were flat and static giving no suggestion of anything other than a DG attempt. It looked tired in body and mind.

🌹 This is even worse to watch this morning. Watch every single England player in this clip, and not sure you can find a single one doing their job properly. At best, it's just horribly lazy.

@phildavis61 Like the “no arms” Cowan-Dickie tackle where at least one arm went up to wrap, the referee got it wrong. Like England “knock-on” from Genge which went forward off a foot. Shit happens. Most games could be refereed differently from replays, but we just look forward. Painfully.

Spot on, but why a yellow? No try scoring opportunity!!

@phildavis61 It sucked the life out of England, but Scotland played much, much better, with huge amounts more intensity. Would it have made a difference if England had a winger to stop the try? It is done. England were beaten. Roll on Ireland!

Can anyone talk through the first yellow card for Arundell ?

@phildavis61 When Arundell released the player he had tackled and moved his hands to the ball, the referee thought he hadn’t released and so he gave a yellow card. Directly leading to the first a Scottish try. And without looking at a replay before making a match changing decision…

@StephenWall1985 This tweet is aging very well!

Preview: Scotland v England Scotland are going to win, maybe easily. The current hysteria around England is similar to that around Bath (“best English team since Saracens”). They’re grand but nothing special. And Scotland need this.

@markSav94130654 That may depend upon which side you’re supporting!

@OnCallPaul Less painful I think

To watch the rugby or the football, that is the question

@Va88391275Jamie @SixNationsRugby Can’t argue with that! Hope you’re still part of your local club, and that your retirement is long and disgraceful.

@OnCallPaul @SixNationsRugby I did, had to have open heart surgery two years ago.

Be honest… which sport is tougher: Rugby or NFL? #GuinnessM6N #Since1883

@Va88391275Jamie @SixNationsRugby Mate, I’m 53 and still playing rugby. Played American Football at uni and loved it, but rugby is a different kind of harder. But play rugby until you drop!

@SixNationsRugby Played rugby at a very amateur level, brilliantly violent at a level where skill is secondary. I’m over 50 now and wish I could go back and do it all again

@bushontheradio Still with it - 40th consecutive year - but my “kid”brother has flaked on me!

Who is staying up for the Superbowl with me? 🇺🇸