Minute-by-minute report: The big matches keep on coming in the Six Nations. Join Lee Calvert for the action
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way...
Wales, put in their place by an Ireland side not bothering to open the throttle fully, had little to look forward to; while Scotland, making something of a habit of beating England home and away, could begin to make plans of a better tomorrow. Warren Gatland took a fresh look at the mostly familiar squad from this first stint last week and clearly decided that may not be the way to go. If last week was Warren v1.1, it’s safe to say this week looks like the official release of version 2.0+.Gregor Townsed has unsurprisingly done a copy forward of his squad from last week, replacing only WP Nel as Zander Fagerson – who would’ve started at Twickenham – is fit once more.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ireland v France is a heavyweight clash of Six Nations styles to be relished | Ugo MonyeThe two sides are tactically trying to achieve the same thing but they go about it in very different ways
Read more »
Ireland v France: Six Nations 2023 – liveMinute-by-minute updates: Who will come out on top when the top two in the world rankings meet in Dublin? Join Lee Calvert
Read more »
Farrell urges Ireland to tackle France ‘full on’ in Six Nations global summitCoach takes lessons from last year’s Paris defeat into the first Six Nations game to feature the world’s current top two
Read more »
Trans prisoners in Scotland to be first sent to jails matching their birth genderPrevious inclusive policy on initial assignments reversed after furore over rapist sent to female prison
Read more »