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There was an interesting discussion on RTÉ about the French coaching set up and the lack of structure for the players. It was suggested that maybe it's time for the first foreign coach of France.

I thought Wales played well, yes France were absolutely shocking, but you've still got to complete the job. Warburton had an excellent game, maybe it wasn't against Aus/SA/NZ, but he wasn't playing against those in the 1st two rounds either. Interested to see how he goes for the rest of the...

Very interested to see how Jordi Murphy goes off the bench in his first cap. He's been in sensational form for Leinster lately, but can he make that step up in such an important game. Just one of the many sub-plots to this game.

I saw Williams playing full back for Wales in Tokyo last year and wasn't very impressed. But then again none of the Welsh impressed that day.

Gatland has dropped Philips for the French game. He's on the bench though. Wales (v France): Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), George North (Northampton Saints), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Rhys Webb...

It's nice to see that the various parties in the HEC row seem to be getting on a lot better now. It reminds me of a family around the holidays. In the run up everyone is getting along just fine and most are thinking about what presents to get each other. But there's always one or 2 greedy...

I think at this point the SRU just need to bite the bullet and set up another 1 or 2 sides. They need to take a long term view and the simple fact is long term having a maximum of 2 players starting in each position every week is not going to produce a strong Scotland team. Setting up new...

The extra 1 or 2 more teams would do wonders for Scottish rugby. Ireland are blessed that we had a history 4 provinces that people could identify. We have 3 strong teams in Munster, Leinster and Ulster. Connacht aren't going to be winning anything soon but they are an essential part of our...

I'm already starting to get nervous about the weekends game. There's something about we Irish that makes it hard to have confidence. The nerves come from the fact that I expect Ireland to perform and that performance to be good enough for a victory. It's something different to hoping the team...

I would definitely prefer to see Murray starting. He's in excellent form and seems to have rediscovered himself at test level. He really burst onto the scene, but then he had a couple of seasons of believing that he was the next Mike Phillips and his game suffered. Now thankfully he's realised...

I don't mind the number of teams in the future HEC, or whatever it will be named, being reduced to 20. What I do object to is if, as laid out previously, the English and French leagues will have 7 qualifies each for at least the first few years. There's a big drop off in the quality of English...

It looks like in the next few months disaster will be averted and we'll have the Pro12 and the successor to the HEC all nailed down. But at what cost? Will the WRU and the Regions bury the hatchet and finally start working together for the good of Welsh Rugby at all levels? Will the other...

I'm just very glad that we have Moore and McGrath in camp to ensure that there's no drop of in the intensity of our scrum prep. Sometimes subconsciously players can relax just a little bit when they hear a major player is out for the opposition. The last thing we need on Saturday is to be caught...

Yeah I was disappointed to see that Joe is going for a D'Arcy & BOD midfield just over a year out from the RWC. At least this year D'Arcy has been playing well enough to justify a spot on form.

Gloucester's Andy Hazell has had to retire due to concussion. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/26019840 The article also references a very interesting read about how all English players will undergo concussion training before next season starts...

When I read that WRU chief Roger Lewis was talking about how the Regions were open to having more centrally contracted players, without anyone from the Regions alongside him I thought this is going to bite you in the ass. www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/26025904 and it has...

The bad weather has just hit now on the East coast. Skies looking very dark and it looks like those clouds have a months worth of rain in them ready to drop.

Here's the Wales team to play Ireland. Warburton starts and captains the side. Roberts must be OK as he's down to start. WALES (v Ireland) Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), George North (Northampton...

If I were at that meeting I'd table a motion to grant Sarries permission to apply for a spot in Super Rugby where they could play in the SA conference. It would give them what they ultimately want while allowing the rest of the NH clubs to go back to being sensible. The only problem would be...

Ireland v Wales should be a cracker. I hope that the animosity that's existed over the last few years is dispensed with and we can go back to a friendly rivalry. Wales fans are normally great to be around before and after the game win or lose and are very similar to we Irish.