Should The Six Nations Revert To Being Five Nations

[Theblip]

Still no sign of Italy ever being a serious force, so should they be kicked into touch?

[Quizmonster]

And which one of the four 'Home' nations was, this year, beaten by all three of the rest?

[ToraToraTora]

how many world cup finals have the home nations been in? How many of them are England?

[Quizmonster]

Quite...but what a glorious illustration of the biblical words, "How are the mighty fallen."
(No, they don't need a question-mark, as it is a statement that just happens to be presented in typically-biblical word-order.)

[Mozz71]

I'm sure you're hugely offended by what I said, and probably consider me one of your "anti-English" leftist facists (neither of which I particularly care about), but 1. it was intended as a joke and 2. England have been completely hopeless during this Six Nations campaign.

[shoota]

I thought Italy did alright in the first half.
It all went to rats hit in the second though.

[shoota]

My theory on this years comp is that the other home nations wanted to win and played their hearts out, England expected to win and were complacent.

[emmie]

they beat the French did they not, and they the French went on to beat Wales yesterday

I admit that i watched the England game against Ireland, and was not best pleased, England weren't playing well at all. I could say more but would likely be booted off the site.........

[Quizmonster]

Mozz, your final sentence at 13.15 was precisely the point I was making, if that response was directed at me!

[Mozz71]

QM, sorry mate, it was aimed at Tora.

[brainiac]

Don't know about Italy, but there are several England players who should be kicked into touch: Farrell and the trundling Billy Vunipola to start with. God forbid they should be picked for The Lions - I hope Gatland has more sense

[Quizmonster]

No problem, Mozz.

[Ellipsis]

There was talk of South Africa joining the Six Nations, that has been knocked on the head. Shame, I think that would have been great ... and Italy should have then been dropped from it.

That said, a long weekend trip to Rome to watch a near-guaranteed win for your team is one of rugby's great pleasures.

[vulcan42]

To paraphrase Horatio Nelson, " England expects every man to play 100% and win every time".