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<blockquote data-quote="OllyM97" data-source="post: 1222225" data-attributes="member: 85525">Oops, got that a bit wrong. In my defence, I think our 6N works out very differently if France beat us by 20 points as they should have done. In that scenario I stand by what I thought pre-tournament about the Scotland and Italy games. The margins between success and failure are ridiculously small and we got on the right side of them this time around, which gave us the confidence to play well in the last two games. France should have won a GS, they just lost the plot at Twickenham. Ireland won 4 from 5 which I thought they would pre-tournament, albeit their performance levels were less impressive than I expected. Scotland were unlucky at Twickenham and gave a good account of themselves in France but the Ireland defeat probably ended their 6 Nations before it had even started. They had to be 2/2 from the opening rounds to have a realistic shot at the Championship. It&#039;s maybe harsh because they showed glimpses of what a good team they could eventually become, but I was disappointed with Italy this year. They looked great attack-wise, but the bad old habits of slacking off for periods in games and letting in 2/3 tries quickly resurfaced again this year after being minimised last year. Having said that , I definitely think that team still has big potential in it and they will be back next year. They&#039;ve got the players to be competitive now. As for Wales, I&#039;ll be polite - the less said the better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OllyM97, post: 1222225, member: 85525"] Oops, got that a bit wrong. In my defence, I think our 6N works out very differently if France beat us by 20 points as they should have done. In that scenario I stand by what I thought pre-tournament about the Scotland and Italy games. The margins between success and failure are ridiculously small and we got on the right side of them this time around, which gave us the confidence to play well in the last two games. France should have won a GS, they just lost the plot at Twickenham. Ireland won 4 from 5 which I thought they would pre-tournament, albeit their performance levels were less impressive than I expected. Scotland were unlucky at Twickenham and gave a good account of themselves in France but the Ireland defeat probably ended their 6 Nations before it had even started. They had to be 2/2 from the opening rounds to have a realistic shot at the Championship. It’s maybe harsh because they showed glimpses of what a good team they could eventually become, but I was disappointed with Italy this year. They looked great attack-wise, but the bad old habits of slacking off for periods in games and letting in 2/3 tries quickly resurfaced again this year after being minimised last year. Having said that , I definitely think that team still has big potential in it and they will be back next year. They’ve got the players to be competitive now. As for Wales, I’ll be polite - the less said the better. [/QUOTE]

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