Six Nations

It is very rare to see England play such open and exhilerating rugby as it did yesterday against Italy. It is rare too for England to have so much talent on the substitute bench. Admittedly Italy does not have a long rugby playing tradition and its playing pool is very small but they are not a walk over. Ask Ireland who were nearly beaten by them last week. Ireland did not play well last week but were unlucky to be beaten by France this week. Scotland, who played well against the French last week and were tipped to beat Wales yesterday, were pedestrian to say the least against a Welsh side which has yet to find its form. Will the French win the Grand Slam again this year or is it England's turn? I pray it is England which takes the trophy not that it will make a difference to our continued membership of the EU although apparently the are stirrings of euroscepticism amongst the top Tories. Let the euroscepticism bloom into a referendum!