The 2025 Six Nations are out and run after an action -packed first round of the devices. Sky Sports evaluates the victories for Ireland and Scotland and alarming familiar defeats for England and Wales …
Ireland discover late Mojo, but questions remain with No. 10
In the first half of the victory on Saturday against England, Ireland’s attack was nervous, hurried and lacked so much in the accuracy that it was hard to believe that this was the same side that had won the last two championships of the six nations.
The most important selection topic in Ireland in this case was the interim head coach Simon Easterby, who would select Fly-Half: Last year’s starter in the victorious championship campaign Jack Crowley or the new child on the block in Sam Prendergast.
In November, Prender guest from Andy Farrell chose to start against Australia, but Crowley appeared from the bank to play an important role in the revolution of these tests.
Jack Crowley’s replacement of Sam Prender guest when the score 13-10 was to Ireland
In the end, Prender guest was a surprise choice to start against England, and it was the wrong call in a display that really lacked quality. Most of the occasions he received the ball he took possession of it was aimlessly and too long – put his own side under pressure – while he missed twice from the discount – the first a particularly bad strike.
Crowley came in Dublin and Ireland in the 58th minute immediately looked down and in their river. Even English head coach Steve Borthwick commented on the press conference after the game. “The change at 10 was quite significant. They played very well when he arrived in the last part of the game,” he said.
The solution here would certainly appear with Crowley from the beginning for the coming together next week in Scotland, but it seems to be more in the game. Prender guest plays for Leinster on provincial level like many in the Ireland start team, and the trainers of Ireland clearly see something that they want to insist on. Huge question marks remain.
Despite positive ideas, England loses a further lead in the first half
England lost in Dublin, although debutant Cadan Murley claimed an early attempt and late consolation from Tom Curry and Tommy Freeman
For large periods of the first half, England were faster, smart and physical in many facets of the game than Ireland.
Independence in the defense meant that they tasks the potential to build more than 7-0 in the lead – Marcus Smith, the man, chose a team warning for scapegoing – and the second half then played with complete dominance from Ireland.
England was blown back by 27-10 with 22 unanswered Ireland, and despite a late push that brought a loss bonus point that could still prove to be significant. You only have to look at the Six Nations 2020 when England lost a bonus point of the late first round against a rampant France, which was of crucial importance for the following title race.
Tadhg Beirne celebrates the third attempt by Ireland to achieve the game
For Borthwick on Saturday he was concentrated for a lot of time, almost 1200 caps are a team that has been built in the past six months and has a little more than half of this number of caps.
“If you look at the beginning of this game, you will not see this difference. You see an English team who wants to play aggressively, want to move the ball, and we took a step forward with our attack. We are disappointed, but but There are elements in which we have shown progress in the training camp in the last 10 days.
France with a returning Antoine Dupont in Tickenham Next week … England has to find a way to maintain positive play magic within tests. They have now lost seven of their last nine since they defeated Ireland at home last year.
Scotland, you were warned
Huw Jones achieved a hat trick when Scotland passed a test against Italy through a test with six nations
“We have to be much better if we want to do something in this tournament.”
Finn Russell has not reduced his words in the midst of cheering full -time scenes on the grandstands of Murrayfield.
At first glance, the Scotland’s six nations campaign had experienced the perfect start, Huw Jones’ Hatrick inspired a 31-19 victory over Italy.
However, a scratch under the surface has problems that a team has undoubtedly exploited and clinical than Italy.
Juan Ignacio Brexs Breathtaking Intercept -Trying Italy’s comeback in Murrayfield sealed
Russell’s comments were aimed at both him and the collective, whereby the fly half in Scotland’s task was culpable of a 19-6 half-time lead when Juan Ignacio Brex caught his loose passport to complete the dramatic comeback of Italy with a breeming attempt .
The way Scotland deleted Italy and granted a bonus point victory should be admired for both its precision and the emphatic nature.
Only a few teams can keep a candle for the talent that they are broadly spreading, but even Jones like Jones, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe can have cut their work out to reduce a similar escape against a better opposition.
Wales stands in Italy after beating France
Jac Morgan supported Wales to end his defeat against Italy
The goal line suggested a drubbing, a one -sided affair, and this was true in many ways.
A 13th test test defeat was added in a record-breaking way when Sieben achieved her greatest victory in six nations against Wales in France.
Wales avoided reaching her most severe defeat in the tournament, a defeat of 54-10 against Ireland, in 2003 through a lonely point in Paris, but that was little comfort for Warren Gatland and his team, who travel to Italy, around two To find conflicts. has taken generations meaning.
“For me this game is the greatest in Welsh rugby in the last 15 to 20 years. It is a huge, huge game” ITV.
Even in this early stage of the tournament, the defeat in Rome would leave behind on the first time on the successive six -nations wooden spoon.
And if that was not alarming enough, Ireland, Scotland and England come to identify where Wales ends this record strip, the level of difficulty increases when the Azzurri prevails.
Six nations devices: round two
Saturday, February 8th
Italy against Wales (2:15 p.m.)
England against France (4.45 p.m.)
Sunday, February 9th
Scotland against Ireland (3 p.m.)
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