Rugby World Cup 2015

[Mr Larrington]

Nigel was excellent.  I think McCaw was sin-binned earlier in the competition, wasn't he?

Yes, against Argentina.  Improbable as it sounds he's only been binned three times in his entire international career, which tends to support runsoncake's observation.

[Tewdric]

That was a bloody good game.  Name your charity Jaded!

[Psychler]

Lancaster falls on his sword

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34500716

[simonp]

Same win % as the previous two coaches. Trouble is, none of them are Clive Woodward.

[Psychler]

61% as opposed to Martin Johnson and Brian Ashton on 55% and Clive Woodward's 71%. 

[simonp]

Ah, the vertical scale on the image I saw made him look closer. So actually the best all round coach since Sir Clive. And he's been hounded out.

Hands up who wants the job?

[Psychler]

Ah, the vertical scale on the image I saw made him look closer. So actually the best all round coach since Sir Clive. And he's been hounded out.

Hands up who wants the job?

Compared to Warren Gatland (2008 to 2014) Record overall: P62 W31 D1 L30.  Slightly over 50%

[Wowbagger]

Does that not tell you something about media pressure on England that perhaps isn't there, or at least, not so intense, on the other countries?

[Tewdric]

I thinks it's more a case of which games he lost rather than how many.

[Pingu]

I thinks it's more a case of which games he lost rather than how many.

 

[Psychler]

Does that not tell you something about media pressure on England that perhaps isn't there, or at least, not so intense, on the other countries?

Exactly!

[Tewdric]

It's started for Eddie already with the pundits proclaiming the new messiah, and Austin Healey proclaiming that England need to be more arrogant!