An Englishman Abroad

Well not quite abroad but Wales. Wales 16, England 21.

I had a rather queasy feeling about this game in advance. Wales have a raft of strong players (not enough is made of just how good Toby Faletau is) and for all the talk of  English strength in depth, the injury list left England looking exposed. But instead of defeat what we got was a performance of mental and physical substance. Not perfect by any means but good enough to defeat a one dimensional Welsh side.

Wales should be worried. They have those good players I talked of but they are somehow becoming less than the sum of their parts. Plus, their coach is a bit of a prat. We had the facile mind games during the week and then a childish attempt to leave England alone in the tunnel prior to the match. Hang your head in shame Gatland - you have a talented group of players and you are in danger of wasting them.

A good night to be an Englishman abroad.