Do you know, I have long held the opinion that England could produce a near perfect storm of a rugby performance. I have also long held the view that they would not do it in the Six Nations, a tournament wherein the team bow too easily to the ferocious ill-will that other nations find it amusing to bear us. Looks like I was wrong because the manner in which England eviscerated a very good Irish side on Saturday was fabulous to behold.
The other games were of a different and less exalted type. The French managed to be very, very good for the first half and then calamitously bad for the second. Fair play to Wales who picked up the pieces but they cannot seriously hope to keep winning by playing that ineptly. Here's a free bit of advice for Warren Gatland - Dan Biggar is a better fly-half than Gareth Anscombe. And that comes from a man who has been very critical of Biggar's unpleasant on-field manners.
Scotland were also a little skittish in dispatching poor old Italy. Still, job done.
Good news folks - no behaviour egregious enough for the Ronan O'Gara Gobshite Award to be bestowed. The tournament is young yet.
Roll on the second weekend. England to beat France but with a struggle; Ireland to revert to winning ways; Wales to win easily. We have to admit that thus far the famous OG powers of prediction have been awry - I'm keeping my best shots in the locker for Cheltenham, a treat that is now close enough to anticipate seriously. It's tough being me.
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