Couldn't attend but heard our tryline defence was a bit gash again today. It's still our achilles heel a lot of the time unfortunately and we need to tighten up.

Having said that, it is nice to get away with the two points.

and guys, guys ,guys... we play free flowing champagne SUMMER rugby. IT'll get a lot better. Cold hands and miserable weather are no recipe for exciting footie.

Our defensive lapses weren't anything to do with being on the goal-line as far as I could see. But we did struggle to keep our shape when their quick guys were getting fast PTBs and we were struggling to get off the mark and slow their momentum when they got it.

didn't we score 56 unanswered points v Harlequins, in the first week in Feb last year, in colder conditions (I should know, my boiler had packed in when I got home , that day)

What are you on about?

I was saying it was cold and that from experience it is hard to defend when it is cold. Hands become super sensitive etc.

defence will improve with time and temperature.

Whisky and dry ginger.

I think what he is trying to say is we,play better in the summer.

I don't think the cold effects defence as much as you think.

We are undoubtedly a summer rugby team.

In fact, we have reached out peak on the hottest weekend of the year in London the last two years.

Also, when I was a kid I hated tackling in the cold.

The cold effects my performance, ask the wife.

Yea... Last winter was a bit on the cold side.

Yed raises a valid point. Parts of the body shrink in the cold. Defending the goal line involves staying big and tackling... too far??? probably.

ooooh I'm young... is that it?

No.... Last winter was a cold one.