Three games into the Six Nations and the table says the current Wales team are the second best in the Northern hemisphere and Scotland third. Doesn’t really say a lot for the quality on display in the tournament

My comment on the Scotland/Ireland thread on the BBC sport website was removed. It was a fairly reasonable one, criticising both codes for their respective flaws, but my opinion on Union's 2 minute scrums, penalty fests and atrocious handling must have upset their beloved Union. Bless. Scotland had 1 offload and zero line breaks

If Scotland manage to win this Six Nations, I will laugh my head off. Perhaps the most inept rugby team i've ever seen!

Oh dear, the current Pro12 champions the Ospreys have admitted that they have no funds with which to recruit and replace the players that have already agreed to leave in the summer.

Regional rugby in Wales continues to lurch from one crisis to another...

After all the 'will they, won't they' that went on when Welsh won the Championship I'm starting to wonder whether or not the Premiership wanted them in at all. No doubt if they manage to stay up they'll find a way to implement the suspended deduction as well. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21674783

After all the 'will they, won't they' that went on when Welsh won the Championship I'm starting to wonder whether or not the Premiership wanted them in at all. No doubt if they manage to stay up they'll find a way to implement the suspended deduction as well. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21674783

5 points ? Jeeeeeez...

A lifetime suspension from the sport in England in all ways, it seems, for Mike Scott. Without defending what he did, I didn't realise the RFU still went in for the whole banned-from-everything-ever trick.

New 6 Nations record today - most penalty goals in one game (12).

And I stand by what I said the other week - Scotland are the most technically inept rugby team I've seen.

Last post got removed but I stick what I say I bet the nations media are still getting over excitied about this 6 nations rubbish 12 pens in one game 4 in other. Dire stuff!

Bet you loved the England game today

There was one point in the game where England were on Italys line and had about six attackers against three Italian defenders and still couldn't score.

If England were renowned for their flair and attacking rugby I would be more inclined to watch them regularly. Instead whenever I do I'm always left wondering why I bothered.

Basically, this weekend is a last hurrah for Welsh rugby before it slides down the waste disposal chute and into the bin.

The regions are haemorraging cash at a level that simply isn't sustainable. Their survival will be at the expense of their best players moving into England or France and them ceasing to be competitive at Heineken Cup or Pro12 level.

Only the national team provides them with a glimmer of hope at the moment. A loss to England, particularly if it happens to be a poor performance, will drive another nail into the coffin of Wales as a rugby power.