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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Presented by Eddie Butler and produced by Tim Maby

Six Nations podcast: The final word on the second round of matches

For presenter Eddie Butler it was a second intriguing weekend of Six Nations action, in which England were the only team to give a strong performance. Martin Johnson's side sparkled with great support play in their defeat of woeful Italy. Claire Tolley agrees and expects them to beat France in the next match at Twickenham because their defence is so tight.

Geordan Murphy, the injured Irish full-back, is pleased at how well his compatriots played against France, after nearly losing to Italy the week before. Ireland scored three tries against France's one, but lost because of a wrong move in the final minutes. Andy Bull argues that France played badly, but won, which is a sign of a good team.

The legendary Scottish full-back Gavin Hastings is forced to admit that Scotland played abysmally against Wales. Their forwards seemed lacklustre without the young Richie Gray. He cannot understand why Dan Parks was not replaced at standoff since his game was wiped out by the Welsh attack.

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