Six Nations

It has started. After the autumn internationals, we being the World Cup year with the six nations starting today.
And it is the Calcutta Cup today at Twickenham - can Scotland do it again? England have new personnel, Brian Ashton is head coach after the disastrous Robinson era AND AND guess who is back? After three years out with injury - Johnny is back! Can he roll back the years and turn on the magic? It should be a great match.

My prediction is that the match is going to start off with both sides nervously and the key for Scotland will be to put points on board quickly. Get into the English half, keep them there and play for position. England will find it hard if they have to kick the ball away especially under a new coach who believes in running at the opposition.

I think Twickenham will also be a factor and with Johnny back and a new coach make england favourites to regain the trophy. I suspect we will have one of the two results:

20- 15 England or 30 - 10 England win. I dont think it is going to be a nail-biting, nervous, taut encounter like last year. England are going to come out guns firing and if Scotland cant respond with points, its going to be over by the end of the first half.