Twitter Chatter Surrounding England at Six Nations 2015

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Published: February 12, 2015

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Following their win against the odds in Cardiff on the opening night of the 2015 Six Nations, England are once more back amongst the favourites. And there's been quite a lot of twitter chatter surrounding their chances. But can the analysts be believed? And are the fans biased?

For any side to come from behind against Wales away from home suggests a confident attitude. Having successfully done that only recently at the Millennium Stadium on a score of 21-16, Stuart Lancaster's men now look like real challengers.

In particular, with fly-half George Ford playing well, England possess one of the tournament's most threatening performers. Having scored three penalties and a conversion against the Scots, the 21-year-old notched up more than half the visitors' points that night.

Indeed, despite Ford having such a tremendous match in the No. 10 role, The Independent's Chris Hewett believes one of their biggest strengths lies in their resourceful scrum.

And that's an assertion backed up by England prop Dan Coles.



A mighty source of power and brute force against Warren Gatland's men, they really gave the away side a massive boost by winning turnovers throughout the match. And it was a galvanising stimulus that really rallied them on to fight back from a losing position.

And with confidence continuing to grow in their ability, this weekend's clash with Italy at Twickenham is being viewed more and more by the fans as a potential walk-over.



Former England head coach Sir Clive Woodward also reckons their recent performance has massively positive repercussions for their World Cup ambitions.



Seemingly unperturbed by the decent performance the Italians produced at the Stadio Olimpico against Ireland, the Red Rose are expecting a whitewash. And the English are steadily overtaking France as the second favourites to win the competition outright beh...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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