Six Nations 2024

The key is getting those Under 20s game time at their clubs so they can continue to develop and that's where both Ireland and France have an advantage. Ireland because they have control over the clubs and France because they seem to be picking up far more games at pro club level. 

With more senior England players perhaps destined to play league rugby abroad and therefore not eligible to play for England, there may be more room for youngsters to step up. Going to be an interesting few years for the home nations before the 2027 RWC in Oz.

If the referee cannot award the try because he cannot see a definite grounding. Then he should say so and leave it to the TMO to decide. Not say the on field decision is NO TRY leaving his mate the TMO to overrule him That’s what all the cameras are there for   If the TMO is 90% certain it’s a try then the attacking side should be awarded the try. 

It's funny, Andy Goode tweeted something similar on Saturday night, and about 90% of the replies disagreed with him.  Personally I think it's pretty clear that Earl hasn't used his arms and therefore the decision is the correct one.

My concern with that call is the TMO interjecting without being asked.  Are we reaching the point where the game is refereed by a team of three sitting in front of a bank of screens and feeding the decisions to someone on the pitch whose only role is to relay the messages?