Six Nations 2023 - Wales v Ireland, Sat 4th Feb, KO 2:15PM - TV: VM1, BBC1, S4C

Davies is the only rugby commentator I've ever heard who, mid commentary, literally shouts at the (Welsh) players the same way a supporter would in the stadium. "Get it wide!", "Kick it long!", that kind of thing. The BBC must think he's decent because it feels like he's been there forever, but it's a tough listen.

Yeah he was pinged for making a tackle while on the ground and was told he needed to be on his feet to make a tackle. Very similar to the ruck infringements from Falatau and Beard when they were told they had to be on their feet to counter ruck. Absolutely the right call from Carley who I thought by and large had a good game. The BS Porter penalty on Williams was Gardners call so I wouldn’t be blaming Carley for that one.

While it's true that Kearney was around for a long time, it's important to remember that he was extremely limited as a player.

Keenan has much more to his game. He's faster, more elusive and he can pass. Time will tell about where he falls amongst Irish rugby greats but, he's been pretty special.

Heaslip was also nominated for Euro player of the year. Twice, I think. A world class player.

There is a feel of dependability about Keenan that wasn't there with Kearney.

Wtf. Kearney not dependable!?

Laughing at the Gabby Logan, anti Irish bias comments! She might be a poor presenter but she is definitely not Anti Irish! She represented Leeds in the Rose of Tralee in 1991 and I know she got involved in the judging of the London Rose in later years. Totally off topic I know :)

It was a pretty huge gulf in the end. Best Dan Biggar could do was a late hit on JS first half, a lot of misplaced niggle and a butchered try scoring opportunity. Jonny tried a couple of silly cross kicks but ran the show as usual. No comparison between the two in the end.

It's between Dan B and Faletau as the most disimproved Welsh player. No wonder Northampton let biggar go.

I didn't realise North was playing til I watched it back...Gatland out!

I thought North played quite well.

When I see either Sheehan or Kelleher out on the wing near the line these days, I know we’re in with a chance for a try. They’re both fantastic with the ball as well as difficult to bring down. What fluency across the whole team we had.

However, I can’t resist some negativity if only to avoid disappointment. Porter is facing a sterner test against a scrum that will weigh in somewhere round 944 kg and that’s not entirely down to Atonio alone. Let’s hope he works on his mantras and can keep himself under better control when things go wrong. Bealham has settled in so well. Like Furlong he’s low on drama too. Our back line has many strengths but searing pace isn’t one of them despite the evidence of Lowe’s excellent interception. South Africa are the team that pose the biggest challenge there and that’s another day’s work.

Keenan is a better tackler at 15 than Kearney was. He also has a sense of time on the ball that reminds of BOD, how manipulates a defense with movement before he catches the ball. Lowe's try last Nov vs NZ is a good example of that.

As part of the different era you now have the 50-22 rule which makes covering more important and more difficult. It is hard to compare full backs on back field coverage.