Six Nations Agree or Disagree ft. Ugo Monye, Stuart Hogg, Brian O’Driscoll and Tom Shanklin

Ugo Monye hosts Stuart Hogg, Brian O’Driscoll and Tom Shanklin to discuss some of the big conversation topics surrounding the Six Nations.

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So welcome to TNT Sports look ahead to the Guinness 6 Nations I’m joined with some brilliant company bro Driscoll Tom Shanklin and STW hog and in front of me I have a list of statements which we’re going to have a look at discuss argue straight into it straight into it should

We do that yep no peeking marit to should have been selected to Captain England in the absence of enin farell rather than Jamie George so what do you reckon Maro ahead of Jamie George why hasn’t he been Captain for sar’s in in ‘s absence it’s always hard

To call these things when you don’t know the inner sanctum but it was overlooked as England Captain when ow was elected and now George so there obviously there’s certain components to captains that coaches like um and maybe just speculating but maybe maro’s missing something that a number of coaches have

Have identified as being a shortcoming for for being a good Captain I think jimy George is a good talker I think he sort of inspires people around him um he’s engaging when he’s doing his interviews after and you know what he could be he could be one for me with the

Lions as well okay we’re going early Dan’s G to have something to say about that but anyway let’s move on move on to a minute a a non-playing captain interesting I I I like that idea of jimy George um I think he’s a great character proper proper good boy around the camp

And I think when um he is a leader yeah he is a leader and he he’ll stick to you know what he has to say you know all the things that you know haven’t been on thees with them and you see him being quite vocal during

The games um probably two of them are just going to bounce off each other and I think jimie you know he gets the captaincy and the uh all the kind of leadership roles there but you know you’ll have a good team around him so yeah it’s a good good old Choice Mar’s a

Leader in his own right but there’s not a single person that I’ve chattered to seen online that’s not happy that Jamie George is Captain was a brilliant player okay next question Ireland will win the Six Nations if they overcome France in marsill in round one I would say yes if they can beat

France but I don’t think they will so it’s irrelevant yeah I’ll go with that I don’t think they will either I think the only reason they could there a big evolution peace coming now in the coming years lose Johnny ston significant it’s the onfield coach as well as the player but

He gave confidence to everybody else within the team of knowing their role as well as the Zone Jack Crowley has to make the position his own now um but I do think that if they managed to win in France it would be such a shot in the arm that confidence levels would kick

Back up where they were pre-or cup um but I I just think this French team is going to have too much for everyone in the tournament I think France win the Grand Slam well that might be a question later yeah it could be I’ve not seen

Them cuz I didn’t write them remember Hy would you I I think it would be big for irand to go across there and one H it’ll be absolutely massive I think you know the momentum that France get when they’re on the front foot they’ve got some incredible players they’ll be

Missing deont everybody’s talking about it that’ll be massive Johnny ston as as drao says for for Ireland yeah that’s a a very tasty encounter first upep whoever wins that wins six F yeah I think there we are just like last year um okay Scotland question Scotland will claim a fourth

Success of Six Nations win over England it’s a given HS it’s a given let give them the Cala now don’t have to play the game I think what game is what game is it it’s it’s always third is it the third game in yeah game week three it’s

Always round three N I think you would have pee by then you’ve not won I you peek after W you might beat Wales if we’ won the first game first two games of the Six Nations once who’s your second game Wales then Wales he’s checked out Wales Italy is it yeah I

Think so no we’ve got Italy second so you have France that’s a great stat that’s a great startat for us can I give you a stat you’ve not won four in a row since 1896 because you won the last three kcata Cup matches yeah well’ this

Is good this is we’ve done we’ve been done some history over the past couple of years so I think make sure we continue that where the medal come on sad to the Scots sad to the Scots this is your year this is your year right come on come on I think we’re

We’re in a decent enough place we’ll be we’ll be disappointed after the World Cup um again again so are we again again um I guess we’ll have to wait and see that’s as you say third round so couple of games before that go on the boys it’s

In it’s in murrayfield right yeah yeah yeah yeah no I like very very difficult place to go and play now I do think that this Scotland team it’s a talented team but it’s underperformed in in comparison to other Scot Scotland teams um in the last 10 15 years is definitely looks

Like the most talented team across the board but just the ability to be able to back it up in multiple weeks has has always been a shortcoming and um I do fancy them to win their games at home I think that’s why we might see a slam I do

Think that even France over there it’s a tough place to go and play but I do think it’s a better Scotland team than the one last year I really do I didn’t think they were rewarded a little bit of Ireland actually really yeah I I didn’t

Think yeah I mean no offense I mean they’re missing some quality experience in in their backline but they didn’t get the just awards for think the quality and consist of performance perhaps last year obviously horrible group in the in the rug World Cup but that game week three kataka at marfield it’s always

Gonna be tough but but but but right okay I’m not sure we fully answer that but there we are uh next question 21-year-old Wales Captain Daffy Jenkins will surpass Sam won’s record of leading his country out 49 times do you see that potential in him Shanks maybe um I think

Jack Morgan is incredible mind and he would be Captain yeah if he wasn’t injured he’s come on amazingly Jack Morgan do you like him as Captain by the way DAV Jenkins yeah I think I think he’s good I think he’s you need someone that’s going to be guaranteed to start

And he will start he’s a very good leader he’s a good talker he’s very young he’s got loads of experience in terms of leadership you know we capped into exitor um and uh he’s one of their best players so I think it’s a good choice but I

Think Jack Morgan will have something to say about it because that kid is just come on and on you know since since leaving Scarlets and going to the Ospreys and how he’s performed how he performed in the World Cup okay France cannot win the Six Nations without Anon

Deont who’s missing the tournament of course folks competing at the Olympics how much of a loss is he okay oh he’s a big loss best in the world hands down I think he’s best player in the world best player yeah I believe anyway at this moment in time he’s everything that’s

Good for to lose and France all stats with him and and so much has been made about him going to the Olympics which I think is is incredible for him it’s a great challenge to add to his skill set if he needs to um imagine having the choice

How well cup it work out I might just do you do you believe they said it’s been in the offering for two years that it was it was floated a couple of years ago I think it’s a reaction after the disappointment of of the World Cup for

Sure I agree I agree had they won the world cup I don’t think he’s chasing Olympic dream but I’m glad that he is I mean how I’m not how good to the French at seven they are good they’re very good tell me why you’re not oh let me tell you about the French

This past season have they won any tournaments yeah oh yeah oh big in b beat Australia this theyr more Australia very good okay yeah so they’re they’re genuine uh austral top contenders for the Olympics no no they would be they would be and you put something like him into the mix they

Have they’ve actually come really good in the last couple of years um Ben Ryan went and did a bit of work with them a couple of years ago obviously successed with Fiji and I do think that they will be very good the problem with sevens is it’s like there’s no Home Advantage yeah

Like it’s it’s it’s just any team can beat any other team on the day and that’s I think what makes it so exciting it’s why the 15’s World Cup is a bit who which of the four are going to win at this time and that’s been the case for

Whatever N9 10 World Cups whereas with that you’ve got all sorts of teams that are capable of beating Fiji and and and New Zealand so it’ll be great and South Africa Blitz bu Blitz you wouldn’t know in the seven circuit which far round one player from each of your countries who you think

Would be best suited to play in sevens uh Darcy Grim has has played it has played the seven how good who would you have fromel I’m going to go with um Gary ringrose really yeah big engine huge engine huge engine for me it’s just engine just capacity to stay in it stay

In it stay in it and then good good high speeded meters and yeah reasonably good good footwork yeah makes and Grady okay like it yeah powerful big strong engine yeah pretty good he’s like he’s like the new George North yeah I like it I see your Darcy graah and I raise you Henry

Arendall the Olympics that’d be tasty um okay cool we’ve covered that Italy will not collect The Wooden Spoon yeah they will false got England first up haven’t they yeah at home yep um the last game is Wales they did you lock two years ago oh yeah we was going through a bad period

That M that could that could be the decider possibly are they the two weakest teams in the Six Nations Benetton have gone really well this year they right zebra are better as well they didn’t have a win last year and Gonzalo cada first up you know can he put it all

Together Us’s back he was missing for the World Cup he’s very good player yeah takes a bit of time to kind of bet in new policies and new system so maybe it’s a little early but but on based on Club form comparatively to what we’ve seen over the last few years you give

Them a better shot at it because they went all out attack last year and you wonder with Casada watching from a distance thinking okay you shot yourself in a foot and you look at the Six Nations games there were loads of opportunities where they could have won

Games and knit games and got away from them love to see a great Center balance still retain all the attack and intent but on occasion just kick the ball just manage the game bit better I think if they do that can you see them changing up yes the whole philosophy of the way

No not the whole philosophy I love their attacking IM their multiphase I’d say was second best to irelands last year I agree agree they’re very good off phase play attack now they they’ve got good shape in attack but they do make a lot of mistakes and they do overplay a lot

The the longer these guys are in the game the more difficult to become I know that sounds stupid but if if they’re gone by halftime they’re gone yeah if they’re in at 60 65 they become a lot more difficult to play yeah and we’ve seen over the years that they’re in

Games for for large periods but also on top of that you want to get them later in the tournament because inevitably will pick up four five six injuries and their strength and depth you know it’s always been a problem so you get them in rounds four or five and you haven’t lost

Too many buddies that’s where they’re they’re susceptible I think I think to start yeah first yeah momentum I think you you like Eng England got a good start no I think England it’s good to have Italy first game Good Start momentum do you get much momentum after that though if you’re

Stumping them hey well who England got second think at Wales so that’s two that’s not a bad start it’s great start is it in terms of fixtures uh Italy and Wales the two weakest teams in the Six Nations this year looking at squads I would say yes and looking at what teams

Are Well’s go through massive transition players leaving um like a new cycle of players coming in it’s it’s not the strongest Squad we’ve seen but it’s where whales are so um yeah didn’t know how agree with that okay cool how long how long do you expect to sorry how long

Do you expect for that to happen that that Pro is that like an 18 months ask me questions sorry okay go on as you um maybe I maybe three or four years I think well three or four that we go through a transition period yeah’s longest transition is that to build for

The next World Cup he knows what I’m talking about yeah I know you got you got to go you got to go through the transitions we don’t have like um a natural 10 or 15 at the moment that sort of filling into damn biger shoes or G

Hansin or 15 of Lee half peny and Liam Williams and guys who who played there for 10 years so two quite important positions yeah um so we will will go through a bit of a transition period but we do have a bit of talent coming

Through but it takes a bit of time Jack Crowley should be Ireland starting fly half oh yeah I think why not yeah you know he’s got whatever nine caps lot Off the Bench I think he’s showing the most potential at the moment there’s others that could be

Good in in coming years but I think anyone’s froy’s a nice player but he hasn’t again hasn’t put it a run of games together to give confidence to a coaching ticket be it provincially or even when he’s kind of dipped into the international fre there’s so much

Confidence is taken from how much they how well they do a training how much you know a 10 is able to be the cond conductor uh so for me I think froley has the components not to be at the seon at the the level seon was but he he has

Lots of football in him and and like I said he needs to go and do it his own way yeah I think I think Crowley when when he beat lster in aiva that was my I think that that was huge you know the drop kick yeah and he’s sort of he’s

Gone on from there I think very good player okay uh Finn Russell will be named Six Nations player of the championship after round one um he’s got he’s got that look he’s got the potential he’s got the class but everything is has geared around winning games isn’t it you know he’s he’s the

General of the team and just to make sure that the Scotland team’s playing in the right areas they’re they’re winning games um when he’s at his best and he’s playing on the front fot he’s one of the best if not him if not him who Greg Gregor aldri Bingo yeah

Malaka oh my gosh how well is he playing he he was qu in World Cup yeah it was incredible Jo I I think if Scotland performed well and they win three or four games for Russell could definitely be named as player of the tournament but it all depends I think on how well

Scotland do how many wins they get yeah aldr have Scottish we talked about that years ago no I’m pretty sure his old man’s from like sterland or something stop it yeah we talked about it years ago like about trying to get him to come and play for

Scotland are you going to have three years out the game haven’t you by then well would have just gone through transition okay cool next one well was inexperienced Squad was surprise people and secure a top three finish oo yes or no to start with cuz you sit on the fence um

No I it depends on the first game which I think is going to be tough but the second I’m you win the first game you get a lot of confidence and you take that through to you play these lot you take that through yeah who’s winning

That at the moment i’ say Scotland okay um I just bu the strength of squad um how well they’re doing uh it was good World Cup good good World Cup for us but we’ve lost a lot of players and we have to start again in terms of what why why

Why we going to start again because we’ll have a new 10 so we won’t have someone like Dan bigger there who is probably a little bit more pragmatic in in the his approach of the game if Sam Costello or Yan Lloyd play at 10 that they’re a little bit different you can’t

Expect them to play more of a territory game they’re attack in t they’re running T so which means we have to play a little bit more more which goes away a little bit from how Warren Gatlin wants to set up his team because Wales tend to

Play with a little bit of lowrisk rugby did you play with two of them yes uh I think you might have to for this game cam winnet who’s a youngster who’s been playing for Cardiff a very good season he’s unavailable for the first two games he’s a natural 15 and it’s whether or

Not they want to try and convert one of the Wingers so there’s a l to F back I think so I would probably put Sam Castell at 10 but I think he’s only played one game season yeah um and Yan Lloyd at 15 so it’s going to be very tough yeah it

Is going to be very tough but you got the way the fixtures roll is is difficult as well Scotland first game second game then England away third game then Ireland so that is tough I think yeah I think I think that that first game is massive cuz we’ll see where Wales are at

I think Scotland coming into set you know potential World Cup hangover have the Pack it completely you know new a new era uh Wales are doing the exact same massive massive chance go down to to car the first first game and you know what it’s like when you’re in there the

Welsh team just seem to grow arms and legs when when you’re playing against them um so that buzz that they’ll create I think I think they’ll be they’ll surprise us in a way they will be tough but they will you just I just worry about the people missing and the players

Missing through injuries and how well they’re going to jel as a team that’s the only real worry well was a tough last year they La quality I think it’ll be the same again this year who’s winning it France France France do you know every six nations post World Cup

There’s been a Grand Slam by one time which was 2020 the co year so will we see a grand slam this year no so FR who France going to lose to then I think they might lose to Scotland yeah wow yeah I agree with that so Grand

Slam yes or no no no Grand Slam Grand Slam France do all yeah Grand Slam two for Grand Slam two for no gentlemen thank you very much that’s been TT Sports look ahead to the Guinness 6 Nations let us know what you think