Two changes as Italy name team to play England in the Six Nations

The whole 23 match day squad is scary. The signs is there for anyone willing to see it. This team is much better than the team from the WC semi. Attack, defence, broken play, speed and strength. Just no comparison. No matter how much we wish for a close game, I honestly don't see that happening. Actually very few have your view point. That is fine too

I do welcome your opinion even though mine is different. That is what keeps the game interesting. Different views makes discussions much more fun and interesting because sometimes people will bring things up not everyone thinks about.

England traditionally are competitive in almost every game, and we should expect that this time around.

It will be interesting to see whether England is able to score tries. They scored 5 against Australia, but only 1 against NZ. My guess is that SA will hold them to 1 or 2 tries, score three or four themselves, and be much better on penalty discipline than the Scotland game (because conceding fewer penalties would have been an area of focus this week).

I am expecting SA to win by about 23-15. But cards, weather, injuries and the bounce of the ref can always intervene.

I respect the Boks and I rate their players, but England's players aren't mugs. They beat a very good Ireland team during the 6 Nations when they were 'backs to the wall' and I feel like they will put out their best performance of November after two starts under their belts.

I foresee a close game that could go either way. We'll see how it unfolds.