Two pretty much straight forward victories as expected for England and Italy.

Caught the last 30 mins of the Italian game and wasn’t surprised to see the score although I did hear Canada had a couple of good openings but lapses of concentration in the final 3rd really hurt them.

Regarding the England game, I thought USA defended really well in the opening moments of the 1st half. They really frustrated the English forwards but as anticipated in the end, England’s superior quality, fitness and experience settled the game. USA did give a good account of themselves early doors and shouldn’t be too disheartened with the result. Gary Gold looks a pretty decent coach and I think he will be managing a tier 1 nation or top domestic club in the very near future.

Also we officially had our 1st red card of the tournament and it was the correct decision. It was a shocking challenge by John Quill on Owen Farrell.

Tomorrow, no RWC matches scheduled but we’ve got some decent games at the weekend with Japan vs Ireland & Australia vs Wales the pick of the bunch.

Also Edinburgh are back in action. Kicking off the new season at home to Zebre