1. It's really easy to win man of the match awards, all you have to do is tackle a Welsh centre a few times and Brian Moore thinks you are the new Michael Jones

2. Gethin Jenkins is a lot less stupid than he looks and sounds - in rugby terms at least

3. Brian O'Driscoll is good again

4. Ireland look like they may finally fulfil their destiny

5. But they probably won't

6. Nick Easter's mostly ponderous international career could be over

7. Scotland are neither as good nor as bad as people would like to believe

8. Lievremont is still barking mad; but France look better than they have done for a while, without looking great either, mind

9. BBC Six Nations punditry is getting worse.

10. Andy Goode is neither the solution nor the problem

Lee Calvert, editor bloodandmud.com