Wales against Ireland was the most exciting game of the weekend, both sides were very competitive and the result was in the balance for a lot of it.
Obviously there were turning points: the early try for the Ireland hooker Rory Best was a big blow to us.
But the boys stuck to their guns and hit back and another turning point was when Chris Czekaj was taken out when he was about to score.
 | Another turning point was when Chris Czekaj was taken out when about to score |
Wales didn't even get a penalty, which I thought was a bit harsh.
But having said that I thought the referee, Kelvin Deaker, was fine.
We experience different refereeing styles all the time in the Heineken Cup and you have to get used to it and play their style.
There's been a lot of argument about the Super 14 referees not bossing the breakdown properly, but it's the same for both sides.
Ireland have been known for the last three or four years that they compete very well at the breakdown.
The likes of Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy are every bit as good as loose forwards like Simon Easterby and they get right in there.
Anything goes in rugby, anything you can get away with and maybe you can call that cynical.
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You cheat and cheat until you get caught out and then you cheat some more, you've really got to play on that edge. But Wales were playing an expansive style, throwing the ball around with great hands and it was pleasing rugby to watch.
It was credit to Wales that we forced Ireland into the situation where they had to concede penalties.
It's hard to say what difference it would have made if wings Shane Williams and Mark Jones had been fit.
Czekaj is a young man thrown in at the deep end but he showed quite a bit of class when he was going forward onto the ball.
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Aled Brew did a good job when he came on for his first cap and Hal Luscombe was solid as well.
James Hook and Jamie Robinson stood up well in midfield and Hooky was his usual elusive self - stepping, sending, great hands, an ideal 10 or 12.
Ireland base their game on a strong platform up front but I thought we had the better of them in the scrums, particularly early on.
We wheeled whichever head we wanted but being in the engine room myself I know it is very, very hard work.
On top of that the recent law changes have de-powered the scrum a little bit, which is a good thing for safety but probably played its part.
It's a six-day turnaround now before facing Scotland at Murrayfield and it'll be a light week in training.
A lot of the guys won't be able to lift their arms above their shoulders on Monday morning, they'll be that sore.
We'll analyse our game, have a look at Scotland and then probably fit in some light training runs before we travel up on Thursday.
I didn't think the scoreline against England was flattering to Scotland and, like us, a couple of refereeing decisions and the roll of the ball and it could have been a very different game.
But it was good for Jonny Wilkinson to be back after so many years in the wilderness.
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To hardly play since the World Cup final and then to come out and play as well as he did on Saturday is a testament to the sort of player he is.
My Ospreys team-mate Nikki Walker is in the Scotland squad but didn't make the match 22 for Twickenham.
He is big, strong and unbelievably fast, he does sub-five seconds over 40 metres and no one is going to run him down.
Nikki has been playing well for the Ospreys and he can't do much more than that and then wait for his opportunity.
That's international rugby, sometimes when you're out it's always harder to get into the side than get out when you're already in it!
I've been injured, sick and suspended and obviously it's frustrating not to have been in our match-day team.
But it was good to see Ian Gough and Alun Wyn Jones playing so well against Ireland at lock.
Alun is an unbelievable athlete and has been doing great things for the Ospreys, he'll hit a couple of rucks and then run 50 metres and tackle the winger in the corner.
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