The game against Namibia was atrocious, with far too many handling errors and too many tactical mistakes. It was like watching a car crash in slow motion. Luckily, we managed to escape that game with a bonus point because of a try that shouldn’t have been.

In some ways, the game against Georgia was even worse. Our handling was slightly better, but tactically, Eddie O’Sullivan got it wrong, and Georgia were able to take us on physically. If it wasn’t for some last ditch defending and quite a bit of luck, we would have lost that game. Georgia played out of their skins, and there’s a valid argument that they deserved to win that game.

France are up next, and we have to win. If we don’t, then we face the possibility of trying to get a bonus point win over Argentina in the final pool game. Considering that we are not playing rugby, a bonus point win in the last game is an unattainable goal. At the moment, just beating France is looking like it’s a step too far.

I don’t think we are going to do it. I don’t think we’ll beat France, and I don’t think we’ll beat Argentina. I’ll be a nervous wreck watching both games because I sincerely hope I’m wrong.