O'Sullivan walks away, Ashton stays put (for now)

As the Six Nations came to a dramatic end, there was no real surprise to see some managerial casualties. After falling two years short of his remaining contract, Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan packs his bags and waved goodbye to the ten-time Six nation champions

This week, the BBC offered a "team of the six nations", where youthful talent David Strettle was the only English player to make it into the side. This really shows the poor tournament England had. Yes, "poor" is the best way to describe an England team that struggled to find any confidence and determination. Now not to be pessimistic, Brian Ashton, has done a great job. He picked up a team which has many retiring stars and turned them into a world cup finalist outfit. This is something people forget. However, his decision to replace England's starlet Jonny Wilkinson with young superstar Danny Cipriani caused the most controversy

The Rugby Blog gave a good view to this, of which many people have commented. It seems that the overall standing is that Ashton made the right choice. Cipriani looks like a player who was made for the top level. Rallying his troops at the start of the Ireland game proved how focused this young man is.

The Guardian published a great post, although back in August, discussing whether a Six Nations team can win the world cup. Now everyone is thinking "what about England", but this argument between Gavin Hastings and Michael Lynagh proves a good read

So Ashton's job looks safe for now, but if England are going to mount a serious challenge for any other major trophies, they will have to start building as soon as possible