Rugby union: talking points from the weekends internationals

England are not short of tantalising options before the World Cup, New Zealand miss Dan Carter, Wales still need balance and Ireland showed there is life after Brian ODriscollSelection is not an exact science. Sometimes it takes a few games for a hunch to pay off, which made Jonny Mays spectacular early try on Saturday all the more heart-warming. Many had queried the Gloucester wingers presence on the basis of his failure to score in his first seven Tests. Suddenly the problem is how to get the ball to May and Semesa Rokoduguni more often, inevitably sparking yet more conjecture about Englands…