6 Nations 2008: Warren Gatland has figured out that Iain Balshaw is shit

After only a few weeks back in the UK, Warren Gatland has managed to work out what the entire rugby watching public already knows: Iain Balshaw is a bit shit.  This obvious fact, however, has not registered in the mind of the man who is apparently best equipped to manage England, Yoda Ashton, who apparently believes him to be the best full-back in England.

"Balshaw played on the wing for Gloucester last week, and I wasn't impressed with him at all." said Comrade Gatland today.  But what is it that gave Balshaw's capabilities away?  It could have something to do with:

- He never gets his shirt dirty. Ever.
- I have yet to see him tackle anyone properly
- He loses a contact lens after ten minutes of every game
- He is made out of balsawood and matchsticks
- He can't kick very well

None the above seems to trouble Ashton, but it will trouble Balshaw himself when James Hook drops 47 kicks on his head in the first seven minutes.

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