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StuartyB33
03-02-11, 16:58
Well it all kicks off tomorrow night the start to another wonderful 6 nations
Fixtures are here (http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/match-centre_fixtures-results.php)
who do you feel are favourites?
can mike tinal deal with the pressure of a royal wedding captaining the English team through the 6 nations!?
Can Scotland capitalize on their great autumn series after beating the world champions and winning their last 6 of 5 internationals?
Can Ireland get out of their rut and take something from the 6 nations before going into this years world cup?
Will Wales stop their players from drink driving golf carts?
Are Italy going to try and put up a good fight this year?
Can any of us please stop the frogs from winning!!!!
Im rooting for Scotland this year they deserve it im living here and after all im half scottish half northern irish!!! time to support my dads side for the 1st time :P
StuartyB33
03-02-11, 17:28
are you all trying to tell me there are no rugby fans here??!!!! :surprised:
I can't wait for tomorrow nights game. Always a great atmosphere here in Cardiff!
As for the golf cart driving Andy Powel....IT WAS AMAZING :D
I sadly don't see us Welshies doing that well really. But as the song goes, 'As long as we beat the English, we don't care :D'
Be nice to have a chance to watch a few games. You never normally get rugby at all on free tv so don't often see much. I'll probably get a lot of hate for saying that I like american football when it is on too (usually only the super bowl final :().
StuartyB33
03-02-11, 17:49
I can't wait for tomorrow nights game. Always a great atmosphere here in Cardiff!
As for the golf cart driving Andy Powel....IT WAS AMAZING :D
I sadly don't see us Welshies doing that well really. But as the song goes, 'As long as we beat the English, we don't care :D'
Powel's driving was amazing best thing for me about the 6 nations last year ive seen some of the posters in the bars here advertising come and have a drink and watch wales beat england!!! thats how they are getting the Scottish out to watch the friday night match lol :)
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Be nice to have a chance to watch a few games. You never normally get rugby at all on free tv so don't often see much. I'll probably get a lot of hate for saying that I like american football when it is on too (usually only the super bowl final :().
well the rugby world cup is on this year as well in new Zealand starts in september :) !!
jazzfrench
03-02-11, 21:57
Wooo can't wait for the game tomorrow night :D wish my lovely Mr Henson was playing though :( xx
Wooo can't wait for the game tomorrow night :D wish my lovely Mr Henson was playing though :( xx
Ummm no. He is such a prat, and the rest of the players don't want him in the team.
StuartyB33
04-02-11, 12:13
Ummm no. He is such a prat, and the rest of the players don't want him in the team.
i agree henson is such a **** doesnt know if he wants to play rugby anymore oh should i play for sarecens oh should i go to france and play
oh Charlotte Church left me even though i was cheating scum :( oh woohoo is me im gavin henson
England always come up short, i would probs bet on Wales or Ireland tbh.
StuartyB33
04-02-11, 16:46
as long as the french dont win it !!
Beer is in ... Kebab ordered.... Wife sent to the tv in the bedroom.... Boy in charge of beer resupply ... 42inch HD Rugby goodness coming up!
SWING LOW ........:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
50/50 on game tonight. Being Welsh my stomach will be doing cartwheels!!
Gonna be an awesome atmosphere down there tonight! 'Mon Wales :D
Engerrrrrrland come on .....
Honestly didn't think they would beat wales.
What a terrible Welsh performance :(
What a terrible Welsh performance :(
Not really, we played well, just a shame we had lost so many key players. England were the better side, but we bloody strong though stopping England scoring at the end.
Not really, we played well, just a shame we had lost so many key players. England were the better side, but we bloody strong though stopping England scoring at the end.
Couldn't believe Wales managed to stop England getting that down in the end, thought we had that one for sure.
Not really, we played well, just a shame we had lost so many key players. England were the better side, but we bloody strong though stopping England scoring at the end.
Yeah we did well to stop them at the end. Just felt like we wasted too many good opportunities where we could have done better though.
Wales put up some spirited defence ...made a good game to watch....
Felt the game was ok, I thought the end was typical England though, while Wales defended the line really well, we should of looked to get the ball across the line quicker, it became apparent quite quickly that we wouldnt be able to just drive the ball over the line that so we should of looked to switch it.
What a player ... Ronan saves the day.... Drop goal was almost perfect.... Lucky lol...
StuartyB33
07-02-11, 08:13
Ireland got lucky
Scotland just weren't clinical enough they attacked so well though better than any other team out of those 3 games bar France, a force to be reckoned with i think!!
StuartyB33
11-02-11, 10:52
another weekend we have
England vs Italy
cant see Italy winning but maybe England will go into this to confident, Italy vs Ireland they were good.
Think it will be England 24 Italy 19
Scotland Vs Wales
I can only see Scotland improving on last weeks game vs France i see more tries for them than last week and unless Wales pull it together this will be their 9th game in a row lost
Scotland 32 Wales 21
Ireland Vs France
Ireland were awful not clinical enough didn't finish off the Italians and if they play like this against France they are done for, then again they will have had a beasting this week and a few points to prove after that Italy game.
I see this a close one but just cant call it maybe
Ireland 20 France 20 an draw!!
Hi
I never been into Rugby but for some reason this has got me started watching on the tv this year.
Key
It was close but Ireland threw it away.
StuartyB33
14-02-11, 08:13
Ireland threw that away indeed, England were sensational i must say Ashton is the new superstar!!!
and i think Scotland forgot to turn up, only Sean Lamont remembered he was playing a rugby game!
Chris Ashton has been good ever since his debut for Wigan in the Superleague. Good to see England have a winger that can come in to attack, not just sit outside.
Ireland kept committing the same fouls over and over again and were punished. The game was Ireland's to loose and they did. If France put up that performance against us, we should romp home!!
StuartyB33
14-02-11, 14:32
Chris Ashton has been good ever since his debut for Wigan in the Superleague. Good to see England have a winger that can come in to attack, not just sit outside.
Ireland kept committing the same fouls over and over again and were punished. The game was Ireland's to loose and they did. If France put up that performance against us, we should romp home!!
and you better if i see those smug french gits holding another trophy up ill be raging!!! :knock:
Jonathon82
16-02-11, 10:15
It's a shame really the Irish tore France to bits in the first 10-15 mintues, their ball handling was absolutely superb. And then the game descended into laziness. Shocking really. I honestly expected Ireland to destroy France =(
StuartyB33
16-02-11, 11:03
It's a shame really the Irish tore France to bits in the first 10-15 mintues, their ball handling was absolutely superb. And then the game descended into laziness. Shocking really. I honestly expected Ireland to destroy France =(
i reckon Scotland vs Ireland at Murrayfield next weekend will either be a completely epic game or one side will just flop and commit error after error
I personally can't wait for England vs France. Was quite disappointed to see it wasn't last weekend!
StuartyB33
22-02-11, 12:46
Murrayfield for me this Sunday Scotland Vs Ireland going to be such a game and as im from Northern Ireland and me dads from Scotland and i live here now i dont really know who to support lol!!!
Murrayfield for me this Sunday Scotland Vs Ireland going to be such a game and as im from Northern Ireland and me dads from Scotland and i live here now i dont really know who to support lol!!!
Dan Parks dropped to the bench for Scotland. As a Cardiff Blues follower, I've got a lot of respect for his boot but he's awful for getting a backline going.
Added after 3 minutes:
Ruaridh Jackson to start at 10 for the Jocks then - although I'm bound to have seen him play in the Magners and he's has a couple of caps now, I can't place him at all. What's his play like?
StuartyB33
24-02-11, 13:10
Dan Parks dropped to the bench for Scotland. As a Cardiff Blues follower, I've got a lot of respect for his boot but he's awful for getting a backline going.
Added after 3 minutes:
Ruaridh Jackson to start at 10 for the Jocks then - although I'm bound to have seen him play in the Magners and he's has a couple of caps now, I can't place him at all. What's his play like?
plays very well for glasgow warriors boot is good and he really does get the backs moving alot more lamont at inside centre will be good to see strong hard running lines :D look out darcy and your **** tackling!!
Sorry, but Scotland just drop the ball or make too many bad passes for them to get a real threatening running game going...The Irish are gonna win this one (even if D'Arcy is still playing!)
Sorry, but Scotland just drop the ball or make too many bad passes for them to get a real threatening running game going...The Irish are gonna win this one (even if D'Arcy is still playing!)
Trouble is, Parks tends to stand so deep ready to use his boot, that the backs have poor shape and aren't running at pace from depth. Cardiff have got around that for the first half of this season due mostly to having a playmaking and elusive centre in Casey Laulala. Since he's been injured we've lost any momentum in attack unless Ceri Sweeney plays 10 :surprised:.
Scotland don't really have a centre able to mix the game up in the same way, and so passes tend to be forced under pressure (much of it self-imposed) and mistakes happen. It'll be interesting to see how they go with a more playmaking 10 then.
I'd be interested to see Scotland make more of a play of things and really challenge the Irish centre pairing with some good cut-in passes with wingers coming in off the wings....(Don't tell the Missus, she's Irish!)
StuartyB33
24-02-11, 15:56
I'd be interested to see Scotland make more of a play of things and really challenge the Irish centre pairing with some good cut-in passes with wingers coming in off the wings....(Don't tell the Missus, she's Irish!)
well they beat the irish last year i can see it happening again last bounce back the scots had they beat south africa :surprised:
i was there no attack unreal defense and good kicking!!
well they beat the irish last year i can see it happening again last bounce back the scots had they beat south africa :surprised:
i was there no attack unreal defense and good kicking!!
We shall see if Brian O'Driscoll can weave past the defence and Scotland drop the unforced error count down...BTW the missus says they (Ireland) will crush you (Scotland)...Can't wait for England v Ireland, always causes a huge barney in our house!!
StuartyB33
24-02-11, 16:39
im from Northern Ireland and my dads from Scotland so i dont really care who wins on Sunday
i just dont want france winning the whole thing!!
I'm fearing a much more fired up Italy team playing against us (Wales) this weekend after their humping by England. It's silly really, as we were only 7 points short of England despite playing poorly. I know England didn't play great in the opening round either but they were very beatable and we couldn't stay composed.
I guess I'm just used to Wales upping and lowering their standard of play according to the opposition these days. We have the ability to put a large score on Italy, but we won't - and we'll probably limp home with a narrow win after almost giving them the game (literally - James Hook is usually quite adept at passing to Italians...).
Yup... :(
Except the gift ball came from Bradley Davies / Morgan Stoddart. Italy would have won that if they had a goal kicker.
Yeah Wales were lucky and rode their luck.
Poor discipline and too many errors again.
Italy played okay but way too many unforced errors and general lack of quality.
Come on England.
I expect full support from Scotland, Wales and the Irish please.
Noone wants the French to win it.
Awesome game atm.
Both defending well.
England 17 - 9 france
52 mins in.
England have had 3 or 4 chances to seal the game with tries but the French are defending very very well.
great game.
That was a hard game ... And England came out on top... Well done!
I'm not a big rugby fan but always like seeing England winning, especially against the French !!!!
always like seeing England winning, especially against the French !!!!
+1 for that :D:D:D:D:D
I like the international matches and really enjoyed watching that game.
although I hate to admit it, england are clearly going to win:mad: all 6 nation teams have something in common, none of them like england
although I hate to admit it, england are clearly going to win:mad: all 6 nation teams have something in common, none of them like england
So England doesn't like England??
All the other 6 nations team have something else in common too,
They all suck at Rugby.
(Well this year at least)
So England doesn't like England??
All the other 6 nations team have something else in common too,
They all suck at Rugby.
(Well this year at least)
Ah good. So if England romp home to victory we can be the ones calling it a "Non vintage" 6 Nations. :D
I've managed to land a ticket to the Millennium Stadium game today, so should be fun. Both Wales and Ireland still have an outside chance of winning the 6 Nations* and are playing at a similar level at the moment (not easy to beat, but playing way below they're ability as a whole) so both will be hoping this is the game where it clicks.
(* barely. Of course, we'd both need our kilted cousins to stop England in their tracks first. Altogether now #Oh floahwurr orf Scooortlahnd, when well we see... # )
Well Italy deserved that win....their defence was brilliant....
Well Italy deserved that win....their defence was brilliant....
That was great to see. I think France should have had a penalty right at the death, but who would begrudge Italy that win? The cheer in our pub was massive, and put us in a great mood heading into the stadium for the Wales game.
...and the Wales v Ireland game was odd. Both teams still keep misfiring, and again Wales stumbled out on top. Mind you, I did catch this ball that Sexton miskicked... ;)
ArthurHucksake
14-03-11, 19:19
I don't understand the England hate or the Wilkinson hate. For starters, what has Wilkinson ever done apart from love playing Rugby and STILL trying for his country? apart from the fact he has achieved an incredible amount?
Bitter Scots and Welsh. Not our fault they are rubbish.
I don't understand the England hate or the Wilkinson hate. For starters, what has Wilkinson ever done apart from love playing Rugby and STILL trying for his country? apart from the fact he has achieved an incredible amount?
Bitter Scots and Welsh. Not our fault they are rubbish.
The celtic nations have had rivalry's with England for centuries.
Its the same with any sport, teams will always have rivals that always mean something more then the average game, the most prevalent being football with local derby matches. There is no harm in people having national pride, and a bit of friendly banter between teams.
As for Wilkinson, well the reason most people dislike him is because of he comes across as arrogant, and his unique kicking style doesn't help the jeers he recieves.
He is however a well accomplished player, and people respect that.
Anyway, I found it very harsh on the ref in the England vs Scotland game, when everyone laughed and jeered at him while he hobbled off having clearly just tore is calf muscle.
Well England didnt play well but the Scots never capitalised on it so we won.
Yay woo.
Need to play a little better against Ireland and cut out the errors and they need to stop doing that under arm behind throw as they never get caught as we dont have the skill to pull it off.
As for Wilkinson, well the reason most people dislike him is because of he comes across as arrogant, and his unique kicking style doesn't help the jeers he recieves.
I agree with pretty much everything else you wrote, but this? Really? For the amount he's achieved, he's got to be one of the most humble sportsmen I've seen. Not to mention the workrate he puts in on and off the pitch.
If anything winds people up, it's the constant shoehorning of Wilkinson into any rugby commentary by certain pundits and writers.
If anything winds people up, it's the constant shoehorning of Wilkinson into any rugby commentary by certain pundits and writers.
I agree with this, the media and commentators have a way of making you like or loathe rugby players. :rolleyes:
I agree with pretty much everything else you wrote, but this? Really? For the amount he's achieved, he's got to be one of the most humble sportsmen I've seen. Not to mention the workrate he puts in on and off the pitch.
If anything winds people up, it's the constant shoehorning of Wilkinson into any rugby commentary by certain pundits and writers.
That's what I mean though, its forced on you by the commentary team, they make him out as a god, which really ticks some people off.
The Welsh will always dislike the English in sports, its just part of the game.
The Welsh will always dislike the English in sports, its just part of the game.
Just Welsh really.
StuartyB33
18-03-11, 17:21
this i must say has been the weirdest but best 6 nations ive seen italy beating france!!! just amazing and such a weekend of games left where numerically 2 teams can actually still win this!!!
I thought as we beat wales then we've already won?
I thought as we beat wales then we've already won?
Nope, if you loose, and Wales win it comes down to point difference so Wales can still win.
StuartyB33
19-03-11, 09:45
Nope, if you loose, and Wales win it comes down to point difference so Wales can still win.
this be correct !!
I find it amusing when pundits say that England are going for the Grand Slam, however their indifferent form means that anything is possible.
They've won all their games, their form couldn't be better - ok the style of play, and quality could, but not the form :)
Yup, it's just a matter of Ireland beating England by 20+ odd points, and Wales doing the same to France in Paris, to turn over the 42 points difference lead England have. Piece of cake ;)
Don't worry El Wayneo - the 6 Nations is safely England's (and rightly so - they've been the only team playing half tidy rugby with any consistency. That is unless the IRB's apology to Ireland extends to a 30 point head start going into today's game, and France's players are in disarray following their coach lambasting them all as mentally weak disgraces to the shirt last week so they all walk off the pitch at half time. Maybe then Wales can think about putting together an attacking move that involves keeping the ball in hand. Maybe...) :D
Hmmm... actually I'm just off to place a bet on a Welsh championship win...
Wales can easily beat France and i think they will.
Ireland can beat England but i expect both to be close games and don't think that Wales and Ireland will score high enough to worry England.
Fingers crossed.
Hopefully they are better than last week against Scotland, awful to watch.
As a Welshman, my optimism doesn't stretch as far as the championship win today. Just give me a cracking day of rugby, and Wales remembering how to attack and I'll be happy.
It does seem unlikely but fingers crossed you beat france.
It does seem unlikely but fingers crossed you beat france.
There have been some cracking open games between us out in Paris, so hopefully this will be one of them.
Good luck for the 'Slam (he says through gritted teeth) :D
Jeez 14 - 0 we are playing awful ATM.
We could get spanked here.
Ireland are playing okay but we are appalling just appalling.
Come on Oirland!
(sorry, El W, but if the chance of the 6N is still alive for us, I'd have to cheer an England loss)
Yeah we suck so bad.
All credit to Ireland though played well enough but we are so bad.
They are dirty and the referee is a tool but at the end of the day Ireland played better and deserved the win.
You need to win by 25 odd points though b
They are dirty and the referee is a tool
Yup, that's Ireland...
England will still win the spoils, but Ireland have done more than I really expected them to keep us in with a shout. Should make for an open game this evening then.
You need to win by 25 odd points though b I make it 27 points. Anything less and it's England's. Eeeeeasy :D
That said, if we lose by a couple of tries, we can still end up fourth :eek:
Unfortunate for your boys that they don't get to be presented with the trophy on the pitch though.
Ah well they don't deserve it.
Were rubbish against Scotland and only their poor form stopped them from winning, we didn't learn from it and got whooped today.
Yeah 27 points, doable but not likely i think.
We will never put 27 points on France, let alone win by 27.
Ireland were like a different side today, if they had played like that in all there games they would have rocked this championship. But they didnt.
Right, its now or never Wales!
I think we missed the memo about winning.
Triple post!
It's odd really how we (Wales) managed to come 4th when we had a chance this evening a 1st. Well done England for clinching the title.
Rematch, Wales vs England. World cup semi final???? anyone???? ME WANT!
Well England definitely deserved it by playing the best out of a mediocre bunch over the whole championship. The less said about Wales tonight the better - truly awful.
I'm glad there wasn't a Grand Slam though - I wouldn't like to think they were being handed out to any old team lately ;)
Well England definitely deserved it by playing the best out of a mediocre bunch over the whole championship. The less said about Wales tonight the better - truly awful.
I'm glad there wasn't a Grand Slam though - I wouldn't like to think they were being handed out to any old team lately ;)
I have to agree there. None of the northern hemisphere teams showed any of the spark that we usually see form them. Since the autum tests last year none the only team I thought we would see something special from would have been Scotland, after their upset over the world champions.
All in all it was a very scrappy and fumbled tournement. It was anyones championship simply because there was not one team that stood out.
You can say England 'stood out' but although they did show pace and spark in some situations, they are still far from the 2003 side. Same for wales and the their 2005/7 side.
I have to agree there. None of the northern hemisphere teams showed any of the spark that we usually see form them. Since the autum tests last year none the only team I thought we would see something special from would have been Scotland, after their upset over the world champions.
All in all it was a very scrappy and fumbled tournement. It was anyones championship simply because there was not one team that stood out.
You can say England 'stood out' but although they did show pace and spark in some situations, they are still far from the 2003 side. Same for wales and the their 2005/7 side.
True, but having fallen short of the 'Slam could do them some good. They will be more aware that they aren't the finished article but have something worthwhile to build on leading into the world cup.
Same with Ireland to an extent - they've shown glimpses of today's performance through the tournament, but never managed to nail it until the final game. But they have a lot to move forward with.
Not sure I feel the same about Wales at the moment. The one thing we've done well this 6N is defend... and that went to pieces today. Whether that had anything to do with Shaun Edwards' being suspended this week, who can say. It's been annoying that we've had solid foundations but had nothing whatsoever to lay on them... and worse still we leave this tournament not knowing how to attack and possibly now even doubting the platform we thought we had. :(
It's still a long few months until the big stage though and anything can happen, but I'd far rather be in England or Ireland's shoes now.
Where has that Ireland side been?
My god were they impressive!!!
I think an awful england make them look better than they were as they are still the kings on knock ons.
But yeah if they'd played every game like that they'd have won, same as us against france really.
I can't see us getting past the Quarter final s in the world cup tbh.
Too many southern hemisphere sides playing well.
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