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Post by Panda on Feb 6, 2009 16:20:41 GMT 1
This year's Six Nations Championship starts tomorrow!
Wales are favourites to defend the title they won last year. Can they manage back-to-back grand slams? France should be their main rivals. England will do well to win 3 games, given recent form.
Fixtures: Sat 7 Feb: England 36-11 Italy Sat 7 Feb: Ireland 30-21 France Sun 8 Feb: Scotland 13-26 Wales Sat 14 Feb: France 22-13 Scotland Sat 14 Feb: Wales 23-15 England Sun 15 Feb: Italy 9-38 Ireland Fri 27 Feb: France 21-16 Wales Sat 28 Feb: Scotland 26-6 Italy Sat 28 Feb: Ireland 14-13 England Sat 14 Mar: Italy 15-20 Wales Sat 14 Mar: Scotland 15-22 Ireland Sun 15 Mar: England 34-10 France Sat 21 Mar: Italy 8-50 France Sat 21 Mar: England 26-12 Scotland Sat 21 Mar: Wales 15-17 Ireland
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Post by Paddy on Feb 6, 2009 18:04:31 GMT 1
I wouldn't count out Ireland.
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Post by Panda on Feb 6, 2009 18:05:40 GMT 1
I wouldn't count out Ireland. They could be in the mix but I feel they'll probably be 3rd...
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Post by Panda on Feb 7, 2009 17:54:16 GMT 1
England beat Italy 36-11 despite being rather s**t.
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Post by Paddy on Feb 7, 2009 18:50:41 GMT 1
S**t, abysmal more like. And Bergamascu was the biggest joke I've seen for ages. I can play #9 better then that, scrum half is my fave position tho. (Or was when I played rugby a while back)
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Post by Paddy on Feb 7, 2009 22:24:38 GMT 1
YAY, Ireland won 30-23 so I remember?
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Post by Panda on Feb 7, 2009 23:46:24 GMT 1
30-21.
Good win for Ireland but 3 of their last 4 are away (though 2 of those are against Italy and Scotland).
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Post by Thor on Feb 7, 2009 23:59:25 GMT 1
Ireland could easily win their next 3. In fact i'd expect them to at this stage. So they're already looking at at least 8 points.
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Post by Panda on Feb 8, 2009 0:36:03 GMT 1
If Scotland can beat Wales tomorrow, Ireland may suddenly become favourites for the championship.
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Post by Paddy on Feb 8, 2009 15:36:25 GMT 1
I wouldn't count out Ireland. ;D
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Post by Panda on Feb 8, 2009 18:28:49 GMT 1
I wouldn't count out Ireland. ;D It's only one game and France always lose at least one. I wouldn't be surprised if France win their last 4. Ireland do look like they will be contenders, though. 3-way tie, anyone?
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 8, 2009 19:57:07 GMT 1
Scotland 13-26 Wales
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Post by Paddy on Feb 8, 2009 19:58:21 GMT 1
Pretty predicted result.
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Post by Thor on Feb 8, 2009 20:04:43 GMT 1
I reckon...
10 Wales 8 Ireland 6 England 4 France 2 Scotland 0 Italy
It all gets a lot more interesting if Wales lose in France.
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Post by Tom on Feb 10, 2009 16:12:11 GMT 1
No better than average from England on Sat. Italy were poorer than i thought they'd be, but taking that into consideration a 20 pt winning margin was the minimum i expected, and a lot of that was thanks to Italy's mistakes..
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Post by Tom on Feb 10, 2009 16:19:42 GMT 1
It's only one game and France always lose at least one. I wouldn't be surprised if France win their last 4. Ireland do look like they will be contenders, though. 3-way tie, anyone? I did think Ireland had a chance of beating France too. France have always been poor on the road. I think they'll beat England too so agree that they are genuine contenders. It could come down to how many points everyone beats England by!
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Post by Tom on Feb 14, 2009 11:02:00 GMT 1
Expect Wales to win by 10-20 pts today, prob nearer to 20.
It does surprise me that people seem to expect England to play this flowing rugby. We havent played like that for ages, possibly ever, and thats hardly likely to change with Johnno in charge!
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Post by Panda on Feb 14, 2009 11:31:49 GMT 1
Expect Wales to win by 10-20 pts today, prob nearer to 20. It does surprise me that people seem to expect England to play this flowing rugby. We havent played like that for ages, possibly ever, and thats hardly likely to change with Johnno in charge! Absolutely. We probably had a spell of playing like that about 10 years ago but we seemed to change to a more physical style after the 1999 World Cup. 10-20 points sounds about right to me. If England finish within 10 points of Wales today it would be a very good result, which is sad to say, but an indication of how poor England are at the moment.
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 14, 2009 11:36:56 GMT 1
Current odds:
Wales 5/4 Ireland 9/4 France 6/1 England 7/1 Scotland 66/1 Italy 500/1
Grand Slam odds:
No Winner 8/11 Wales 10/3 Ireland 4/1 England 22/1
Triple Crown odds:
Wales evens Ireland 7/2 No Winner 7/2 England 12/1
Wooden Spoon odds:
Italy 4/9 Scotland 11/4 France 28/1 England 33/1 Ireland 66/1 Wales 125/1
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Post by Paddy on Feb 14, 2009 16:36:14 GMT 1
I'm not looking forward to this match (Eng-Wales) as I think we will (thats England) lose by a good 25 points. All depends if the injury of Shame Williams has an impact on Wales!
I'm hoping Goode plays, and shows what he can do for his clb he can do for country. I hope Ellis plays as #9 scrum half too.
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