Six Nations Rugby

[godoubleblues]

well the six nations has kicked off in Europe overnight
game one went to England with a 26-19 win over Wales

JAS - I can assume you will be keeping a keen eye on this comp

and our super 15 comp with the new Melbourne Rebels team starts in a couple of weeks
there have been some trials this weekend with the Crusaders beating the Rebels 19-14 after the Rebels were up 14-7 at half time

should be good comps all round in the lead up to the world cup

[JAS]

JAS - I can assume you will be keeping a keen eye on this comp

How did you guess...I've just come hotfoot from the BBC website rugby pages lol. For the next few weeks my life is planned around the comp.

Starting in about 1 1/2 hours we have Italy v Ireland followed straight after by France v Scotland.

Full details of fixtures etc can be found here...

http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcent ... esults.php

Not sure if this is of interest to any of you. They have created something called 6 Nations Radio this year...I'm guessing it might work outside the UK.

https://rugby.rbs.co.uk/?DCMP=OTC-6NationsFeb11
(the 'listen here' link is about halfway down the page on the righthand side)

The Official RBS 6 Nations Radio will be discussing all the main talking points around the Championship live every Wednesday at 7pm for the next seven weeks throughout the 2011 RBS 6 Nations. Hosted by John Beattie, we will welcome some of the biggest names in Rugby, including current and ex-players and Rugby Writers. We’ll also have fantastic giveaways including signed merchandise and match tickets. Plus you can also send in your questions to the pannel via Twitter (@RBS_6_Nations) and via mobile on 0780 00 00 390.

Listen here

If you miss one of the shows then don't worry, you can catch up on all the action here by downloading previous shows starting from the first week of the Tournament.

Go the Men In Green

Regards
JAS

[godoubleblues]

good work, I shall check it all out

[JAS]

good work, I shall check it all out

Just had a look at the website's T&C's and found this so if the radio/podcast won't work this'll probably be why...

Australian Residents

20 Persons accessing this website from Australia should note that their access to, and use of, the information, services and products on this website may be prohibited under the Australian Corporations Act 2001 or under RBS' Australian Financial Services Licence. Nothing contained in this website should be construed as an authorisation to access or use the information, services or products on this website in Australia where such prohibitions apply.

As an alternative I've managed to download it as an mp3 file from this link http://www.6nationspodcast.com/feed/index.xml

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

Italy 11 - Ireland 13

That was terrifyingly close to Italy's first ever 6 Nations win over my boys...my bloody nerves are in tatters

Regards
JAS

[godoubleblues]

Italy 11 - Ireland 13

That was terrifyingly close to Italy's first ever 6 Nations win over my boys...my bloody nerves are in tatters

Regards
JAS

well done JAS, it must have been a tight game

[JAS]

Italy 11 - Ireland 13

That was terrifyingly close to Italy's first ever 6 Nations win over my boys...my bloody nerves are in tatters

Regards
JAS

well done JAS, it must have been a tight game

Thanks, it certainly was Italy even had a 6-3 lead at halftime. But it was one of those games where the last 10 minutes needs a health warning. Leamy sin-binned with 7 mins to go, Italian try but failed conversion to put them 1 point ahead with 5 mins to go and a drop goal from O'Gara to save the day with 2 minutes to go Italy were very good and we made too many mistakes. I could say it's because we had about 10 of our experienced players out injured but that's just an excuse...on the day Italy were nearly too good.

I honestly think going back to a northern hemisphere coach has done Italy the world of good...sorry Kiwis.

In the other game...

France 34-21 Scotland

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

This weekends action will be:

Saturday

England v Italy
kick-off 1am Adelaide time

Scotland v Wales
kick-off 3.30am Adelaide time

Sunday

Ireland v France
kick-off 1.30am Adelaide time

Go the Men in Green

Regards
JAS

[godoubleblues]

results from overnight

England smashed Italy 59-13
and Wales big winners over Scotland 24-6

big game on tonite Ireland v France with both teams winners last weekend

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Brilliant performance from England, and with the next 2 games at Twickenham, The grand slam is becoming quite a possibility, France next up certainly won't be easy beats though.

[JAS]

Ireland 22 - France 25

If continues to be this nerve-racking I'll be lucky to survive the season

Regards
JAS

[godoubleblues]

Ireland 22 - France 25

If continues to be this nerve-racking I'll be lucky to survive the season

Regards
JAS

what happened there JAS??? 3 tries to 1 and you still lost

[JAS]

Ireland 22 - France 25

If continues to be this nerve-racking I'll be lucky to survive the season

Regards
JAS

what happened there JAS??? 3 tries to 1 and you still lost

Too many errors and those bloody penalties soon add up At least they upped their game after Italy...thank god...or it would have been a flogging.

Regards
JAS

[godoubleblues]

no 6 nations this weekend, they are all having a week off

[godoubleblues]

6 nations games this weekend

Italy v Wales
England v France
Scotland v Ireland

England v France should be a cracker, probably the best 2 teams, hey JAS

[JAS]

6 nations games this weekend

Italy v Wales
England v France
Scotland v Ireland

England v France should be a cracker, probably the best 2 teams, hey JAS

GO THE MEN IN GREEN

Regards
JAS

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

6 nations games this weekend

Italy v Wales
England v France
Scotland v Ireland

England v France should be a cracker, probably the best 2 teams, hey JAS

Really looking forward to the England vs France match, 3am on ESPN in Australia.

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Another win for England overnight and we're now only 2 wins away achieving the grand slam

England 17
France 9

Wales 24
Italy 16

Scotland vs Ireland on at 1:30 am Adelaide time.

[JAS]

Could be a very close game today

Ireland are 6th and Scotland 9th in the IRB world rankings.

Scotland will be desperate to win and avoid being a chance for the wooden spoon.

Ireland will be wanting to still have a chance at the Triple Crown.

GO the Men In Green

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

Good to see that all 3 matches this weekend began with a minutes silence for the victims of the NZ earthquake and their families.

Regards
JAS