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And the Final Table Shows …
With due credit to Irish Times rugby correspondent Gavin Cummiskey, the key motivation that will have driven two national coaches in particular during this week is the potential impact that Saturday’s...
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Hoping That Some Calcio Storico Will Break Out In This Horrorshow Of A Match
Filed under: Harmless Fun, Six Nations Tagged: Bag of shite, Calcio Storico, Horrendous game, Italy, Scotland, Six Nations
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Match Reaction #1: Sins Of Omission
From an English perspective, it has been a hugely encouraging Six Nations: the team improved with every performance, won four out of five games, were narrowly [and somewhat controversially] beaten in...
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Match Reaction #2: Where The Game Was Won And Lost
The England scrum is about to disappear stage right in about three seconds ... Twenty-four of England’s thirty-point haul came directly from scrum penalties; the other six were from two penalties late...
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Deja Vu All Over Again
He’s behind you! Ireland would most likely have lost on Saturday but Tomas O’Leary’s decision to carry the ball over his own line and concede a 5m scrum after Owen Farrell’s aimless kick was a dreadful...
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The Prefects
Stuart “Retainer” Lancaster is going to interview this week for his job. If Lancaster was unknown before the 6 Nations, he is high profile now and even his main competition for the job (Nick Mallet)...
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The Core of Ireland & Wales
He's got the qualification but can he spread the word? After looking at Graham Henry’s Prefects and the ‘ideal’ number of caps (660) that a championship team should have, we thought we’d have a look at...
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The Gospel of Saint Joe
A letter from Joe to the Scots (Book of Schmidt II.1) The road to being canonised in the Catholic faith goes through Servant of God, Venerable, Blessed before arriving at Saint. Two miracles must have...
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Wor Roses – Lancaster’s Men
He’ll reduce the size of England’s midfield but create far more threats “There were over 700 caps in their team and you only have to look at how many British Lions they have. It’s a pretty good side...
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Ruck Marks: England vs Ireland 2014
Conor Murray and Andrew Trimble make an effective last ditch tackle on England wing Johnny May to prevent a certain try early in the game [photo copyright - Mark Pain].Narrow margins! England versus...
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Ireland Second Rows in 2016 – The Post-Paul O’Connell Era
Donnacha Ryan and Devin Toner celebrate Ireland’s victory over the All Blacks in Chicago. They’re neither the most complementary second row partnership that Ireland have fielded in the professional...
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