Six Nations All times Irish. RBS 6 Nation 2012 Date Home Time Away Venue 4 Feb 2012 France 30 2:30 Italy 12 Stade de France 4 Feb 2012 Scotland 6 5:00 England 13 Murrayfield 5 Feb 2012 Ireland 21 3:00 Wales 23 Lansdowne Road 11 Feb 2012 Italy 15 4:00 England 19 Olympic Stadium 11 [...]
Is it just me who sees it?
Irish rugby is in an interesting place now at the end of 6 Nations 2011, with some good performances in patches, but overall a shoddy tournament. But those of us who want this group of players to perform to their true potential will inevitably be disappointed, as we were through the Eddie O’Sullivan era. And [...]
I’m posting the schedule here mainly so that I have it on hand somewhere I can find it quickly :) The 6 Nations kicks off tonight in Cardiff and it should be an interesting tournament this year – much more open than last year. There’s some interesting stuff going on in the betting – England [...]
There’s a lot of discussion about New Zealand getting away with cheating. Rugby fans, players, coaches and commentators from every country outside of New Zealand are convinced, but New Zealand, and crucially, the IRB seem to think that they’re not. The accusations “If I’d been a referee I would have handed out a couple of [...]
It must have been an awful match for a neutral with ineffective attacks and poor handling made worse by the wet conditions. Expectations For Leinster fans, it was a glorious, shocking victory. There were a minority of optimists talking up our chances before the game, but the vast majority of fans and press reckoned on [...]