Six Nations Week Four and the only real winner was the weather. We did call two results out of three and it could have been three if Michalak and Parra had kicked all their goals as France produced a fight back. The weekend opened with Scotland hosting Wales in a freezing and wet Murrayfield. It meant we had a kicking fest and not much rugby of any value. Wales were probably … [Read more...]
Six Nations Rd2 – Player Watch Report
Round two and our player watch continues with first up and a cracking game at Murrayfield saw the Scots scoring but mainly thanks to Italy either leaving holes or gifting possession. Johnnie Beattie had another massive game and contributed tremendously to the Scots winning their fair share of the ball in both the tight and loose. For Italy Masi played his part, though with the … [Read more...]
Six Nations Rd1 – Player Watch Report
Wales Ireland a game of two halves as the old cliché goes. Ireland ran out to a 3-23 half-time lead and got out to 3-30 early in the second half before Wales started to play. It was always going to be to little to late as even when down players Ireland were ferocious in defence guarding their line as if their lives depended on it. So we had the final score of 22-30. Both … [Read more...]
Six Nations 2013 – Player Watch Preview
We are excited about the upcoming Six Nations and some of the new/old faces on show. We will pick one player from each nation who we expect will feature as a star on the field and will be firm fan favourites off-field. First call will be for England and our new boy is Joe Launchbury Joe a London Wasp burst onto the international scene in the Autumn internationals and … [Read more...]
England Elite Squads – Are They The Right Picks?
No surprises in the squads announced today by Stuart Lancaster. But to a degree his hands are tied with the limit on the number of changes from the players in the Autumn International picks. For us it is good to see Billy Vunipola in the Saxons and training with the full squad pre Six Nations. What are your thoughts let us know do you agree think someone is missing of should … [Read more...]