6 Nations Rugby

[Sylar]

I always find myself surprised by how quickly this comes around after the New Year!

Wales vs England gets us underway this evening from Cardiff before we take on France in Paris tomorrow evening, after Italy host Ireland.

We looked OK in the Autumn tests but I fancy Ireland to win it this year - they're a pretty consistent and settled looking side and even without O'Driscoll, I think they'll be right up there competing for the crown!

Anyone else care/paying attention?

[HibsMax]

I always find myself surprised by how quickly this comes around after the New Year!

Wales vs England gets us underway this evening from Cardiff before we take on France in Paris tomorrow evening, after Italy host Ireland.

We looked OK in the Autumn tests but I fancy Ireland to win it this year - they're a pretty consistent and settled looking side and even without O'Driscoll, I think they'll be right up there competing for the crown!

Anyone else care/paying attention?
I always forget about it until about 4 matches have been played. Thanks for the heads up! I will see what I can find on the online since I doubt it will be on TV over here.

[Golden Bear]

I always find myself surprised by how quickly this comes around after the New Year!

Wales vs England gets us underway this evening from Cardiff before we take on France in Paris tomorrow evening, after Italy host Ireland.

We looked OK in the Autumn tests but I fancy Ireland to win it this year - they're a pretty consistent and settled looking side and even without O'Driscoll, I think they'll be right up there competing for the crown!

Anyone else care/paying attention?

:agree:

I'm really worried about myself as I've become strangely interested in the oval ball game over the recent few months. I'm looking forward to this year's Championship, and who knows, Scotland may even win a couple of games this year.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Hopefully The Office will be showing The Scouse Derby tomorrow.

[hibsbollah]

As usual I'll be cheering on France.

[heretoday]

Watching Wales v England. All the razzamatazz has made a bit of a mockery of the old game. Do they really have to introduce the national anthems?

At least BBC still has the rugby. For now.......

[Danderhall Hibs]

Hopefully The Office will be showing The Scouse Derby tomorrow.

Clashes with France v Scotland so maybe in a wee telly in the corner?

[heretoday]

The Cardiff game is a good contest. Must admit there's nothing like full-on rugby between two nations who hate each other!

[theonlywayisup]

Is that a camera on the ref?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Clashes with France v Scotland so maybe in a wee telly in the corner?

Aye, that was my point. Why pubs have to change to rugby pubs for 5 matches a year is beyond me. They would never dream of showing a run of the mill rugby match.

Just phoned them and they confirmed the football will be shown.

[marinello59]

Clashes with France v Scotland so maybe in a wee telly in the corner?

I managed to persuade the landlord of the Rugby Tavern in Twickenham to show the first leg of the 2003 Scotland v Holland Euro play off. A handful of us enjoyed as many seats as we wanted in front of the big screen whilst the majority of those in there squeezed together in front of the wee tellys watching a game of club rugby. Talk about seething resentment. :greengrin

[Golden Bear]

Great game. England still behind but look like they could be victorious in the end.

[heretoday]

England were underestimated. They are always strong in the pack though.

Way to go yet.

[Scottie]

England were underestimated. They are always strong in the pack though.

Way to go yet.
It's eye bleeding stuff that Engerland play. Keeping it in the forwards rumbling on and on. Boring boring stuff.

Throw the ball about and score some tries FFS.

[heretoday]

It's eye bleeding stuff that Engerland play. Keeping it in the forwards rumbling on and on. Boring boring stuff.

Throw the ball about and score some tries FFS.

LoL! We can't all be All Blacks!

Point taken though.

[heretoday]

Wales need to get a penalty and Halfpenny will win the game!

[heretoday]

Well deserved. England kept knocking 'em down. Absorbing game. I love rugby. Different dynamic to football.

[Golden Bear]

The better team won at the end of the day. I'm not a great fan of England but the Welsh are notoriously bad losers so I ain't too fussed.

[Scottie]

LoL! We can't all be All Blacks!

Point taken though.
:aok: All I want when I grow up is The Hibs to be like the All Blacks. :greengrin

Engerland done what they needed to do tonight. Efficient.

[cabbageandribs1875]

just waiting on Scotland V Engerlund SF coming up in round 4 of the IRB 7's in New Zealand :cb




19-0 and we ****** it up, only scotland eh 19-24 :rolleyes:

[heretoday]

:aok: All I want when I grow up is The Hibs to be like the All Blacks. :greengrin

Engerland done what they needed to do tonight. Efficient.


Wouldn't it be great? Hibs absorb all the aggression and effort of the opposition and then hit back with frightening force late in the game.

[Steve-O]

just waiting on Scotland V Engerlund SF coming up in round 4 of the IRB 7's in New Zealand :cb




19-0 and we ****** it up, only scotland eh 19-24 :rolleyes:

Was a nightmare. Don't care about sevens but still managed to be raging after watching that!!

[Golden Bear]

What a great rendition of Flower of Scotland in the pre match National Anthem. Let's hope the team are suitably inspired!

[hibsbollah]

Allez les bleus :sauzee:

[Scottie]

Allez les bleus :sauzee:
Away and boil yer heid. :greengrin

[Sylar]

That was typically frustrating - superb defensive performance, abysmal offensive performance...

[Scottie]

Nigel Owens the Welsh ref is to Scottish rugby what Craig Thomson is to Hibs.

You never get a fair decision with him. Some decisions today were astonishing to the point of blatant incompetence.

Time for the SRU to make noises to the powers that be that he should NOT be awarded Scotland games again. Not just international games, he's like this every time he officiated Edinburgh or Glasgow. :rolleyes:

[Hiber-nation]

Nigel Owens the Welsh ref is to Scottish rugby what Craig Thomson is to Hibs.

You never get a fair decision with him. Some decisions today were astonishing to the point of blatant incompetence.

Time for the SRU to make noises to the powers that be that he should NOT be awarded Scotland games again. Not just international games, he's like this every time he officiated Edinburgh or Glasgow. :rolleyes:

He was awful. These RU refs love themselves. Last night's Mr Bean lookalike was as bad.

[Golden Bear]

A disappointing result but at last there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel and better days could be just round the corner - starting next week.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Was a nightmare. Don't care about sevens but still managed to be raging after watching that!!



fair amount of Scots in the crowd as well :agree:

[Jim44]

Welshman, Johnathan Davis is the most annoying and biased commentator on TV. He has a good knowledge of the game and gives grudging credit to other teams but his continual pro Welsh bleating puts me off watching BBC coverage.

[hibsbollah]

Welshman, Johnathan Davis is the most annoying and biased commentator on TV. He has a good knowledge of the game and gives grudging credit to other teams but his continual pro Welsh bleating puts me off watching BBC coverage.

Disagree. He was right in the points he was making today, and in general the whole bbc rugby pundits do well in not being biased.

[Pete]

It's official. The Welsh are better at pushing, shoving and falling down on the ground.

I could have told you that last night after watching their fans up town.

[HibbyAndy]

Welshman, Johnathan Davis is the most annoying and biased commentator on TV. He has a good knowledge of the game and gives grudging credit to other teams but his continual pro Welsh bleating puts me off watching BBC coverage.

:agree:


Very VERY biased and annoying little p rick to listen to...How he gets the gig is staggering.

Annoying little ****!!

[Pretty Boy]

Welshman, Johnathan Davis is the most annoying and biased commentator on TV. He has a good knowledge of the game and gives grudging credit to other teams but his continual pro Welsh bleating puts me off watching BBC coverage.

I'm not sure he's biased. He just seems like a jumped up know it all. Always talking over the commentator and makes his points very forcefully. Never seems to concede he's wrong or that there could be an alternative viewpoint.

After watching that today I still stand by my view that rigby league is far better to watch.

[KirkyK]

I'm not sure he's biased. He just seems like a jumped up know it all. Always talking over the commentator and makes his points very forcefully. Never seems to concede he's wrong or that there could be an alternative viewpoint.

After watching that today I still stand by my view that rigby league is far better to watch.

I'm a fan of both (Australian rugby league though) and would say rugby league is more exciting in terms of creation and the kind of X factor but a good Union game is some spectacle

[cabbageandribs1875]

jonathan davies is a very fair co-commentator/summariser, he did say the welsh should have had a yellow card with all the infringements near the end and also called it a yellow card for the high tackle by the welsh boy at our disallowed 'try' and rightly slated russell for taking yonks to put the freakin conversion over, still, the welsh are just the lastest team to benefit from the enivitable rake of penalties the Scottish rugby team giva away time and time again, it's incredible the amount we give away, but we do have the exciting annual wooden-spoon game against the italians to look forward to in a fortnight

[Scottie]

How much longer can we say we are an improving side ?
Scunnered tonight again with another game we had there for the taking. Like last week thought the ref was shocking and never gave us anything.
Time for the powers that be to stand up to the ruling body and tell them enough is enough we want to be officiated by competent and honest referees. The Welsh got away with murder today like the French last week.

Oh and just for the record Jonnathan Davies is an annoying gimp. (disappointed as he was schooled by the best rugby commentator ever Bill McClaren) :rolleyes:

[hibsbollah]

How much longer can we say we are an improving side ?
Scunnered tonight again with another game we had there for the taking. Like last week thought the ref was shocking and never gave us anything.
Time for the powers that be to stand up to the ruling body and tell them enough is enough we want to be officiated by competent and honest referees. The Welsh got away with murder today like the French last week.

Oh and just for the record Jonnathan Davies is an annoying gimp. (disappointed as he was schooled by the best rugby commentator ever Bill McClaren) :rolleyes:

One reason why I just find rugby union incredibly annoying is the inconsistencies in how the laws are applied. Totally arbitrary most of the time. And they should just do away with the scrum, they collapse all the time these days and the ref just guesses which team to penalise. And with 3 points for a penalty goal, close games are usually decided by this kind of arbitrary decision.

[cabbageandribs1875]

and this week we blow it against the argentinians in the 7's :hilarious only us

[Scottie]

and this week we blow it against the argentinians in the 7's :hilarious only us
The older I get the more I am convinced it's just in the Scottish genes. It's the way we are made. :agree:
We as a nation seem to with ease grasp defeat from the jaws of victory.

[Scottie]

One reason why I just find rugby union incredibly annoying is the inconsistencies in how the laws are applied. Totally arbitrary most of the time. And they should just do away with the scrum, they collapse all the time these days and the ref just guesses which team to penalise. And with 3 points for a penalty goal, close games are usually decided by this kind of arbitrary decision.
:agree: As in football all we ask for is consistency in rugby but even when the obvious is staring the TMO in the face they seem to give polar opposite decisions. It's infuriating :rolleyes:

[McD]

Welshman, Johnathan Davis is the most annoying and biased commentator on TV. He has a good knowledge of the game and gives grudging credit to other teams but his continual pro Welsh bleating puts me off watching BBC coverage.


I know hibsbollah had disagreed with you, I on the other hand agree with you.

was constantly whining about Scottish alleged transgressions, but complimented the Welsh for doing the same thing as smart play. As it happens, he's always like that, so biased towards Wales. The Scottish (and some English) commentators are far more even handed. Brian Moore is usually excellent.

[Danderhall Hibs]

I know hibsbollah had disagreed with you, I on the other hand agree with you.

was constantly whining about Scottish alleged transgressions, but complimented the Welsh for doing the same thing as smart play. As it happens, he's always like that, so biased towards Wales. The Scottish (and some English) commentators are far more even handed. Brian Moore is usually excellent.

Totally agree - he was dreadful on Sunday. I'm sure someone had a word cos he definitely toned it down.

I always remember him sitting next to Bill McLaren on his last game and saying something along the lines off "if I can be half as unbiased as this man sitting next to me I'll be delighted".

Not even close Jonathan.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Shouldnae be any trouble seeing the football on the telly this w-end as the publicans won't have the 5 times a year visitors to fawn over.

[cabbageandribs1875]

a new low for scottish rugby, the most eye-bleeding rugby i've ever saw from a recognised rugby playing nation, well done the italians

[Pretty Boy]

I'm heading out with a group of mates who are rugby fans tonight. Secretly going to quite enjoy the fact their pusses will all be tripping them. Payback for all the times they have slagged me for watching a 'pish football team'.

[BroxburnHibee]

That was dreadful.

Not finding touch at the end beggars belief!!!

[Scottie]

Hacked off with this need to have a foreign coach as our head man. What have the last half dozen brought to the table?

We are so far behind the rest of the teams in the 6 nations it's a bloody disgrace!

[blackpoolhibs]

Who cares, its bloody rugby FFS? :confused:

[Scouse Hibee]

I enjoyed it!

[Hiber-nation]

Who cares, its bloody rugby FFS? :confused:

Suppose so. I taped it because there's no english fitba to watch tonight and it was dire. We've been beaten by Afghanistan at cricket and Italy at Rugby. That's pish! Glad we weren't playing Gibraltar this weekend :greengrin

[Scottie]

I enjoyed it!
As much as Thursday nights performance :wink:

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

As much as Thursday nights performance :wink:

I thought Everton played quite well. :-)

[Scouse Hibee]

As much as Thursday nights performance :wink:

Much more :wink:

[hibsbollah]

We've never won the thing once since it became the six nations in 2000. Im amazed theres still an appetite for it when we are clearly so rubbish at the sport.

[Danderhall Hibs]

We've never won the thing once since it became the six nations in 2000. Im amazed theres still an appetite for it when we are clearly so rubbish at the sport.

Do you still watch the Football Euros and World Cup though?

[hibsbollah]

Do you still watch the Football Euros and World Cup though?

I had a feeling this question would come up :greengrin

I suppose in a small group of five countries who should be relatively evenly matched (excluding the Italians who were always going to take time to adjust to the heightened competition), its a bit disappointing not to have finished top just once, in sixteen attempts? We've only ever had a winning record once in that time (2006, 3 wins, 2 defeats) which is fairly embarrassing really.

[HibsMax]

I had a feeling this question would come up :greengrin

I suppose in a small group of five countries who should be relatively evenly matched (excluding the Italians who were always going to take time to adjust to the heightened competition), its a bit disappointing not to have finished top just once, in sixteen attempts? We've only ever had a winning record once in that time (2006, 3 wins, 2 defeats) which is fairly embarrassing really.

I think it's just a sign of the times. When I was growing up (I'm 44 now) Scotland had a decent football team and a decent rugby team. I always qualified that with "for the size of country, we do pretty well".

Maybe if all the kids stealing cars, robbing houses, etc. found something a little less anti-social to do we wouldn't be in this predicament. I don't know what the answer is but the problem has to stem from the next generation not giving a crap. I am not blaming them, they must have their reasons. Maybe the governing bodies need to do more to make representing your country something to be proud of rather than laughed at.