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The Six nations tournament starts this weekend with a full compliment of 3 matches.
Today sees 2009 Grand Slam winners Ireland host Italy, wooden spooners in 2009, with kick-off at 16:30 SA Time.
At 20:00 the closest match of the weekend kicks off at Twickenham with, last seasons runners-up, England trying to beat Wales.
Tommorrow we see the French travel to Scotland hoping to get their campaign off to a flying start with Frederic Michalak on the bench.
2009 finishing positions.
Ireland – 10 Pts
England – 6 Pts
France – 6 Pts
Wales – 6 Pts
Scotland – 2 Pts
Italy – 0 Pts
RESULTS SO FAR:
Ireland 29 – 11 Italy
SB Picks.
Seems we all (well almost all) know who is going to win. Now just a case of by how much.
Sandshark Ireland 31
taurus Ireland 30
Ponsie Ireland 26
molly Ireland 24
WernerBoyens Ireland 24
Raggie Ireland 24
player23 Ireland 23
Jarsonx Ireland 22
Whindy Ireland 21
superviv Ireland 21
Sewes Ireland 21
Highwayman Ireland 20
Gerhardt Ireland 20
Pieter Ireland 20
Volstruis Ireland 20
SHARKLOVER Ireland 20
Blondie Ireland 20
Wusshunter Ireland 19
GirlsRule Ireland 19
Dave Ireland 18
PenKop Ireland 18
Ollie Ireland 18
Hmmm Ireland 18
wacky Ireland 18
I-Tie Ireland 17
rekinek Ireland 17
Stephaans Ireland 16
Pump Ireland 16
Farlington Ireland 16
Wallywong Ireland 16
Jay Ireland 15
robdylan Ireland 15
Short Shark Ireland 15
war1 Ireland 15
PtaShark Ireland 15
Tank Ireland 14
Ice Ireland 14
Uncle Kev Ireland 14
Milissa Ireland 14
Bully Ireland 13
Carel Ireland 12
Rich Ireland 12
Iceman Ireland 12
Guppyonroids Ireland 9
Hmmmm Ireland 8
Mb12 Ireland 6
Reds Ireland 3
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Slak Italy 20
O’Gara slots a Penalty and becomes the 1st player in 6N history to surpass 500 points.
Ireland 3 – 0 Italy
12min
Ireland Try
Jamie Heaslip
Converted by O’Gara
Ireland 10 – 0 Italy
16min
Stormers struggling to put Bolan away. LOL
OK I don’t know the make up of the Stormers side so I might taking false delight in others’ misfortunes.
This is supposed to be a dry run test of match day facilities for Roundball 2010. HTF is it a valid test of security when you bring 40000 RUGY fans to the game??
We can’t really laugh can we, we haven’t put anyone away this season.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : It makes me feel better.
Hey what’s this cool edit function I see?
@klempie (Comment 7) :
HEY!!!!!!!!!! Be careful you are gonna be accused of being unpatriotic.
@klempie (Comment 8) :
it’s something you use to edit your comments.
@klempie (Comment 8) : It doesn’t work.
C’mon ireland get a move onb rack up that score you need to score 31 unanswered points
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) : We need to get Proteasworld going tomorrow. Boys are doing well and Kallis could get his first…. no, no. I’m not going to jinx him.
@klempie (Comment 13) :
I was following on Cricinfo at work today, Yet another site that IS allowed on work internt but
SW is not.
@klempie (Comment 11) :
works for everyone else????????? You have 5min to edit a comment after you have made it.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 14) :
Italy slot the Penalty
Ireland 10 – 3 Italy
25min
O’Gara slots another PK
Ireland 13 – 3 Italy
28min
@klempie (Comment 13) :
put up a thread.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) : Oh. You seem be under the mistaken impression that Rob has deemed me trustworthy enough to be made an admin.
When the gates open they will be floodgates. Ireland are threatening to score almost constantly
@KSA Shark © (Comment 16) : It takes a gazillion years to load. AJAX sucks.
@klempie (Comment 20) : OOPS.
I will put up a thread this evening and then also have a rant about the Pakistani’s saying ball tampering is not a big issue.
@klempie (Comment 22) :
I know AJAX sucks, I support Leeds.
Italian #12 Gets a Yellow card for a Spear tackle and O’gara slots another PK
Ireland 16 – 3 Italy
34min
Ireland butcher another try as they do a Wynand Olivier.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) : I thought you didn’t have time for roundball.
Try Tomas O’Leary for Ireland
O’gara slots the conversion
Ireland 23 – 3 Italy
36min
@klempie (Comment 27) :
You can see i know nothing about it, Leeds are like in the Highschool league or something.
Italy TRY!!!!!!!!!! after chargedown
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : Well you should have kept quiet cos I know even less. You could have got away with it.
Conversion missed
Ireland 23 – 8 Italy
39min
@klempie (Comment 31) :
Leeds knocked Man U out of the FA cup a few weeks back.
HALF TIME
Ireland 23 – 8 Italy
I need to have dinner will be back ASAP
my prediction is looking pretty good about now
Howdy!!
I wonder how the Stormers game is going??
O’Gara slots a PK as i sit down
Ireland 26 – 11 Italy
47min
@wpw (Comment 36) :
Stormers lost.
@robdylan (Comment 35) :
That 15 of yours ain’t gonna be nearly enough.
Does the 6n use the BP try system.
Doesn’t look like it.
Need to remember that next time i want to make BIG margin predictions.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 38) : serious?
@wpw (Comment 36) : Boland 13 – 35 Stormers. 70 mins.
was 13-18 at half time.
@robdylan (Comment 41) :
No my coffee was cold when I woke up.
PK ireland 20m out and they go for the LO in the corner.
Italy leading territory and possession.
after about 10 pick and Drives the Irish turn it over to the Italians.
60min
Ireland 26 – 11 Italy
O’connel gets a warning from the ref for going down a 2nd time with contact lense issues.
FT Boland 13 – 47 Stormers
Ireland PK from 18m out. Wallace going at goal.
Over
Ireland 29 – 11 Italy
67min
75min
Ireland 29 – 11 Italy
FULL TIME
Ireland 29 – 11 Italy
Margin 18
Dave Ireland 18
PenKop Ireland 18
Ollie Ireland 18
Hmmm Ireland 18
wacky Ireland 18
come on italy. One more penaltly
See you for the England game at 20:00
go you poms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh. Too late
@KSA Shark © (Comment 56) : what time gmt?
And the Stormers keep moving up the log…
@robdylan (Comment 55) :
maybe next week.
@robdylan (Comment 58) : Dunno. 20:00 SA Time
@KSA Shark © (Comment 61) : so 18h00 here. No chance
CYMRU!!
HT. Eng 13 – 3 Wales
Seems i’ve had the times wrong
52min
England 20 – 10 Wales
I shoulda gone with my heart.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 66) : Wales on a comeback!
Hmmmm England 17
Wusshunter England 14
Jay England 12
Gerhardt England 12
PenKop England 12
Highwayman England 11
Mb12 England 10
Slak England 10
Iceman England 9
Hmmm England 9
Dave England 8
Stephaans England 8
Rich England 8
superviv England 8
wacky England 8
Ponsie England 8
Pieter England 7
Ollie England 7
Blondie England 7
WernerBoyens England 6
Farlington England 6
Wallywong England 6
Whindy England 5
Reds England 5
Ice England 5
Sewes England 5
Guppyonroids England 5
war1 England 5
rekinek England 4
SHARKLOVER England 4
I-Tie England 3
Jarsonx England 3
Milissa England 3
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Raggie Wales 3
Volstruis Wales 3
Uncle Kev Wales 4
Bully Wales 4
PtaShark Wales 5
Carel Wales 5
GirlsRule Wales 5
molly Wales 5
Tank Wales 7
robdylan Wales 7
taurus Wales 8
Pump Wales 8
player23 Wales 9
Sandshark Wales 11
Short Shark Wales 14
@klempie (Comment 67) :
for a minute there they were on attack and then the ref screwed them over at a 5m scrum
@KSA Shark © (Comment 69) : With the “knock-on”?
@klempie (Comment 70) :
no he blew the Loosehead at the scrum for scrumming in.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 71) : Yeh. That scrum was off the back of a “knock-on”.
64min
England 20 – 10 Wales
@klempie (Comment 72) : oh okay.
You can see this ref hasn’t had the talking to about the way the laws will be blown in the S14. VERY lenient with the behaviour when they guys are off their feet.
OK that Hook try is one of the best individual tries I have EVER seen!!
eish… so much for a Wales win here
Well i can safely say this is one English kit that i am NOT interested in getting. it looks like it is from 1946 or something.
Eng 20 – 17 Wal.
8 mins to go. Come on WALES!!
70min
England 20 – 10 Wales
@KSA Shark © (Comment 78) : Dude it’s a centenary kit. LMAO.
More importantly, WHY are you buying England kits??
James Hook TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@klempie (Comment 79) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) :
OBVIOUSLY my feed is delayed.
Shit. England score.
Eng 25 – 17 Wal with conversion to come.
@klempie (Comment 81) :
So it looks like it is from 1910 then.
I have 4 English jerseys.
@klempie (Comment 84) :
Not on my screen yet.
@klempie (Comment 84) : Over.
Eng 27 – 17 Wal.
4 mins.
@klempie (Comment 84) :
FOOK FOOK FOOOK that was from a flippen intercept as well.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 85) : WHYYYYYYYYY???
@klempie (Comment 89) :
I supported them while we were in isolation all those years ago and still support them when they play anyone other than the BOKKE!!!!!!!!
Penalty England.
That’s the game.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 90) : Dude they’re POMS!!!
Support Ireland, Scotland or Wales but NEVER the Poms man! 
@klempie (Comment 91) :
Wales are on attack in my game. now England clear the line.
@klempie (Comment 91) : Over.
Eng 30 – 17 Wal
@KSA Shark © (Comment 93) : Let me put you out of your misery. Wales and up losing. I have seen it.
An indication of my delay.
I will post this as the kick is taken.
Over.
Eng 30 – 17 Wal
@klempie (Comment 95) :
FULL TIME
England 30 – 17 Wales
shared closest pick BP
Wusshunter England 14
Jay England 12
Gerhardt England 12
PenKop England 12
Scotlanf knock with an open tryline 5m from the line.
France 5 – 3 Scotland
Not sure of the timing.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 100) :
20min
allez les bleus!
im supposed to be supporting the scots, according to superbru
@war1 (Comment 103) :
@war1 (Comment 103) :
Seems you made the wrong pick
France 15 – 6 Scotland
36min
HALF TIME
France 15 – 6 Scotland
@war1 (Comment 103) :
Hey! you picked France by 10.
the commentators : let’s hope the Scottish team will join us for the second half
The Scots statrt the 2nd Half by kicking straight into touch.
42m PK from parra.
Scotland 6 – 18 France
44min
France keep going. The wrong direction though
@rekinek (Comment 111) :
Missed DG by France.
Where is Freddy???????????
all things considered it’s quite a nice game. Lots of running, nice handwork.
Szarzewski on.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 112) : i don’t know – is he in match 22
@rekinek (Comment 113) :
A LOT more onesided than the scoreline suggest thhough IMO.
France doing a LOT of attacking.
@rekinek (Comment 115) :
Yip he is the Flyhalf on the bench
Pk for Patterson. through
one more point for Scotland and my SB will be perfect
@rekinek (Comment 115) :
France
15 Clement Poitrenaud
14 Benjamin Fall
13 Mathieu Bastareaud
12 Yannick Jauzion
11 Aurelien Rougerie
10 Francois Trinh-Duc
9 Morgan Parra
8 Imanol Harinordoquy
7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
6 Thierry Dusautoir
5 Pascal Pape
4 Lionel Nallet
3 Nicolas Mas
2 William Servat
1 Thomas Domingo
SUBSTITUTES
16 Dimitri Szarzewski
17 Luc Ducalcon
18 Julien Pierre
19 Julien Bonnaire
20 Frederic Michalak
21 David Marty
22 Vincent Clerc
@rekinek (Comment 118) :
I’m about 1minute behind again. only just been awarded the PK on my feed.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 117) : one more reason to support the blue man.
ooops, szarzewski almost run away with the ball.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 120) : and one would think that you are so much closer to the action
Para missed PK
missed PK by France
61min
Scotland 9 – 18 France
i though that I posted a comment and now it’s gone.
only 4 subs used by Scotland so far.
only freddy left on the bench for france
68min
Scotland 9 – 18 France
@rekinek (Comment 125) :
Freddy Warming up
MICHALAK ON!!!!!!
74% territory to France in the 2nd half.
Is the Ref shouting “AWAY BLUE” or “ALLEZ BLUE”
@KSA Shark © (Comment 130) : you’re right that the scoreboard does not reflect French dominance.
@rekinek (Comment 132) :
Still an excellent match though. better than England Wales which i thought would be the match of the weekend.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 127) : i wanted to say that you being closer to action should have less delay the we in SA
@KSA Shark © (Comment 133) : Yip. Wales was a bit useless.
FULL TIME
Scotland 9 – 18 France
@rekinek (Comment 134) :
You DID say it. I saw it, but it is gone now.
You been using that edit function?
SB standings after this round
1 Dave 5.87
2 Wusshunter 5.75
3 Gerhardt 5.75
4 Jay 5.75
5 Hmmm 5.70
6 Highwayman 5.50
7 superviv 5.50
8 Stephaans 5.50
9 PenKop 5.45
10 wacky 5.20
I’m 49th out of 52.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 137) : i obviously am. though unconsciously
too much clicking 
@KSA Shark © (Comment 138) : you’re 44.
i’m 13 – not enough for my ambitions
cheers!
have a good evening
@rekinek (Comment 140) :
I thought I was 49. I feel 60.
night