Finally we have some real rugby going down.
Results:
Wales 19 – 26 England
Italy 11 – 13 Ireland
France 34 – 21 Scotland
While the Six-nations is not southern hemisphere related we do follow it rather closely and at this stage of the season ANY good quality rugby is welcome. With the situation of the the six nations and the Super Rugby tournament overlapping I have decided to make a singlke thread for the six nations each week to prevent 7-10 match threads up on one day.
The opening game in the 2011 six nations sees two potential champions taking each other on.
The matches for round 1 are:
Wales v England in Cardiff
Italy v Ireland in Rome
France v Scotland in Paris
Friday Games:
Wales: 15 James Hook, 14 Morgan Stoddart, 13 Jamie Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Michael Phillips, 8 Andy Powell, 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Craig Mitchell, 2 Matthew Rees (captain), 1 Paul James.
Subs: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 John Yapp, 18 Ryan Jones, 19 Jonathan Thomas, 20 Dwayne Peel, 21 Rhys Priestland, 22 Lee Byrne.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Mike Tindall (captain), 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Nick Easter, 7 James Haskell, 6 Tom Wood, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Louis Deacon, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Subs: 16 Steve Thompson, 17 Danny Care, 18 David Wilson, 19 Simon Shaw, 20 Matt Banahan, 21 Joe Worsley, 22 Jonny Wilkinson.
Date: Friday, February 4
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 18.45 (19.45 GMT) (21:45 SA Time)
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Saturday Matches:
Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Andrea Masi, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Kris Burton, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Josh Sole, 5 Quintin Geldenhuys, 4 Santiago Dellape, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Andrea Lo Cicero, 18 Carlo Del Fava, 19 Valerio Bernabo, 20 Paulo Canavosio, 21 Luciano Orquera, 22 Gonzalo Garcia.
Ireland: 15 Luke Fitzgerald, 14 Fergus McFadden, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 Sean O’Brien, 7 David Wallace, 6 Denis Leamy, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tom Court, 18 Leo Cullen, 19 Shane Jennings, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Ronan O’Gara, 22 Paddy Wallace.
Date: Saturday, February 5
Venue: Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Kick-off: 15.30 (14.30 GMT) (16:30 SA Time)
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
France: 15 Damien Traille, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Aurelien Rougerie, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Julien Pierre, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 William Servat, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Luc Ducalcon, 18 Jerome Thion, 19 Sebastien Chabal, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 David Skrela, 22 Clement Poitrenaud.
Scotland: 15 Hugo Southwell, 14 Nikki Walker, 13 Joe Ansbro, 12 Nick De Luca, 11 Max Evans, 10 Dan Parks, 9 Rory Lawson, 8 Kelly Brown, 7 John Barclay, 6 Nathan Hines, 5 Alastair Kellock, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Moray Low, 18 Richie Vernon, 19 Ross Rennie, 20 Mike Blair, 21 Ruaridh Jackson, 22 Sean Lamont.
Date: Saturday, February 5
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-Off: 18.00 (17.00 GMT) (19:00 SA Time)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
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Swing LOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not so clued up with the English squad, but how many benched players are forwards etc?
Purely for SB reasons:
Go England ❗
I really dislike Dan Parks 👿
Banahan Worsley Wilko are backs.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 2) : they seem to only have two back on the bench, neither of them a scrummie… weird.
@robdylan (Comment 5) : no, I’m wrong… Danny Care is a scrummie, of course.
The numbering of the subs is screwy
Got to add
Go Ireland ❗
Go France ❗
@KSA Shark © (Comment 4) : Worsley is a forward 😕 @robdylan (Comment 6) : Thats why I’m asking
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 8) : 😯
oops I missed that. bloody Poms! Don’t they know the lower numbers are forwards and the higher numbers are backs?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 1) : sweet charoit
@robdylan (Comment 6) :
Well that’s what screwed me up. I looked where the backs and forwards seperated and presumed higher is back and lower is forward without actually looking at the names. 😕
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 7) : you are in a rugby mood 😆
i’m glad the season has started this off season is really k!k 🙂
This game is going to interfere with Whale Wars, American Chopper and Carpocolypse. 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 13) :
is there going to be a thread for these games 😕 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 13) : Havent watched any of those yet 😕
@chaz (Comment 12) : @chaz (Comment 14) : I cant wait for the rugga to start and this IS the thread 🙂
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 16) :
are you doing the updates ❓ 😆
or going to bed earlly 😳
@chaz (Comment 17) : I’ll miss this one, the wifey needs my undevided attention 😛
OFS 33-10 Kings
35min
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 18) :
hubby working at 21h00 🙁
so only after that and just for a while 😉
hope i’m not all alone
Kings getting een pklap 😐
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) : its nearlly as bad as Sharks V Snoils 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) :
Is it on tele and what channel please 😆 i don’t want to watch theses old storys the rugby is much more alive
Cheetahs 38 – 10 Kings
Tries Cheetahs 7 – 1 Kings
Half time
@chaz (Comment 23) : not on TV.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) : so does the show that a full strength team will show these kings guys up…I mean the cheetahs are playing all their best players…
@shaniboi (Comment 26) : IMO it certainly does.
We’ll see when the other 3 Superrugby sides play them.
The Bulls did us all a huge favour.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 27) : interesting..n I wonder why dwet barry aint playing….
Thing is there is a lot of depth down there…so u have to wonder how long it would take them to start competing with the big boys…
Final Score
Cheetahs 45 – 17 Kings.
WTF!?!?!?!? 😯 😯 😯 👿 👿 👿
This is not being shown here!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 25) :
thanks my friend 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 30) :
what is not shown there ❓
The 6N 1st games 😕
Easy win for Eng. 😈
@McLovin (Comment 33) :
Hello Mclovin how are you
I got Eng by 10 but then i think it will be like 15+
I’ve got eng by 6
@chaz (Comment 34) : Very well thanks. First bottle of cab sav just been opened. 😀
Got Eng by 7, but also reckon it might be more.
I think this game might be closer than many people suggest!
@McLovin (Comment 36) :
enjoy i just poured my 2nd glass of wine so i’m going to enjoy the ice cold glass of wine along with the very 1st 6N game, i just hope that KSA can somehow watch the game 😉
@Ben (Comment 35) : @Ben (Comment 37) :
evening i guess you might just be right
@chaz (Comment 39) : Hey chazzles! Yeah I think it will be close would like to see wales win it but think england will just pip it!
Gee watching the WC 2011 SA are playing in Pool D along with
Namiba
Wales
Fiji
and Samoa
easy lot 🙂
@Ben (Comment 40) : Wales is good team but then England is known to come out of no where
i’m surprised to see that Johhny is on the bench but then like any team the new guys seem to get on 1st and leave the hard work for the snr players to pick up if anything goes wrong
@chaz (Comment 42) : Yeah but don’t think johnny will stay on the bench for the rest of the 6n. I think he’ll start the next game.
Players on the field and the anthems are to begin
and must say it looks very cold
And the game is on
Wales looking impressive in the scrum!
@Ben (Comment 46) :
i hope you are going to do the updates i’m off in a while
@chaz (Comment 47) : No problems
Wales dominating. 2 penalties missed already 1 each to hook and jones
@Ben (Comment 48) : thanks my friend
i’m just not in the mood 😳 and i would rather just watch the game
@chaz (Comment 50) : Haha okay as long as you enjoy it!
Try england! Ashton! Flood setting up the try by running into a huge gap!
@Ben (Comment 51) :
i will its just great to watch sometimes and let somebody else do the work
only joking 😉
Try converted england 7 wales 0
Gee watching the replay and it looks like he dived from heaven to get that try and my JW did i see right is he on the field ❓
Pen to england flood puts it over! England 10 wales 0 after almost 20 min
@chaz (Comment 55) : I haven’t seen him?
@Ben (Comment 54) :
YeeHaaaaaa
Swing Low Sweeeet Chaaaaaarrrriooooooot!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) :
are you watching the game ksa 😉
Pen to wales. Jones convertes. Wales 3 england 10
Any news on gavin henson? Where the heck is he?
@Ben (Comment 57) :
ok must be my eyes that are getting old
joking
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) :
we must just be aware of the
Swing Low Sweeeet Chaaaaaarrrriooooooot!!!!!!
we played them in the finals
ok and we won the WC
[email protected] that was close
@Ben (Comment 61) : Played ONE game for Saracens after signing for them and they released him on Wednesday after he signed a 5 month contract with Toulon
Must say Wales are giving there money for this game they are in it to win it 😕
just hope i’m not wrong on SB
Yellow card to england for infringing infront of their poles. Deacon the one in the bin! Jones convertes the pen! Wales 6 england 10 after 30 min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 64) : But why isn’t he in the welsh team?
I really don’t think this score is going to be so high
@Ben (Comment 67) :
because he is kak?
Flood converts a pen for england. Wales 6 england 13
@KSA Shark © (Comment 69) : At a time he was wales’ star player. Has or had a huge boot on him too
@Ben (Comment 71) :
maybe that boot is to heavy in these days and just got so small
what happened to Dan Cole i see he is back on the field 😕
Lewis deacon back on the field and england back to 15
Halftime
Wales 6
England 13
@Ben (Comment 71) : IMO he is a classic case of being a disruptive primadonna and the team is better off NOT having him.
well another 3 points and i’m spot on
@Ben (Comment 75) :
you are doing great Ben and thanks for the updates
@KSA Shark © (Comment 76) : A classic case of a francois steyn!
@chaz (Comment 77) : only half time now, long way to go! 😉
@Ben (Comment 79) : it’s a pitting that FS might go to the Snoils
but then FS is not kak, i think we are going to miss his longggggg boot
@chaz (Comment 80) : Long boot short boot I don’t care! I’m not missing him! 🙂
Henson is more interested in being famous than being a good rugby player imo.
@McLovin (Comment 82) : Fracois steyn cut out!
@McLovin (Comment 82) : Spot on!!!!!
@Ben (Comment 81) :
at the moment i’m not missing him either and just hope that PL can have a long boot when its needed
@Ben (Comment 83) :
ok i get it you are not a fan of his at all but he was good until his head got tooooooooo big
@chaz (Comment 86) : exactly why I’m not a fan of him! I used to love the guy!
Stephan jones converts a pen to wales! Wales 9 england 13
WTF my PC is runing up and down 👿
just wanted to say 2nd Half has just started
Roof is closed by the way.
@Ben (Comment 90) : 😕
@chaz (Comment 91) :
ok i got it 😳
Yellow card to wales! Mitchell oin the bin! Penalty converted by flood!
Wales 9
England 16
come on Eng i need you only to win by 10 not less 😳
@chaz (Comment 92) : this is what happens when the PC screen runs up and down and then the roof is closed 😳
Got England by 3 😕
@chaz (Comment 94) : a draw is on the cards! 🙂
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 96) :
and now you can’t sleep join the club my friend
@Ben (Comment 83) : Not really imo. Steyn’s got a massive ego no doubt, but doesn’t strike me as the celebrity wannabe that Henson is. 😈
Still hope for Fransie, he’s still a child.
@Ben (Comment 97) : you think so
🙂
A replay on the big screen catches Sam Warburton getting away with a trip on an England player – had the ref seen that, it would’ve been a definate red…lucky.
Wonder if will be cited.
@McLovin (Comment 99) : agree we all said it was good for him to go and come back to OUR team not to the Snoils and then i won’t love him at all,
that is IF he is going 😳
Try to england ashton it is! His second try!
ok i’m 1 point ahead so stop the game or pick up with a PK and maybe it will equal some how later
Flood converts from the touchline!
Wales 9
England 23
almost 60 min gone
Eng 23/ 9 Wales
9 min in the 2nd Half
@KSA Shark © (Comment 101) : I’m sure he’ll be cited! Was a nasty trip!
And Ashton repays the trip by scoring a try!!!!
@chaz (Comment 102) : Seriously doubt he’ll join the Lions. He’s on something like €700,000 a season in France. Just can’t see Lions stumping up the cash necessary to get him out of his contract in France.
@Ben (Comment 107) : I’m only going on text commentary. hopefully it will be in a highlights package somewhere.
now for a conversion and then a PK and i’m spot on again
Try to wales! Stoddart scores in the corner!
Perfect, final whistle please.
Jones converts the try!
Wales 23
England 16
@Ben (Comment 112) :
I hope he misses the conversion. i have a 9 margin on SB.
@McLovin (Comment 109) : well they got Butch James so what is all that money they are going for FS too he has sth to prove or he has nothing else to do with his money
@McLovin (Comment 113) : sharrap!!!
@chaz (Comment 116) : Think it was more of a case of butxh wanting to came back to SA
@chaz (Comment 116) : Don’t think much if any was paid for Butch. His Bath contract expires in June as far as I’m aware and he’s only coming back in May. Plus he wants to come back.
Not sure what Fransie’s case is, but pretty sure major bucks will need to change hands for him to be back in SA in 2011.
come Eng i need a PK pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@McLovin (Comment 119) : well nothing like our South Africa is there
Yawnie Wilkinson takes the field.
JW is on!!
@chaz (Comment 121) : Amen. 🙂
@Ben (Comment 123) : 😎
@McLovin (Comment 119) : this one think i don’t understand when we wanted him to come back it was to much bucks but now he wants to come back but for the Lions and well if any or some or well maybe just for the wedding 😕
still a now what or how can i say this is money money moeny in a rich mans world 😕
@Ben (Comment 123) : at last
Pen to wales! Hook converts it! Stephan jones is off and byrnes is on for him.
Wales 19
England 23
10 min left
Come on final whistle 😛
@Ben (Comment 128) :
England try is all I need.
Wilko can miss his 1st conversion i don’t mind. 😉
come on Swing Low Sweeeet Chaaaaaarrrriooooooot coming for me to carry you home
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 130) :
FLIP!!!!!! Only ONE person has a margin of 4.
We can’t have ONE guy getting the BP it NEEDS to be shared.
@chaz (Comment 126) : Previously he was still under contract with Bath, so whoever wanted Butch would have had to compensate Bath in order for him to be released early from his contract plus his salary.
However this time around his contract will be expiring so only need to pay his salary. Or that’s how I understand it.
still another 6 mins left come on Eng
@McLovin (Comment 134) : thanks
C’mon Yawnie. Kick the penalty. Need the margin to be 7. 😈
😈
Penalty to england! Jw going for it
@KSA Shark © (Comment 133) : how do you say the fat lady hasn’t sunk yet
Penalty over!
Wales 19
England 26
come on JJJJJJWWWWWWWWWW a PK pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@KSA Shark © (Comment 133) : I’ll be happy with a margin point 😛
@Ben (Comment 140) :
YES!!!!! I can live with that.
3 min left
No more points please!
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 142) : Same here provided the BP is shared and not taken by 1 person. 😛
Toby flood won man of the match. Still 1 min to play
oh [email protected] 1 min left to go
go for PK please come on JW you can do it
oh my LO
30 secs.
a drop goal will doooooooooooooooo
Time up. Blow the whistle!
Done and dusted.
Wales 19
England 26
Yes!!
Bonus point. 😎
Or 0.25 point rather. 😆
Win with a margin to start the games aint bad. Cheers all, enjoy 😛
@McLovin (Comment 151) :
Congrats on the BP. 😎
Pokkel England by 7
Farmgirl5 England by 7
Puma England by 7
Mclovin England by 7
At least I managed a MP. 😳
@Ben (Comment 152) :
thanks Ben
but me must and wanted to go bed 😳 i was and wanted to go long before the 1st Half but what it was great Rugga
and a great job done
congarts all that got it right 🙂
and good nite all
Wales are 0 from 7 in their last seven outings. 😯
Good nite all till tomorrow sweet dreams
Night John-Boy, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob etc.
Over & out.
Darn I had england by 8! So close but yet so far!
Almost 1m here.
Night all.
Go ENGERLAND!!!!!!!
First leg of my Multiple for the weekend . .. In the Bag! 😆
I thought this game got off to the worst possible start when Owen Nkumane announced that Stuart Barnes (the world’s best rugby commentator) and Miles Harrison would be the voices for this game and when the feed crossed to the Millennium Stadium what a bummer it turned out to be Brian Moore (the world’s worst rugby commentator) with Eddie Butler. Luckily the rugby was really good esp. in the 1st half so Moore’s usual pessimism was kept in check. England varied things up nicely and were full value for their win.
@beet (Comment 164) : Barnes the best Rugby commentator????????
he is shite!
I know you’re probably a Huge Bladen man.
But no it’s fact ❗ Grant Fox, Andy Capastagno: great but Stuart Barnes: the best.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 165) : Just remembered someone far worse than Huge Bladen – Jonathan Davies!
Don’t know who’s gonna follow the italy vs ireland game. Everyone is gonna be focusing on the sharks game! Can’t wait! 🙂
Afternoon all,
i don’t think anyone will want to skip the sharks games
maybe swop between channels to get the score
Oirland by 23.
well game has began
got Ireland by 5
Italy take the lead.
3-0
7min
Ireland have been very sloppy in possession so far – their handling seems to be off
Ita 3 – 0 Ire
22mins
Ireland by 14 😯
France by 12 😛
Still 3-0
23min
3-3
27min
Half Time
Ita 6-3 Ire
Halftime
Ita 6 – 3 Ireland
TRY IRELAND! BRIAN O’DRISCOLL . ITALY 6 IRELAND 8. O’Driscoll crashes over to wrap up a wonderful phase of play by the visitors
6 – 10 Ire
45min
i don’t think at all that this score is going to be high
seems like my margin is going to be tooooo big here.
Still 6 – 10 to Ireland
65min
Italy Try!!
75min
Can the Italians hang on. 😯
O’Gara drop!
Ireland 13-11 up with 2min to play.
Ita 11 -13 Ire
79min
Ireland get out of jail.
Final Score
Ireland 13-11 Italy
Fulltime
Ita 11 – 13 Ire
http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/clockwatch/match3.insdat
Fra 0 – 0 Sco
2min 😛
France try!
Fra 7 – 0 Sco
3min
Wtf happend to ireland? Oh my gosh
Drop goal France
10 – 0
10mins
@Ben (Comment 196) : i surpose they needed a win and me lost apoint on SB 👿
Fra 10 – 7 Sco
21mins
And I’m out. France, just win the game with 12 points 😛
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 200) : cheers
Plenty to france
Penalty try to France
PT to France
France 17 / Eco 7
29 min
Half Time
France 24 / 14 Eco
63 min
Has anybody got the final score 😳
got busy with this and that and missed the fs
gee got 3 / 3
not bad
@chaz (Comment 198) : gee chaz you gain a point and still a mp and maybe a bp
Fulltime
France 34 – 21 Sco
3 from 3 and 2 mps, not bad 😛
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 210) :
not bad at all
i’m 1st in one pool and 2nd in the others not bad at all lets justb hope it stays like this
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 210) : Same as me. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 212) : Just a shame our TDM is not better 🙁
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 213) : For the Italy match I screwed up big time. for the Scots I was 1 point out and for the English 2 points.