6 Nations 2019
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@TeWaio said in 6 Nations 2019:
@sparky said in 6 Nations 2019:
Grew up in Surrey. Dutch Dad. Has a Dutch passport, I think.
You can't hold dual nationality with a Dutch passport, so that'd mean he doesn't have a British passport
I know it's not your point but that doesn't really matter unless you're trying to play in the Olympics. (Which again is a bugbear of mine in that some countries are quite happy to be flexible in their citizenship criteria to hand out passports. In some ways the clearly defined IEB/WR criteria make more sense. )
Anyway, he's bloody Dutch. Fucking poachers ...
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@sparky said in 6 Nations 2019:
BBC are reporting if Wales win next weekend, then Warren Garland would be the first coach to win three Grand Slams. They are half right, he would be the first Five/Six Nations coach to achieve three Grand Slams.
Sir Graham Henry coached the All Blacks to three Grand Slams on the 2005, 2008 and 2010 tours of the British Isles.
Yes but Wales haven’t played Wales yet. Let’s see what happens then...
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France are terrible. Ireland are a fairly cheat-y side. Slow to roll away at the ruck and systematic blocking on the kick return. But they will crush France unless they can compete in the forwards.
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@Billy-Tell pretty cheeky of them to be constantly badgering the ref about the ball being out of the ruck when France keep playing it back as far as possible, just like Ireland do.
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I don't know what France were doing fuking around on their own line and delaying the clearing kick for anyway. Deservedly punished. Seriously when is there going to be promotion relegation. France are just so shit.
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@ShadowTrooper said in 6 Nations 2019:
I don't know what France were doing fuking around on their own line and delaying the clearing kick for anyway. Deservedly punished. Seriously when is there going to be promotion relegation. France are just so shit.
I think you’ll probably find Australia might be against relegation 😉
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@ShadowTrooper said in 6 Nations 2019:
I don't know what France were doing fuking around on their own line and delaying the clearing kick for anyway.
Proving beyond doubt how shit they are?
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Bonus point win. That’ll do me.
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England tem to play Scotland announced:-
England: Daly, Nowell, Slade, Tuilagi, May; Farrell, Youngs; Moon, George, Sinckler, Launchbury, Kruis, Wilson, Curry, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Cole, Shields, Hughes, Spencer, Ford, Te'o
Hmmm. No back three cover on the bench or on the staring side.
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@Derm-McCrum said in 6 Nations 2019:
Bonus point win. That’ll do me.
The bonus point system has been a real positive for the 6N's.
Looking forward to the Taffs v Oirish fandango on Saturday. Think the Jocks might struggle away at Twickenham.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:
@Derm-McCrum said in 6 Nations 2019:
Bonus point win. That’ll do me.
The bonus point system has been a real positive for the 6N's.
Looking forward to the Taffs v Oirish fandango on Saturday. Think the Jocks might struggle away at Twickenham.
In some respects.
Wales lose to Ireland on Saturday - which the form book says is very realistic - and they end up 3rd.
Unless Scotland do the impossible.
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If Wales lose, I'm looking forward to seeing Gatland's face when a reporter asks the inevitable "Have Wales remembered how to lose Warren?" question...
And I'm a quasi-Wales supporter.
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Unchanged Wales team for the St Patrick's Day Massacre
Wales XV:
L Williams (Saracens); North (Ospreys), J Davies (Scarlets), Parkes (Scarlets), Adams (Worcester); Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), G Davies (Scarlets)
R Evans (Scarlets), Owens (Scarlets), Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Beard (Ospreys), AW Jones (Ospreys, capt), Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Tipuric (Ospreys), Moriarty (Dragons)Replacements:
Dee (Dragons), Smith (Ospreys), D Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Ball (Scarlets), Wainwright (Dragons)
A Davies (Ospreys), Biggar (Northampton), Watkin (Ospreys) -
@Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:
If Wales lose, I'm looking forward to seeing Gatland's face when a reporter asks the inevitable "Have Wales remembered how to lose Warren?" question...
And I'm a quasi-Wales supporter.
No shame in losing to this Irish side.
They're no mugs.
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I think it could be the game of the tournament. Perhaps even the lineout might actually work..
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@Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:
I think it could be the game of the tournament. Perhaps even the lineout might actually work..
If it doesn't it's going to be a VERY long afternoon
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@Victor-Meldrew said in 6 Nations 2019:
@Derm-McCrum said in 6 Nations 2019:
Bonus point win. That’ll do me.
The bonus point system has been a real positive for the 6N's.
Looking forward to the Taffs v Oirish fandango on Saturday. Think the Jocks might struggle away at Twickenham.
Smarter people than me have worked the Bonus Point system out.
England beat Scotland with a bonus point (5pts) and they finish on 20pts
Wales beat Ireland with no bonus point (4pts) and they also finish on 20pts
With England's superior points difference then England take the title.
But wait, Grand Slam winners get a 3pt bonus
So Wales end up with 23pts, the Grand Slam and the 6N Championship.
And all is right in the world.
Easy
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@MiketheSnow I did hear that the 3 points bonus for winning the Grand Slam was an afterthought after someone clever had pointed out that it would be possible to take the GC and still not win the Championship.
Wouldn't surprise me.
