Six Nations 2022
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@victor-meldrew said in Six Nations 2022:
@nepia said in Six Nations 2022:
I don't know who to cheer for in this competition.
Maybe Scotland, but @MN5's Neuter like claims of their probably success gives me pause.
I used to support France but their pro comp makes it harder these days.
Maybe Wales. Yeah, I'll go for Wales.
Being really childish here, but always want Ireland to lose while that fluffybunny Sexton is in the team.
I tend to go for Wales then Scotland as they generally play the game as it should be played. Reason Wales is top for me is probably down to the Welsh fans who are always great to have a beer with - never been to Murrayfield though.
My take is any of the 5 sides could win this year and @MN5 has point that Scootlinnd has as good a chance as anyone. Bring it on.
Setxon and Farrell have the same intense dislikeability factors ... "that face", petulant, yet pretty decent players? Thinking out loud, add Itoje too
Have to admit the 6N has grown on me over the years. Competive, but the quality is better too. In order for me -
- Scotland - like how they play, Finn Russell, Hogg, loosies etc (they won't win, maybe 2/3 though)
- France - soft spot for them since the mid-80s, always lots of talent even if unharnessed. Love to see their renaissance at national level continue
- Wales - mainly because I like Wayne Pivac and his attempt to de-Gatlandise them (let's see if it works though!)
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@machpants in isolation that's impressive but hard to believe. No way you can make 160 tackles without missing one. I feel like this is one of those rugby stats that only means anything if combined with like two other stats and the eye test.
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@machpants said in Six Nations 2022:
I think these apply to six Nations games only, pretty impressive
Hamish Watson. What an absolute champ. Even though I suspect this is absolute bullshit the fact they used him as a poster boy for not missing tackles just warms the heart.
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@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2022:
@machpants in isolation that's impressive but hard to believe. No way you can make 160 tackles without missing one. I feel like this is one of those rugby stats that only means anything if combined with like two other stats and the eye test.
Maybe it's while at training.
On tackle bags.
Come on, surely everyone has had that coach that would occasionally whisk the tackle bag out of the way just as you dive?
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Sexton out of French match
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@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
Sexton out of French match
$50 says when he hurt it he went down clutching his head
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@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
Sexton out of French match
$50 says when he hurt it he went down clutching his head
Hope he hurt it when Hollywooding last weekend
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@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
Sexton out of French match
$50 says when he hurt it he went down clutching his head
Well if you had a face like that you'd want to hide it as often as possible.
Caveat: If you HAVE got a face like that I meant no disrespect.
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@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
Sexton out of French match
$50 says when he hurt it he went down clutching his head
Hope he hurt it when Hollywooding last weekend
Hurt it in training, an innocuous event. Practising going down like a wet balloon, probably
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That Robert Kitson knows his stuff.
The Guardian: Six Nations 2022 awards: our writers on the best player, match and moment.
Six Nations 2022 awards: our writers on the best player, match and moment
Grégory Alldritt set the tournament alight, France v Ireland was a showstopper, and no one foresaw Italy’s defeat of Wales
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@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
Sexton out of French match
"The Face That Launched A Thousand Slaps"
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@daffy-jaffy that's an ad for BT right? Cotter is the best rugby commentator in the world right now IMO. Prime and Premier have been pretty ordinary in my experience.
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@bones said in Six Nations 2022:
@daffy-jaffy that's an ad for BT right? Cotter is the best rugby commentator in the world right now IMO. Prime and Premier have been pretty ordinary in my experience.
And Warburton is streets ahead in the studio
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@mikethesnow said in Six Nations 2022:
@bones said in Six Nations 2022:
@daffy-jaffy that's an ad for BT right? Cotter is the best rugby commentator in the world right now IMO. Prime and Premier have been pretty ordinary in my experience.
And Warburton is streets ahead in the studio
Agreed. Think it’s his English side coming to the fore. 😀
