Tag Archives: 6 Nations

After each round of the Six Nations I’ve been compiling my Lions squad based entirely on performances in those matches. Obviously some of these players have not played [..]

Italy 22 Ireland 15 A good game in many regards but the injuries to the Irish back division killed off their chances early on – by the 36th [..]

Italy vs Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome Saturday 16th March 2013, 2.30pm GMT Connotations: • Ireland win or the game is drawn. Ireland will finish third or fourth in [..]

Scotland 18 Wales 28 It wasn’t the most thrilling of matches but I think some of the critics have got a bit carried away by the record number [..]

Scotland vs Wales Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday 9th March 2013, 2.30pm GMT The winner of this match will be the only team besides England that can realistically win the [..]

Italy 9 Wales 26 Italy will not be as disappointed by the result as they will be by the problems with their scrum – a yellow card and [..]

Italy vs Wales Stadio Olimpico, Rome Saturday 23rd February 2013, 2.30pm GMT After the first weekend it looked as though Italy vs Wales would be a mouth-watering prospect, [..]

Scotland 34 Italy 10 This was much better from Scotland as their pack ensured their backs had the possession they needed to score points. The Scots had the [..]

Scotland vs Italy Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday 9th February 2013, 2.30pm GMT Scotland vs Italy has become the wooden spoon encounter but this time it will be taken far [..]

Lots has been written about the games so I’m going to focus on the progress (or otherwise) of each team. Wales 22 Ireland 30 Wales need to ring [..]