Tag: #6Nations

England’s Rugby Realities (2)

Just as we are all ruminating on the right structures to give England rugby success, some fascinating takes have appeared in the press on the England coaching job by Rob Baxter and then Mark McCall.

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England’s Rugby Realities

I said it was complicated and in a whole generation of English rugby, only three groups have ever been really successful and all three had the same characteristics.

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Six Nations – a (dis)passionate look back.

Rugby romance, drama and crass stupidity at the close in Cardiff was a stunning feature of an ultimately predictable Six Nations as France and Ireland were streets ahead of the rest. I am not one for shouting at the television, and hardly when Wales is playing Italy.

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Frustration and Pride in equal measure as 6 Nations glory beckons Les Bleus

The 2022 Six Nations Championship lurched into its final weekend with no shortage of drama. I say that because there was immense frustration as well as variations on the level of discipline needed to succeed at this level.

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Les Bleus leave Ireland in a stew after Englands tasty Hors D’Oeuvre

Entirely appropriate that the theme this week has been blue and French after they backed up their awesome All Blacks performance against Ireland who really did fancy their chances.

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Determined Irish Eyes are smiling as Paris beckons.

Despite the obvious competition in this years 6N, there was something predictable about the opening round, although no less dramatic for that. Ireland had already set the bar and after witnessing at first hand their stunning triumph over the All Blacks I have already said that there is something different in the air and no sense of blarney.

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Club Form the key as unparalleled 6 Nations rivalry looms

This last three weeks I have lived the intermittent pain of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup – as well as the enduring quality of the Premiership. A tournament which is Pan-Europe, cross border, suffering different health protocols depending on government, region, or country, and with regulations which cannot be built for flexibility or one-off unique sets of circumstances.

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Exclusive Offer! Free Tickets to Italy v Wales in Rome!

For every two cases (12 bottles) you purchase from the Collalbrigo Estate collection you will receive a complimentary ticket to the Six Nations clash between Italy and Ireland in Rome on Sunday 24th February.

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