Kick Off: 1230, 18/03/2017 Stadium: Murrayfield TV: BBC1 Scotland wind up their Six Nations campaign against an Italian side that has finished with the wooden spoon for the third time in four years. Vern Cotter’s men went into last weekend’s Calcutta Cup clash with England knowing that victory would secure a first Triple … Read more
Kick Off: 1445, 18/03/2017 Stadium: Stade de France TV: BBC1 France and Wales end their Six Nations campaign with a potential runners-up spot up for grabs for both sides in Paris. A win for Wales, coupled with victory for England in Dublin, would also guarantee a top-four ranking when the World Cup draw … Read more
Kick Off: 1700, 18/03/2017 Stadium: Aviva Stadium TV: ITV England have already wrapped up the Six Nations title, but are seeking a second successive grand slam and a world record 19th consecutive Test victory when they face Ireland on Saturday. Victory for Ireland will guarantee the runners-up spot, but defeat could see them finish … Read more
Kick Off: 1330, 11/03/2017 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico TV: ITV All eyes will be on Italy’s tactics when they take on France in the Six Nations on Saturday after Conor O’Shea came under fire for his team’s display against England. The Irish coach was heralded for his attacking policy when in … Read more
Kick Off: 1600, 11/03/2017 Stadium: Twickenham TV: ITV Scotland have not beaten England in the Six Nations since 2008, but we reckon they will give the title holders a real test at Twickenham on Saturday. In fact, Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean was number one in the UK singles chart when … Read more
Kick Off: 2000, 10/03/2017 Stadium: Principality Stadium TV: BBC One Ireland have recovered well from their opening loss in this year’s Six Nations and are fancied to prove too clinical for Wales at Principality Stadium on Friday night. The men in green gave themselves plenty to do when beaten 27-22 … Read more
No fixture gets Wales more fired up than facing England in the Six Nations at Principality Stadium and Saturday’s clash promises to be another epic encounter after both teams triumphed in the opening round of this season’s tournament. The key to the outcome, however, could lie in interim home coach … Read more
Italy have been hammered by Wales in their last two Six Nations encounters but we are backing the Azzurri to put up more of a fight when these two teams meet in Rome on Sunday. Those crushing 67-14 and 61-20 defeats both came on the closing weekend, when Italy traditionally … Read more
Ireland are fancied to kick off the 2017 Six Nations championship with a fifth straight win over Scotland but the visitors may be made to work hard for victory at Murrayfield. The men in green romped to a 40-10 success on their last trip to Edinburgh a couple of years … Read more
Former Wales Rugby Union referee James Jones knows what it is like to be the man in the middle on the big occasions. Ahead of the opening weekend of the 2017 Six Nations, he discusses the issues facing the match officials including high tackles, head injuries and player discipline.
The Six Nations picture is beginning to take shape after a couple of weeks of Autumn Internationals, with 11/10 jollies England showing their worth by cruising past South Africa 37-21 at Twickenham, while 7/2 third-favourites Ireland look a force after finally beating New Zealand. Another stellar card is up this … Read more
Rugby’s elite country competition kicks off this September here in England, attracting some of the best teams worldwide for 6 weeks. We decided to quiz the people of Britain on their Rugby World Cup knowledge levels to see which region knows the game inside out. Our quizmasters asked 1,000 people around the United Kingdom of all ages and gender and we found some really interesting results…
Our most interesting findings:
– A third quizzed didn’t know that the Rugby World Cup was kicking off in September 2015
– Participants in the 18-24 age group were the least knowledgeable age group with the lowest percentage of correct answers
– Wales were undoubtedly the superior nation when it came to rugby knowledge scoring the highest percentage of correct answers on our knowledge questions
– 42.7% of the UK had no idea that the Rugby World Cup was actually being hosted in England
– 44% of the UK didn’t know how long a game of rugby is supposed to last
– More than half didn’t know the correct number of points award for a try
– A third of UK thought that the winner of the Rugby World Cup would receive the “Rugby Bowl” trophy rather than the Webb Ellis Cup
– Nearly half the UK had no idea that Chris Robshaw was England current captain. 21.5% thought the captain instead was Jonny Wilkinson and when asked to guess one of the options, 13.20% thought that the BBC’s ‘Saturday Kitchen’ host and TV chef James Martin was this year’s captain…
– A third of Londoners thought that Billy Twelvetrees was a fake name and wasn’t a current England Rugby Union player
Billy Twelvetrees missed out on a place in the England World Cup squad
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