This year’s Six Nations got off to a rip-roaring start, with the opening match between Wales and Scotland turning the form book on its head. Most of us simply did not see the turbocharged version of Wales coming, and neither did Scotland. It was a fantastic Welsh performance which completely negated Scotland’s much vaunted attackingContinue reading “Round 2 of the Six Nations has everything to play for after an opening weekend of high drama!”
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The 2018 Six Nations gets underway in what looks set to be the most openly contested tournament for a while!
Yes it’s finally here! While it perhaps has been one of the most hyped Six Nations in a while, we feel it is well-founded. There are two clear front-runners in England and Ireland. Add into the mix two dark horses in the shape of Wales and Scotland, with Scotland in particular being touted as theContinue reading “The 2018 Six Nations gets underway in what looks set to be the most openly contested tournament for a while!”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 7 – New Zealand
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams. We also look at Canada, and a first for this year the USA and Georgia. We try to figure out what they got out of the year on a score outContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 7 – New Zealand”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 6 – Australia
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams, as well as Canada, and a first for this year the USA and Georgia. We try to figure out what they got out of the year on a score out ofContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 6 – Australia”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 5 – South Africa
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams, as well as Canada, and a first for this year the USA and Georgia. We try to figure out what they got out of the year on a score out ofContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 5 – South Africa”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 4 – Georgia
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams, as well as Canada, and a first for this year the USA and Georgia. We try to figure out what they got out of the year on a score out ofContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 4 – Georgia”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 3 – USA
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams, as well as Canada, USA and Georgia, and what they got out of the year on a score out of ten. We start off in the Americas looking at our ownContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 3 – USA”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 2 – Canada
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams, as well as Canada, USA and Georgia, and what they got out of the year on a score out of ten. We start off in the Americas looking at our ownContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 2 – Canada”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 1 – Argentina
As always we start the New Year looking back over the past twelve months and handing out our verdict on the top ten teams and what they got out of the year on a score out of ten. We start off in the Americas looking at our own backyard, then move South of the EquatorContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2017 – Part 1 – Argentina”
The November Test Series wraps up this weekend with one last hurrah for Wales and South Africa – as an interesting contest between two sides seemingly adrift in terms of consistency looms!
It’s been a fascinating month of Test Rugby which has been highly informative in terms of what it has told us about depth, especially in terms of the Northern Hemisphere teams, with perhaps Scotland being the biggest surprise package of the month. We’ll be doing our Annual Report Cards on all the big teams startingContinue reading “The November Test Series wraps up this weekend with one last hurrah for Wales and South Africa – as an interesting contest between two sides seemingly adrift in terms of consistency looms!”
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