The second round of this year’s Six Nations took place this past weekend and somehow didn’t quite catch the imagination as much as perhaps we might have hoped and if anything seemed slightly predictable. France squeaked a win in the rain against Ireland which saw Ireland rack up a significant injury list while France continuedContinue reading “England and Wales emerge as the sides to beat in this year’s Six Nations, as France starts to settle but Scotland, Ireland and Italy still have more questions than answers!”
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As teams head into the second round of this year’s Six Nations, the question is who will become the main title contenders – a new look England or France or raging Celtic Tigers Wales and Ireland?
After an intriguing opening weekend of Six Nations Rugby we should start to get an idea of where the six competitors really stand as the second round of the tournament gets underway this Saturday. After being written off by many post the World Cup, Ireland surprised everyone including perhaps themselves by playing their part inContinue reading “As teams head into the second round of this year’s Six Nations, the question is who will become the main title contenders – a new look England or France or raging Celtic Tigers Wales and Ireland?”
Canada start 2016 with an emphatic statement against Uruguay as they prepare for a much sterner examination by the USA!
Canada got their Americas Rugby Championship campaign off to a winning start with an emphatic win over Uruguay. The significance of this win after the ultimate disappointment of the World Cup cannot be understated. A Canadian side of relative unknowns took to the field in Langford last Saturday ably supported by a handful of veteransContinue reading “Canada start 2016 with an emphatic statement against Uruguay as they prepare for a much sterner examination by the USA!”
The opening weekend of the Six Nations offers plenty of surprises and excitement as Italy, Wales and Ireland keep us all on the edge of our seats!
The opening weekend of the Six Nations rewrote all the predictions we had going into the tournament and provided us with plenty of excitement and more than a few surprises. I for one feel I owe Italy and their Coach Jacques Brunel a serious apology as for all intents and purposes we had already consignedContinue reading “The opening weekend of the Six Nations offers plenty of surprises and excitement as Italy, Wales and Ireland keep us all on the edge of our seats!”
Change is the order of business as the Six Nations prepares to kick off this weekend!
Although the debates have raged North and South of the Equator as to which Hemisphere plays a better brand of rugby, there can be no denying that as one of the oldest and most prestigious rugby tournaments in the world, the Six Nations, kicks off this weekend the excitement is palpable. If last year’s epicContinue reading “Change is the order of business as the Six Nations prepares to kick off this weekend!”
The Americas Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend as Canada looks to the future and plenty of new beginnings!
The inaugural Americas Cup kicks off this weekend and is a great start for Canada’s rebuilding programme after a World Cup that left us with more questions than answers. Set to mirror the other major Northern Hemisphere annual tournament, Europe’s Six Nations, it will feature, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, USA and Uruguay. Although it willContinue reading “The Americas Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend as Canada looks to the future and plenty of new beginnings!”
Rounds 5 and 6 of the European Champions Cup provide little in the way of surprises but plenty of entertainment as it is an all English/French affair heading into the quarter-finals!
The last two weekends and the penultimate rounds of the European Champions Cup pool stages provided us with plenty of spectacle, but in many ways few surprises as English and French clubs emerged as the clearly dominant forces in the competition. We apologize to English and French fans as there was so much rugby over the last twoContinue reading “Rounds 5 and 6 of the European Champions Cup provide little in the way of surprises but plenty of entertainment as it is an all English/French affair heading into the quarter-finals!”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Card for 2015
As we do every year the Lineout reviews the performances of the top ten international teams over the course of the last twelve months and gives them a score on what we feel they got right and what they got wrong. As always as this is a Canadian based site added to the top tenContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Card for 2015”
Ireland’s hopes for this year’s European Champions Cup are in Ulster’s Hands
As we continue our look at how this year’s European Champions Cup tournament is shaping up, we turn our attention to how Ireland’s three representative teams are faring. In the years gone by Irish club teams have traditionally performed extremely well in this competition, but this year with the exception of Ulster, European giants suchContinue reading “Ireland’s hopes for this year’s European Champions Cup are in Ulster’s Hands”
Mixed Fortunes for Welsh sides so far in this year’s European Champions Cup!
Continuing our look at how the Six Nations countries are doing in this year’s European Champions Cup, we look at Wales’ representative two teams’ efforts in round 3 of the competition. Ospreys took on Bordeaux-Begles from France while Scarlets took on Glasgow Warriors. Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets Final Score – Glasgow 43/Scarlets 6 Glasgow AsContinue reading “Mixed Fortunes for Welsh sides so far in this year’s European Champions Cup!”
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