Well, we think it’s only fair to say that the primary focus of this week’s edition is Women’s Rugby. There was that thrilling conclusion to the Women’s Six Nations last weekend, which saw England become Grand Slam Champions for the third year in a row and the 16th time since the tournament began in 1996.Continue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week”
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The Lineout Calls of the Week
Where to begin since we last put pen to paper? The Six Nations is over for another year, but this year’s edition is one that will definitely remain on our playlists for many years to come. Ireland emerged as the deserved Champions in the end without a Grand Slam and were pushed hard at theContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
Lineout Calls of the Week – Six Nations Super Saturday
Is there anything else to really talk about this week in all honesty other than the penultimate end to what has been an enthralling Six Nations? This Super Saturday, as the tournament’s final weekend has come to be known, is going to be one of the most exciting in the competition’s 24-year history as aContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week – Six Nations Super Saturday”
Lineout Calls of the Week
Well, it’s Six Nations time once more and some very tasty and indeed intriguing fixtures on the table this weekend. Wales look like no slackers despite their youth and relative inexperience, but can they really take on the Irish juggernaut on their home soil at the Aviva? Then, in one of our favorite fixtures ofContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week”
Lineout Calls of the Week
With the Six Nations almost upon us, obviously, our attention is starting its seismic shift towards one of our favorite times of the year. However, despite our focus being almost completely centered on International Rugby’s oldest and perhaps most colorful and cherished tournament, the rest of the Rugby World does not act in isolation overContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week”
The Lineout Calls of the Week
The last weekend of European Champions Cup playoffs is the perfect appetizer for the Six Nations in just over two weeks’ time. While a few of the teams have already qualified for the knockout stages, for the majority of teams, places and pecking orders are still up for grabs. Even for those lucky few whoContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
The Lineout Calls of the Week – The Things We’re Looking Forward to the Most in 2024
There are so many things to look forward to – where do we begin? In the past, the year following a World Cup has often tended to be a bit of a damp squib in rugby terms. However, we have a hunch that 2024 is definitely going to break that mold. We all have ourContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week – The Things We’re Looking Forward to the Most in 2024”
The Lineout Calls of the Week
We start this week’s piece with a heavy heart as we belatedly mourn the passing of a Canadian Rugby Icon, Toronto Arrows’ founder Bill Webb. Bill passed away at the end of August, and we deeply regret that it has taken us this long to get around to paying our tribute to such a nobleContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
The Lineout Calls of the Week
We have to apologise for still playing catch-up after getting back from France, so unfortunately we’ve had to postpone our review of our outstanding Canadian Women’s performance in the recently concluded Tier 1 competition of the WXV in New Zealand. However, now that we finally get to sit down and mull over what was nothingContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
Lineout Calls of the Week – Postcards from France
That Friday, back at the beginning of September, when we all crowded around our TV screens to watch France and New Zealand, kick off Rugby World Cup 2023, now suddenly seems a very long time ago. Since then, a World Cup that was never going to be without its controversies has still somehow managed toContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week – Postcards from France”
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