Anyone else enjoying these November Tests as much as we are, despite having to sandwich them in between a ridiculous work schedule? We did manage to catch three cracking games of rugby as Scotland came tantalisingly close once again to almost upsetting New Zealand’s apple cart in a genuine thriller. Then France and South AfricaContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
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Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
Due to us just getting back from Chicago and the All Blacks/Ireland game, and finding that our employers saddled us with an unreasonable number of deadlines and workloads this week, we sadly are going to have to keep this week’s Calls down to a few one-liners. A more in-depth resumption of service will return nextContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
This week, as you can imagine, there aren’t too many surprises about what we’ll be concerning ourselves with. You guessed it, there is a decided nip in the air, and if you’re a rugby fan in the Northern Hemisphere, that only means one thing – November’s traditional smorgasbord of International Rugby. Although the official three-weekContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
This week we’ll be turning our attention to Club Rugby as our favourite competition the URC really gets into its stride, and take a look at who looks the best representative of the five participating countries Ireland, Italy, Scotland and South Africa and Wales so far. We also look ahead to the first International weekendContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
The Lineout Calls of the Week
Much like last weekend we were spoilt for choice regarding what to spill our pints over this past weekend. It got off to a rip roaring start on Friday with the two Women’s World Cup semi-finals, the quality of which in many cases was superior to many of the men’s offerings. Canada gave everything theyContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
International Rugby is back as the Six Nations deals with some unfinished business and Scotland, Wales, France and Georgia test the waters!
If you’ve caught your breath after one of the most memorable Heineken Cup Finals we can remember for a while, you’ll be pleased to know that the fun has just begun. The Bledisloe Cup is in full swing soon to be followed by the Rugby Championship, although no action there this weekend. However, for SixContinue reading “International Rugby is back as the Six Nations deals with some unfinished business and Scotland, Wales, France and Georgia test the waters!”
One of the most fascinating November Test windows in a long time, has given us plenty to think about as we head into a World Cup year!
In a month that saw plenty of excitement, we learnt a great deal about the pecking order in International Rugby and what it means, with less than a year to go before the final whistle in Japan and the crowning of a new World Champion. There were upsets, there was controversy, but throughout we wereContinue reading “One of the most fascinating November Test windows in a long time, has given us plenty to think about as we head into a World Cup year!”
While it would be hard to top last Saturday’s action there is still one last weekend of Test Rugby this November that gives us plenty to look forward to!
Like we say the remarkable Test match in Dublin last weekend lived up to its billing and then some! While this weekend’s final round of the November Test window may not quite have the aura of that memorable occasion there is still much to capture our interest this coming Saturday. Scotland once again kick offContinue reading “While it would be hard to top last Saturday’s action there is still one last weekend of Test Rugby this November that gives us plenty to look forward to!”
It was an epic weekend of Test Rugby with the Dublin dustup rightly taking front and centre stage!
Now that we’ve finally had a chance to catch our breath after the thriller in Dublin, we can put pen to paper on a few things that stood out for us after a memorable weekend. There is no question that the showdown in Dublin between Ireland and New Zealand provided the most talking points, asContinue reading “It was an epic weekend of Test Rugby with the Dublin dustup rightly taking front and centre stage!”
The biggest Test of the year awaits us in Dublin, but there is still plenty of action to be had in Edinburgh and Lille this weekend!
There is no doubt that this weekend’s fixture in Dublin is one of the most anticipated Tests of the year, and one which will tell us a lot about how close the number two side Ireland is to the world’s best New Zealand. Ireland know that should they lose, there can be no excuses andContinue reading “The biggest Test of the year awaits us in Dublin, but there is still plenty of action to be had in Edinburgh and Lille this weekend!”
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