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Loosk like I am the only one here intersted in Rugby..

Did any one see the England match. It looks like we remembered how to play!!

I didn't see the game, but saw that we scored some actual tries. Does this mean we're good again?

I didn't see hte game eysterday because I WAS FUCKING DRIVING BACK FROM FUCKING DURHAM AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE CATHERDRAL RATHER THAN IN THE PUB DRINKING BEER WATCHING THE GAME.

oh bugger you missed a good game..

England was 29-0 at half time!!

thought about seeing a game in the stadio flaminio, but probably will havr left rome by then

England Team Manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged 22 for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations finale against Scotland at Twickenham (3.30pm).
England
15. Delon Armitage (London Irish)
14. Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
13. Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby)
12. Riki Flutey (London Wasps)
11. Ugo Monye (Harlequins)
10. Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers)
9. Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers)
1. Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks)
2. Lee Mears (Bath Rugby)
3. Phil Vickery (London Wasps)
4. Steve Borthwick (Saracens, captain)
5. Simon Shaw (London Wasps)
6. Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
7. Joe Worsley (London Wasps)
8. Nick Easter (Harlequins)

Replacements
16. Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
17. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
18. Nick Kennedy (London Irish)
19. James Haskell (London Wasps)
20. Danny Care (Harlequins)
21. Andy Goode (CA Brive)
22. Mathew Tait (Sale Sharks)

woot 7 hours of rugby tomorrow..

I was at Twickenham last SUnday. It was the first rugby game I've been too and what a game! It was excellent!

The atmosphere was brilliant too... Why can't football games be like that? I woudln't go mind you.. but I imagine it would save a couple of quid for the taxpayer and a lot of police time.

The praise bot needs some new subroutines, Grim...

Twickers is a great place to see rugby, I have been 4 times now.

I would love to see a six nations match there

That's what you think. Kovacs Jnr will be a footy fan and decide to appear tomorrow to ruin your rugby-viewing enrich your lives.

It was *Outstanding/brilliant/exceptional/first rate (*delete as applicable)

If we beat Scotland and Ireland beat Wales, England will finish 2nd.

I have mentioned this to my Welsh rugby fanatic boss a few times today.

We are guessing this will happen

The best variation is if England beat Scotland, Ireland beat Wales and France beat Italy by about 40 clear points then Wales end up in fourth.

England also likely to end up as both top points and try scorers for the tournament and with the individual top try scorer if you feel a need to wind him up any more.

He may well mention Rikki Flutey's country of birth to which I suggest the response Sonny Parker and to point out that at least we've chosen a good antipodean to steal (let us not dwell on Vainokolo or Henry Paul).

Edit: Also 7 hours, you wuss, onto my second S14 game already.

went to flaminio yesterday, will post some pics

eek, i'm a bit nervous about the rugby this afternoon. I hope Scotland put up a decent fight, they usually seem to pull something out of the bag for the England game.

France are 29 points ahead! COME ON, FRANCE!

The France game is great to watch!

Damnit!

Is that Italys first try of the competition? Did I hear that right??

Nope, first in 5 hours - they got one in the first match at Twickenham.

Bloody hell, that's a shed-load of points.

oh right, i didn't think that could be right. I feel a bit sorry for Italy now... 50-8!!

I hope Scotland don't end up with a similar score

will Scotland get the first points of the match....YUS!!!!

That race between Evans and Monye was pretty awesome.

England need to stop giving the ball away. It seems like they've been told not to kick the ball away, but we're getting to positions where a little tap kick might work wonders, but are instead just running into touch, which helps nobody!

Hope Ellis is okay. Looks like he dived head first into the other fella's hip. Knocked out cold.

Yeah that looked pretty nasty, I hope he's ok. Shame Evans didn't score a try for us he did brilliantly, as did Mike Blair. I think Scotland deserve a try because we have been playing quite well but looks like we're not winning this one.
Now I need to start fretting about the football at the end of the month. Scotland play Holland a week today-eek!

Crikey that was a fun last 10.

Congrats on your 4th place, Welshies.

That was a bit tense!

God DAMN it. Played 5, won 3, 4th place! Weird-assed results table this year.

Also, IRB say England officially better than Wales.

Decent weekend for England, second place finish, up to sixth in the rankings and got rid of the record for longest period at a venue without a win to Scotland.

Now could someone fire this useless Sonia woman who's doing her usual embarassing interviews.

That makes pretty good viewing!

Yeah, but that looks better.

So England end with the fewest points against, tied top points for and in 2nd place, who'd've thought that after the first 3 games?

Malc

Pretty much the dictionary definition of "flattering to deceive", mind.

Even scarier is if they'd have won their game v Ireland they'd have won the whole damn thing!

Malc

a happy flaminio just before the 8-50, look at that nice balloon they were preparoing for celebrations


here, the italians were going to drink a nice peroni after their victory

Woot th six nations are upon us again..

England Team to face Wales

Player Club
15 Delon Armitage London Irish
14 Mark Cueto Sale Sharks
13 Matthew Tait Sale Sharks
12 Riki Flutey Brive
11 Ugo Monye Harlequins
10 Jonny Wilkinson Toulon
9 Danny Care Harlequins
1 Tim Payne London Wasps
2 Dylan Hartley Northampton
3 David Wilson Bath Rugby
4 Simon Shaw London Wasps
5 Steve Borthwick (C) Saracens
6 James Haskell Stade Francais
7 Lewis Moody Leicester Tigers
8 Nick Easter Harlequins

Replacements
Player Club
16 Steve Thompson Brive
17 Dan Cole Leicester Tigers
18 Louis Deacon Leicester Tigers
19 Steffon Armitage London Irish
20 Paul Hodgson London Irish
21 Toby Flood Leicester Tigers
22 Ben Foden Northampton

That looks like one nation to me.

yes the ONE that matters

Nah. There's a few Kiwis in there too. ;-)

Surprised when it was announced, looks like they're either looking to be expansive or peppering the fullback with kicks and hoping for a decent chase.

As a taff, I was quietly confident, what with Byrne coming back, but Twatland (as he will be known) has dropped a few bombshells.

Williams at hooker will lower the grunt of the scrum (but a decent pick with GSE out),but picking Clarteris at lock may somewhat undo our power come scrum time - I'd like to have seen Gough alongside A-W J...

Cooper is a shit scrum half, but probably better/more experienced than those available...

Oh I dunno, England by 5?!

Gash
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It did not work out well for Wales did?

Some good rugby over the weekend..