6 Nations 2013

[Holdfast]

A good win by England, They were the only team to threaten the try line as well. Healy's stamp was on Dan Cole IIRC, maybe down to thoughts of Lions selection? He should be cited and banned for the next three games.

England have France at Twickers next. France must change in leaps and bounds to get anything from TW2 6SN. There's a faint possibility I may get a ticket for that game.

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You lucky Beggar!!!!!!! .....I would have said a lot worse,but this is a public forum!!!!!

[Holdfast]

The chances are very slim, but you never know. I've only seen England v France once before and that was in 2003.

[paulh.]

rightly so- but why was Felatau for the judas punch he planted on rory Best...?

[Holdfast]

Healeys' ban details here: Newspaper report

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Teams for Italy v Wales 23/02/13

ITALY
15 Andrea Masi (Wasps)
14 Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre)
13 Tommaso Benvenuti (Treviso)
12 Gonzalo Canale (La Rochelle)
11 Luke McLean (Treviso)
10 Kris Burton (Treviso)
9 Edoardo Gori (Treviso)

1 Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro)
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso)
3 Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester, capt)
4 Antonio Pavanello (Treviso)
5 Francesco Minto (Treviso)
6 Alessandro Zanni (Treviso)
7 Simone Favaro (Treviso)
8 Manoa Vosawai (Treviso)

Replacements:
16 Davide Giazzon (Zebre)
17 Alberto De Marchi (Treviso)
18 Lorenzo Cittadini (Treviso)
19 Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre)
20 Paul Derbyshire (Treviso)
21 Tobias Botes (Treviso)
22 Luciano Orquera (Zebre)
23 Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre)

WALES
5 Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues)
14 Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues)
13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
12 Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues)
11 George North (Scarlets)
10 Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
9 Mike Phillips (Bayonne)

1 Gethin Jenkins (Toulon)
2 Richard Hibbard (Ospreys)
3 Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4 Andrew Coombs (Dragons)
5 Ian Evans (Ospreys)
6 Ryan Jones (Ospreys) captain
7 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
8 Toby Faletau (Dragons)

Replacements:
16 Ken Owens (Scarlets)
17 Paul James (Bath)
18 Craig Mitchell (Exeter Chiefs)
19 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
20 Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues)
21 Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues)
22 James Hook (Perpignan)
23 Scott Williams (Scarlets)

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Teams for England v France 23/02/13

ENGLAND
15 Alex Goode (Saracens)
14 Chris Ashton (Saracens)
13 Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
12 Brad Barritt (Saracens)
11 Mike Brown (Harlequins)
10 Owen Farrell (Saracens)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

1 Joe Marler (Harlequins)
2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
4 Joe Launchbury (London Wasps)
5 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
6 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins) captain
8 Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)

Replacements
16 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
17 David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
18 Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
19 James Haskell (London Wasps)
20 Thomas Waldrom (Leicester Tigers)
21 Danny Care (Harlequins)
22 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers)
23 Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)

FRANCE
15 Yoann Huget (Toulouse)
14 Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)
13 Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon)
12 Wesley Fofana (Clermont)
11 Benjamin Fall (Racing-Metro)
10 François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier)
9 Morgan Parra (Clermont)

1 Thomas Domingo (Clermont)
2 Benjamin Kayser (Clermont)
3 Nicolas Mas (Perpignan)
4 Christophe Samson (Castres)
5 Yoann Maestri (Toulouse)
6 Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse)
7 Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse) captain
8 Louis Picamoles (Toulouse)

Replacements:
16 Dimitri Szarzewski (Racing-Metro)
17 Vincent Debaty (Clermont)
18 Luc Ducalcon (Racing-Metro)
19 Jocelino Suta (Toulon)
20 Antonie Claassen (Castres)
21 Maxime Machenaud (Racing-Metro)
22 Frédéric Michalak (Toulon)
23 Florian Fritz (Toulouse)

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Teams for Scotland v Ireland 24/02/13

SCOTLAND
15 Stuart Hogg
14 Sean Maitland
13 Sean Lamont
12 Matt Scott
11 Tim Visser
10 Ruaridh Jackson
9 Greig Laidlaw

1 Ryan Grant
2 Ross Ford
3 Geoff Cross
4 Richie Gray
5 Jim Hamilton
6 Robert Harley
7 Kelly Brown (captain)
8 Johnnie Beattie

Replacements
16 Dougie Hall
17 Jon Welsh
18 Moray Low
19 Alastair Kellock
20 David Denton
21 Henry Pyrgos
22 Duncan Weir
23 Max Evans

IRELAND
15 Rob Kearney (Leinster)
14 Craig Gilroy (Ulster)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster)
12 Luke Marshall (Ulster)
11 Keith Earls (Munster)
10 Paddy Jackson (Ulster)
9 Conor Murray (Munster)

1 Tom Court (Ulster)
2 Rory Best (Ulster)
3 Mike Ross (Leinster)
4 Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster)
5 Donnacha Ryan (Munster)
6 Peter O'Mahony (Munster)
7 Sean O'Brien (Leinster)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)

Replacements
16 Sean Cronin (Leinster)
17 David Kilcoyne (Munster)
18 Declan Fitzpatrick (Ulster)
19 Devin Toner (Leinster)
20 Iain Henderson (Ulster)
21 Eoin Reddan (Leinster)
22 Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
23 Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster)

[Holdfast]

Well done England, Scotland and Wales. A great weekends work. looking like a great final weekend coming up. Obviously there is a another round before that. Scotland v Wales, Ireland v France and England v Italy. Scotland v Wales the pick of those games.

[paulh.]

OUCH!

80% possession, 80% territory and not able to make use of the man advantage. Can't say the result surprised me in the end. P

[Holdfast]

Teams for Scotland v Wales 09/03/2013

SCOTLAND
15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
14 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors)
13 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
12 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
11 Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby)
10 Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)
9 Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby)

1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors)
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby)
3 Euan Murray (Worcester Warriors)
4 Richie Gray (Sale Sharks)
5 Jim Hamilton (Gloucester)
6 Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors)
7 Kelly Brown (Saracens) captain
8 Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier)

Replacements
16 Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors)
17 Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors)
18 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby)
19 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors)
20 Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)
21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors)
22 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors)
23 Max Evans (Castres)

WALES
15 Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues)
14 Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues)
13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
12 Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues)
11 George North (Scarlets)
10 Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
9 Mike Phillips (Bayonne)

1 Paul James (Bath)
2 Richard Hibbard (Ospreys)
3 Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
5 Ian Evans (Ospreys)
6 Ryan Jones (Ospreys)
7 Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues)
8 Toby Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Replacements:
Ken Owens (Scarlets)
Ryan Bevington (Ospreys)
Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues)
Andrew Coombs (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues)
James Hook (Perpignan)
Scott Williams (Scarlets)

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Teams for Ireland v France 09/03/2013

IRELAND
15 Rob Kearney (Leinster)
14 Fergus McFadden (Leinster)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster)
12 Luke Marshall (Ulster)
11 Keith Earls (Munster)
10 A.N. Other
9 Conor Murray (Munster)
1 Cian Healy (Leinster)
2 Rory Best (Ulster)
3 Mike Ross (Leinster)
4 Mike McCarthy (Connacht)
5 Donnacha Ryan (Munster)
6 Peter O'Mahony (Munster)
7 Sean O'Brien (Leinster)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)
Replacements:
16 Sean Cronin (Leinster)
17 David Kilcoyne (Munster)
18 A.N. Other
19 Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster)
20 Iain Henderson (Ulster)
21 Eoin Reddan (Leinster)
22 A.N. Other
23 Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster)

FRANCE

15 Yoann Huget (Toulouse)
14 Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)
13 Florian Fritz (Toulouse)
12 Wesley Fofana (Clermont)
11 Maxime Médard (Toulouse)
10 Frédéric Michalak (Toulon)
9 Morgan Parra (Clermont)
1 Thomas Domingo (Clermont)
2 Benjamin Kayser (Clermont)
3 Nicolas Mas (Perpignan)
4 Christophe Samson (Castres)
5 Yoann Maestri (Toulouse)
6 Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse)
7 Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse) captain
8 Louis Picamoles (Toulouse)
Replacements:
16 Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan)
17 Vincent Debaty (Clermont)
18 Luc Ducalcon (Racing Métro)
19 Sébastien Vahaamahina (Perpignan)
20 Antonie Claassen (Castres)
21 Maxime Machenaud (Racing Métro)
22 François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier)
23 Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon)

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Teams for England v Italy 10/03/2013

ENGLAND
15 Alex Goode (Saracens)
14 Chris Ashton (Saracens)
13 Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
12 Brad Barritt (Saracens)
11 Mike Brown (Harlequins)
10 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers)
9 Danny Care (Harlequins)
1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
2 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
4 Joe Launchbury (London Wasps)
5 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
6 James Haskell (London Wasps)
7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
8 Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Replacements
16 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
17 David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
18 Joe Marler (Harlequins)
19 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
20 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
21 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
22 Freddie Burns (Gloucester Rugby)
23 Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)

ITALY
15 Andrea Masi
14 Giovanbattista Venditti
13 Gonzalo Canale
12 Gonzalo Garcia
11 Luke McLean
10 Luciano Orquera
9 Edoardo Gori

1 Alberto de Marchi
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Quintin Geldenhuys
5 Joshua Furno
6 Alessandro Zanni
7 Robert Barbieri
8 Sergio Parisse

Replacements:
16 Davide Giazzon
17 Andrea Lo Cicero
18 Lorenzo Cittadini
19 Antonio Pavanello
20 Francesco Minto
21 Simone Favaro
22 Tobias Botes
23 Tommaso Benvenuti

[Holdfast]

If Italy had won on Sunday they would've deserved it. Luckily for England they couldn't get to the try line again. I also believe the 250\1 on betting was an insult to the Italians. Ireland were lucky to get the draw, and Scotlands defence just failed them again. Bring on next weekend should be a belter. Although I don't expect a Grand slam from England this time round. Their in experience at this level will be the deciding factor I believe. But, I may be wrong. It could do them the world of good if England lose the final game of this tournament. Character building I would think.

[Holdfast]

Teams for this Saturdays final round:

ITALY
15 Andrea Masi (London Wasps)
14 Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre Rugby)
13 Gonzalo Canale (Stade Rochelais)
12 Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre Rugby)
11 Luke McLean (Benetton Treviso)
10 Luciano Orquera (Zebre Rugby)
9 Edoardo Gori (Benetton Treviso)
1 Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing-Metro Paris)
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Benetton Treviso)
3 Lorenzo Cittadini (Benetton Treviso)
4 Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre Rugby)
5 Joshua Furno (Narbonne)
6 Alessandro Zanni (Benetton Treviso)
7 Simone Favaro (Benetton Treviso)
8 Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais) captain
Replacements:
16 Davide Giazzon (Zebre Rugby)
17 Michele Rizzo (Benetton Treviso)
18 Alberto De Marchi (Benetton Treviso)
19 Antonio Pavanello (Benetton Treviso)
20 Francesco Minto (Benetton Treviso)
21 Paul Derbyshire (Benetton Treviso)
22 Tobias Botes (Benetton Treviso)
23 Tommaso Benvenuti (Benetton Treviso)

IRELAND
15 Rob Kearney (Leinster)
14 Craig Gilroy (Ulster)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster)
12 Luke Marshall (Ulster)
11 Keith Earls (Munster)
10 Paddy Jackson (Ulster)
9 Conor Murray (Munster)
1 Cian Healy (Leinster)
2 Rory Best (Ulster)
3 Mike Ross (Leinster)
4 Mike McCarthy (Connacht)
5 Donnacha Ryan (Munster)
6 Peter O'Mahony (Munster)
7 Sean O'Brien (Leinster)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Leinster) captain

Replacements:
16 Sean Cronin (Leinster)
17 David Kilcoyne (Munster)
18 Stephen Archer (Munster)
19 Devin Toner (Leinster)
20 Iain Henderson (Ulster)
21 Paul Marshall (Ulster)
22 Ian Madigan (Leinster)
23 Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster)


Wales
15 Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues)
14 Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues)
13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
12 Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues)
11 George North (Scarlets)
10 Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
9 Mike Phillips (Bayonne)

1 Gethin Jenkins (Toulon) captain
2 Richard Hibbard (Ospreys)
3 Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
5 Ian Evans (Ospreys)
6 Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues)
7 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
8 Toby Faletau (Dragons)

Replacements:
16 Ken Owens (Scarlets)
17 Paul James (Bath)
18 Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues)
19 Andrew Coombs (Dragons)
20 Aaron Shingler (Scarlets)
21 Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues)
22 James Hook Perpignan)
23 Scott Williams (Scarlets)


ENGLAND
15 Alex Goode (Saracens)
14 Chris Ashton (Saracens)
13 Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
12. Brad Barritt (Saracens)
11 Mike Brown (Harlequins)
10 Owen Farrell (Saracens)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

1 Joe Marler (Harlequins)
2 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
4 Joe Launchbury (London Wasps)
5 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
6 Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins) captain
8 Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Replacements:
16 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
17 David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
18 Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
19 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
20 James Haskell (London Wasps)
21 Danny Care (Harlequins)
22 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers)
23 Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)

France
15 Yoann Huget (Toulouse)
14 Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)
13 Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon)
12 Wesley Fofana (Clermont)
11 Maxime Médard (Toulouse)
10 Frédéric Michalak (Toulon)
9 Morgan Parra (Clermont)
1 Thomas Domingo (Clermont)
2 Benjamin Kayser (Clermont)
3 Nicolas Mas (Perpignan)
4 Sébastien Vahaamahina (Perpignan)
5 Yoann Maestri (Toulouse)
6 Antonie Claassen (Castres)
7 Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse) captain
8 Louis Picamoles (Toulouse)
Replacements:
16 Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan)
17 Vincent Debaty (Clermont)
18 Luc Ducalcon (Racing Métro)
19 Christophe Samson (Castres)
20 Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse)
21 Maxime Machenaud (Racing Métro)
22 François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier)
23 Florian Fritz/Gaël Fickou (both Toulouse)

Scotland

15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
14 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors)
13 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
12 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
11 Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby)
10 Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)
9 Greg Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby)
1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors)
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby)
3 Euan Murray (Worcester Warriors)
4 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby)
5 Jim Hamilton (Gloucester Rugby)
6 Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan)
7 Kelly Brown (Saracens) captain
Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier)
Replacements:
16 Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors)
17 Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors)
18 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby)
19 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors)
20 Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)
21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors)
22 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors)
23 Max Evans (Castres)

[paulh.]

What a weekend of rugby!!!!! Wales were absoloutely deserving of the win -and increbile and stunning performance. Mrs H was VERY happy (even nearly forgot about the table-cloth )
But, today was even better: Heno junior scored an amazing try this morning from almost our own try line -to the other end with Rhiwbina's speed merchants snapping closely at his heels- a great St Paddy's day pressie for his old man!

P

[Holdfast]

Great play by the Welsh and a deserved Championship. Hopefully England will get stronger for next year.

This years table:

1 Wales
2 England
3 Scotland
4 Italy
5 Ireland
6 France