A comment by a young rugby writer about Italy and project players got me thinking and on the back of that I wrote an article on Italy and where they are in 2020. https://debsknigsport.com/2020/10/25/the-6-nations-italy-when-is-enough-long-enough/ In their Autumn Nations Cup match against Scotland on the first weekend of the tournament they had just one ‘project player’ … More Project Players and International Rugby 2020
Guest Blogger Jez Denton with some thoughts on this years 6 Nations As the 2019 edition of the six nations comes to an end, I’m going to take the opportunity to look at each countries performance and review the tournament. Firstly, though, I will say that this was a tournament that had so much going … More A Six Nations Review
A week ago I watched the most remarkable game of rugby, the final 6 Nations game between England and Scotland. I often go to 3 or 4 6 Nations matches but this was my only one for 2019. Courtesy of my brothers, it was a birthday trip en famille, we had lunch in Richmond before … More England v Scotland
I have photos to share and a little to say about both the Saracens match and the England match, so here I go. (Photos to follow – WordPress isn’t co-operating) I set off to Allianz Park with 2 England losses to contemplate, Scotland had run amok at Murrayfield on Saturday, with England seemingly forgetting one … More Saracens v Leicester Tigers – With a bit of an England rant too!
After a 6 Nations competition that had many positives for Scottish rugby and in the week that Glasgow Warriors travel to Allianz Park to play Saracens in the quarter final of the Champions Cup a major new sponsorship has been announced. The future of the game is dependent on the youth and Mitsubishi’s sponsorship will … More Exciting times for Scottish Rugby
Having watched one of the best games of the tournament in Cardiff, Twickenham was calling. My friend Monica and I had stayed in Bristol, prices in Cardiff are just crazy on match weekend, so we had an easy journey up to London. we parked a good walk away, but there was no need to pay … More England v Scotland
Scotland and England kick start their 2016 Six Nations campaign at Murrayfield … More Scotland v England – The Calcutta Cup
A trip to Scotland for the final round of the Six Nations saw me finish as I’d started with My good friend Monica accompanying me. I’d bought 2 tickets when planning my 5 games in 5 countries anticipating that she wouldn’t be able to resist a weekend in Bonnie Scotland. We both have family across … More Scotland v Ireland – Event 33
When I started to look at my plans for 2015 and in particular the 6 Nations I got online to see what was achievable as far as tickets were concerned. Tickets for Twickenham are always hard to come by, so I got an idea into my head to watch 5 games in 5 countries instead! … More France v Scotland – Event 13
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