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Six Nations 2017

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    Crucial
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    #520

    I do like this quote about England's performance the other day...

    ''At times it was like watching 15 Daleks stuck at the bottom of an unexpected staircase.''

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/feb/27/england-oxford-squad-training-eddie-jones-italy-six-nations-rugby-union

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      #521

      By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

      NZ
      England
      Australia
      Ireland
      Scotland
      SA

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      • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

        @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

        *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

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        Frye
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        #522

        @taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

        @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

        *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

        Cyprus have the record.

        😆

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        • CrucialC Offline
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          Crucial
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          #523

          Murray Kinsella's excellent analysis of the 'no ruck' situation.

          http://www.the42.ie/italy-tackle-only-england-france-ireland-owens-3261610-Feb2017/

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          • CrucialC Crucial

            Murray Kinsella's excellent analysis of the 'no ruck' situation.

            http://www.the42.ie/italy-tackle-only-england-france-ireland-owens-3261610-Feb2017/

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            Catogrande
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            #524

            @Crucial Good summation.Thanks.

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            • F Frye

              @taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

              @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

              *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

              Cyprus have the record.

              😆

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              No Quarter
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              #525

              @Frye said in Six Nations 2017:

              @taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

              @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

              *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

              Cyprus have the record.

              😆

              Uh, yeah, that's right we were all in complete agreement that Cyprus have the record, England have a ways to go yet.

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              • No QuarterN No Quarter

                @Frye said in Six Nations 2017:

                @taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

                @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

                *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

                Cyprus have the record.

                😆

                Uh, yeah, that's right we were all in complete agreement that Cyprus have the record, England have a ways to go yet.

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                Frye
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                #526

                @No-Quarter said in Six Nations 2017:

                @Frye said in Six Nations 2017:

                @taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

                @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

                *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

                Cyprus have the record.

                😆

                Uh, yeah, that's right we were all in complete agreement that Cyprus have the record, England have a ways to go yet.

                Consecutive win record streak : 18 - New Zealand
                Consecutive win record streak*: 24 - Cyprus

                • that don't include all teams ranked above you

                England, you are currently chasing Cyprus' record.

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                • F Frye

                  @No-Quarter said in Six Nations 2017:

                  @Frye said in Six Nations 2017:

                  @taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

                  @Rugger-Quizzes assuming the English beat the Scots at Twickers (doesnt look like the Scots have won there at all in the 6N* and not since 1983 in the 5N) the Dublin game will be to make a new win record wont it?

                  *Maybe 2017 is the year for the Scots!! What you say @MN5

                  Cyprus have the record.

                  😆

                  Uh, yeah, that's right we were all in complete agreement that Cyprus have the record, England have a ways to go yet.

                  Consecutive win record streak : 18 - New Zealand
                  Consecutive win record streak*: 24 - Cyprus

                  • that don't include all teams ranked above you

                  England, you are currently chasing Cyprus' record.

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                  taniwharugby
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                  #527

                  @Frye as the #1 team in the world, we can never have a streak on your condition (•that don't include all teams ranked above you)

                  I'm ok with them having the 'tiered' record.

                  Were plenty of games in our 18 where we didn't play that well and scraped through.

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                  • No QuarterN Offline
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                    No Quarter
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                    #528

                    @taniwharugby we're trying to bait the English blokes on here. No bites yet but I was hoping for something this evening.

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                    • No QuarterN No Quarter

                      @taniwharugby we're trying to bait the English blokes on here. No bites yet but I was hoping for something this evening.

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                      taniwharugby
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                      #529

                      @No-Quarter ah my bad, the English record will be meaningless, for 1 they didn't even play NZ, how can you claim a record if you haven't beat the best, that's akin to the Saffas winning the 2007 RWC without playing us (2 birds)

                      That's without even going down the route the Poms record wont count because of the tier caveat!

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                        Derm McCrum
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                        #530

                        I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                        A true Tier 1 record!

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                        • No QuarterN No Quarter

                          @taniwharugby we're trying to bait the English blokes on here. No bites yet but I was hoping for something this evening.

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                          Disgusted of TW
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                          #531

                          @No-Quarter said in Six Nations 2017:

                          @taniwharugby we're trying to bait the English blokes on here. No bites yet but I was hoping for something this evening.

                          I think that if the average pom learned one thing from last Sunday it's that sometimes not engaging in the manner expected can thwart an opponent's tactics...

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                          • No QuarterN No Quarter

                            @taniwharugby we're trying to bait the English blokes on here. No bites yet but I was hoping for something this evening.

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                            Margin_Walker
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                            #532

                            @No-Quarter

                            Nah, Would personally be far more disappointed at the impact on a potential Grand Slam/6N Championship if we lost to Scotland or Ireland. Record is nice, but really doesn't mean a lot.

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                              I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                              A true Tier 1 record!

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                              Kruse
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                              #533

                              @Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

                              I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                              A true Tier 1 record!

                              Uruguay?

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                              • KruseK Kruse

                                @Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

                                I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                                A true Tier 1 record!

                                Uruguay?

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                                Catogrande
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #534

                                @Kruse said in Six Nations 2017:

                                @Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

                                I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                                A true Tier 1 record!

                                Uruguay?

                                That would be 17 on the trot if included. PH was being a little disingenuous.

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                                • CatograndeC Catogrande

                                  @Kruse said in Six Nations 2017:

                                  @Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

                                  I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                                  A true Tier 1 record!

                                  Uruguay?

                                  That would be 17 on the trot if included. PH was being a little disingenuous.

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                                  Kruse
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                                  #535

                                  @Catogrande I had a suspicion that might be the case, after posting and started to check... but then couldn't be arsed.
                                  A sign of true laziness, when one decides to allow one's self to look like a fucking idiot, rather than quick fact-checking, or even just deleting post.

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                                  • KruseK Kruse

                                    @Catogrande I had a suspicion that might be the case, after posting and started to check... but then couldn't be arsed.
                                    A sign of true laziness, when one decides to allow one's self to look like a fucking idiot, rather than quick fact-checking, or even just deleting post.

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                                    Disgusted of TW
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                                    #536

                                    @Kruse

                                    @Kruse said in Six Nations 2017:

                                    A sign of true laziness, when one decides to allow one's self to look like a fucking idiot, rather than quick fact-checking, or even just deleting post.

                                    You are Donald Trump, and I claim my prize

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                                    • CatograndeC Catogrande

                                      @Kruse said in Six Nations 2017:

                                      @Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

                                      I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                                      A true Tier 1 record!

                                      Uruguay?

                                      That would be 17 on the trot if included. PH was being a little disingenuous.

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                                      Derm McCrum
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                                      #537

                                      @Catogrande said in Six Nations 2017:

                                      @Kruse said in Six Nations 2017:

                                      @Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

                                      I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

                                      A true Tier 1 record!

                                      Uruguay?

                                      That would be 17 on the trot if included. PH was being a little disingenuous.

                                      Au contraire. I wasn't including Uruguay deliberately. They don't count as a proper Tier One test. So it's 16 on the trot for me. Which is pretty impressive. Has another tier one team done that before?

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                                      • CrucialC Crucial

                                        By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

                                        NZ
                                        England
                                        Australia
                                        Ireland
                                        Scotland
                                        SA

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                                        MN5
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                                        #538

                                        @Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

                                        By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

                                        NZ
                                        England
                                        Australia
                                        Ireland
                                        Scotland
                                        SA

                                        What a time to be alive

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                                        • MN5M MN5

                                          @Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

                                          By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

                                          NZ
                                          England
                                          Australia
                                          Ireland
                                          Scotland
                                          SA

                                          What a time to be alive

                                          CrucialC Offline
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                                          Crucial
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #539

                                          @MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

                                          @Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

                                          By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

                                          NZ
                                          England
                                          Australia
                                          Ireland
                                          Scotland
                                          SA

                                          What a time to be alive

                                          I hope you are thanking every Saffa you come across for their team being such shite that they plummeted

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