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Lowe left out as Ireland name two uncapped players in squad of 37
Winger James Lowe is the surprise omission as Ireland name a 37-strong Six Nations squad that includes two uncapped players.
Townsend names five uncapped players in his 39-man Scotland squad
Gregor Townsend has named five uncapped players in his 39-man Scotland squad for the Six Nations which opens against England on February 5.
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Bit of a hit for France!
Romain Ntamack, Antoine Dupont, François Cros, Gaëtan Barlot, Anthony Jelonch, Cyril Baille, and Bernard Le Roux have all been removed due to positive Covid-19 results.
Added to this, back row Cameron Woki and giant tighthead Uini Atonio have also been removed due to injury
Ten players withdrawn from France's Six Nations squad
France have been hit by significant disruption ahead of the Guinness Six Nations, after being forced to withdraw ten players from their...
Whereas England has improved with Farrell out and Ford back. Lawes is injured tho, he was stand in captain last time
Injury-hit England call up Ford and Daly
George Ford has replaced the injured Owen Farrell in England’s 36-man training squad ahead of the Six Nations, the Rugby Football Union...
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Scrum tweak trial
Six Nations: World Rugby to trial new scrum law to improve safety
World Rugby has announced that a new law that is designed to improve scrum stability and protect hookers will be trialled during this year's Six Nations.
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@daffy-jaffy suprised they found 6 minutes of highlights in a 2 penalty kick game
However watching the Italians celebrate at the end was priceless..probably should have won by more -
The Euro champs decider -
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@daffy-jaffy said in NH International Rugby:
The Euro champs decider -
Georgia would have beaten us this past weekend
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You have to laugh at the Scottish Broadcasting Corporation or BBC as it is more usually known.
Headline on the women’s international being played:- Scotland Strike Back against England. Actual score? 5-31 after 30 minutes.
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@catogrande They struck back pretty well, limiting the Poms to scoring just another 26 points in the remaining 50 minutes.
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@higgins said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande They struck back pretty well, limiting the Poms to scoring just another 26 points in the remaining 50 minutes.
Overall an improvement in the later stages of the game, showing the superior fitness of the Scots girls.
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@catogrande So there is a glimmer of hope for @MN5
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@higgins said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande So there is a glimmer of hope for @MN5
Call me sexist but I don’t watch woman’s rugby or cricket
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@higgins said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande So there is a glimmer of hope for @MN5
There may be some hope for Scotland but for @MN5 ?
None.
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A really good article by the excellent Nick bishop on rugby pass, need to subscribe. But key point about the two best sides, but both succeed with their style
Here are some of highlight raw stats:
France kicked for the most metres per game (1084m) and Ireland the least (691m). Even within the kicking game itself, Les Bleus finished top in long kicks (79) and Ireland bottom of the table with 47.
Ireland made the most carries (139) and passes (211) per game, and set the most rucks (105). France made the fewest carries (99) and passes (115) while setting the lowest number of rucks (72 per game).
Ireland enjoyed the highest time in possession (over 20 minutes per game) while France had the lowest in the competition at 16-and-a-half minutes.
Ireland achieved the highest proportion of lightning-quick (one to three second) ball at 69 per cent, while France had the lowest ratio (40 per cent).
Ireland v France: Is it better to play with or without the ball?
France and Ireland have adopted very different strategies throughout this year's Six Nations championship.
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Interest stats. The trouble is from an English POV is that Percentage Eddie would take that as kicking wins games, end of. Sure France kicked a lot but kicked well, chased well, didn’t generally kick when in the opposition half and certainly not when anything was on.
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@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
Interest stats. The trouble is from an English POV is that Percentage Eddie would take that as kicking wins games, end of. Sure France kicked a lot but kicked well, chased well, didn’t generally kick when in the opposition half and certainly not when anything was on.
Exactly
Think the old phrase was ‘horses for courses’
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how huge is Nadolo looking these days, still trucking it up on the wing!
