This is a thread about the 2020 Six Nations, formerly the Five Nations

Akrasia · 31-10-2020 7:39pm

Lol

Vital Transformation · 31-10-2020 7:40pm

Penalty reversed, England stay on +6.

c.p.w.g.w · 31-10-2020 7:40pm

Some of the calls from the ref are confusing as fcuk...I'm seeing an infringement pinged and a few minutes later the exact same thing happens no call from the ref...rugby is getting harder to watch, with the standard of reffing being so utterly inconsistent

TomsOnTheRoof · 31-10-2020 7:40pm

Fair play to the Italians. They were unlucky with two of the scores. Put some decent passages of play in.

Big Ears · 31-10-2020 7:41pm

Hard not to think of the late try conceded last week.
Really hope it's not a factor !

martingriff · 31-10-2020 7:42pm

Big Ears wrote: »

Hard not to think of the late try conceded last week.
Really hope it's not a factor !

We be 1 ahead

Burkie1203 · 31-10-2020 7:43pm

Big Ears wrote: »

Hard not to think of the late try conceded last week.
Really hope it's not a factor !

Tipuric on 80 v Wales too.

BBDBB · 31-10-2020 7:44pm

It’s the hope that kills ye

Dave_The_Sheep · 31-10-2020 7:45pm

Thinking realistically, Italy were never going to stop England getting the BP. That scoreline is about as much as we could hope for in reality. France have to really go for it and throw the ball around for a BP win. We just have to win by 7, that's ... hard but not impossible. That's not as bad a situation to be in as could have been.

Of course that lst minute try last week is more infuriating now...

TomsOnTheRoof · 31-10-2020 7:47pm

Berties_Horse wrote: »

Well then, game plan has changed significantly. Expect it to be tight and cagey with bonus point no longer needed. Let's hope O'Mahony's brainfart last week doesn't prove the difference...

O'Mahony shouldn't have knocked it on but he also set up the try for Aki. Us winning or losing the tournament won't be on him.

Losty Dublin · 31-10-2020 7:49pm

A neck roll and a reversed penalty at the end. That one looks like it is going to prove rather costly...

Off now to kick a few lumps out of the idiotic flea bitten non rugby types who obviously think trick n treating is more important than, well, rugby :pac:

See you all at 8PM

Beechwoodspark · 31-10-2020 7:50pm

So according to the pundits Ireland wins 6 nations if we win by 6?

Stheno · 31-10-2020 7:54pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

So according to the pundits Ireland wins 6 nations if we win by 6?

Yes as we have score more tries than England so if level on points its most tries

molloyjh · 31-10-2020 7:55pm

Stheno wrote: »

Yes as we have score more tries than England so if level on points its most tries

We've both scored 14 though? Is it TBPs? England have 1 to our 2.

kuang1 · 31-10-2020 7:56pm

molloyjh wrote: »

We've both scored 14 though? Is it TBPs? England have 1 to our 2.

Is it assuming we score at least one try tonight and surpass 14?

thelad95 · 31-10-2020 7:56pm

It's certainly not beyond the bounds of possibility, were we to win by exactly 6 points and without scoring a try, we would share the title with England in what would be the least satisfying conclusion to any tournament in history.

flipflophead22 · 31-10-2020 7:57pm

What do Ireland need to score to win it out?

thelad95 · 31-10-2020 7:58pm

flipflophead22 wrote: »

What do Ireland need to score to win it out?

Literally an 8-0 win would do it

molloyjh · 31-10-2020 7:58pm

flipflophead22 wrote: »

What do Ireland need to score to win it out?

Win by 6 points of we score a try. Win by 7 if we dont.

thelad95 · 31-10-2020 8:01pm

Worth remembering that France won't care that we can possibly win the championship they need a TBP and a 31 point victory, they'll be going mad for tries from the off

Clegg · 31-10-2020 8:08pm

So if nobody in particular were to theoretically have not spilled an easy catch from a restart, we'd actually be ahead of England on PD right now?

31-10-2020 8:08pm

This game is going to be mental. I haven't seen enough from Ireland to be confident and whilst France can still implode at times their try scoring calibre is a measure beyond ours currently.

England really missed that warm up game, they didn't look ready for a pretty determined and hard working Italy.

Pivac is under pressure now I'd say, Wales look poor but ultimately I don't think they've the players anymore.

Scotland were the team post world cup that have surprised me the most. Thought they were in a very bad place but they've had a good six nations and were unlucky not to beat us in the end.

Looking forward to kick off.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 31-10-2020 8:12pm

Anyone post the maths? What do Ireland need to win by?

mr_edge_to_you · 31-10-2020 8:13pm

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Anyone post the maths? What do Ireland need to win by?

Win by 6 having scored a try, or more 7 points.

Burkie1203 · 31-10-2020 8:13pm

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Anyone post the maths? What do Ireland need to win by?

One of

A TBP win by any margin.

A 7 point win (if they dont score a try)

A 6 point win if scoring 1, 2, 3 tries

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 31-10-2020 8:15pm

This is gonna be epic. Awful shame the pubs are closed.

Stheno · 31-10-2020 8:15pm

Hunky Monster wrote: »

This is gonna be epic. Awful shame the pubs are closed.

I was just thinking the same

Downlinz · 31-10-2020 8:16pm

Berties_Horse wrote: »

Well then, game plan has changed significantly. Expect it to be tight and cagey with bonus point no longer needed. Let's hope O'Mahony's brainfart last week doesn't prove the difference...

Lots of people should be looked at for blame before O'Mahony. Heffernan for failing to lift, Sexton for missing the tackle allowing a line break and Stockdale for generally making a miss at the one on one situation. Tracking it all the way back to the restart is absurd.

Cosmo Kramer · 31-10-2020 8:31pm

thelad95 wrote: »

It's certainly not beyond the bounds of possibility, were we to win by exactly 6 points and without scoring a try, we would share the title with England in what would be the least satisfying conclusion to any tournament in history.

Apart from the year everyone won the title (1973).

OldRio · 31-10-2020 8:36pm

Edited... Not the time

Losty Dublin · 31-10-2020 9:11pm

While it did miss the posts, that was some kick from Murray.

clsmooth · 31-10-2020 9:13pm

Pathetic by Stockdale there. Gave them an easy kick.

The Lost Sheep · 02-11-2020 7:29pm

The nominees for the Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship have been announced.

Romain Ntamack
Maro Itoje
Grégory Alldritt
CJ Stander
Antoine Dupont
Ben Youngs

hahashake · 02-11-2020 7:44pm

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

The nominees for the Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship have been announced.

Romain Ntamack
Maro Itoje
Grégory Alldritt
CJ Stander
Antoine Dupont
Ben Youngs

Got to be one of the French halves.

UAEguy2020 · 02-11-2020 7:57pm

Definitely Dupont.

Bazzo · 03-11-2020 12:00am

Has to be Dupont.

Rugbymad2020 · 04-11-2020 6:33am

Boks confirmed for rugby championship until 2023 so no 6N for them

ionadnapokot · 05-11-2020 1:23pm

Bazzo wrote: »

Has to be Dupont.

It does.
But voted for CJ because he is a legend!
One of only 2 Irish players to play 80mins in every game. Stockdale was the other....

Most importantly he went looking for the ball when we need him most v England and France.
One of the very few Irish players who got tough when the tough got going.

He should be the captain.

No player made more carries (78) or won more turnovers (7) than the consistent back-rower in this year’s Championship and the 30-year-old played nigh on every minute, missing only the dying seconds of the win over Wales after picking up a late yellow card.

https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/player-of-the-championship/

Use your vote!
https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/guinness-six-nations-player-of-the-championship-2020/

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