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six nations super saturday
Mar. 17th, 2007 07:43 pmWell, we beat Italy. Boy howdy did we beat them. Then France did to us in the championship what they did to us at Croke Park: snatched the win from us right at the last second. Bah.
England vs France, full-time
Mar. 11th, 2007 04:48 pmWell, that was somewhat unexpected: England 26, France 18. This means we're in with a chance of winning the championship: we have to beat Italy by more than 4 points than France beat Scotland. Of course, if Scotland beat France, better still.
Italy vs Wales, full time
Mar. 10th, 2007 05:18 pmWell, that was controversial: Italy's winning try was scored by a player who should arguably have been sent off for deliberately punching an opponent in the face while tackling him, and then Wales were denied their final move of the game through a disagreement on the amount of time left between the television official and the referee. Still, Italy deserved the win.
sporting weekend
Mar. 11th, 2006 10:10 pmRugby: Italy 18, Wales 18. Italy actually deserved to win this, I think. Ireland 15, Scotland 9 in a hard-fought game at a wet and windy Lansdowne road; both teams missed plenty opportunities to score but the commentators said it was a spectacular game under the conditions, so I guess I can't fault that. And in case anyone cares, there's a new F1 season, with new rules, new teams, and new drivers. I watched some of the new qualifying format and it's certainly an improvement over the single-lap qualifying, but it remains to be seen whether or not the race is worth any attention.
six nations week 2, redux
Feb. 13th, 2006 12:55 amFinal scores for the weekend: France v Ireland, 43 - 31
Italy v England, 1e6 - 2 (consolation points)[1]
Wales v Scotland, some inept scoring - less scoring, but also inept
[1] Needlessly unfair. The Italians did a superb job in the first half, which they finished trailing by a mere point, before England did something or other I didn't see which involved scoring and converting a lot. I caught the end of the game; in the 82nd minute, the Italians (who had pulled back a try and conversion so they weren't trailing by quite so much) got a penalty at their own five-metre line; they chose, rather stupidly I thought, to run it instead of kicking it into the stands, the ball was intercepted by the opposition, and they went down another 7 points. Shame.
Italy v England, 1e6 - 2 (consolation points)[1]
Wales v Scotland, some inept scoring - less scoring, but also inept
[1] Needlessly unfair. The Italians did a superb job in the first half, which they finished trailing by a mere point, before England did something or other I didn't see which involved scoring and converting a lot. I caught the end of the game; in the 82nd minute, the Italians (who had pulled back a try and conversion so they weren't trailing by quite so much) got a penalty at their own five-metre line; they chose, rather stupidly I thought, to run it instead of kicking it into the stands, the ball was intercepted by the opposition, and they went down another 7 points. Shame.
six nations rugby, weekend one
Feb. 6th, 2006 12:52 amIreland v. Italy: we won, but who cares? The only proper try, of three scored, was the Italian one.
England v. Wales: didn't see it. Heard that England pretty much did a stompy dance on Wales.
Scotland v. France: Hply Sjot. I do believe Scotland won't be sober any time this week. Not only did the Highlanders win the game, they did so through superiority rather than a lucky game. Such a joy to see them pushing the allegedly immovable French pack 15 meters and more back up the pitch to score a try. Boy, was I ever yelling in delight at the TV (much to the dismay of Sheila's cats).
England v. Wales: didn't see it. Heard that England pretty much did a stompy dance on Wales.
Scotland v. France: Hply Sjot. I do believe Scotland won't be sober any time this week. Not only did the Highlanders win the game, they did so through superiority rather than a lucky game. Such a joy to see them pushing the allegedly immovable French pack 15 meters and more back up the pitch to score a try. Boy, was I ever yelling in delight at the TV (much to the dismay of Sheila's cats).
Six Nations Rugby: France vs. England
Mar. 28th, 2004 01:38 pmThe big showdown. In the end, France triumphed 24-21 over England, which gave Ireland second place in the final standings. Woohoo! Final standings:
| Played | Score Difference | Points | ||
| 1 | France | 5 | 84 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 46 | 8 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 64 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | -110 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | -93 | 0 |
Six Nations Cup: Wales vs. Italy
Mar. 27th, 2004 03:47 pmFirst match of the weekend; Wales came away with a decisive 44-10 win over Italy, showing in the process that their near miss with England wasn't a fluke. Some fabulous play, although they appeared to slack off a little towards the end. I guess when you've got a 34-point lead you can afford to take a break.
compare, contrast
Nov. 18th, 2003 10:09 amItaly is having a state funeral this morning for the victims of the Nassiriyah bombing. Live coverage of the funeral is being broadcast all over Europe by Euronews and, presumably, others. The Italian government has declared a national day of mourning.
On the other hand, Dubya's administration would prefer the press not to report such things as how many have been killed, or to provide coverage of coffins returning home.
On the other hand, Dubya's administration would prefer the press not to report such things as how many have been killed, or to provide coverage of coffins returning home.
