Team Of The Week
Two whole teams virtually discounted themselves from being selected making things a bit easier, the rest balanced out the side nicely in the final round’s selection.
Two whole teams virtually discounted themselves from being selected making things a bit easier, the rest balanced out the side nicely in the final round’s selection.
The tournament saved the best for last as Ireland took home the trophy in a nail-biting match that had all the tension and drama we had hoped for.
Things could not have ended on a worse note for Scotland as the early red card to Stuart Hogg killed off any chance of a competitive engagement.
England finished their tournament on a high with a resounding victory in Rome, nearly overcoming the massive points deficit to scare Ireland.
And so at last we come to the end. The championship has a habit of staying relevant through to the final whistle, and once again we’re in for a treat.
Scotland haven’t won at the Millenium Stadium in over a decade, and it’s unlikely that duck will be broken on this occasion.
The final round of the Six Nations starts in Rome, where England must perform to their absolute best if they have any hope of lifting the cup.
A few tricky selections this week, but for the most part the standouts picked themselves. Every team managed at least one selection bar Wales.
It was an entertaining spectacle at Twickenham, though it’s doubtful any observer from the southern hemisphere would have been impressed.
Duncan Weir went from hero to goat after throwing a horrific intercept pass that all but handed the game to France in a predictably sluggish match at Murrayfield.