The Rugby Thread

[Cristiano viejo]

Its nickname is the Six Nations B, but its real name is now the Rugby Europe Championship. En todo caso, felicitaciones por la victoria.

No no, I was referring the real Six Nations, playing with Wales, France and such

[Tooting Carmen]

No no, I was referring the real Six Nations, playing with Wales, France and such

Well Italy have been useless most of the time since they joined, so if Spain rapidly progress in the second-tier European tournament and win it, then maybe they could swap places.

[Cristiano viejo]

Well Italy have been useless most of the time since they joined, so if Spain rapidly progress in the second-tier European tournament and win it, then maybe they could swap places.

Well I was joking. Spain is to light years of national teams as Englands, France etc
But it is funny to see it playing (and winning!! ) against Germany, Belgium, Russia etc

[Tooting Carmen]

Spain is to light years of national teams as Englands, France etc

Italy are too, arguably.

But it is funny to see it playing (and winning!! ) against Germany, Belgium, Russia etc

Spain is definitely up and coming in the sport, and maybe in a few years time might give Italy a run for its money, just as Georgia and Romania already do.

[Ouistreham]

Spain is definitely up and coming in the sport, and maybe in a few years time might give Italy a run for its money, just as Georgia and Romania already do.

Let's put it clear: in countries like Italy or Spain, where an intense football culture is part of national identity, rugby is only the second choice of dudes who are too clumsy (or too overweight...) to be accepted in football club schools.
Beyond some brilliant indiiduals like Dominguez, Parisse (both Argentinian born BTW), Castrogiovani, Bergamasco, the average quality of Italian players equates the level of amateur regional leagues.

How Argentina manages to be a force to be reckoned with in both football and rugby, I'd like to know.

[Argentano]

Let's put it clear: in countries like Italy or Spain, where an intense football culture is part of national identity, rugby is only the second choice of dudes who are too clumsy (or too overweight...) to be accepted in football club schools.
Beyond some brilliant indiiduals like Dominguez, Parisse (both Argentinian born BTW), Castrogiovani, Bergamasco, the average quality of Italian players equates the level of amateur regional leagues.

How Argentina manages to be a force to be reckoned with in both football and rugby, I'd like to know.

Castrogiovani is also Argentina. 3 out of the 4 "Italians" you mentioned are Argentine


We are pretty good at team sports, in this last years we were

2nd in 2014 Football World Cup
4th in 2016 Rugby World Cup
1st in Male Hockey at 2016 Olympic Games
1st in Tennis Davis Cup 2016

[Tooting Carmen]

Castrogiovani is also Argentina. 3 out of the 4 "Italians" you mentioned are Argentine


We are pretty good at team sports, in this last years we were

2nd in 2014 Football World Cup
4th in 2016 Rugby World Cup
1st in Male Hockey at 2016 Olympic Games
1st in Tennis Davis Cup 2016

True, but along with Wales and South Africa, Argentina have been particularly disappointing since then. Yet again they only won one match in the Rugby Championship - at home against the crappy Springboks side - lost at home to France by a whopping 0-27, scraped past Italy 30-24, and for the first time did not win any match in the European Autumn Internationals. (I attended the Wales-Argentina match btw, when Wales narrowly won 24-20).

[Argentano]

True, but along with Wales and South Africa, Argentina have been particularly disappointing since then. Yet again they only won one match in the Rugby Championship - at home against the crappy Springboks side - lost at home to France by a whopping 0-27, scraped past Italy 30-24, and for the first time did not win any match in the European Autumn Internationals. (I attended the Wales-Argentina match btw, when Wales narrowly won 24-20).

i didnt mean we are the best rugby team in the world. I meant we are good at many sports. I forgot futsal world cup

2nd in 2014 Football World Cup
4th in 2016 Rugby World Cup
1st in Male Hockey at 2016 Olympic Games
1st in Tennis Davis Cup 2016
1st in 2016 Futsal World cup

[Jehan]

i didnt mean we are the best rugby team in the world. I meant we are good at many sports. I forgot futsal world cup

2nd in 2014 Football World Cup
4th in 2016 Rugby World Cup
1st in Male Hockey at 2016 Olympic Games
1st in Tennis Davis Cup 2016
1st in 2016 Futsal World cup

I think you are also pretty good in rink hockey.

[Jehan]

Stade Francais just won the european challenge cup (the equivalent of ligue europa in football) against gloucester. A good news for a team who were close to disapear this year.

Today Clermont play against the Saracens, another english team in european cup.