The rugby thread

**Jehan** · 02-22-2020, 06:14 PM

News from the tournament :
Italy 0 : 17 Scotland

I'am surprised by the french victory today against wales. I was scared the team will fall and be destroy. They managed to win on wales land 23 - 27.

**Tooting Carmen** · 02-22-2020, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Jehan

News from the tournament :
Italy 0 : 17 Scotland

I'am surprised by the french victory today against wales. I was scared the team will fall and be destroy. They managed to win on wales land 23 - 27.

France have a lot of good players coming in from the highly successful U20's team. In the meantime, Wales have a lot of injuries atm and their once most succesful pro team, the Ospreys, are doing exceptionally badly this season (won just TWO matches so far!)

**Ouistreham** · 02-25-2020, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen

France have a lot of good players coming in from the highly successful U20's team.

Meanwhile, England, Wales, and Ireland, have somewhat ageing teams, and it shows, which opens to France a window of opportunity for a Grand Slam. Scotland shouldn't be a problem, and Ireland is not in top shape.

But with the coronavirus plague the matches still to be played are under threat. Good news for the Italians, that way they'll reap only a limited whitewash.

**Jehan** · 02-26-2020, 04:05 PM

A decade without winning or even beiing a serious challenger.
France go for a big slam and it might be belittle by the cancellation of some game due to coronavirus...

**Jehan** · 03-10-2020, 07:50 PM

Red card is clearly exagerate. He clearly doesn't want to injure him.

No seriously just before the guy put his finger in the eyes. Both of the players should have been expulse. And we would have win without trouble at 14 against 14

**Tooting Carmen** · 03-10-2020, 07:58 PM

The Six Nations has been severely affected by coronavirus - God knows when the postponed matches are going to be played. And now that France lost to Scotland, it makes the winner even more up in the air than before.

**Tooting Carmen** · 03-13-2020, 01:38 PM

This weekend will feel subdued, with just one match out of three going ahead. Wales versus Scotland usually is a guaranteed home win, but not so much this time. I said from the start that Wales would have a mediocre-to-poor Six Nations, given the high injury count and the extraordinarily poor form of the Ospreys. The other matches will have to be played at some point, not least because they will affect the seedings for the next World Cup, due to be arranged in November.

One really big annoyance, though understandable due to the situation in Italy in particular, is that the Pro 14 season has been suspended until further notice, which includes the four Welsh pro teams.