Category Archives: ireland
Squad call ups for Noon and Hodgson?
Speechless… Euphoria shared is euphoria halved
Filed under england, ireland, jonny wilkinson, martin johnson, rugby
Jonny Wilkinson – Can’t Live With Him, Can’t Live Without Him
In the aftermath of England’s less than convincing win against Italy, the cold eye of assessment is falling as never before upon English rugby’s pre-eminent icon. No, not James Haskell, but the demi-god Jonny Wilkinson. The drop goal hero with … Continue reading
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Six Nations Prediction
England could finish anywhere. With a whole big pot of luck, they could win it. With an average run of luck and injuries, they could finish somewhere between third and fifth. With a poor run, they could conceivably finish last. … Continue reading
Filed under england, france, ireland, martin johnson, rfu, rob andrew, rugby, six nations
Rugby World Cup Draw – Will England Escape the Pool?
SO, only three years early, here is the draw for the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup: Pool A – New Zealand, France, Tonga, Americas 1, Asia 1 Pool B – Argentina, England, Scotland, Europe 1, play-off winner Pool C – … Continue reading
So How Was it For You? The 2008 6 Nations and England
Before the 6N started one of the more popular rugby forums was running a thread titled, “Your tournament hopes and fears”. It asked fans to state their ideal tournament, and their nightmare scenario. My ideal realistic outcome was to lose no … Continue reading
England 33 – 10 Ireland : Ireland ahead in race to ditch coach
In many ways, this was a strange game. Ireland came out of the blocks like greyhounds, racking up ten unanswered points before taking their foot completely off the gas. It was almost as if they realised that a thumping victory … Continue reading
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England team to play Ireland 6N:2008
Cipriani in – hurrah! Wilkinson the only change – boo! What can we say? Ashton has left enough rope to hang himself. It’s clear to me that he’s as clueless at selection as
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The value bet: weekend 08/03/2008
OddsChecker Wales v Ireland – Currently no standout value in the market. I’m looking at Wales at about 6/4. Wales have shown more quality than Ireland in recent performances. With doubts over Dempsey and Murphy and with Gatland having a … Continue reading
