Islesllah
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| 03 Feb 2017 04:11 PM |
Some accolades: -Highest attended sporting competition in the world, with an average of 68,968 fans coming to watch the 2016 season. (We beat the NFL by about 500 fans, and the World Cup by around 15,000) -Oldest active international "football" competition in the world, having been established in 1883 as##he "Home Nations Championship". (Only the FA##u# ##eals our title for oldest overall active football competition). -Four different teams have won the championship in the last six years. -It's been 11 years since the last time a player has won the tournament MVP twice in a row (Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll in 2006 and 2007). -No team has ever won the competition three times in a row (In the Late 80's France won, tied for first, won and then tied for first again but the statement stands as they technically didn't win four years in a row.) -No player has ever won the "Player of the Tournament" MVP award three times in a row.
RECENT RESULTS: 2016 Champion: England 2016 Runner-up: Wales 2016 Player of the Tournament: Stua######g####OTLAND)
2015 Champion: Ireland 2015 Runner-up: England 2015 Player of the Tournament: Paul####o#########ELAND)
2014 Champion: Ireland 2014 Runner-up: England 2014 Player of the Tournament: Mike Brown (ENGLAND)
2013 Champion: Wales 2013 Runner-up: England 2013 Player of the Tournament: Leigh Halfpenny (WALES)
2012 Champion: Wales 2012 Runner-up: England 2012 Player of the Tournament: Dan Lydiate (WALES)
2011 Champion: England 2011 Runner-up: France 2011 Player of the Tournament: Andrea Masi (ITALY)
2010 Champion: France 2010 Runner-up: Ireland 2010 Player of the Tournament: Tommy Bowe (IRELAND)
2009 Champion: Ireland 2009 Runner-up: England 2009 Player of the Tournament: Brian O'Driscoll (IRELAND)
2008 Champion: Wales 2008 Runner-up: England 2008 Player of the Tournament: Sh################YOUR 2017 SIX NATIONS (CURRENT WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS IN PARENTHESIS): England (2) Ireland (4) Wales (5) Scotland (7) France (8) Italy (13)
FIXTURES [ALL IN EST]:
WEEK 1: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4TH: 9:25 AM (EST): Ireland @ Scotland (Murrayfield Stadium, Edinborough, Capacity: 67,800) 11:50 AM (EST): France @ England (Twickenham Stadium, London, Capacity: 82,000) SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5TH: 9:00 AM (EST): Wales @ Italy (Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Capacity: 70,634)
WEEK 2: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11TH: 9:25 AM (EST): Ireland @ Italy (Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Capacity: 70,634) 11:50 AM (EST): England @ Wales (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Capacity: 74,500) SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12TH: 10:00 AM (EST): Scotland @ France (Stade de France, Paris, Capacity: 81,338)
WEEK 3: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH: 9:25 AM (EST): Wales @ Scotland (Murrayfield Stadium, Edinborough, Capacity: 67,800) 11:50 AM (EST): France @ Ireland (Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Capacity: 51,700) SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26TH: 10:00 AM (EST): Italy @ England (Twickenham Stadium, London, Capacity: 82,000)
WEEK 4: FRIDAY MARCH 10TH: 3:05 PM (EST): Ireland @ Wales (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Capacity: 74,500) SATURDAY MARCH 11TH: 8:30 AM (EST): France @ Italy (Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Capacity: 70,634) 11:00 AM (EST): Scotland @ England (Twickenham Stadium, London, Capacity: 82,000)
WEEK 5: SATURDAY MARCH 18TH: 8:30 AM (EST): Italy @ Scotland (Murrayfield Stadium, Edinborough, Capacity: 67,800) 10:45 AM (EST): Wales @ France (Stade de France, Paris, Capacity: 81,338) 1:00 PM (EST): England @ Ireland (Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Capacity: 51,700) |
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Islesllah
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| 03 Feb 2017 04:18 PM |
:D. For a bit I wasn't as excited for this years championship for whatever reason, but doing the research for the top part of this post really reminded me just how great this tournament is.
Also MANDATORY VIEWING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBcriPZdoI |
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Islesllah
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| 04 Feb 2017 10:25 AM |
Scotland 27-22 Ireland FT.
France-England in about 20 minutes but I'll miss it (I'll try to avoid spoilers and see if I can catch a replay later) |
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| 04 Feb 2017 05:49 PM |
England 19-16 France FT.
Boy that was forgettable. |
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| 06 Feb 2017 06:03 PM |
mb1 forgot to add:
Italy 7-33 Wales |
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| 06 Feb 2017 06:35 PM |
| Ah yeah cheers mate. I watched the Sydney 7s so I missed it, didn't figure it'd be good anyway lol. |
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Islesllah
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| 17 Feb 2017 06:18 PM |
TABLE: 1. England (2-0-0; 8 pts; +8 PD) 2. Ireland (1-0-1; 6 pts; +48 PD) 3. Wales (1-0-1; 5 pts; +21 PD) 4. France (1-0-1; 5 pts; +3 PD) 5. Scotland (1-0-1; 5 pts; -1 PD) 6. Italy (0-0-2; 0 pts; -79 PD)
WEEK 1: Scotland-27-22 Ireland England 19-16 France Italy 7-33 Wales
WEEK 2: Italy 10-63 Ireland Wales 16-21 England France 22-16 Scotland |
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| 25 Feb 2017 09:35 AM |
| SCOTLAND BEATING WALES ATM |
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DomKariya
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| 25 Feb 2017 09:36 AM |
| #### ### ##### happened to IHL |
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Islesllah
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| 25 Feb 2017 09:37 AM |
| Bro there's a total of about 5 people on the SF nowadays; I tried and failed an online check 3 nights in a row. |
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Islesllah
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| 04 Mar 2017 11:17 AM |
TABLE: 1. England (3-0-0; 13 pts; +29 PD) 2. Ireland (2-0-1; 10 pts; +58 PD) 3. Scotland (2-0-1; 9 pts; +15 PD) 4. Wales (1-0-2; 5 pts; +5 PD) 5. France (1-0-2; 5 pts; -7 PD) 6. Italy (0-0-3; 0 pts; -100 PD)
WEEK 1: Scotland-27-22 Ireland England 19-16 France Italy 7-33 Wales
WEEK 2: Italy 10-63 Ireland Wales 16-21 England France 22-16 Scotland
WEEK 3: Scotland 29-13 Wales Ireland 19-9 France England 36-15 Italy |
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