Tag: Ireland

  • All-Time Six Nations Table After the 2016 Tournament

    All-Time Six Nations Table After the 2016 Tournament

    The 2016 Six Nations tournament is over. England win it with a perfect 5-0 record while Italy once again end up at the bottom, with the Wooden Spoon, losing all five matches.

  • 2015 Six Nations: Ireland Repeat as Champions & Updated All-Time Table

    2015 Six Nations: Ireland Repeat as Champions & Updated All-Time Table

    For a second straight year Ireland come out on top of the Six Nations tournament, showing they mean business on a World Cup year, edging out England and Wales thanks to point differentials, beating Scotland by 30 points on the final day to claim their third championship in the Six Nations era.

  • Six Nations – Ireland vs Wales Predictions

    Six Nations – Ireland vs Wales Predictions

    It was just over a year ago when Ireland stunned Wales at the beginning of the Six Nations tournament, which didn’t stop the Welsh from winning it for the second consecutive time. This time an Irish win won’t be so surprising, looking finally like a team that can have a happy ending to this year’s competition.

  • All-Time Six Nations Standings

    All-Time Six Nations Standings

    Wales won the Six Nations tournament thanks to point difference and a massive win on the final day of the tournament over England, but that still isn’t enough, despite winning the title for the second consecutive time (being the first side to retain the trophy since France from six years ago, to climb too high on the all-time Six Nations standings.

  • Frederic Michalak Ruins it Once Again (Ireland vs France)

    Frederic Michalak Ruins it Once Again (Ireland vs France)

    After being one of the best rugby players in the world, at least for one season, Frederic Michalak did almost everything wrong in the second consecutive draw between Ireland and France, while his mirroring fly-half, Paddy Jackson, did almost everything right but a brutal beating coming from the French was too much to overcome.

  • 2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs France Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs France Predictions

    Two sides that didn’t expect to be this far off the title in 2013 so soon – France, with three losses on their record already, looking more shell-shocked with every match, and Ireland, putting their great opener behind them with two consecutive losses.

  • 2013 Six Nations – Scotland vs Ireland Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – Scotland vs Ireland Predictions

    After avoiding the Wooden Spoon with an impressive win in the second week, Scotland are hoping that their ability early in the 2013 Six Nations Championship might mean that their inability to beat Ireland at home in the tournament and in general will take a turn for the better after a two week break.

  • Owen Farrell Books His Lions Spot (Ireland vs England)

    Owen Farrell Books His Lions Spot (Ireland vs England)

    Last minute of the match, and Ireland couldn’t even get a line out in their own half to go right. Owen Farrell wasn’t flawless, and England didn’t score any tries, but there was no question as to the best team on the damp and muddy pitch, and as to the identity of the favorites to keep on to win the 2013 Six Nations Championship.

  • 2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs England Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs England Predictions

    It’s been quite a while (ten years) since England last managed a Six Nations win at Ireland, but their first visit to the Aviva stadium since August 2011 brings with it a different sense of favorites, and a sign of change in the constant power struggle.

  • Brian O’Driscoll With a Little Bit More Magic (Wales vs Ireland)

    Brian O’Driscoll With a Little Bit More Magic (Wales vs Ireland)

    Counted out time and time again, Brian O’Driscoll keeps coming back, this time with a tremendous match in the 2013 Six Nations opener, leading Ireland to a very impressive away win against Wales after a perfect first half and an enormous defensive effort, sometimes with 14 men, in the second.