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Cheib
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44 months
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Cheib said: Going to be a fascinating tournament....Wales and France are surely favourites but with a lot of Ireland's big name players at the wrong end of their careers they have all to play for. And here was my prediction.....seems like I thought Wales had a good chance of winning  No mention of England....
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Cheib
6,232 posts
44 months
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hornetrider
40,812 posts
74 months
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Cheib said: If Scotland played half as well as Andy Nichol described they'd beat the All Blacks into the middle of next week. nickrex said: DJRC said: DJRC said: Derek speaks sense for once. I think it is a very very open field this year. England, France, Ireland and Wales all have an equal chance of winning the thing with England the lesser of those equals as it were. There is no one dominant team, the French were almost as bad as England at the WC, the Welsh were the best team from us at the WC but have since been knackered by injuries and the Irish are without the talisman, are ever older up front and as ever usually flatter to deceive.
Everything to play for, should be a great Championship with Scotland looking to throw a few spanners in the works up in Edinb...especially for England! Here is my post. Turned out to be rather a decent call. Okay, here's my call for next year's 6 Nations- Either Wales, England, France, Ireland or Scotland. 
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Kermit power
14,881 posts
82 months
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nickrex said: Okay, here's my call for next year's 6 Nations- Either Wales, England, France, Ireland or Scotland. I reckon between Wales, England and France for the title next year, Scotland probably edging out Italy because their wooden spoon decider will be in Edinburgh this year, and Ireland petitioning the IRB for the right to use Zimmer frames during play.
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Cheib
6,232 posts
44 months
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Talking of predictions how do we think Wales will get on vs Australia this summer and England V South Africa ? I think we already know how Ireland will do against the All Blacks....
I think if England come away losing 2-1 they'll quietly be pretty happy.
You'd think Wales would have to fancy their chances against the Aussies though I think they need Warburton to be fit to go toe to toe with Pocock. It will be very interesting to see how the Welsh backs do against their Aussie counterparts...I think Jamie Roberts had a quite Six Nations by his standards, not sure if that was down to him or what was asked of him. If Wales do well they can book their flights for The Lions.
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Derek Smith
16,055 posts
117 months
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Kermit power said: . . . and Ireland petitioning the IRB for the right to use Zimmer frames during play. Rather harsh. They have problems with lack of strength in depth Whilst the old stagers, real quality players, are fit enough to play and are likely to give a better account of themselves than the juveniles then why not. The great Ireland side has passed. It was an honour to see them develop into one of the most magnificent rugby playing sides post professionalism. However, I can't see any of them being around next year.
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hornetrider
40,812 posts
74 months
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Is there anyone coming through to replace the likes of BODPOCROG?
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nickrex
116 posts
42 months
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Cheib said: Talking of predictions how do we think Wales will get on vs Australia this summer and England V South Africa ? I think we already know how Ireland will do against the All Blacks...
I think if England come away losing 2-1 they'll quietly be pretty happy.
You'd think Wales would have to fancy their chances against the Aussies though I think they need Warburton to be fit to go toe to toe with Pocock. It will be very interesting to see how the Welsh backs do against their Aussie counterparts...I think Jamie Roberts had a quite Six Nations by his standards, not sure if that was down to him or what was asked of him. If Wales do well they can book their flights for The Lions. I think Wales v Australia series will be three very tight games, I'll go Australia 2-1. England might also take one test if they carry on improving, I'll say Saffers 2-1. New Zealand will be too much for Ireland, not really a criticism of Ireland, that would go for all 6 Nations teams, so New Zealand 3-0.
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Slaav
1,991 posts
79 months
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hornetrider said: Is there anyone coming through to replace the likes of BODPOCROG? Ryan played quite well in POC's absence... (Not sure how old he is) Sexton isn't too bad either for a young lad... BOD is irreplaceable though 
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Cheib
6,232 posts
44 months
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hornetrider said: Is there anyone coming through to replace the likes of BODPOCROG? If Ireland can't replace ROG they're in trouble.......he's not in the same league as the other two...shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath! The first two are Lions captains.........
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disco1
1,956 posts
87 months
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DJRC said: disco1 said: I've got a feeling that this will be a very close 6N, there's 4 teams that have a very good chance of winning it. Wales, France and Ireland have good squads and England won't be as bad as they were in the WC. However, being totally biased I'm going for: Wales - Grandslam Ireland France England Scotland Italy Here is Disco. With the Grandslam for added measure.  Shame I got the rest wrong though 
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Cheib
6,232 posts
44 months
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Hartley's only got an eight week ban.....very lucky boy. I wonder why they were so leniant?
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Matt172
11,067 posts
113 months
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Cheib said: Hartley's only got an eight week ban.....very lucky boy. I wonder why they were so leniant? Because they want him free to play the tour in south Africa in June. If he'd got the minimum ban he'd have missed it. It's a bloody farce....and I'm a saints fan
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hornetrider
40,812 posts
74 months
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Matt172 said: ecause they want him free to play the tour in south Africa in June. If he'd got the minimum ban he'd have missed it. It's a bloody farce....and I'm a saints fan I'm tempted to use the word 'disgrace' but it seems a little tabloid.
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Matt172
11,067 posts
113 months
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hornetrider said: I'm tempted to use the word 'disgrace' but it seems a little tabloid. Totally agree, it happened loads last season too, where players were getting a ban that was just long enough to ensure they were still free to play for England. Either he's guilty and receives the 12 weeks or he's not. I'll be interested to see what the mitigation is for the reduced sentence
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Symbolica
8,956 posts
84 months
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Matt172 said: Cheib said: Hartley's only got an eight week ban.....very lucky boy. I wonder why they were so leniant? Because they want him free to play the tour in south Africa in June. If he'd got the minimum ban he'd have missed it. It's a bloody farce....and I'm a saints fan Clearly the IRB are struggling with the definition of "minimum".
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hornetrider
40,812 posts
74 months
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Matt172 said: I'll be interested to see what the mitigation is for the reduced sentence That biting is not gouging and he's been a nice boy since his 6 month ban?!
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Matt172
11,067 posts
113 months
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hornetrider said: That biting is not gouging and he's been a nice boy since his 6 month ban?! I'd say it's got more to do with this as said by Graham Rowntree "However, we are looking forward to him being available for the tour to South Africa." wouldn't surprise me if he appeals it, got nothing to lose
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DJRC
19,836 posts
105 months
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Matt172 said: Cheib said: Hartley's only got an eight week ban.....very lucky boy. I wonder why they were so leniant? Because they want him free to play the tour in south Africa in June. If he'd got the minimum ban he'd have missed it. It's a bloody farce....and I'm a saints fan Agreed. The bloody Blazers at Twickers will do anything to stop Lancaster being a success. They know they have lost the fight to get A Name in, that Lancaster has it, so now they are looking ahead to see how they can sabotage him. Perfect opportunity...make sure Hartley is available to be picked for England and can f  k up even more often! b ds. (From someone who used to trumpet Hartley as one of The Next Big Things )
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Cheib
6,232 posts
44 months
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Matt172 said: Totally agree, it happened loads last season too, where players were getting a ban that was just long enough to ensure they were still free to play for England.
Either he's guilty and receives the 12 weeks or he's not. I'll be interested to see what the mitigation is for the reduced sentence Apparently it's been reduced because he's been a good boy since he was found guilty of gouging! I suppose what we don't know is whether the finger was put in his mouth or his mouth found the finger.....that might "explain" it.
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