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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #135 on: November 28, 2010, 04:45:38 AM »
its ok i think we got away with it  ;)
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #136 on: November 29, 2010, 04:58:58 PM »
Quote from: Blacknova on November 27, 2010, 11:43:21 PM

DON'T MENTION THE GAME!

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Quote from: Rainbow 6 on November 27, 2010, 04:55:32 PM
Wonder what Ice will have to say about that result.

That I didn't see the game :P

and furthermore, go greens, go :D
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #137 on: January 30, 2011, 05:13:14 PM »
Well as the 6 nations starts again this Friday i figure its time to bump this back to the top and give my guess as to the final table.

1 - England
2 - France
3 - Scotland
4 - Ireland
5 - Wales
6 - Italy.

What do the rest of you think?
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #138 on: January 31, 2011, 02:47:52 PM »
My thoughts...

Ireland
England
Scotland
France
Wales
Italy

Disclaimer:  This is based on my own personal thoughts at 6am and hase no basis in fact nor relation to reality in any shape or form, nor does it conform to current standing, abilites or actions.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #139 on: February 01, 2011, 02:19:40 PM »
My thoughts on this? or my feelings?

Ireland
France
England
Scotland
Wales
Italy
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #140 on: February 01, 2011, 07:49:44 PM »
I can actually watch this event on BBC America this year. Maybe I'll give it a chance if it stops snowing.  ::)
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #141 on: February 01, 2011, 08:32:14 PM »
Six nations is good, but lacks the flair of the Super 15, the provincial comp of South Africa, Austrlaia and NZ, which starts the week after.  Mainly due to differnt playing stlyes, but also due to the bonus point system used in the south that encourages more point scoring based on tries and not penalty goals.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #142 on: February 02, 2011, 02:27:48 PM »
Could you elaborate on the bonus point system?
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #143 on: February 02, 2011, 04:10:15 PM »
If you score 4 or more tries, you get a bonus point.  If you are beaten, but finish within 7 points of the opposition, you get a bonus point.

So you can loose and still come away with 2 competition points from a game.  It encourages teams to try and score tries and to keep competing to the end.

A win with four tries give you 5 comp points, and a few wins like that and you rapidly head to a home semi-final.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #144 on: February 03, 2011, 03:58:00 PM »
Quote from: Blacknova on February 02, 2011, 04:10:15 PM
If you score 4 or more tries, you get a bonus point.  If you are beaten, but finish within 7 points of the opposition, you get a bonus point.

So you can loose and still come away with 2 competition points from a game.  It encourages teams to try and score tries and to keep competing to the end.

A win with four tries give you 5 comp points, and a few wins like that and you rapidly head to a home semi-final.

Same system here.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #145 on: February 05, 2011, 08:31:16 AM »
Yeah the Premiership has used that system for a while.

Good win for England last night even though they didn't play the best rugby in the world.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #146 on: February 05, 2011, 01:56:51 PM »
End of the first weekend,

England beat Wales in Cardiff but didn't play the best.
Ireland squeeked past Italy in Rome right at the end of the game.
France beat Scotland but the Scots scored 3 trys and played well.

After these games i now think the final table will look like this:-

France
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Italy
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #147 on: February 06, 2011, 08:41:17 PM »
I agree, apart from Italy and Wales.  Italy showed they can stay with the top tesm on Saturday.  The Welsh were energetic, but headless and I think the Italians will account for them.

There we go, just gave Italy the kiss of death.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #148 on: February 07, 2011, 06:29:04 PM »
I didn't see the first match but the two others.

Italy-Ireland: Italy played rather well against a frenetic Irish team, with several players not playing.
Italy managed to resist the Irish furia and to get back from there.

France-Scotland: good offensive show on both sides but bad defence. Scotland played to win and never let it down.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #149 on: February 07, 2011, 06:32:01 PM »
It's nice to the the Scots retuning to form after 20 years of a downward slide.
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