What is your Six Nations Channel?

thomond2006

Which do you watch the Six Nations Championship on: RTE, BBC or a mixture of both??

Myself, I watch BBC commentary and RTE analysis, because I hate Ryle Nugent and love Brian Moore.

So many good Brian Moore Moments:

1. "The Gay Slap"
2. Italy v England 2008: "He's (Toby Flood) kicking it away again, GOD'S SAKE!!"
3. Calling Haskell a "HALF-WIT" after getting sinbinned against Italy in 2009.

Aidric

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

Rte's analysis far exceeds the bland nonsense on the BBC. Ryle Nugget is annoying on commentary but I can live with it. I don't like either Jonathan Davies or Brian Moore so I'll plump for RTE everytime.

zAbbo

RTE for the punditry, mainly because they cover more on Ireland, even while showing another game.

Commentary from BBC, Moore is very good and gives some insight into forward play, along with in game analysis of play like they do on Sky.

RTE has George Hamilton who is clueless, Ryle who's annoying and Tony Ward who's repetitive.

dreamer_ire

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

BBC for the match and RTE for the entertainment in between! What would a 6N match be without Hook????

thomond2006

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

dreamer_ire wrote: »

BBC for the match and RTE for the entertainment in between! What would a 6N match be without Hook????

Dead right

MonicaBing

Oh Net 2 always. That Nugent lad's a knob. The banter between Hook, Pope, McGurk and O Shea is top class, especially when the other lads gang up on Hook when he backtracks on something he said..

Jello

BBC

Mostly RTE but I've been watching the games played in the UK on BBC because they're showing them in HD.

DenMan

BBC

MonicaBing wrote: »

Oh Net 2 always. That Nugent lad's a knob. The banter between Hook, Pope, McGurk and O Shea is top class, especially when the other lads gang up on Hook when he backtracks on something he said..

It's been a while since it's been called Net 2.

The RTE guys are good. It would be great if the Apres Match boys were on it as well. Not a big fan of it but it is good.

NickNolte

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

Tough call. I'll usually watch BBC but when Davies starts talking nonsense I'll get the urge to flick back to RTE. Then again, I can't stand Ryle Nugents voice. He sounds like Harvey Fierstein.

suppafly

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

RTE for the punditry and BBC for commentary except for the Ireland v England matches. Ryle nugent is just too annoying. HIs voice and and just everything he says really. I don't mind Tony ward so much though. I think Brian Moore is such a muppet also. It funny when he gets all annoyed and frustrated at england when they are playing badly.

chupacabra

BBC

WHY ISNT S4C ON THIS POLL?!?! disgrace!

Podge_irl

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

Always watched it on the BBC (not that I have much of a choice anymore).

Their pre-game coverage is generally complete nonsense though so I dont tend to tune in til around kick off time.

Diabhal Beag

BBC

chupacabra wrote: »

WHY ISNT S4C ON THIS POLL?!?! disgrace!

No Daffyds allowed :pac:

Trojan

BBC

Moore annoys me more than Nugent, and I don't want the hassle of flicking back and forth.

besty

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

RTE for analysis, BBC for commentary pour moi.

Crash

BBC

Snap. And i'm actually not quite sure why, but I mentally now associate Ryle Nugents voice with international rugby. So I feel kinda not quite right when its not saying stupid things over the game. Weird huh?

Serenity Now!

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

BBC for the lot.

For punditry, I will not watch a panel that is constantly overshadowed by a self-contradicting attention-seeker (Hook) demanding the limelight non-stop so not a chance for RTE in my household. They really are THAT bad.

For commentary, RTE haven't had a decent commentator since John Robbie moonlit for them during the 1995 RWC.

toomevara

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

BBC, love Brian Moore, fantastic judge of the game, also like that Scottish chap they use who's name escapes me....not that I've got a choice. When I lived in Ireland...BBC for commentary and for half time ranting,RTE. Mostly down to the fact that Ryle Nugent brings me out in a rash....used to love Fred Cogley though, back in the day...

Stev_o

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

toomevara wrote: »

BBC, love Brian Moore, fantastic judge of the game, also like that Scottish chap they use who's name escapes me....not that I've got a choice. When I lived in Ireland...BBC for commentary and for half time ranting,RTE. Mostly down to the fact that Ryle Nugent brings me out in a rash....used to love Fred Cogley though, back in the day...

Say what:eek: That's a cardinal sin!

toomevara

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

Stev_o wrote: »

Say what:eek: That's a cardinal sin!

Awww Steve_o noooo!!! don't take a dump on the sepia toned memories of my childhood...please don't say I've imagined him to be a lot better than he actually was?...used to always get a chuckle out of his numerous Fredisms...For me, he and Bill Mclaren were the sound of rugby growing up...

kenyard

hmm... intersting.. right. i cant get this match since im in Oz. RTE are streaming it online BUT theyre to irish inhabitants... for want of a better word.. only.
can anyone direct me in the correct direction on what to do or pm me with a proxy??

Stev_o

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

toomevara wrote: »

Awww Steve_o noooo!!! don't take a dump on the sepia toned memories of my childhood...please don't say I've imagined him to be a lot better than he actually was?...used to always get a chuckle out of his numerous Fredisms...For me, he and Bill Mclaren were the sound of rugby growing up...

Mclaren yes of course he is the voice of rugby and for ever will be. But nasal problems Fred?? I know things are bad these days with RTE and BBC competing to see who can have the worst commentators but it aint that bad!

Serenity Now!

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

Stev_o wrote: »

Mclaren yes of course he is the voice of rugby and for ever will be

I never liked McLaren. A consumate rugby bore. "Voice of rugby" when I was a kid was Gordon Bray...an even bigger bore lol

Stev_o

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

Serenity Now! wrote: »

I never liked McLaren. A consumate rugby bore. "Voice of rugby" when I was a kid was Gordon Bray...an even bigger bore lol

Oh come on how can you not listen to his commentary and not get a kick out of it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S617AieOPJo

Lynskey

BBC

Most of the time i watch RTE purely for Hooke--I love his sardonic rants and constant dramatic biblical references. He constantly contradicts himself, though

eZe^

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

BBC for the commentary, because they show the matches in HD (if it's in Eng, Wal or Scot), and RTE for analysis.

crosstownk

BBC

I watch RTE but mostly for the punditry. Just like with soccer matches, RTE have a really entertaining panel. The guys are knowledgeable enough and Hookie just adds to the entertainment factor!

The Beeb commentary is probably better but I'm not up for the hassle of flicking.

xniamhx

BBC

RTE only

the black guy on BBC seems very anti irish

the only time we watch BBC is at half time ,only if were playing england

vantasic

BBC

moderator dude i'm with you on that one, I can't get in the 6 nations mood unless ryle nugent's sweet musings grace my ears......

jam_on_toast

BBC

i watch rte mostly. Watched BBC today more so as they had wood and dallaglio both of whom i have a lot of time for.

The things that annoy me about RTE are:

-McGuirk is the worst anchor on the planet, asks stupid questions.
-Tony ward, he doesnt know s**t.
- Brent Pope, he doesnt know s**t.

Ryle i don't mind, he is harmless. Hook is entertaining as long as you don't take him too seriously.

I watched the BBC interactive forum last night and thought it was good. Austin Healy talks a lot of sense.

Eire-Dearg

RTÉ for Ireland games, or if I want to watch the others while in my room. Other than that it's the Beeb.

Serenity Now!

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

jam_on_toast wrote: »

-Tony ward, he doesnt know s**t.
- Brent Pope, he doesnt know s**t

????
Two ex-players "don't know sh*t"?? :rolleyes:

EdgarAllenPoo

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

The only time I watch BBC is if George Hamilton is doiing commentary over on RTE.

kpnuts

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

Usually go for BBC commentary, especially if Eddie Butler is commentating. Usually favour RTE for the pre-match, halftime and post-match punditry, although George has become a caricature of himself over the years as his "celebrity" has increased. Also sometimes switch back to RTE when Brian Moore is the BBC analyst, he has a tendency to get on my nerves, especially his one-eyed views during Ingerland games.

Podge_irl

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

kpnuts wrote: »

Also sometimes switch back to RTE when Brian Moore is the BBC analyst, he has a tendency to get on my nerves, especially his one-eyed views during Ingerland games.

Analyst or commentator? Cause he is never the analyst.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I have absolutely no idea where the notion that Moore is one-eyed comes from. He is exceptionally critical of England a lot of the time He generally applauds good play and criticises stupid play. The RTÉ commentators are several orders of magnitude more biased then he is.

leeroybrown

BBC

This year I've been watching RTE almost exclusively. Quite a lot of the time I'll have the pre- and post- match guff running via the RTE web stream on my smaller computer screen instead of on TV so that I can be doing other things while they're not showing anything interesting video.

kpnuts

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

Podge_irl wrote: »

Analyst or commentator? Cause he is never the analyst.

Co-commentator.

Podge_irl wrote: »

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I have absolutely no idea where the notion that Moore is one-eyed comes from. He is exceptionally critical of England a lot of the time

He is sometimes critical of England alright, comically so last week during their Italy match for example. It's just that whenever he praises any of the other teams in the championship -- or their players -- he often does it in such a patronising way. And I seem to remember him moaning about refereeing decisions throughout the 2nd half of our last Lansdowne victory over England (2005). Agree he's nowhere near as bad as the RTE clowns for the most part though. Definitely not shy about giving an opinion, unlike Ryle and Tony.

Podge_irl

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

kpnuts wrote: »

He is sometimes critical of England alright, comically so last week during their Italy match for example. It's just that whenever he praises any of the other teams in the championship -- or their players -- he often does it in such a patronising way. And I seem to remember him moaning about refereeing decisions throughout the 2nd half of our last Lansdowne victory over England (2005). Agree he's nowhere near as bad as the RTE clowns for the most part though. Definitely not shy about giving an opinion, unlike Ryle and Tony.

In his defence when he moans about refereeing decisions he generally backs up his comments quite well and explains why he thinks it was wrong. I never considered any praise he gave to other teams to be patronising, but maybe its just a perception issue. He certainly concentrates more on England, but I don't have a problem with that. I like having commentators that are passionate about the game. However, I have severe problems with the likes of Andy Nichol who seems to spend half his time explaining why nothing is Scotland's fault.

miaowsky

BBC

To be honest it wouldn't be 6N without Pope or Hook...I love the banter the have going amongst themselves and it's quality criticism. Just can't beat RTE!

nacho libre

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

I really enjoy Brian Moore's commentary.
He is passionate about the game and very knowledgeable too, he explains the intricacies of the game very well. He does have a slight bias towards England, but overall i find his commentary critiques bad play and he points out mistakes, by the referee, regardless of who they benefit.

...and then there is George Hamilton's commentary.

I always switch over after a game to hear the banter between Pope and Hook.

GeorgeCostanza

Like a lot of people here, it's BBC for the game and RTE for the analysis. I cannot stand Ryle Nugent and his constant stream of boring rugby facts. Shut up Ryle, let's turn our attention back to the game!

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

Bit of BBC HD goes down a treat.

Then change to rte for analysis.

Jam-Fly

BBC

RTE for it all.

I'm a patriot after all...

daithiolabhrai

I dont understand how anyone COUDNT love Ryle Nugent!! I think he's great! He makes everything so much more exciting than it is! When he commentates, its as if he's reading a passage from a great novel! plenty of examples of it today, but i can only remember one: "And as the sun sets in Edinburgh, the lights become brighter in Irish eyes!"

Favourite commentator without a doubt!

I am in the minority here. I watch BBC for analysis, and RTE for commentary. I don't like Brent Pope or George Hook, Conor O'Shea is alright. But I love the Welsh guy on the BBC, Jonathan something, and Keith Woods is pretty good too!

cailinardthair

BBC

dreamer_ire wrote: »

BBC for the match and RTE for the entertainment in between! What would a 6N match be without Hook????

it wouldnt be the same without him!!:D

daithiolabhrai

BBC for Analysis, RTE for commentary

daithiolabhrai wrote: »

I dont understand how anyone COUDNT love Ryle Nugent!! I think he's great! He makes everything so much more exciting than it is! When he commentates, its as if he's reading a passage from a great novel! plenty of examples of it today, but i can only remember one: "And as the sun sets in Edinburgh, the lights become brighter in Irish eyes!"

Favourite commentator without a doubt!

You have to be joking,he is unbeliavably bad.He has no clue about wat he is talking about and just has on air orgasms over Rog and Bod even if they do something bad.He is a joke.

JC 2K3

RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary

I went for BBC in the poll, but probably should have clicked "RTE for Analysis, BBC for commentary", I flick between the two for analysis really. Ryle Nugent is easily the most irritating commentator I've ever heard, however, so BBC wins hands down in that department.

Khan77

Generally BBC. As mentioned Hooke is just becoming a sideshow on RTE although BBC's Gusott is too fond of the sound of his own voice and will talk over his co-analysts. Jonathan Davies is very good IMO.

Junior

BBC

I have to say I do like RTÉ's coverage of each game, the commentary never bothers me, I'd nearly have it turned down, just loud enough to hear the ref and the atmosphere. Have to say Hookey was brilliant on saturday on Twitter during the games. Anyone hear Guscotts comment that Ireland will choke next week ?

funky penguin

BBC

Only heard RTE's comment on it. Well, specifically Hook's:

"Who's Jeremy Guscott?"

For me, always RTE purely for Hook. Its a love hate relationship. What was it he said couple of weeks ago about vomiting on his Jaffa Cakes? Hilarious!

Captain-America

BBC

RTE, for both. Not a huge fan of the commentators, but the Analysis is brilliant. Completely ridiculous. I swear if Hook won a million euro he'd find some problem with it. I love how Pope eggs him on just to annoy him too. Pope does great analysis and COnor O' Shea's not too bad either.

The way Tony Ward talks however, you wouldn't know if you were watching Soccer or Rugby. Hook and Pope would kill each other if he wasn't there to shut them up though.