Global Media Coverage of The 6 Nations - How the Teams Compare

stephenoleary

Hi all,

I haven't posted in the rugby forum in while, but I have just completed a report that I thought might be of interest.

Global Media Coverage of The 6 Nations - How the Teams Compare

Some of the key results are covered in this article on the RTE website.

I have covered sports events and topics in the past, but this is my first rugby report, any feedback or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Stephen

The Andy Powell Golf coverage graph is hilarious,top work on this very interesting!

(Thierry Dusautoir is the captain of France not Szarzewski)

thomond2006

Nice work!

Some intriguing stats.

Isn't Thierry Dusautoir the French captain, not Dimitri Szarzewski?

wixfjord

Very good and very interesting!
Only minor detail is Swazareski but still great!

stephenoleary

Thanks for all the feedback, I really appreciate it.

I should have tweaked the Thierry Dusautoir - captain thing. I based it on the Captain's Call http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/italy/15639.php from the start of the Championship, as opposed to the actual captains in the matches to date.

Does anyone know when and why France switched to Dusautoir from Szarzewski?

Ciaran-Irl

whodini wrote: »

Thanks for all the feedback, I really appreciate it.

I should have tweaked the Thierry Dusautoir - captain thing. I based it on the Captain's Call http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/italy/15639.php from the start of the Championship, as opposed to the actual captains in the matches to date.

Does anyone know when and why France switched to Dusautoir from Szarzewski?

Dusautoir was always the captain, so I guess the question is, 'why did Szarzewski go on the Captains call?' I haven't an iota, but could be club commitments / sponsorship clashes / injury treatment etc.

stephenoleary

Ciaran-Irl wrote: »

Dusautoir was always the captain, so I guess the question is, 'why did Szarzewski go on the Captains call?' I haven't an iota, but could be club commitments / sponsorship clashes / injury treatment etc.

Thanks Ciaran, I would imagine you're right - Dusautoir must have been unavailable on the day. I'll be more careful next time!

Ciaran-Irl

whodini wrote: »

Thanks Ciaran, I would imagine you're right - Dusautoir must have been unavailable on the day. I'll be more careful next time!

Just a stray comment. Really interesting article by way. Thanks for sharing.

stephenoleary

Ciaran-Irl wrote: »

Just a stray comment. Really interesting article by way. Thanks for sharing.

My pleasure Ciaran - I'm delighted you enjoyed it.

Thanks to everyone for all the feedback and comments - I really appreciate it. I do a report each week, and I am always open to suggestions for the topic. If anything ever comes to mind, please don't hesitate in dropping me a line and letting me know.

You can catch send me a message via boards, twitter or our facebook fanpage

And it doesn't have to be rugby related - any topic that has been covered in the media will work.

Thanks again,

Stephen

BoarHunter

Ciaran-Irl wrote: »

Dusautoir was always the captain, so I guess the question is, 'why did Szarzewski go on the Captains call?' I haven't an iota, but could be club commitments / sponsorship clashes / injury treatment etc.

there was Toulouse- Clermont the same day or the day after ... so he chose to play for his club and maybe the Staff thought Prince charming would look better on the picture

stephenoleary

BoarHunter wrote: »

there was Toulouse- Clermont the same day or the day after ... so he chose to play for his club and maybe the Staff thought Prince charming would look better on the picture

I can imagine his club may have been a little annoyed if he had skipped a game for a photoshoot alright! Thanks for clearing that up...

stephenoleary

Thanks again to everyone for pointing out the Dusautoir error. I recompiled the captain's statistic, and included Dusautoir as captain. He skips Cusiter into 4th place, but other than that the stats remain the same.

I have updated the report on the website.