Guinness SIX Nations 2021

Ardillaun · 25-02-2021 05:35AM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Wales are gonna win a Grand Slam aren't they?

It is written.

Thrashssacre · 25-02-2021 10:08AM

French team sent into isolation, another player tested positive. Considering they trained together yesterday surely thats the whole squad as close contacts now. Game has no chance.

Cookiemunster · 25-02-2021 10:11AM

I find it quite amusing that it's the French, whose government demanded strict protocols from the UK and Irish teams before allowing France to play them, who are the ones with the major outbreak after mixing their bubble with the French 7s squad.

ongarite · 25-02-2021 10:22AM

Le goose is cooked now
They are all close contacts now as mentioned above so game will have to be postponed.

CONSI · 25-02-2021 10:53AM

Will game be postponed or will Scotland get a 28-0 win

joficeduns1 · 25-02-2021 11:41AM

CONSI wrote: »

Will game be postponed or will Scotland get a 28-0 win

I'm fairly sure it'll be postponed.

ongarite · 25-02-2021 12:52PM

joficeduns1 wrote: »

I'm fairly sure it'll be postponed.

Bernard Jackman reporting that game has been postponed

Pudsy33 · 25-02-2021 12:56PM

This could get messy, will French and English clubs willingly release players for next weekend? I'd feel aggrieved if I was Scotland.

Pudsy33 · 25-02-2021 12:56PM

This could get messy, will French and English clubs willingly release players for next weekend? I'd feel aggrieved if I was Scotland.

Eod100 · 25-02-2021 12:57PM

Wonder when it will get rescheduled to so

Zzippy · 25-02-2021 01:05PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

This could get messy, will French and English clubs willingly release players for next weekend? I'd feel aggrieved if I was Scotland.

They would have to release them for a test match IIRC but Scotland would have to pay them for their release as it's not part of the international window.

Hurrache · 25-02-2021 01:36PM

It's officially off now anyway.

ionadnapóca · 25-02-2021 01:38PM

Balls

Eod100 · 25-02-2021 01:58PM

Ah thats a dose but inevitable

Podge_irl · 25-02-2021 02:09PM

Zzippy wrote: »

They would have to release them for a test match IIRC but Scotland would have to pay them for their release as it's not part of the international window.

I don't think its quite so clear cut

(ii) The Northern Hemisphere Release Period shall operate each year. It shall run from the first weekend of February each year and conclude on the third weekend of March. Players shall be released prior to the Northern Hemisphere Release Period in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9.9.

(iii) Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9.32 and Regulation 9.33, during the Northern Hemisphere Release Period Unions may only exercise the Right to Release pursuant to this Regulation 9 for five weeks out of the seven week period. The five weeks shall be the same weeks for each of the senior National Representative Team, the next senior National Representative Team and the Under 20 National Representative Team.

(iv) Unless Council approves otherwise for the purposes of this Regulation 9, Northern Hemisphere Union shall mean the Unions listed in Appendix 1, Part A and Northern Hemisphere International Match(es), International Tour or International Tournament shall mean those Matches, Tours or Tournaments listed as such in Appendix 1, Part B.

I suspect WR will simply mandate it as part of the international period.

Zzippy · 25-02-2021 02:13PM

Podge_irl wrote: »

I don't think its quite so clear cut

I suspect WR will simply mandate it as part of the international period.

Technically Scotland can release players back to the clubs for this weekend and still only be calling them up for 5 out of the 7 weeks.

penybont exile · 25-02-2021 02:14PM

Wales team to face England

Liam Williams; Louis Rees-Zammit, George North, Jonathan Davies, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Kieran Hardy; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Rhodri Jones, Leon Brown, Cory Hill, James Botham, Gareth Davies, Callum Sheedy, Willis Halaholo.

Not quite the line-up I'd have gone for .... but going in the right direction.

Podge_irl · 25-02-2021 02:16PM

Zzippy wrote: »

Technically Scotland can release players back to the clubs for this weekend and still only be calling them up for 5 out of the 7 weeks.

Yeah exactly. Would have been easier if it was postponed earlier in the week, but if they released them all today then they can just call next week the international period I guess.

aloooof · 25-02-2021 03:02PM

penybont exile wrote: »

Wales team to face England

Liam Williams; Louis Rees-Zammit, George North, Jonathan Davies, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Kieran Hardy; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Rhodri Jones, Leon Brown, Cory Hill, James Botham, Gareth Davies, Callum Sheedy, Willis Halaholo.

Not quite the line-up I'd have gone for .... but going in the right direction.

That's a pretty tasty back 3.

Bazzo · 25-02-2021 03:03PM

penybont exile wrote: »

Wales team to face England

Liam Williams; Louis Rees-Zammit, George North, Jonathan Davies, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Kieran Hardy; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Rhodri Jones, Leon Brown, Cory Hill, James Botham, Gareth Davies, Callum Sheedy, Willis Halaholo.

Not quite the line-up I'd have gone for .... but going in the right direction.

Not sure I've ever even heard of Kieran Hardy. What ever happened to that 12 year old who was starting at 9 for Dragons in a string of matches a few years back?

Eod100 · 25-02-2021 03:29PM

That would be mad

https://twitter.com/RuaidhriOC/status/1364935084206399489

Former Former Former · 25-02-2021 03:36PM

Eod100 wrote: »

That would be mad

https://twitter.com/RuaidhriOC/status/1364935084206399489

In 2001, we rescheduled Six Nations games from March to October because of a disease that doesn't even affect humans.

Cookiemunster · 25-02-2021 03:42PM

Former Former Former wrote: »

In 2001, we rescheduled Six Nations games from March to October because of a disease that doesn't even affect humans.

Yeah, July's not that big a deal. Only last year we postponed 5 games from March to November for the very same disease that cancelled this one. Never min back in 2001.

The Inbetween is mine · 25-02-2021 03:54PM

Even the French don't think they Lions tour is happening

Podge_irl · 25-02-2021 04:07PM

Former Former Former wrote: »

In 2001, we rescheduled Six Nations games from March to October because of a disease that doesn't even affect humans.

Yeah, but if France are back playing in 2 weeks then it makes no sense.

Akrasia · 25-02-2021 04:08PM

Former Former Former wrote: »

In 2001, we rescheduled Six Nations games from March to October because of a disease that doesn't even affect humans.

And it cost us the grand slam, An on form Irish team would almost certainly have beaten Scotland if we played them in the normal 6 nations schedule (Scotland almost lost to Italy at home that year), A rusty Irish team lost away to Scotland in October

CMcsporty · 25-02-2021 04:21PM

penybont exile wrote: »

Wales team to face England

Liam Williams; Louis Rees-Zammit, George North, Jonathan Davies, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Kieran Hardy; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Rhodri Jones, Leon Brown, Cory Hill, James Botham, Gareth Davies, Callum Sheedy, Willis Halaholo.

Not quite the line-up I'd have gone for .... but going in the right direction.

I wouldn't change any of these for an English match.
What change would you make? Sheedy & GDavies?

penybont exile · 25-02-2021 04:39PM

CMcsporty wrote: »

I wouldn't change any of these for an English match.
What change would you make? Sheedy & GDavies?

The pack is fine ......

In the backs i would have started Sheedy, Johnny Williams & Halaholo. Put North back on the wing. Biggar & Adams on the bench.

Jon Davies is lucky to get back in. Needs to perform.

These players brought home the bacon in Murrayfield. The more established players need to understand they don't automatically get back in ......

pickarooney · 25-02-2021 05:43PM

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

Even the French don't think they Lions tour is happening

Neither team is involved in that tour so it doesn't affect them.

Lost Ormond · 25-02-2021 06:32PM

suspension of 4 weeks remains for Z Fagerson, but the games that the ban covers altered - now taking in Glasgow matches with Ulster + Zebre + Scotlandteam matches with France + Ireland

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