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Monday, February 15, 2021

Guinness Six Nations 2021 ROUND 2

The 2021 season of the Guinness Six Nations continues with the second round where England  takes on Italy, Scotland versus Wales, and Ireland versus France a day later.


Focusing on the Scotland vs. Wales match, the young gun of the WRU, Louis Rees-Zammit, made headlines as his second-half try puts the Welsh on the comeback from Scotland's first-half lead and in the end, the WRU defeated Scotland at a very close score of 25-24.

Meanwhile, the England Rugby beats the F.I.R. Italia at the score of 41-18 while the France Rugby beats the IRFU at the score of 15-13.

After Round 2, the France Rugby and the WRU are both in the lead with nine points each while England Rugby's in third with six points.

The Six Nations continues on the 27th of February with Italy vs. Ireland, Wales vs. England, and France vs. Scotland the day after.

Monday, February 8, 2021

Guinness Six Nations 2021 ROUND 1

Brexit already happened and the Long Covid winter still lingers on but the Guinness Six Nations is alive and well as the 2021 season has already begun.

Screengran from Six Nations

Focusing on the match between the WRU and the IRFU, just as we thought the Irish team blutz their way on the first half, George North’s efforts made the Welsh comeback on the second half and propelled the WRU towards their first win of the season at the score of 21-16 with Wyn Jones named this game’s player.

Behind this match, France Rugby beats the F.I.R. Italia at the score of 50-10 while Scotlands beats England Rugby at the score of 11-6.

France Rugby draws the first blood of this season but will the others catch up? Round 2 kicks off on the 13th of February with England V Italy, Scotland V Wales, and Ireland V France a day later.

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Guinness Six Nations 2020 FINAL

The Guinness Six Nations 2020 championship has reached its climax and it's been a long wait ever since the pandemic put a halt to the games until last week's resumption. With half of the teams deadlocked on the title fight, this season finale will decide who will take home the trophy.

Screengrab from Six Nations

Shifting focus on the Wales VS Scotland match, Scotland managed to win in Welsh territory for the first time in 18 years thanks to Stuart McInally's second-half try that levels the playing field in favor of Scotland in the final day of the 2020 championship. The Scots beat the Welsh at the gap of 4 points, 14 vs. 10.

Meanwhile, the England Rugby defeated the F.I.R. at the score of 34 - 5 while the France Rugby beats the IRFU at the score of 35-27/

After all of the lengthy delays that sent fans packing, wondering what might have been in the midst of the pandemic, the England Rugby is crowned Guinness Six Nations 2020 champions.

Congratulations to England Rugby for another Six Nations title!

Man, what a season that is and with Brexit draws near, the fate of the Six Nations remains undecided for now but in the meantime, congratulations to England Rugby for being Guinness Six Nations 2020 champions and all those who kept this championship alive in the midst of the pandemic.

See you real soon.

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Guinness Six Nations 2020 - ROUND 4 (RE)

Long before this year's Guinness Six Nations got suspended due to COVID-19, this season was still in the fourth round. England defeated Wales and Scotland beats France. Simple as that. Picking up where this season left off, Italy faces off against Ireland in the final match of the fourth round.

Screengrab from Guinness Six Nations

After six months of COVID-19 delay, the Guinness Six Nations 2020 season continues with the IRFU vs. F.I.R. Italia completing the fourth round of the season.

Johnny Sexton became the biggest standout of the game as he lead the IRFU to an incredible 50-17 win against the F.I.R. Italia. This victory puts them ahead from England and France in the race to the Grand Slam title.

The Guinness Six Nations 2020 finale kicks off on Halloween with the WRU taking on Scotland in Parc y Scarlets, F.I.R. Italia vs. England Rugby at Stadio Olimpico, and France Rugby vs. IRFU at Stade de France. 

Who will win this year's Grand Slam title? Find out next week!

Monday, March 9, 2020

Guinness Six Nations 2020 - ROUND 4

The COVID-19 coronavirus fears forced the match between Italy and Ireland to be cancelled until further notice but England Rugby taking on the WRU at Twickenham and Scotland against the France Rugby at BT Murrayfield carried on as planned on the fourth week of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations Rugby.



Highlighting on the match between the England Rugby and the WRU, the former managed to humiliate the latter at the score of 33-30 to snag their Triple Crown title, all thanks to the shocking efforts of Owen Farrell and others.

Meanwhile, Scotland beats the France Rugby at the score of 28-17.

For the fifth and final week, happening on the 14th of March, the WRU will take on Scotland at the Principality Stadium while France Rugby will take on the IRFU at the Stade de France. Sadly, due to COVID-19 Coronavirus fears, the match between the FIR Italia and England Rugby has been put on hold until further notice.

Stay tuned for updates.

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Guinness Six Nations 2020 - ROUND 3

The action and the drama of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations rugby continues on the third round where the halfway point of this season's getting more intense than ever.



First up, the France Rugby defeated the WRU at the score of 27-23, all thanks to Romain Ntamack's stellar performance for the French.

Meanwhile, Scotland left the FIR Italia scoreless at the score of 17 while the England Rugby beats the IRFU at the score of 24-12.

The 4th round of the Six Nations Rugby begins with England Rugby taking on the WRU at Twickenham and on the next day, Scotland will face off against the France Rugby at BT Murrayfield. Sadly, the IRFU vs. FIR Italia bout is postponed due to COVID-19 coronavirus fears.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Guinness Six Nations 2020 - ROUND 2

The action and the drama of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations rugby continues on the second round where things get even wilder on the early stages of Europe's greatest rugby series.



Focusing on the match between Ireland and Wales, the IRFU, thanks to tries by Larmour, Furlong, van der Flier, and Conway, followed by Sexton's two tries, and a yellow card for Stander, made the WRU taste their first defeat of the season at the score of 24-14.

Meanwhile, the England Rugby defeated Scotland at 13-6 while the France Rugby defeated the F.I.R. Italia at the score of 35-22.

The next round will commence on the 22nd of February witn Italy V Scotland, Wales V France, and on the day after that, England V Ireland.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Guinness Six Nations 2020 - ROUND 1

Brexit happened at the end of January and while it is still unclear what will happen to the famed Six Nations Rugby championships following Brexit, the 2020 season has begun and this season's the first in the Brexit era, meaning this will be the most dramatic season ever.

Guinness Six Nations 2020 - ROUND 1

The first round of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations Rugby sees the WRU drawn their first blood by leaving the FIR Italia scoreless and scored 42 points total. Adams, Tompkins, North, Biggar, and Halfpenny all contributing for the team's first win of the season.

Meanwhile, the IRFU defeated Scotland at the score of 19-12 and the newly renamed France Rugby (formerly FFR) defeated the England Rugby at the score of 24-17.

The next match will be on the 8th of February, with the IRFU taking on the WRU, Scotland vs. England Rugby, and on a day after that, France Rugby vs. FIR Italia.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Guinness Six Nations 2019 FINAL

This is where it all ends as the final round of the Guinness Six Nations, which is feared to be the last Six Nations season before the imminent Brexit, will determine who will be crowned the Grand Slam winner and with the WRU leading ahead of England Rugby and IRFU, this is the finale to decide whether or not the WRU will be crowed Grand Slam champions.



The Guinness Six Nations finale sees the FIR Italia taking on France at Stadio Olimpico, WRU taking on the IRFU at the Principality Stadium, and the England Rugby taking on Scotland at the Twickenham Stadium. Focusing on the Wales V Ireland match as usual, the ideal orchestration of the WRU in the opening kick-off led them to a saturated charge for the victory and with Gareth Anscombe became unstoppable on the penalty and on the conversion, the Welsh successfully defeated the Irish at the score of 25-7.

Meanwhile, the FFR defeated the FIR Italia at the score of 25-14 while the match between England Rugby and Scotland ended in a tie with both scoring 38.

After five rounds on this season, the WRU has crowned as Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam champions. Wales are now officially a four-time Grand Slam champions in the Six Nations era, breaking a tie with France on three for the most by any country.

That Six Nations era became one heck of a championship for England, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, and Ireland to show Europe which country has the best rugby players and now that Brexit's upon us, the fate of the Six Nations games becomes uncertain but rest assured that everyone had a lot of good memories in rugby's greatest championship.

Thank you, Six Nations Rugby! Hope we'll see you on the other side.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Guinness Six Nations 2019 - ROUND 4

In the penultimate round of what is known to be the last Six Nations Rugby season before Brexit, Scotland takes on the WRU at BT Murrayfield, England Rugby taking on FIR Italia at Twickenham Stadium and IRFU taking on the FFR at Aviva Stadium.


Focusing on the Scotland vs. Wales match at BT Murrayfield, looks like the WRU's road for a Grand Slam is on course after defeating Scotland at the score of 18-11. The first half tries from Josh Adams and Jonathan Davies were proven to be enough for the Welsh but as the second half kicked in, the Welsh shift gears to the defensive and with Gareth Anscombe's late penalty, the WRU sealed their win against Scotland.

Meanwhile, the England Rugby defeated the FIR Italia at the score of 57-14 while the IRFU beats the FFR at the score of 26-14.







Don't miss the final round of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship on the 16th of March with the FIR Italia taking on France at Stadio Olimpico, WRU taking on the IRFU at the Principality Stadium, and the England Rugby taking on Scotland at the Twickenham Stadium. Who will emerge victorious in what is known to be the last Six Nations Rugby season before Brexit? Don't miss it!

Monday, February 25, 2019

Guinness Six Nations 2019 - ROUND 3

The third round of the Guinness Six Nations Championship sees FFR taking on Scotland at Stade de France, WRU vs. England Rugby at Principality Stadium, and FIR Italia taking on IRFU at Stadio Olimpico.


\Shifting focus on the England Rugby vs. WRU, the Welsh crushed England at the score of 21-13, with Liam Williams named the play of the game. From its fast start to the second half salvo, the match between England and Wales at Six Nations is a legend on its own.

During the Round 3 weekend, the IRFU beats FIR Italia at the score of 26-16 while the FFR beats Scotland at the score of 27-10.

Highlights:



The penultimate round of the Guinness Six Nations starts on March 9 to 10 with Scotland takes on the WRU at BT Murrayfield, England Rugby taking on FIR Italia at Twickenham Stadium and IRFU taking on the FFR at Aviva Stadium. With WRU leading two points ahead of England, will they remain to the top until the very end or will someone overtake them for the title?

Monday, February 11, 2019

Guinness Six Nations 2019 - ROUND 2

The second round of the Guinness Six Nations Championship, which is feared to be the last Six Nations Rugby ever held before Brexit, Scotland took on Ireland at BT Murrayfield, Italy vs. Wales at Stadio Olimpico, and England vs. France at Twickenham Stadium.


Focusing on the Italy vs. Wales match at Stadio Olimpico, Josh Adams and Owen Watkin's late scores saw Warren Garland's side hold on for a record-equalling 11th Test win in a row, giving Wales another win at the score of 26-15.

At Twickenham, England Rugby beats FFR at the score of 44-8 and at BT Murrayfield, the IRFU beats Scotland at the score of 22-13.

Highlights:



Round 3 kicks off this February 23rd to 24th with FFR taking on Scotland at Stade de France, WRU vs. England Rugby at Principality Stadium, and FIR Italia taking on IRFU at Stadio Olimpico.

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Guinness Six Nations 2019 - ROUND 1

This year's Six Nations Rugby championship named Guinness as their title sponsor but some might say that this could be the last Six Nations Rugby ever held prior to the imminent Brexit deadline with no agreement in sight before the end-of-March deadline. While this is just a hunch, rugby fans enjoy this championship anyway as six of Europe's best rugby teams come clashing for the title that some might suggest that this could be the last now that Brexit's near.



In the opening match of what is going to be the last Six Nations championship before Brexit, the WRU defeated the FFR at the score of 24-19 in the opening fixture held at Stade de France. In the first half, Louis Picamoles and Yoann Huget score tries with a 16 point lead but the Welsh are making a second-half upset thanks to Tomos Williams and George North as well as Dan Biggar's penalty.

Further ahead, Scotland beats the FIR Italia at the score of 33-20 while the England Rugby bested IRFU at the score of 32-20.

After the opening weekend, Scotland and England are ahead with five points, a point ahead from Wales.

The next round starts on February 9 with Scotland taking on Ireland at BT Murrayfield, Italy vs. Wales at Stadio Olimpico on the next day, and England vs. France at Twickenham Stadium.

Sunday, March 18, 2018

NatWest 6 Nations 2018 FINAL

Rugby's Greatest Championship reached its climax as the NatWest 6 Nations rugby championship reached its final round and in this final judgment, only one of the six rugby teams across Europe will be crowned this season's winner.


In the finale, we get to focus on Wales vs. France and this was became one heck of a close call for the WRU after defeating the FFR at the gap of just a point, 14 to 13. From Leigh Halfpenny's penalty, a try by Liam Williams, and their defensive tactics, the WRU really pulled a close shave victory against the French but despite their win, the WRU was placed 2nd. Behind the battle, Scotland has defeated Italy at the score of 27-29 while England was defeated by Ireland at the score of 15-24.

HIGHLIGHTS:



The winner of this year's NatWest 6 Nations is, for their five straight wins this season, is the IRFU!



Congratulations to the IRFU and that concludes the NatWest 6 Nations Championship. Man, even with the new title partner, the action remains the same but next year's going to be different in this championship. Of course, with the Brexit countdown draws near, what's going to be the future for the England Rugby, the WRU, and Scotland when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union for good? It's too early to tell the outcome on how does Brexit affect the 6 Nations rugby championship, but in the meantime, congratulations to all the teams, especially the IRFU, for a job well done this season.

See you again...

Monday, March 12, 2018

NatWest 6 Nations 2018: ROUND 4

The NatWest 6 Nations rugby championship is now on its penultimate round and with the season finale draws near, the tension between Europe's best rugby teams continue to heat up as the fight for the title is nearing its climax.

NatWest 6 Nations 2018 ROUND 4

In this fourth round of this season, the match between Wales and Italy is a spectacle to behold as they've scored five tries to move themselves up to second placer after defeating Italy at the score of 38-14. George North scored two victorious tries in the match while Hadleigh Parkes, the man of the match, Cory Hill, and Justin Tipuric contributed the WRU for the win. The Welsh do really are a force to be reckoned with.

Behind the battle, the IRFU defeated Scotland at the score of 28-8 while the FFR beats England at the score of 22-16.

HIGHLIGHTS:



The final round of this season's NatWest 6 Nations Rugby begins on March 17 with Italy vs. Scotland, England vs. Ireland, and Wales vs. France. Who will be this season's winner? Watch for it soon!

Sunday, February 25, 2018

NatWest 6 Nations 2018: ROUND 3

In the midst of the Winter Games climax, the NatWest Six Nations Rugby Championship is on its third round where the tables keep on turning on six of the best rugby teams across Europe.



In that round, it's another crushing defeat for the Welsh Rugby Union after being defeated by Ireland's IRFU by a ten-point gap, 37 to 27. Reason for Ireland's victory against the Welsh? One of them is Jacob Stockdale's two tries out of the five tries the IRFU pulled off to maintain their unbeaten start. Also, centre Chris Farrell became so dominant in that round, he was named Man of the Match.

Behind the match, Scotland nabbed their Calcutta Cup win against England Rugby at the score of 25 to 13 while the FFR beats the FIR Italia at the score of 34 to 17.




The penultimate round of the season starts on the 10th of March with Ireland vs. Scotland, France vs. England, and on the next day, Wales vs. Italy.

Monday, February 12, 2018

NatWest 6 Nations 2018: ROUND 2

The second round of the NatWest 6 Nations championship sees the winds of changes to the tides of the six teams gunning for the title and even in its early stages, you can really feel the heat burning on rugby's greatest championship.


The battle between England Rugby and the WRU is one of such example of what happens when the match turned in favor to one of the most formidable rugby forces in 6 Nations history. and as demonstrated by Jonny May's first ever tries of the match and a conversion by Owen Farrell, England beats Wales at the score of 12-6, keeping their focus on the title win remain on their sights.

Under cover of the battle, the IRFU massively defeated the FIR Italia at the score of 56-19 while Scotland beats the FFR at the score of 32-26.

Highlights:



The next match begins on the 23rd with France vs. Italy, Ireland vs. Wales on the next day, and Scotland vs. England.

Monday, February 5, 2018

NatWest 6 Nations 2018: ROUND 1

This year's 6 Nations Rugby returns with a new title partner and even with the new name, NatWest 6 Nations, the action from Europe's best rugby teams still burns hotter as fans are expecting for.


The WRU of Wales are off to a good start of the match by crushing Scotland at an impressive score of 34-7, in favor of the Welsh. Leigh Halfpenny score scored two tries for a 24-point lead, Gareth Davies done an impressive intercept, Steff Evans secured the bonus, and Aaron Shingler is the Man of the Match. The Welsh really are starting the charge for the title in this season.

After the Welsh's first strike, the IRFU defeated FFR at the score of 13-15 while the England Rugby beats the FIR Italia at the score of 15-46.

Highlights:



The next games will be on the 10th, starting with Ireland vs. Italy, England vs. Wales, and on the next day, Scotland vs. France.

Monday, March 20, 2017

Six Nations 2017 FINALE


Here it is, last Saturday's season finale of the RBS 6 Nations championship sees the rise and fall of Europe's finest rugby teams in history and one is declared the best among the rest.

Highlighting the France vs. Wales fight, the WRU suffered a crushing defeat after the FFR trumped them by two points, giving the score of 20-18. To make things worse, the Damien Chouly's try for the defense of the Welsh has been shattered by the crushing blow by Camille Lopez as well as the combined efforts from the whole FFR, therefore it's safe to say that it's over for the Welsh.

Meanwhile, Scotland left the FIR Italia pointless while leading with 29 points while the IRFU defeated the England Rugby at the score of 13-9.

Highlights from the season ender:



Despite defeat and the end of their long winning streak, the winner of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship is the England Rugby and they are the first team to win back-to-back Grand Slams since the FIR Italia joined 17 years ago.

And that concludes this season's RBS 6 Nations.

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Six Nations 2017 - Round 4


The fourth round of this season's RBS 6 Nations sees the Welsh Rugby Union recovering from two rounds of losses after defeating the IRFU at the score of 22-9.

The play of the game comes from George North's tries per half as well as the impressive performances by Jamie Roberts and Leigh Halfpenny that propelled them to a win.

Meanwhile, the FFR defeated the FIR Italia at the score of 18-40 while the England Rugby stomped Scotland at the score of 61-21.

The 2017 season concludes on the 18th of March with Scotland vs. Italy, France vs. Wales, and Ireland vs. England. At this magnitude, looks like England Rugby's Grand Slam win is nigh.