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    RBS Player of the Tournament- Shitlist

    That time of the tournament again and the Gods have spoken, the shortlist announced as follows:
    Imanol Harinordoquy
    Mathieu Bastareaud
    Morgan Parra
    Thierry Dusautoir
    Tommy Bowe
    Shane Williams
    Come on lads, show some imagination will you. Undoubtedly Harinordoquy and Parra deserve their places but the rest seem to hint that this list was made before the tournament. Shane Williams, as ever the [...]

    What have scrums ever done for us anyway?

     
     
    Just to get things straight, I’m a Hooker. I should say I was a Hooker really but the feeling never leaves you. So officially I’m a believer but I’m just bored of scrums. 
    Scotland Vs England on the weekend was admittedly a total horse tranquiliser of a game. I dozed off for about ten minutes of [...]

    Poll: What's the most overused 6 Nations commentators cliche

    Any other suggestions gratefully [...]

    The 6 Nations treble for round three turn £1 into £155

    The wonderful people at bet365 and myself offer you the opportunity of a great result from some great games. 
    I was so tempted I had a go [...]

    Teams, Times and a tip for each game, 6Nations Round 3

    Wales Vs France 20:00, 26/02/2010
    Wales: Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), James Hook (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Blues), Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Richard Rees (Blues); Paul James, Huw Bennett, Adam Jones (Ospreys), Bradley Davies, Deiniol Jones (Blues), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Martyn Williams (Blues), Ryan Jones (Ospreys, capt) Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Rhys Gill [...]

    Andy Powell Accomplice Revealed

     
    The following suggests they were on the hunt for more than just breakfast:
     
    Sorry I couldn’t resist. What was he [...]

    Cardiff's top five 6Nations matchday breakfasts

    For all of you heading to Cardiff for the rugby on  Saturday, the following is a quick list of the best breakfasts you can find. Its the most important meal of the day you know…
    No. 8: Westgate St. The official breakfast of the WRU, not that you would expect many of the squad in there [...]

    Ferris starts, O'Connell making all the right noises, can they do it? Does it really matter? Will Gatland ever shut-up?

    Ferris Included in Starting Line-Up  Sweet sweet music to my ears. Having listened to Gatland prattle on about closing roof’s and untrustworthy locks all week I have been proud to hear the legend of Deccie keeping it positive and brief. O’Connell pitched in with the following earlier:
    Structurally their attack goes out the window. Once they’ve offloaded [...]

    Teams, Times and a tip for each game, 6Nations Round 2

    Wales Vs Scotland, 14:00 13/02/2010
    Wales:Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), James Hook (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Gareth Cooper (Cardiff Blues); Paul James (Ospreys), Gareth Williams (Cardiff Blues), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Jones [...]

    Highlight of the opening 6 Nations weekend? Newport Gwent Dragons

    There I’ve said it. The genuine highlight of the weekend had to be Will Harries’ beautiful solo effort shortly after the French gave up at half time in Scotland.
    Ireland Vs Italy:
    Both sides poorer than expected, opening weekend rustiness or not. There were brief glimpses of Craig Gower not being another ‘Bergamasco’ but all to brief. [...]