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Starters: The U20s play on Friday. The first amuse-bouche will be Ireland vs Wales at 7:15 pm The second one will be Scotland vs England at … the same time! Duh! The bloody Six Nations Committee have not understood yet that some of us would like to see all the games. And VCRs aren’t cheap … Continue reading Six Nations 2024: Round Three

Well, well, well, I really enjoyed the opening round of the 2024 Six Nations. I didn’t see Ireland smashing France like that and it’s always nice when it’s not your team imploding like Scotland did against Wales (although I thought the win was just about deserved in the end). Italy were a lot better and … Continue reading Six Nations 2024: Round Two

France’s pack are set to make pieces of Guinness stew out of the Irish gristle, to be mopped up and washed down with aplomb by their wonderful cork-popping backs, Dupont or no. End of an era for Irish rugby, back to the drawing board. Italy to spring the surprise of the tournament in week one, … Continue reading Six Nations 2024: Round One

You might think that Cardiff are completely out of the Champions Cup, but you’d be wrong! And you’d probably get very rich betting on them to go through. They just need a bonus-point victory over Racing 92 in Paris and for Ulster to not get more than one point. Connacht, languishing at the bottom of … Continue reading European Cups, Round Four

Worn out after typing all the Saturday fixtures, so I’ll just say: we have Hume and McCloskey in the centre. Antoine who? Onna telly this weekend Showing matches that are televised in the UK and Ireland or on popular subscription services. Bold indicates free-to-view. Times are in the UK zone, so adjust as necessary. Friday … Continue reading European Cups, Round Three

New Year’s Day Derbies! Showing matches that are televised in the UK and Ireland or on popular subscription services. Bold indicates free-to-view. Times are in the UK zone, so adjust as necessary. Monday 1st January Ospreys v Cardiff 15:00 BBC Wales / iPlayer / Viaplay Sports 2 Connacht v Munster 15:00 TG4 / Viaplay Sports … Continue reading Happy New Year, Notabloggers!

Dear slightly creepy Rugby Santa, I have been a very good girl this year what with refraining from England-bashing, Saracens-bashing and most specifically Owen-bashing. So please don’t give me the fucking coal again, although it might come in handy during this Tory-inflicted cost of living crisis. However, more than one piece would be nice. Can … Continue reading Letter to Rugby Santa

Mason Grady is apparently going to be a very busy lad on Saturday as he’s playing both wings against Bath. We knew Cardiff were having some financial difficulties, but this may be an economy too far. Either that, or someone at Cardiff’s been tipping their Brains a bit too much. Of course they feel under … Continue reading Burning up both wings*

I had not been paying close attention to the European Cup(s), which was probably a good thing for my mental health. Because, while doing the deep and arduous research for this post, I discovered that Ulster’s pool-mates are Bath, Cardiff, Harlequins, Toulouse and Racing 92. (Six in the pool? What’s happened?*) Well, we’ll probably beat … Continue reading Yet Another Pool of Death

Close readers of this notablog will know that I am not Owen Farrell’s biggest fan. This is almost entirely down to his observed on-pitch behaviour: the shoulder barges punished and – more often – unpunished, the truculence, the disrespect of referees, etc. Saracens and England supporters will have much, much more to say about whether … Continue reading Mental Floss