Six Nations Competition - Week 5

by sportform Wed 30 Jan 2019, 12:26 am

First topic message reminder :

Just one weekend to go in this year's Six Nations. No9 leads this competition after four rounds of fixtures but it's close at the top with only seven points separating him and Tattie Scones RRN, taylorman and Collapse2005 at the top of the overall leaderboard.

To enter All you have to do is guess the score of each game. You gain points on how close you are and the game outcome. This weekend's fixtures are listed below. To see the rules click on the spoiler. You can see the final tables from previous years below by following the links under here:-

2018 No9
https://www.606v2.com/t67172-six-nations-final-leaderboard

2017 stub
https://www.606v2.com/t65120-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2016 Tattie Scones RRN
https://www.606v2.com/t62113-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2015 offload
https://www.606v2.com/t57657-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2014 Norfolklass
https://www.606v2.com/t51634-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2013 Bathman_in_London
https://www.606v2.com/t40295-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2012 mr-bryns-attitude
https://www.606v2.com/t23578-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2011 WillyGilly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A82882687

2010 sportform
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A65363853

Please add your score predictions for this weekend's three games onto the end of this thread.

The rules are as follows:-

Spoiler:

This week's of fixtures are:-

SATURDAY 16TH MARCH
Italy v France
Wales v Ireland
England v Scotland

by Guest Tue 05 Mar 2019, 2:17 pm

Scotland 21 - 28 Wales
England 43 - 18 Italy
Ireland 35 - 18 France

by tigertattie Wed 06 Mar 2019, 9:43 am

Scotland 18 - 16 Wales
England 43 - 10 Italy
Ireland 22 - 19 France

by BamBam Wed 06 Mar 2019, 9:46 am

Scotland 23 - 19 Wales
England 39 - 10 Italy
Ireland 27 - 17 France

by **NeilyBroon** Wed 06 Mar 2019, 11:23 am

SATURDAY 9TH MARCH
Scotland 15 Wales 25
England 42 Italy 14

SUNDAY 10TH MARCH
Ireland 30 France 21

by **RiscaGame** Wed 06 Mar 2019, 11:32 am

Scotland 22-24 Wales
England 57-19 Italy
Ireland 24-14 France

by Mr Bounce Wed 06 Mar 2019, 5:22 pm

Scotland 26 - 22 Wales
England 46- 13 Italy
Ireland 26- 21 France

by Cyril Wed 06 Mar 2019, 5:33 pm

Scotland 30 Wales 20
England 47 Italy 15
Ireland 36 France 23

by Collapse2005 Wed 06 Mar 2019, 5:42 pm

Cyril wrote:Scotland 30 Wales 20
England 47 Italy 15
Ireland 36 France 23

BP win for Ireland?

by Cyril Wed 06 Mar 2019, 5:45 pm

12 penalties Guns. France get 4 unconverted tries. Crazy game.

by Collapse2005 Wed 06 Mar 2019, 6:20 pm

Ha you wish

by Pie Wed 06 Mar 2019, 6:57 pm

Lovin all the bitter Englishmen who suddenly think Scots will beat Welsh after Wales beating them; QED dont forget when predicting next week....Scots should win Calcutta Cup clap

by Collapse2005 Wed 06 Mar 2019, 6:59 pm

Its wishful thinking. All fans do it.

Its in murrayfield so Scotland do have a chance. They are usually good at home.

A few wales fans are predicting a france win for example

by mikey_dragon Wed 06 Mar 2019, 7:25 pm

Wales 21 - 13 England

by mikey_dragon Wed 06 Mar 2019, 7:32 pm

Collapse2005 wrote:Its wishful thinking. All fans do it.

Its in murrayfield so Scotland do have a chance. They are usually good at home.

A few wales fans are predicting a france win for example

There seems to be a lot of people predicting a win for Scotland over Wales, what is it based on? In last year's 6N we were told Scotland were going to win based on form alone. What is it this time around? #JustCurious

by Cyril Wed 06 Mar 2019, 7:51 pm

Mikey, maybe it’s based on the last time Scotland played Wales at home in the 6 Nations? #justrecentdata

by Collapse2005 Wed 06 Mar 2019, 8:10 pm

Scotland at home are decent too. Surely you can admit they have a chance albeit with injuries maybe not a great one.

by Cyril Wed 06 Mar 2019, 8:15 pm

Any side (bar Italy) could be justified as being favourites at home in the 6 Nations.

by BigTrevsbigmac Wed 06 Mar 2019, 8:17 pm

Scotland 25 Wales 18

England 45 Italy 18

Ireland 32 France 25

by mikey_dragon Wed 06 Mar 2019, 8:29 pm

Cyril, how recent are we doing then? Wales losing to Scotland; Wales being coached by Howley; Wales finishing below 3rd in the 6N - all are recent anomalies that happened to take place in the same year. Since then we've played them twice and beat them twice (both in Cardiff).

Guns, if they're this good at home how did they lose to a lacklustre Ireland? If home advantage is this good for teams in the 6N then I don't get why so many of you predicted Scotland to beat Wales in the 6N last year. None of it makes sense so we can assume it's the old 'anyone but Wales attitude again'. Still unbeaten Wink

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by SecretFly Wed 06 Mar 2019, 8:48 pm

They lost to a lacklustre Ireland coz Ireland are that good. No other side in the world ...honestly... can look so bad and still win against supposed flash competition. But don't you fret mikey. I don't think our lacklustredness will be enough to steal the Slam from you. We'll have to improve a lot between now and then to prevent Wales scraping past us by five.
Buy the tee shirt. I hear some versions are already in print.

by mikey_dragon Wed 06 Mar 2019, 9:00 pm

Wales looked a bit gash in their first two games and won both... Now it's convenient to say Ireland whilst playing gash or lacklustre are still good, but Wales' opposition (plus refs) keep gifting them games? Oh I see.

by SecretFly Wed 06 Mar 2019, 9:04 pm

You obviously don't read me, mikey...ahem, another one.....; anyway, you obviously always mistake me for someone else in green, coz I'm always warning non-believers about how good Wales are and ''tis I who was talking Wales up before, during and after the English game...unlike a few of your countrymen here.
Ref talk is always a bit of fun and bluster but I know a good side when I see it and I'm not coy in admitting it.

by Collapse2005 Wed 06 Mar 2019, 9:09 pm

mikey_dragon wrote:Cyril, how recent are we doing then? Wales losing to Scotland; Wales being coached by Howley; Wales finishing below 3rd in the 6N - all are recent anomalies that happened to take place in the same year. Since then we've played them twice and beat them twice (both in Cardiff).

Guns, if they're this good at home how did they lose to a lacklustre Ireland? If home advantage is this good for teams in the 6N then I don't get why so many of you predicted Scotland to beat Wales in the 6N last year. None of it makes sense so we can assume it's the old 'anyone but Wales attitude again'. Still unbeaten .

They arent that good but they were good enough to give Ireland a very good game. They arguably dominated the breakdown and collisions v Ireland.

by Cyril Wed 06 Mar 2019, 9:22 pm

This is a predictions thread. Seems odd to take offence if posters predict results that you think are not going to happen. Just bathe in the glory of finishing above them in the competition. If that comes to pass.

by mikey_dragon Wed 06 Mar 2019, 10:29 pm

Cyril wrote:This is a predictions thread. Seems odd to take offence if posters predict results that you think are not going to happen. Just bathe in the glory of finishing above them in the competition. If that comes to pass.

Not really, just seems the predictions are baseless; and we know how angry you all get when someone predicts a Wales win over NZ. I'm comfortable with the form Wales are in, but I'll also take comfort in the fact the English keep getting their predictions wrong Wink

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by No 7&1/2 Wed 06 Mar 2019, 10:35 pm

Checks last results. 50th out of 52.

by Cyril Wed 06 Mar 2019, 10:49 pm

Gareth, if anyone predicts a Wales win over NZ I’ll be sure to mention their recent meetings. My dad was in short trousers when it last became a conversation point.

by mikey_dragon Thu 07 Mar 2019, 1:43 am

How recent; last three, last ten?

by Pie Thu 07 Mar 2019, 6:28 am

Cyril wrote:This is a predictions thread. Seems odd to take offence if posters predict results that you think are not going to happen. Just bathe in the glory of finishing above them in the competition. If that comes to pass.

Seems pointless making predictions about teams outside the top 3 elite I agree.

by **LondonTiger** Thu 07 Mar 2019, 7:22 am

Pie wrote:
England 12 Italy 38

And people predicting that Scotland might win at home are the silly ones?

by Pie Thu 07 Mar 2019, 8:14 am

Where did I call anyone silly?

I just want Englishmen to remember that if Scots beat Wales they will of course beat England who are a lesser obstacle and who rouse the same, if not greater, passion to beat them than the Welsh.

by **LondonTiger** Thu 07 Mar 2019, 8:44 am

Scotland at home are a bigger challenge for Wales than their last two meetings which were at the Principality. It is perfectly feasible for Scotland with home advantage to beat Wales but lose away to England - especially as Wales and England are of a very similar standard.

PS apologies to Sportform, trying to filter out the predictions from the recriminations will be tough.

by Collapse2005 Thu 07 Mar 2019, 9:13 am

Pie wrote:Where did I call anyone silly?

I just want Englishmen to remember that if Scots beat Wales they will of course beat England who are a lesser obstacle and who rouse the same, if not greater, passion to beat them than the Welsh.

I would say the odds on Wales losing to Scotland in Murrayfield should be better than England losing to Scotland in Twickers.

by bsando Thu 07 Mar 2019, 9:50 am

Collapse2005 wrote:
mikey_dragon wrote:Cyril, how recent are we doing then? Wales losing to Scotland; Wales being coached by Howley; Wales finishing below 3rd in the 6N - all are recent anomalies that happened to take place in the same year. Since then we've played them twice and beat them twice (both in Cardiff).

Guns, if they're this good at home how did they lose to a lacklustre Ireland? If home advantage is this good for teams in the 6N then I don't get why so many of you predicted Scotland to beat Wales in the 6N last year. None of it makes sense so we can assume it's the old 'anyone but Wales attitude again'. Still unbeaten .

They arent that good but they were good enough to give Ireland a very good game. They arguably dominated the breakdown and collisions v Ireland.

Accuracy has been the biggest issue. In the Wales fixture 2 years ago Seymour and Visser finished two excellent try’s off with Hogg providing slick hands for Vissers. Against Ireland they blitzed the Irish defence out wide. This year that same accuracy has been lacking when opportunities have come. I’ll wait for the team sheet but tend to agree with Mikey that Wales are clear favourites for this one. It’ll be against the grain if Scotland win this weekend on their curent form.

by mikey_dragon Thu 07 Mar 2019, 4:57 pm

Pie wrote:
Cyril wrote:This is a predictions thread. Seems odd to take offence if posters predict results that you think are not going to happen. Just bathe in the glory of finishing above them in the competition. If that comes to pass.

Seems pointless making predictions about teams outside the top 3 elite I agree.

Yeah it's pretty clear-cut, now that England have been bumped back out of the Top 3 Elite in World Rugby.

by Taylorman Fri 08 Mar 2019, 6:49 am

Scotland 14 Wales 21

England 56 Italy 17

Ireland 21 France 12

by **RDW** Fri 08 Mar 2019, 10:48 am

Scotland 22 Wales 19 Fingers Crossed

England 40 Italy 16

Ireland 24 France 17

by bsando Fri 08 Mar 2019, 11:36 am

Scotland 13 - 29 Wales

England 53 - 14 Italy

Ireland 27 - 18 France

by TightHEAD Fri 08 Mar 2019, 4:11 pm

Scotland 17 v Wales 3
England 45 v Italy 16
Ireland 38 v France 23

by No 7&1/2 Sat 09 Mar 2019, 6:22 am

Scotland 16 24 Wales
England 40 13 Italy
Ireland 25 12 France

by demosthenes Sat 09 Mar 2019, 8:51 am

SATURDAY 9TH MARCH
Scotland 20 v 32 Wales
England 48 v 12 Italy

SUNDAY 10TH MARCH
Ireland 25 v 15 France

by Yoda Sat 09 Mar 2019, 10:20 am

Some really spiky Welsh on here it hilarious, love giving it out but get all uppity when in receipt. Enjoy the games boys and girls

Scot 12 England's largest county 25 kiss

Eng 44 Italy 21
Ireland 30 France 14

by stub Sat 09 Mar 2019, 10:44 am

Scotland 18 Wales 21

England 42 Italy 16

Ireland 21 France 19

by carpet baboon Sat 09 Mar 2019, 11:05 am

Scotland 26 32 Wales
England 56 16 Italy
Ireland 28 10 France

by Irishhoneymonster Sat 09 Mar 2019, 12:00 pm

Scotland 23 - 19 Wales

England 48 - 15 Italy

Ireland 25 - 18 France

by **Rugby Fan** Sat 09 Mar 2019, 12:17 pm

Scotland 21 - 23 Wales

England 48 - 10 Italy

Ireland 19 - 9 France

by Anglobraveheart Sat 09 Mar 2019, 12:33 pm

Scotland 25 - 22 Wales

England 32 - 17 Italy

Ireland 21 - 15 France

by sportform Sat 09 Mar 2019, 12:34 pm

SATURDAY 9TH MARCH
Scotland 18-32 Wales
England 55-17 Italy

SUNDAY 10TH MARCH
Ireland 29-18 France

by mikey_dragon Sat 09 Mar 2019, 4:33 pm

Another good weekend of English predictions, well done lads.

Mods, why are you removing this post and not Yoda's? Why are the English still allowed to ruin Wales threads on match days? WTF is going on the moderation here.

by No 7&1/2 Sat 09 Mar 2019, 4:36 pm

Cheers. 1 out of 1 so far.

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