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Italy’s new jersey’s remind me of something ….
19:57 UTC
"Dupont is over rated" - Welsh fan
19:52 UTC
Round 1 takeaways
On Italy, I'm thoroughly unimpressed and disappointed. We were extremely poor at the breakdown, and the attack looked toothless. The scrum and lineout worked but with no set plays to follow. Managed to make one of the best and most exciting wingers in top14 feel invisible. No cohesion, no pace, stupid mistakes in defense. Very poor start to the campaign, I hope we figure something out, if anything to get back to where we were a couple months ago.
Briefly, France look as good as expected. Wales look as bad as expected. England was maybe a tad bit underrated and Ireland overrated, but I do believe all the games between Scotland, Ireland, France, and England can go either way.
19:46 UTC
Dan Sheehan
Can he become the most likeable world class Irish player ever.... he plays with passion and a smile on his face, seems to enjoy every minute... and he delivers..
19:35 UTC
Andrew Porter is quietly World Class
I know Porter has issues at scrum time being pinged for penalties but when he isn't he is such an asset to this teams. He was one of the best players on the pitch today great defensively, solid in the scrum without furlong and just some great reliable carrys to help find shape. We would be lost with out him I hope they fined a player to back him up once healy retires.
19:32 UTC
19:20 UTC
Match Thread - France U20s v Wales U20s | Six Nations U20 2025 | Round 1
Match Thread - France U20s v Wales U20s | Six Nations U20 2025 | Round 1
Venue: Stade de la Rabine, Vannes | Weather: 6 C, Clouds
Officials: Tomas Bertazza, Filippo Russo, Federico Vedovelli, Matteo Liperini (tmo)
Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/4940
Match Threads: https://www.rugbybot.com/mt
Time
| UTC | Local | London | Paris | Perth | Sydney | Auckland | more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:10 | 21:10 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 04:10 | 07:10 | 09:10 | [more tz](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=2025-02-01T20:10:00&msg=France U20s%20v%20Wales U20s) |
Lineups
| France U20s | Pos | Wales U20s |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Jean-Christophe | 1 | Ioan Emanuel |
| Lyam Akrab | 2 | Harry Thomas |
| Owen Sorhaindo | 3 | Sam Scott |
| Bartholome Sanson | 4 | Kenzie Jenkins |
| Corentin Mezou | 5 | Nick Thomas |
| Antoine Deliance | 6 | Deian Gwynne |
| Marceau Marzullo | 7 | Harry Beddall |
| Elyjah Ibsaiene | 8 | Evan Minto |
| Baptiste Tilloles | 9 | Logan-J Franklin |
| Diego Jurd | 10 | Harri Wilde |
| Xan Mousques | 11 | Aidan Boschoff |
| Lucas Vigneres | 12 | Steffan Emanuel |
| Robin Taccola | 13 | Elijah Evans |
| Mathis Ibo | 14 | Harry Rees-Weldon |
| Ugo Pacome | 15 | Scott Delnevo |
| Quentin Algay | 16 | Saul Hurley |
| Edouard Jabea Njocke | 17 | Louie Trevett |
| Mohamed Megherbi | 18 | Jac Pritchard |
| Raphael Darquier | 19 | Tom Cottle |
| Sialevailea Tolofua | 20 | Dan Gemine |
| Nathan Llaveria | 21 | Carwyn Edwards |
| Luka Keletaona | 22 | Harri Ford |
| Fabien Brau-Boirie | 23 | Tom Bowen |
| Sébastien Calvet | Coach | Richard Whiffin |
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19:10 UTC
Marcus Smith appreciation post
I tend to only see him play for England and loosely hear some of the debate on the podcasts etc and I fully expect Russell to start at 10 for the Lions but if he plays like he did today and Smith can keep this up it’s going to be a very tight call.
Really impressed every time I watch him
19:06 UTC
Post Match Thread - Ireland v England |Six Nations 2025 | Round 1
18:41 UTC
Loosing his ACL somehow made him more powerful?
18:34 UTC
Not worth a look, good process boys
18:32 UTC
Why is Maro Englands only lineout option?
I’ve missed this, what’s gone on?
17:52 UTC
17:01 UTC
Peacock Showing their Prowess
Not sure that’s how tables work lads 😂
16:21 UTC
MFW I'm asked if I know as much as Sir Clive
16:09 UTC
Post Match Thread: Scotland v Italy
Scotland 31 v 19 Italy
Player of the match: Huw Jones
16:06 UTC
New 6N scoreboard is awful
I was at the stadium for France-Wales yesterday, so I didn't get to see the game on TV. Only discovered it when I turned to Scotland-Italy. And oh boy is it awful.
Like yea there was this debate for the logo, but I didn't fuly agree. This new logo is a downgrade from the previous one, but it's not necessarly bad. Heck, the purple variant for the W6N is pretty cool.
However, the scoreboard is much more than a downgrade. The curved lines separating the elements are insanely unfitting, and the choice of colors, yea it's meant to fit the logo, but it could have been used in a much better way...
The yellow try counter is barely visible half of the time, and the clock doesn't even turn red at then end of a half. No, that weird blink doesn't count
Literally any other design would have been better. I have no idea if they indent to keep it that way in the long run, but there are so many things to upgrade from this
16:02 UTC
Huw Jones hattrick try vs Italy
16:01 UTC
France (Updated) Player List for Twickenham
15:55 UTC
Meanwhile in Prem Cup
Whilst everyone is distracted with 6N, we're missing that Dan Cole has had a run-out at fly half, whilst new flying signing Radwan is getting his darts in at hooker.
15:49 UTC
Scrum porn | Romania vs Germany REC
15:45 UTC
Match Thread - Ireland v England | Six Nations 2025 | Round 1
Match Thread - Ireland v England | Six Nations 2025 | Round 1
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin | Weather: 10 C, Clouds
Officials: Ben O'Keeffe, James Doleman, Hollie Davidson, Glenn Newman (tmo)
Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/4958
Match Threads: https://www.rugbybot.com/mt
Time
| UTC | Local | London | Paris | Perth | Sydney | Auckland | more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 00:45 | 03:45 | 05:45 | more tz |
Lineups
| Ireland | Pos | England |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Porter | 1 | Ellis Genge |
| Rónan Kelleher | 2 | Luke Cowan-Dickie |
| Finlay Bealham | 3 | Will Stuart |
| James Ryan | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| Tadhg Beirne | 5 | George Martin |
| Ryan Baird | 6 | Tom Curry |
| Josh van der Flier | 7 | Ben Curry |
| Caelan Doris | 8 | Ben Earl |
| Jamison Gibson-Park | 9 | Alex Mitchell |
| Sam Prendergast | 10 | Marcus Smith |
| James Lowe | 11 | Cadan Murley |
| Bundee Aki | 12 | Henry Slade |
| Garry Ringrose | 13 | Ollie Lawrence |
| Mack Hansen | 14 | Tommy Freeman |
| Hugo Keenan | 15 | Freddie Steward |
| Dan Sheehan | 16 | Theo Dan |
| Cian Healy | 17 | Fin Baxter |
| Tom Clarkson | 18 | Joe Heyes |
| Iain Henderson | 19 | Ollie Chessum |
| Jack Conan | 20 | Chandler Cunningham-South |
| Conor Murray | 21 | Tom Willis |
| Jack Crowley | 22 | Harry Randall |
| Robbie Henshaw | 23 | Fin Smith |
| Simon Easterby | Coach | Steve Borthwick |
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15:45 UTC
Defensive Maul rules
Can someone explain how defensive mauls work? When the ball carrier is held up without the defense making a tackle, the referee would call "Maul!" Then the defensive team would take the ball carrier down and kill the ball thereby winning the scrum for their team. Why is it allowed to bring the Maul down in this scenario, but when a Maul is formed from the line out and brought down, the defensive team is often penalised?
15:40 UTC
What happened
15:31 UTC
Leicester trying out their backs up front and forwards playing the sexy rugby out the back
15:08 UTC
Doubt at your own risk
15:03 UTC
Match Thread: Leicester vs Northampton - Premiership Rugby Cup
Comp: Premiership Rugby Cup
Venue: Welford Road
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| 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 10:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 |
14:29 UTC
Match Thread: Saracens vs Ealing - Premiership Rugby Cup
Comp: Premiership Rugby Cup
Venue: StoneX Stadium
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| 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 10:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 |
14:29 UTC
Georgia v Switzerland result in Rugby Europe Championship
14:09 UTC
Match Thread: Hartpury University vs Exeter - Premiership Rugby Cup
Comp: Premiership Rugby Cup
Venue: Hartpury University Stadium
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| 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 09:30 | 01:30 | 03:30 |
13:59 UTC