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Match thread: Six Nations round 3
(lemmy.world)
After two strange incidents last week, will we see a controversy free weekend? Irelands to lose at this stage, will anyone upset them?
Ireland vs Wales
A bit of steam has run out of this fixture in recent years but it is often a classic. Ireland looking for the Bonus Point win, and likely to get it
Scotland vs England
An ascendant England vs an aggrieved Scotland. Should be closest this week, but plenty writing off England. Prematurely I'll add, the blitz defense of England will be hard to counter for Scotland
France vs Italy
France with a get out of jail card spent will be looking for a solid victory here. Italy will be desperate for anything
Nursing a hangover today but on reflection the atmosphere was a bit more edgy in the stadium than usual. I think the Calcutta Cup is starting to bring in Scottish fans who don't really watch rugby.
There were some blokes behind me shouting "offside!" at everything no matter what was actually happening on the pitch. At least they should be shouting "off-feet!" at every ruck like the rest of us!!
The chanting was more football style at points too... idk maybe I'm being a gatekeepy snob griping about new fans in the crowd.
It's the later kickoff. Folk start drinking too early and are wankered by 5. And the offside crowd blatently don't watch anything other than the six nations. The Millenium Stadium has an alcohol free section, I think time for Murrayfield too