- Nick Mullins
- 23 Feb 07, 04:07 PM
Paris - I guess Wales will have a tougher French test to overcome when they run out at the Stade de France, but I hope they react with slightly less bemusement than the fans from Neath on the table next door this lunchtime, who struggled to decipher the bistro's rather unhelpful English menu.
This city is one of the gastronimical centres of the world - but I doubt chefs in the Place de la Republique will be rustling up too many dishes of "paving slabs on of top pepper sauce" for the red army this weekend.
A fortnight after trooping rather disconsolately away from Edinburgh, the fans are back out in force this weekend. It remains one of the enduring features of this grand old championship that no matter how badly your team might have let you down last time out, it'd be rude not to be with them again next time, especially when that next time is in Paris.
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- Gareth Lewis - Ö÷²¥´óÐã Wales Sport presenter
- 23 Feb 07, 03:53 PM
Cardiff - You can always rely on Welsh rugby to throw up something controversial when things are starting to settle down again.
As thoughts turned to beating France rather than beating up the coach and captain, stole the headlines.
It's hard to disagree with the general consensus of wishing Phillips well in negotiating - or having had his agent negotiate - such a big deal, which constitutes a pay rise of anywhere between £50,000 and £100,000 depending on who you talk to.
All power to the scrum-half's elbow.
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- Jim Stokes
- 23 Feb 07, 02:14 PM
Dublin – There's one sure thing that unites Irishmen and that is a confrontation with the English. Somehow, I suspect it could be the same with the Welsh and Scottish, but don’t quote me!
And if there's one thing that really fuses the Irish together, then it's when an Englishman says that they're not really up to it. Well, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s very own Brian Moore has now given Irish coach Eddie O’Sullivan the perfect motivational material for his pre-match pep-talk.
"Ireland can take no comfort after choking - again," was the headline on Moore's usual hard-hitting column in the Daily Telegraph column following the last-minute defeat to France.
And when Ö÷²¥´óÐã Northern Ireland’s took him to task for his views - and indeed general Irish perceptions of bias - Moore, in his typical Pit Bull style, took an even harder line - insisting: "If people are honest in Ireland they ought to be furious about this because the team has blown yet another Grand Slam".
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- John Beattie
- 23 Feb 07, 01:18 PM
Glasgow - The Scottish papers today had an amazing story. .
One of our country’s most potent attacking weapons and a man with the best rugby years ahead of him was actually going to play across the Irish Sea.
What do you think about this?
There were rumours flying around that , the papers had already carried stories of two more Edinburgh players leaving, as well as .
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- Mark Orlovac
- 23 Feb 07, 11:30 AM
London - For England fans, Friday has not been a good day so far.
So will miss Saturday's contest at Croke Park and England's bid to claim their first win over Ireland since 2003 has got a whole lot harder.
Continue reading "Robinson KO tests Strettle's mettle"
- Francis Keogh
- 23 Feb 07, 11:04 AM
White City, London - It’s the match Irish and English supporters have been waiting for –
As anticipation reaches fever pitch around Dublin with the arrival of the first batch of travelling fans, I am left with an awkward dilemma.
You see, and for some reason I’m slightly embarrassed to admit this, I support both sides. Yes, that’s both...
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Wales 27-18 England
