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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 23:44:00 GMT
Any fans? I most certainly am. Saturday is going to be a good day, and Sunday probably won't be bad either - we've got a good crowd of French supporters here and they're always a good laugh.
My three gringo drinking buddies are 1 Scot, 1 Irish and 1 English - so it'll be great, though I shall miss #1 who is a great rugby fan.
Anyone else into it?
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Post by Rob on Feb 2, 2022 0:51:38 GMT
I never used to watch football and the only sports I'd watch were F1 and the 5 (now 6) Nations..... But I got married to a football supporter so I haven't really followed rugby the same. Maybe being more interested in rugby union is a Welsh thing? A friend at school played for Wales and had a spell in rugby league too. Money probably a lot better now. But he was very focussed in inter school games and was very good. Once broke someones leg in a school match though Ouch. Might take a look. F1 starts again soonish and I hope Hamilton is back.
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Post by Rob on Feb 2, 2022 0:54:16 GMT
The thing I always found a bit sad when it came to 5/6 Nations was the Welsh and Scottish would support anyone playing against England. I was on a delayed train back to Manchester from Cardiff a long time ago and it was mostly filled with Scottish supporters. The majority had stayed with Welsh fans they knew when down for the rugby and would reciprocate. Good sportsmanship and all but they all hated England.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2022 1:40:14 GMT
Not my experience of the Welsh. England / Wales is always a great occasion.
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Post by bpg on Feb 2, 2022 1:54:09 GMT
I met my wife after a Calcutta cup match. Flew over to meet up with some mates for a weekend catch-up and the rest, as they say, is history.
A couple of years earlier I got a couple of tickets for the same match, I took a South African colleague who was really into his rugby.
6 Nations and the RWC is the only rugby I watch.
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Post by WDB on Feb 2, 2022 7:59:41 GMT
I enjoy it too but I’ll have nobody to watch with this year now Boy2 is away. My Welsh ancestry is pretty dilute but I’m still red for rugby purposes — partly because England rugby is all a bit Tory, Range Rover and bloody-good-bloke-called-Olly for my taste. I’ll still support England against anyone else, though.
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Post by Alanović on Feb 2, 2022 9:25:47 GMT
Fair comments there, WDB. My Scottish blood is dilute also (not only with English blood but Welsh and Maltese as I've said before, I'll be getting my Maltese passport next month, finally) but I've always been dark blue for sporting porpoises. When it comes to England v Wales I'll support whichever one of those two crushingly irritating teams/group of fans is irritating me the least at any given time. I think I'm cheering England in that fixture this year as Dan Biggar is pushing me over the edge. And the Welsh always seem to get the jammy bounce and the marginal victories (thanks, ref) which seem to always evade my team, so sod them. Also, whenever I see one of those people in the Wales crowd with a daffodil round their face it makes me want to burn the place to the ground.
I'll be watching Scotland v England in a brewery with a group of Welsh and English friends this weekend, then I'm going to the match in Cardiff next weekend, again with a mix of Welsh and English friends. We try to go to the Wales v Scotland game every year, altough I've missed a few recently when the coincided with half term and I've been skiing. No such clash this year so it's on the train to Cardiff, in the pub, match, dinner at Dorothy's and more beer before the train home. Murrayfield matches we always stay overnight and make a weekend of it.
I'd love to see the Russell/Hogg era rewarded with a 6 Nations title, preferably a Grand Slam of course, but I think both vanishingly unlikely. Which is a shame. Surely nobody would begrudge those two at least one title?
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Post by WDB on Feb 2, 2022 9:41:25 GMT
Also, whenever I see one of those people in the Wales crowd with a daffodil round their face it makes me want to burn the place to the ground. Ready for Stage 2 of the anger management course yet, Vić? 😛
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2022 13:13:10 GMT
My usual supporting hierarchy is;
1) Wales 2) England if Wales are not playing 3) Any other Home Nation against a non-HN.
Though I often want a particular team to win, I never have wanted a particular team to lose. It's a sentiment I do not understand that largely seems limited to Soccer.
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Post by WDB on Feb 2, 2022 14:04:22 GMT
Not entirely. India and Australia excite similar feelings among cricket fans from other countries. Watching them play each other a year ago was a curious experience for a (supposed) neutral.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2022 14:16:32 GMT
True, also Baseball and Hockey in North America now I think about it.
Still makes no sense to me. Seems very "little" and churlish.
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Post by Humph on Feb 5, 2022 18:43:59 GMT
Aye. 👋
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2022 19:16:31 GMT
Well Ireland looked good in the first game but Wales played as badly as I've seen in 20 years. At least we managed to get rid of the 0 with a sympathy try.
The second match was more interesting. I'm not convinced the penalty try was a good decision but the end result was fair, I think.
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Post by Humph on Feb 5, 2022 21:53:49 GMT
I really didn’t think Scotland were on form today, and the score flattered their performance. But of course I’m glad of the result. They’ll have to be stronger in the rest of the games.
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Post by Alanović on Feb 7, 2022 9:06:22 GMT
As I watched the Scotland v England match, it was my overwhelming impression that England dominated possession and carried the greater threat for the most part of the match. Didn't make for comfortable viewing on my part, but at least I was watching it in a brewery tap in Windsor, which was nice as it turned out.
I shall be in Cardiff on Saturday. I dare not say I travel with greater hope than any previous occasion - you just can't bet against Wales in their own stadium.
It will be a matter of some surprise if Scotland manage to beat Ireland, France or both. It's been far too long since they won the title to have any great level of confidence.
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