Rugby Six Nations

The Six Nations every year, the world cup asides (this happens every four years) provides the most exciting rugby tournament in the world which attracts record crowds for every game and huge media interest and blows the tri nations out of the water. Although the tri nations boasts the top three teams in the world (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia) and are soon to welcome Argentina into the competition next year, it is no match for the might of the six nations which also boasts some of the best rugby nations in the world. The Six Nations is a tournament that is played in a league format and contested over 7 weekends. The teams that compete are Ireland, ...  Read the complete review

At this point in time the western hemisphere is struggling to compete with southern hemisphere rugby. HOWEVER regardless of this point, the western hemisphere's six nations tournament by far and away out trumps the tri nations played in the southern hemisphere. Let me tell you why! Firstly there are more teams. An obvious point but the more teams there are the more exciting the competition as more teams can win! Secondly you just never know who's going to win each year. Perhaps Italian rugby and Scottish rugby aren't potential winners but the remainding four always clash horns for the top spot adding to the excitement, particularly if you support one of these sides. ...  Read the complete review

I never really took much notice from the Six Nations until Wales' first Grand Slam in 2005, in which I watched every match. Prior to that, my only real experience of watching international rugby were the World Cups in 1999 and 2003 respectively. Since that Grand Slam of 2005 I've looked into the history of the tournament (Six Nations, not Five Nations or Home Nations) and found out that my home nation of Wales hadn't been so successful, so I took much more interest in the competition than I had done before. The Six Nations Tournament runs from the first weekend in February over the course of 7 weeks into mid-March. It is contested by the top six ...  Read the complete review

The 6 nations is the biggest annual event of Northeren Hemisphere Rugby, with England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy. It is always during February and March. The 6 nations is a compition that rugby fans will look forward to every year, and the fact that it is yearly is great meaning that you do not have to wait every 4 or so years like other major tournaments, giving you the chance to get behind your country, year in, year out. There is a certain magic about the 6 nations that dates back through all the years of Britsh Rivalry and untouched patriotism that no other sporting competition can compete with in my opinion. This is chiefly because it ...  Read the complete review

The Rugby Six Nations is the only time I actually get interested in rugby unless there is a World Cup on, partly because I like looking at hunky muscle bound men rather than some of the wimps you see in other sports and also I live the singing that goes on at rugby internationals rather than the obscene chanting you get at football games and at rugby internationals there is a hightened sense of drama and skill. I hav been dragged along to see a couple of league games at Nothampton Saints and it is just not the same when compared to my one visit to Twickenham for an England Ireland game a few years ago. The six nations was expanded from the five a few years ...  Read the complete review