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Feb 2021
3:10pm, 6 Feb 2021
30,115 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
Is it worth watching? Seriously, I am not, forgone conclusion...I wonder if perhaps relegation is a possibility, plus a premier league type parachute payment...
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Feb 2021
3:58pm, 6 Feb 2021
5,726 posts
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Surrey Phil
Italy have only 12 Six Nations wins in 21 years which just about sums them up. Seven of those were against Scotland- and only 23 wins in their history against Tier 1 nations.
Promotion and relegation would be a good thing, and give other emerging European nations the opportunity. Romania and Georgia are both as capable as Italy. That would at least give the Italians some confidence boosting performances every other year.
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Feb 2021
4:00pm, 6 Feb 2021
11,845 posts
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Little Nemo
Good stuff from France although they weren't really stretched. Appreciated the crowd noise having an authentic French accent! 
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Feb 2021
4:06pm, 6 Feb 2021
37,587 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
I like to watch top athletes and a skillful display. So I would happily watch. There were some fab moments from both sides.
8 nations 2 leagues - would give Scotland and whoever they are competing with for wooden spoon a fright! G
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Feb 2021
4:09pm, 6 Feb 2021
8,036 posts
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Too Much Water
Romania and Georgia are worse than Italy.
Rotating 6th member - a Pacific islands composite team or perhaps the USA are my longshot ideas
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Feb 2021
4:14pm, 6 Feb 2021
4,350 posts
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K5 Gus
150 years since the first Calcutta Cup match, a nice wee bit of history as to how the first came about, from the Beeb :
"If you sat down in the easy chair on 8 December 1870 and wanted a break from the latest dispatches on the Franco-Prussian war, you might flick round to the sport's pages of your Bell’s Weekly newspaper.
There you would see a classified advert. It was taken out by five Scottish rugby clubs challenging any team “selected from the whole of England” to a match.
Blackheath Rugby Club in London answered the call.
27 March 1871 - less than four months later - at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh, the two teams - 20 a side - trotted out.
After 100 minutes of action in front of more than 4000 spectators, Scotland ran out winner and a rivalry was begun."
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Feb 2021
4:22pm, 6 Feb 2021
15,060 posts
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richmac
Cool
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Feb 2021
4:44pm, 6 Feb 2021
30,116 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
Italy are not up to it for sure, something needs to be done, as with cricket, to make them, or someone else competitive.
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Feb 2021
4:45pm, 6 Feb 2021
4,351 posts
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K5 Gus
Why were they SD for the anthems when they're about to be in scrums etc ??
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Feb 2021
4:47pm, 6 Feb 2021
15,061 posts
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richmac
Right, here we go...
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