4 nations, 5 nations, 6 nations, why don’t we just bring in
the whole of Europe while we’re at it? Once
again, the same 2 teams are battling it out at the end of the 6 nations
championship for the chance to become this year’s losers. Italy – a great side that never win anything
and, let me see, oh yes, Scotland
– a great side that never win anything.
In Ireland we have 4 provincial sides, but only 3 are ever
allowed to qualify for the European cup at one time and guess what? It’s always
the same 3. Isn’t it about time teams had to qualify for the 6 nations?
Because the professional sport of rugby is losing out by playing
back to back international games for 5 weeks during the spring season. It’s
fine in the rugby rich nations such as France
and England,
who get a chance to blood new players while the better ones are away on ‘duty’!
But, for the rest of us, the domestic season is robbed by those 2 extra games
against two sides who aren’t good enough to compete in the competition.
I fear your delusion may just be an illusion my Irish friend
ReplyDeleteA slight bit of bias Mr O'Driscoll? DO you have a famous brother? Let me see.....loss to Wales, draw with France......what is happening to the Irish side? As an optimistic but yet again dejected Scotland fan at least my team are trying to go in the right direction! We'll see what happens on Saturday when you come up against what looks like a resurgent English side.....
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