Three Six Nations games are played today but unfortunately the early Saturday games overlap with a Super Rugby game and a game in the Lions Challenge.
So, we’ve decided to do one combined Six Nations Article for the early games and a seperate one for the late evening game… giving progress and scores from both Six Nations matches.
Here it is…
Italy (9) 22 / 15 (6) Ireland (Final Score)
Italy and Ireland did battle in the Six Nations at 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT) on Saturday 16 March 2013.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast on SuperSport 6 & SHD 4 on TV in SA.
Scorers:
Italy:
- Penalties – Luciano Orquera (4), Gonzalo Garcia (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Giovanbattista Venditti (1)
- Conversions – Luciano Orquera (1)
Ireland:
- Penalties – Paddy Jackson (5)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Richard Hibbard (1)
- Conversions – Leigh Halfpenny (1)
Teams:
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovanbattista Venditti, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Joshua Furno, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Leonardo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Michele Rizzo, 18 Alberto De Marchi, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Francesco Minto, 21 Paul Derbyshire, 22 Tobias Botes, 23 Tommaso Benvenuti.
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip (Captain), 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Peter O’Mahoney, 5 Donnacha Ryan, 4 Mike McCarthy, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 David Kilcoyne, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Iain Henderson, 21 Paul Marshall, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Luke Fitzgerald.
Date: Saturday 16 March 2013
Kick-off: 16:30 SA Time (15:30 Italy Time, 14:30 GMT)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Expected weather: The whole world saw Wednesday’s heavy rain but it seems that Rome will be sunny on Saturday – not hot with a high of 11°C, dropping to 3°C
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
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Wales (9) 30 / 3 (3) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in the Six Nations tournament at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
Scorers:
Wales:
- Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (3), Dan Biggar (2)
- Drop Goals – Dan Biggar (1)
- Tries – Alex Cuthbert (2)
- Conversions – 0
England:
- Penalties – Owen Farrell (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Justin Tipuric, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Ian Evans, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Gethin Jenkins (Captain).
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Paul James, 18 Scott Andrews, 19 Andrew Coombs, 20 Aaron Shingler, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 James Hook, 23 Scott Williams.
England: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Mike Brown, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Tom Wood, 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain), 6 Tom Croft, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 David Wilson, 18 Mako Vunipola, 19 Courtney Lawes, 20 James Haskell, 21 Danny Care, 22 Toby Flood, 23 Billy Twelvetrees.
Date: Saturday 16 March
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 19:.00 SA Time (17:00 GMT)
Expected weather: They are likely to close the roof, which will make the weather irrelevant. But just in case the roof stays open: Spells of dry, bright weather interspersed with showers, these becoming heavy at times. The high will be 8°C and the low 3°C.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), John Lacey (Ireland)
TMO: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Apart from the innaccuracies,this is a nail biting game
@ superBul:
Ciao Super!
Great game to watch, if you are impartial!
@ Just For Kicks:
Apart fro the pride when these teams play there is also the little matter of the 6 Nations Championship 😉
End to end stuff, literally
@ Just For Kicks:
true,
@ The_Young_Turk:For sure, it has made this 6N a great spectacle. Been very tight
@ Just For Kicks:
I would like to see Wales win but England win the cup. England deserve some reward for their good play earlier in the season while lately they have been disappointing. Wales have been the opposite.
Farrell is having a shocker. Not reading the game at all
North being a bit selfish there
@ The_Young_Turk:At the beginning of the season, I really wanted England to walk it. I relly like their style, but they have been getting progressively worse over the season. Wales have been improving, and yes, deserve to win.
Apart from Robshaw, England looking hopeless at the moment
THey lose another scrum infringement
Biggar with a drop attempt……to the left, just.
Banana’s
Great first half , i will watch the second too.
2nd half on
Wales defending well, and win the scrum at the maul.
Wales have looked much the better team the whole match so far. England need to catch a wake up call, and quickly, as they concede yet another scrum penalty
MArler off, Vunipola on
Yet another scrum penalty to Wales as Vunipola collapses the scrum
@ Just For Kicks:
Do You understand the scrum decisions?
Wales passes beginning to stick. looking menacing
England stael the ball boot down field, Wales reciprocate, England kick out on the full. Advantage Wales!
Wales 5m out
141 @ superBul:Yes. Walsh closes his eyes, and guesses. Simple really!!!!
Wales close now. Stoic defence by England
What an intense passage of play!
Finally it ends in a penalty to Wales. Kickable. Great rugby all round. Niether sides giving or taking an inch
@ Just For Kicks:
145
Wales 12 / 3 England (51 min)
Wales go 8 ahead for the first time
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