Two Six Nations games are played today. Unfortunately the Saturday games overlap with two Super Rugby games.
So, we’ve decided to do one combined Six Nations Article… giving progress and scores from both Six Nations matches.
Here it is…
Scotland (12) 18 / 28 (13) Wales (Final Score)
Scotland and Wales did battle in the Six Nations at 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT) on Saturday 9 March 2013.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
Scorers:
Scotland:
- Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (6)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Wales:
- Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (7)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Richard Hibbard (1)
- Conversions – Leigh Halfpenny (1)
Teams:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Sean Lamont, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Kelly Brown (Captain), 6 Robert Harley, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Moray Low, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Alastair Kellock, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Ruaridh Jackson, 23 Max Evans.
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 Ryan Jones (Captain), 5 Ian Evans, 4 Alun-Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Paul James.
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Scott Andrews, 18 Ryan Bevington, 19 Andrew Coombs, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 James Hook, 23 Scott Williams.
Date: Saturday 9 March
Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT)
Expected weather: There is a 50 percent chance of rain on a bitterly cold day when the high is 5°C, dropping to 0°C.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
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Ireland (13) 13 / 13 (3) France (Final Score)
Ireland and France 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:
Ireland:
- Penalties – Paddy Jackson (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Jamie Heaslip (1)
- Conversions – Paddy Jackson (1)
France:
- Penalties – Frederic Michalak (1), Morgan Parra (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Louis Picamoles (1)
- Conversions – Frederic Michalak (1)
Teams:
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Fergus McFadden, 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’Mahony, 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 Donncha O’Callaghan, 20 Iain Henderson, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Luke Fitzgerald.
France: 15 Yoann Huget, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Thierry Dusautoir (Captain), 7 Louis Picamoles, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Christophe Samson, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 20 Antonie Claassen, 21 Maxime Machenaud, 22 Francois Trinh-Duc, 23 Mathieu Bastareaud.
Date: Saturday 9 March
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT)
Expected weather: Light rain is expected, with an Easterly blowing at about 30 kilometres per hour. A high of about 7°C, with a low of 4°C
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Greg Garner (England)
TMO: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Lineout. taken, but Wales steal it
What was Adam Jones doing on that side of the line, anyway he got away with it
Another penalty, another corner kick. 5 out Go Scotland
Another lineout for Scotland not far from tryline
Forwards driving it up a few metres out
On the line………
Welsh defence’s turn to be stoic
Yellow coming
….at last
Paul James gone.
Penalty against Wales who held on very well to keep Scotland out for a while before giving away the penalty and its a card against Wales
Scotland opt for the quick one, but duff it again, and wales come away with the penalty
Thats it after not taking the scrum but quick tap, Scotland give away the penalty and Wales relieve the pressure
Warburton MOTM, and deservedly so. Been all over the Scots. Back to his Brussouw-like best
Its all over….No its not. Scrum given
Should be the final scrum and Scotland to put in but are about 5m inside Scotland half.
Confusion reigns over the time. Sub on for the scrum. All ends they way the whole game has been A mish mash of general rubbish
Well done Wales, comfortable winners in the end.
This time it is over. The agony has ended. Scots will come away from that very pissed off with themselves. They didn’t play good rugby today and deserved to lose. 16 penalties – 8 of them kickable, is never going to win you a match.
Really disapointed in this for Scotland, was hoping and maybe even expecting a narrow victory and even if it was to be a loss didn’t think it would be by so far.
Final score
Scotland (12) 18 / 28 (13) Wales
The commentators trying to talk up next weekend’s clash between Wales and England. Also think heard them say that there were more penalties kicked and attempted than in any other international match – where do they get that info from so quickly?
Upset looking and sounding Scotland coach Scott Johnson refusing to blame any individual for the loss but looking at it from a team collective
A huge match coming up, Ireland vs France. Both desperate for a win, Both strong, but temperamental teams, and which ever one turns up, will call the shots.
Michalak back at Pivot, will he bring his ‘A’ game?
Players coming out
Anthems
204 @ Just For Kicks:
Hey JFK Paddy’s the pivot and Freddie’s the flyhalf 🙂
Looks very wet there, and France signing their anthem
Ireland’s ‘2nd’ anthem now, Ireland’s Call what an inspirational sound
No particular favourites for me here, maybe a little bit leaning towards Ireland
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