Clash of Kings: Super Saturday Showdown

The conclusion of the 2015 RBS Six Nations championship proved worthy of a season finale George R.R.Martin himself would have been proud of. As the participant nations broke their fast yesterday morning, it was a three-way battle between Ireland, Wales and England, with an outside mathematical chance for France thrown in for good measure. There […]

Tales from the Six Kingdoms: “A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep”

The 2015 Six Nations Championship kicked off in true George R.R.Martin style on Friday night as Wales’s mind games failed to rattle Robshaw’s men at the Millennium Stadium.     The BBC’s homage to the HBO fantasy blockbuster, Game of Thrones, was well timed in readiness for the biggest opening clash for a decade. The […]

Six Biscuits 2014: That’s the way the cookie crumbles…

Super Saturday – March 15th 2014 And there we all were again: All poised for an exhilarating day of international rugby.  Super Saturday has become a legendary, not-to-be-missed, date for the diary, and 2014 certainly didn’t disappoint. With none of the nations being in a position to seize the coveted Grand Slam title, the final […]

Blood Bowl Weekend 2014: Six Nations and Super Bowl Mash-Up

What a weekend for lovers of sporting spectacles it has been!  Not only have we just spent a significant proportion of the weekend glued to our tellies watching six European teams battle it out for a round one advantage in this year’s RBS Six Nations tournament, but we are now left counting down the hours […]

Arise, Sir Halfpenny!

After the marginal and somewhat underwhelming first two Lions tests, few were expecting an epic finale in Sydney.  But a showdown it turned out to be, with the home nation predators snatching a victory from the hosts to secure their first series win since 1997. The final score, 41-16 was in itself historic: the highest […]

Super Saturday 2013: Capitulation in Cardiff

Of one thing we could be certain:  Whatever the result of the England v Wales fixture, tears would be shed in Cardiff. The final round of the 2013 RBS Six Nations tournament ended in historic fashion, as Howley’s fifteen thwarted Lancaster’s bombers’ hopes of attaining their first Grand Slam title since 2003.  And bombed they […]

Yippee Ki Yay Mother Rugger!

Rugby, the John McClane of British Sport, is back with a vengeance this weekend, as we welcome the return of our favourite rugby tournament, the Six Nations Championship. Over the next six weeks, the subzero gloominess of Winter will thaw, and Super Saturday will herald the long awaited start of Spring. Tens of thousands of […]