Six Nations Competition - Week 5

by sportform Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:21 pm

First topic message reminder :

I have updated this thread with the week 5 games. Just add your predictions to this thread. The week 4 results are now up and you can see them on the link below.

https://www.606v2.com/t67172-six-nations-week-4-leaderboard

To enter All you have to do is guess the score of each game. You gain points on how close you are and the game outcome. This weekend's fixtures are listed below. To see the rules click on the spoiler. You can see the final tables from previous years below by following the links under here:-:-

2017 stub
https://www.606v2.com/t65120-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2016 Tattie Scones RRN
https://www.606v2.com/t62113-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2015 offload
https://www.606v2.com/t57657-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2014 Norfolklass
https://www.606v2.com/t51634-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2013 Bathman_in_London
https://www.606v2.com/t40295-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2012 mr-bryns-attitude
https://www.606v2.com/t23578-six-nations-competition-final-leaderboard

2011 WillyGilly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A82882687

2010 sportform
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A65363853

Please add your score predictions for this weekend's three games onto the end of this thread.

The rules are as follows:-

Spoiler:

The next round of fixtures are:-

Saturday 17th March
Italy v Scotland
England v Ireland
Wales v France

by No9 Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:17 pm

France 38 - 18 Italy (France just too strong and run tries in for fun in last 20 mins when Italy tire)
Ireland 19 - 27 Wales (Tough game, but Welsh bench strong when Irish legs tire. North and Tibs play to win back their starting shirts when they come off the bench.)
Scotland 24 - 22 England (Scotland will throw kitchen sink at England to win some silverware. Not going to be a pretty game with a pen to take it in final mins)

This dents Ireland and England in one weekend. With Italy and then finally France at home, will put Wales firmly in the driving seat for the title.

by No 7&1/2 Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:22 pm

France 24 13 italy
Ireland 22 18 wales
Scotland 15 28 england.

by Cardiff Dave Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:29 pm

France 31 - 17 Italy
Ireland 27 - 19 Wales
Scotland 17 - 23 England

by Wiglaf Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:06 pm

France 15 - 19 Italy (Spero che sia giusto, ho bisogno dei punti! )
Ireland 21 - 24 Wales
Scotland 23 - 27 England

by whocares Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:48 pm

France 27 - Italy 7
Ireland 21- Wales 16
Scotland 17 - England 25

by westisbest Thu Feb 22, 2018 10:18 pm

France 32 Italy 21
Ireland 22 Wales 16
Scotland 17 England 30

by aucklandlaurie Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:07 am

France 26...Italy 7.

Ireland 22...Wales 9.

Scotland 9...England 21.

by majesticimperialman Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:10 am

No9 wrote:France 38 - 18 Italy (France just too strong and run tries in for fun in last 20 mins when Italy tire)
Ireland 19 - 27 Wales (Tough game, but Welsh bench strong when Irish legs tire. North and Tibs play to win back their starting shirts when they come off the bench.)
Scotland 24 - 22 England (Scotland will throw kitchen sink at England to win some silverware. Not going to be a pretty game with a pen to take it in final mins)

This dents Ireland and England in one weekend. With Italy and then finally France at home, will put Wales firmly in the driving seat for the title.

Hmmmmm, Really, Wales a shot at the title. i do not think so.

I am not saying that Wales are not good enough to win the title.

But i do not see them winning the title this year.

by sportform Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:23 am

Friday 23rd February
France 24-17 Italy

Saturday 24th February
Ireland 26-17 Wales
Scotland 17-28 England

by Eyetoldyouso Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:43 am

France 23 Italy 13
Ireland 22 Wales 16
Scotland 18 England 27

by **Rugby Fan** Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:47 pm

France 33-14 Italy
Ireland 18-18 Wales
Scotland 15-23 England

by SecretFly Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:53 pm

Rugby Fan wrote:France 33-14 Italy
Ireland 18-18 Wales
Scotland 15-23 England

NO! Please, not again.

by Irishhoneymonster Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:56 pm

France 28 - 19 Italy
Ireland 25 - 21 Wales
Scotland 25 - 31 England

by No9 Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:10 pm

majesticimperialman wrote:
No9 wrote:France 38 - 18 Italy (France just too strong and run tries in for fun in last 20 mins when Italy tire)
Ireland 19 - 27 Wales (Tough game, but Welsh bench strong when Irish legs tire. North and Tibs play to win back their starting shirts when they come off the bench.)
Scotland 24 - 22 England (Scotland will throw kitchen sink at England to win some silverware. Not going to be a pretty game with a pen to take it in final mins)

This dents Ireland and England in one weekend. With Italy and then finally France at home, will put Wales firmly in the driving seat for the title.

Hmmmmm, Really, Wales a shot at the title. i do not think so.

I am not saying that Wales are not good enough to win the title.

But i do not see them winning the title this year.

Why ?

What I said was if my predictions come good (which they seldom do), then Ireland will have lost a game, yet still have England to play, which wont be a big score either way. They will still have Scotland to play, which wont be a walk in the park either. Also, if Scotland win England also lose a game, having yet to play Ireland.

So, Wales will be left with Italy at home, a game they should win and also stack up a bonus point plus points difference. Leaving them with France at home in the very last game of the tournament, knowing the result of the England/Ireland game, knowing exactly what they have to do to take the title. Hence in the driving seat.

Now, its all whats and ifs, of course it is. But that's the same for every side. So why is my comments so far fetched, in your opinion, that it needed a comment. Or is it just those dark red rosed glasses that restrict your sight.

by overlordofthewest Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:54 am

Well....I've got some making up to do and can only put wales up on top with the following unlikely results..

Ireland 18 - 29 Wales
Scotland 18 - 10 England

Just for kicks I reckon France 34 - 17 Italy Whistle

by majesticimperialman Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:06 pm

Well after this weekend i am really down the pecking order. Who ever predicted this weekends correct will surely be top of the board.

by SecretFly Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:08 pm

Yep, England let me down twice now. Eddie is going to get a good telling off if I run into him!

by sportform Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:16 am

Just bumping up this thread for week 4's games.

by No9 Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:04 am

Saturday 10th March
Ireland 20 - 22 Scotland
France 23 - 20 England

Sunday 11th March
Wales 38 - 9 Italy

Fingers crossed

Going for scores I suggested on other post (re BPs) which would see a team winning less games than others lifting the title.
If this happened, wonder how many who said they'd have no problem with this will stick with what they said.. Whistle

by Collapse2005 Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:06 am

Ireland 28 v Scotland 18

France 21 v England 17

Wales 45 v Italy 18

by SecretFly Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:08 am

Stranger things have happened in the competition that keeps on giving, No.9. But if that transpires that a team wins the title even though they've won less games than another side in the competition, then for sure the points system will either be revised or dropped next season.

So it'll be a shallow victory as everyone will remember the blip year when the best team in the contest didn't win because of a quirk in the rules.

by **rodders** Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:49 am

Ireland 32 - Scotland 22
France 24 - England 21
Wales 60 - Italy 21

by RuggerRadge2611 Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:12 am

Ireland 25 - 33 Scotland
France 12 - 18 England
Wales 58 - 15 Italy

by Guest Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:32 am

Ireland 28 - 25 Scotland
France 9 - 21 England
Wales 25 - 18 Italy (based on the sweeping changes just announced. Squeaky bum time I reckon).

by stub Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:47 am

Not looking good for me this year so I'm being a bit bolder than usual with the predictions...

Ireland 21 - 31 Scotland
France 17 - 31 England
Wales 35 - 18 Italy

by TightHEAD Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:02 pm

Ireland 34 - 23 Scotland
France 18 - 27 England
Wales 27 - 22 Italy

by SecretFly Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:14 pm

RuggerRadge2611 wrote:Ireland 25 - 33 Scotland
France 12 - 18 England
Wales 58 - 15 Italy

Hello fellow top-onian. It is sad news I bring for we must now on this weekend part company on the leaderboard! Wink

I hope it doesn't mean me diving and you consolidating!

by RuggerRadge2611 Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:31 pm

SecretFly wrote:
RuggerRadge2611 wrote:Ireland 25 - 33 Scotland
France 12 - 18 England
Wales 58 - 15 Italy

Hello fellow top-onian. It is sad news I bring for we must now on this weekend part company on the leaderboard!
I hope it doesn't mean me diving and you consolidating!

Fly, it's unethical for me to go against my own team, hence the prediction. I also firmly believe Ireland will get a TBP, which means we need to score more hence the very unusual prediction, but if this is where we part ways, fine. We'll always have the time we spent together kiss

Lemme know what it feels like when your ranking drops like a stone and you are back with the plebs Wink

by **RDW** Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:45 pm

Ireland 28 - Scotland 20
France 21 - England 23
Wales 38 - Italy 12

by bsando Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:08 pm

Ireland 18 - Scotland 17
France 15 - England 45
Wales 56 - Italy 23

by sportform Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:45 pm

SecretFly wrote:Stranger things have happened in the competition that keeps on giving, No.9. But if that transpires that a team wins the title even though they've won less games than another side in the competition, then for sure the points system will either be revised or dropped next season.

So it'll be a shallow victory as everyone will remember the blip year when the best team in the contest didn't win because of a quirk in the rules.

I hope this does happen just to show how nonsensical the bonus point system is. Have noticed this in the World Cup were teama have had nothing to play for going into the final games of the group stage.

by majesticimperialman Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:50 pm

Ireland 20 Scotland 21

England 30 France 18

Wales 15 Italy 25 With so many changes to the welsh squad. could well play in Italy's favour.

by Cardiff Dave Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:47 pm

Ireland 35 - 24 Scotland
France 23 - 21 England
Wales 35 - 24 Italy

by hugehandoff Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:57 pm

Saturday 10th March
Ireland 19 v Scotland 15
France 15 v England 18

Sunday 11th March
Wales 42 v Italy 11

by Scottrf Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:23 pm

ROUND FOUR
Ireland 28 Scotland 16

France 18 England 30

Wales 40 Italy 16

by eirebilly Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:51 pm

Saturday 10th March

Ireland 32 - 27 Scotland
France 13 - 27 England

Sunday 11th March

Wales 56 - 22 Italy

by SecretFly Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:29 pm

Just shows you how open this competition is presumed to be - lots of variations in the projected wins as much as score lines.

Ireland 30 v Scotland 23

France 26 v England 23 - toughest to think about.

Wales 65 v Italy 12

by Guest Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:16 pm

Steady on, ‘Fly! 65 for Wales! You overestimate us! Love your optimism but I see another scratch team struggling to breakdown the disrespected ‘minnows’, a la Georgia in the AIs.

by SecretFly Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:40 pm

We'll see Oracle. I can only go with my calculated hunches. Wink

by Guest Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:13 pm

Well, you are top dog on the predictions currently so I’ll happily bow down to your superior knowledge. And hunches. Hoping you have another good week in the prediction game! Smile

by alive555 Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:21 am

Ireland 23 - 34 Scotland
France 19 - 29 England
Wales 33 - 19 Italy

by No 7&1/2 Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:25 am

Hopefully these will keep me safe mid table.

Ireland 26 17 scotland
France 15 20 england
Wales 43 13 italy.

by **LondonTiger** Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:30 am

Ireland 25 - 18 Scotland
France 15 - 27 England
Wales 38 - 19 Italy

by Guest Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:30 am

Ireland 34 - 15 Scotland
France 22 - 37 England
Wales 59 - 12 Italy

by tigertattie Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:09 am

My god this is annoying!

Do I play tactically or do I go for it?

With Fly's utterly bonkers option to go for 65 for Wales he's left the door open for me to come in with a conservative prediction to possibly go top. With he and "hello from the other side" AKA RuggerRadge going for different outcomes with Ireland vs Scotland, I have an opportunity! Can I bet against Scotland though?

by SecretFly Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:25 am

Oh it doesn't end with the Ireland v Scotland game, tattie.
It's the France v England match that will separate men from boys this round.

People are tripping over themselves with those two games. It'll be some lucky guys that get both right!

by whocares Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:35 am

Ireland 24 - 17 Scotland
France 16 - 12 England
Wales 52 - 19 Italy

by Wiglaf Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:42 am

Ireland 28 - Scotland 23
France 19 - England 24
Wales 48 - Italy 12

by tigertattie Fri Mar 09, 2018 11:09 am

Sod it. I'm doing it!

Ireland 25 - 28 Scotland
France 18 - 15 England
Wales 41 - 12 Italy

by beshocked Fri Mar 09, 2018 11:47 am

Ireland 28 -12 Scotland
France 18-32 England
Wales 45-12 Italy

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