The Six Nations

[dodger 3,587]

Well done Ireland pressure pressure pressure played hard n well deserved..

[David.evans 5,323]

Don't go over board now dodger

[Malt 379]

Oh....recently then. I didn't think to look back over 100 years. Silly me.

We only let Italy into the championship so we wouldn't win any more wooden spoons.

Hey we got long memories here in Wales!

[nothernlite 18,260]

WELL DONE IRELAND

[jiggy 3,209]

If Johnny sexton keeps getting targeted for concussion in every match he plays in he will end up dead or seriously injured. Maybe something could be done about protecting players before rather than after a tragedy happens. For what's supposed to be a gentlemans sport deliberately targeting players who have previous head injuries isn't very sporting.

[ftm 3,357]

as an ENGLAND fan of course we gutted with that result but who wouldn't be? its over now & give or take a few days I will be over it - the better team won on the day so well done to the IRISH but I have to say it was a cracking tournament

[ratcher 69]

Cracking result , well done Ireland,

[bird 10,014]

If Johnny sexton keeps getting targeted for concussion in every match he plays in he will end up dead or seriously injured. Maybe something could be done about protecting players before rather than after a tragedy happens. For what's supposed to be a gentlemans sport deliberately targeting players who have previous head injuries isn't very sporting.

 

i was always told by my old man, it's gentlemens sport ,played by thugs , and you look back over the years some of the its, fights that gone on , on a rugby pitch , my old dad was right . But i think there trying to change it now, even though george north , only resiliently had to tackles and was took off for safety reasons , anything to do with (head,neck,spine ) they bring them off . ive always thought my self that these players , must fookin ache for week or 2 after a game, i know there bigger and stronger than your average man, but even at 14 st of muscle like sexton , going to get hurt bad with 18 1/2 st strong fit man hitting him , just look at some of the hits jonny wilkinson as took over the years , it was only because he was fit and got the exter muscle on him to protect him he was similar size to sexton . i love football love the wolves they won yesterday , but some of footballers today rolling around on the floor make me laugh , bloody wimps lol, if the took the punishment a rugby player takes , them never come out of the changing room

[socks 32,253]

I knew it was time to stop playing rugby when my body couldn't recover from a game before the next training session ... you end up just perminantly aching .........

[dodger 3,587]

It's a hard game played both Union and league found league the tougher of the two but enjoy both, I know a lot of handy lads but they've never gave rugby a proper go strange that..

[dodger 3,587]

 

If Johnny sexton keeps getting targeted for concussion in every match he plays in he will end up dead or seriously injured. Maybe something could be done about protecting players before rather than after a tragedy happens. For what's supposed to be a gentlemans sport deliberately targeting players who have previous head injuries isn't very sporting.

 

i was always told by my old man, it's gentlemens sport ,played by thugs , and you look back over the years some of the its, fights that gone on , on a rugby pitch , my old dad was right . But i think there trying to change it now, even though george north , only resiliently had to tackles and was took off for safety reasons , anything to do with (head,neck,spine ) they bring them off . ive always thought my self that these players , must fookin ache for week or 2 after a game, i know there bigger and stronger than your average man, but even at 14 st of muscle like sexton , going to get hurt bad with 18 1/2 st strong fit man hitting him , just look at some of the hits jonny wilkinson as took over the years , it was only because he was fit and got the exter muscle on him to protect him he was similar size to sexton . i love football love the wolves they won yesterday , but some of footballers today rolling around on the floor make me laugh , bloody wimps lol, if the took the punishment a rugby player takes , them never come out of the changing room

If you run it in or hit them hard you usually be ok it's when you do it half hearted were you get hurt, some of the biggest lads on a pitch start off running it in all gung-ho then at the last couple seconds were it counts loose there bottle go down a gear n lay right off, then you get lads half there size that run it in hard and tackle like a train..

[bird 10,014]

It's a hard game played both Union and league found league the tougher of the two but enjoy both, I know a lot of handy lads but they've never gave rugby a proper go strange that..

league looks faster, and prob get more hits in it, but i know what you mean though with some useful type lads, maybe they know they really be up against it with blokes as tough but alot fitter than there selves . i was reading about some of the young england player s anthony watson and jonathan joseph , they joined rugby because they like the physical side to it lol, they must do having 19st bloke crashing 25 mph hitting them lol

[dodger 3,587]

Union can be quick aswell but theres a lot more stopping n starting were as in league the ball is in play a lot more plus fewer set pieces n rules which makes for a lot more phisical skilful n free flowin game..

[TOMO 28,624]

 

If Johnny sexton keeps getting targeted for concussion in every match he plays in he will end up dead or seriously injured. Maybe something could be done about protecting players before rather than after a tragedy happens. For what's supposed to be a gentlemans sport deliberately targeting players who have previous head injuries isn't very sporting.

 

i was always told by my old man, it's gentlemens sport ,played by thugs , and you look back over the years some of the its, fights that gone on , on a rugby pitch , my old dad was right . But i think there trying to change it now, even though george north , only resiliently had to tackles and was took off for safety reasons , anything to do with (head,neck,spine ) they bring them off . ive always thought my self that these players , must fookin ache for week or 2 after a game, i know there bigger and stronger than your average man, but even at 14 st of muscle like sexton , going to get hurt bad with 18 1/2 st strong fit man hitting him , just look at some of the hits jonny wilkinson as took over the years , it was only because he was fit and got the exter muscle on him to protect him he was similar size to sexton . i love football love the wolves they won yesterday , but some of footballers today rolling around on the floor make me laugh , bloody wimps lol, if the took the punishment a rugby player takes , them never come out of the changing room

 

 

actualy ray ,,,the famous quote is,,,,,,"rugby is a thugs game played by gentlemen,,,and football is a gentlemens game played by thugs"...

 

didnt see the wales game,,,,,however last week i said how barnes was now loved by the taffs,,,,,,its good to see hes back to his old self...

 

well done ireland.. ....

[jiggy 3,209]

 

 

If Johnny sexton keeps getting targeted for concussion in every match he plays in he will end up dead or seriously injured. Maybe something could be done about protecting players before rather than after a tragedy happens. For what's supposed to be a gentlemans sport deliberately targeting players who have previous head injuries isn't very sporting.

 

 

 

i was always told by my old man, it's gentlemens sport ,played by thugs , and you look back over the years some of the its, fights that gone on , on a rugby pitch , my old dad was right . But i think there trying to change it now, even though george north , only resiliently had to tackles and was took off for safety reasons , anything to do with (head,neck,spine ) they bring them off . ive always thought my self that these players , must fookin ache for week or 2 after a game, i know there bigger and stronger than your average man, but even at 14 st of muscle like sexton , going to get hurt bad with 18 1/2 st strong fit man hitting him , just look at some of the hits jonny wilkinson as took over the years , it was only because he was fit and got the exter muscle on him to protect him he was similar size to sexton . i love football love the wolves they won yesterday , but some of footballers today rolling around on the floor make me laugh , bloody wimps lol, if the took the punishment a rugby player takes , them never come out of the changing room

Hard hitting is part of the game bird and I've no problem with it but Johnny sexton has had serious head and brain injuries in the past and most likely will suffer long term damage as a result of this and the opposition know it and illegally tackle him high to take him out of the game. I wonder is it worth the risk killing the man to gain an advantage for their team. It's a low act and should be punished severely. The man has family and I wonder how those players would feel if he was a made a vegetable or killed would they stand proud in a guard of honour for him.Play tough but play by the rules tackling a mans head is a scumbags act.?