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In response to our american friends talking about the superbowl.

Thought i'd start one on the far superior game of rugby union[;)] and the current 6 nations championship that started this weekend.

for those who dont know the following play a 'round-robin' style of play and the ultimate goal is the 'grand-slam' i.e no losses

England
Wales
Scotland
France
Ireland
Italy

With Ireland barely managing a win against Italy on saturday and England thrashing wales ( last years winner) 47-13 the same day it's looking good for England. Scotland had a suprise win vs Frnace on sunday too! , so the main protagonists i.e Emgland/France/Ireland/Wales have shown much varied formance.

In a completely non-political fashion .. COME ON ENGLAND..

after round 1 we are winning BUT there is a long way to go still.

Is Wales really a nation? No offense to any of our Welsh friends, nor to my ancestors, but isn't Wales really just a region within the UK?

Texas thinks it is it's own country too so I can understand.

What I can not understand is the facination with soccar. I know it is the most popular sport world wide but it seems boring to me and I even think baseball is exciting.

Yeah, I'm kind of ignorant on whether Wales/Scotland/England are countries or provinces. Maybe someone who lives there can quickly explain how it works.

Is Wales it's own country? Like Canada? Or is it a province of the country United Kingdom? (same thing with Scotland and England)

As I said, I'm a bit ignorant on it, but I thought the country was called England. And that England included Wales and Scotland.

thanks for any explanation.

Come on England!! [;)]

As for soccer.....err football you mena. It's the national sport. At schools boys always play it in sports lessons. Even at lunch breaks we were always out playing footie!

Personally I prefer Tennis as a sport. The people I work with think I look like Leyton Hewitt although I can't see it!

ORIGINAL: Bradley7735

Yeah, I'm kind of ignorant on whether Wales/Scotland/England are countries or provinces. Maybe someone who lives there can quickly explain how it works.

Is Wales it's own country? Like Canada? Or is it a province of the country United Kingdom? (same thing with Scotland and England)

As I said, I'm a bit ignorant on it, but I thought the country was called England. And that England included Wales and Scotland.

thanks for any explanation.

Hi Brad,

England, Scotland and Wales are their own countries.

The United Kingdom comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

and all 3 share one very important trait in common.

Their roads are too *(^&* narrow.

[:D]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

and all 3 share one very important trait in common.

Their roads are too *(^&* narrow.

[:D]

The narrow twisty bits are where you get to lick the sticky bit of your bikes performance envelope.[:'(]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

and all 3 share one very important trait in common.

Their roads are too *(^&* narrow.

[:D]

For SUV's yeah?

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

and all 3 share one very important trait in common.

Their roads are too *(^&* narrow.

[:D]

Not to mention that they drive on the wrong side of the road. [:-]

ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

Not to mention that they drive on the wrong side of the road. [:-]

Pffft. Subjective your honour......

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

Is Wales really a nation? No offense to any of our Welsh friends, nor to my ancestors, but isn't Wales really just a region within the UK?

If your Welsh yes [;)].. Seriously though it is part of the UK , liek scotland , BUT does now have its own national assembly for partial self rule .. so it is historically a nataion (ish) but does like scotland harvour a fierce national identity

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

and all 3 share one very important trait in common.

Their roads are too *(^&* narrow.

[:D]

Only if you drive a tank sized SUV .. Or your a bad driver [;)]

Well we do drive on the 'left' so anyone being pedantic can call it 'wrong' [:D][:D][:D][:D].


Actually why ??? do we drive on the left ... most countries do drive on the right .. except italy and greece where both sides are fair game ( i've driven in both ! ) [;)]

<is still drunk from celebrating after the heroic victory over the French at Murrafield>

COME ON SCOTLAND !!!!!!

A scottish slam would be soso nice

Andy

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK


Only if you drive a tank sized SUV .. Or your a bad driver [;)]

pfff.....normal sized car.....no shoulders on the road. English idea of "shoulders" is a stone wall.

Round-a-bouts = Demolition Dirby

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

<is still drunk from celebrating after the heroic victory over the French at Murrafield>

COME ON SCOTLAND !!!!!!

A scottish slam would be soso nice

Andy

Not overly realistic mind you andy [;)].. however my father being scottish i can support both .. so i can never lose the calcutta cup ! win-win [;)]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK


Only if you drive a tank sized SUV .. Or your a bad driver [;)]

pfff.....normal sized car.....no shoulders on the road. English idea of "shoulders" is a stone wall.

Round-a-bouts = Demolition Dirby

We have a small invetion called the steering wheel . you might want to try it sometime [;)]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

Not to mention that they drive on the wrong side of the road. [:-]

Pffft. Subjective your honour......

And they spell things funny:[:D]
Honour vs honor
Armour vs armor
Gray vs grey

We have a small invetion called the steering wheel . you might want to try it sometime

I think Nik's problem is he is missing the brake pedal, not the steering wheel. [:D]