Rugby trading: 6 Nations

Daily Result: £118.55

So Emma is away on business now for a while so I thought I'd have a break from the DIY and do some trading today :-). Had a look in on the three Six Nations games though only really got involved properly with the first which was the Scotland v Italy match.

And what a start to the match it was too. Scotland were big favourites but within 7 minutes were 21-0 down and Italy were 1.4. Three gifted tries through interceptions are chargedowns. And each one converted. Murrayfield was silenced, was even booing when the third try was run in, and Italy were on their way to their first ever Six Nations victory away from home.

It was always going to be tough for Scotland to comeback from that and although they didn't manage to score the Italian defence was just too resiliant and the Azzurri ran out eventual 37-17 winners. All of which sets up a mouth watering clash between the two teams in the World Cup this year. The two teams meet in 7 months in what is anticpated to be the deciding match in Pool C. Scotland have some work to do!

The Ireland v England match was historic for all the right, and wrong, reasons. Firstly it was the first time an England team had played at Dublin's Croke Park. Given it was the scene of a massacre by English troops in 1921 the fact the game was played there, and the English national anthem was played before the match, was highly symbolic. The other historic reason was Ireland crushed England, winning by their biggest ever margin over the English. "Stuffed" in every department was the rather bleak assessment of England coach Brian Ashton.

In the final match of the day Wales threatened to do and Italy as they got off to a blistering start against the French. But the French mounted a powerful comeback and overturned an early 14-3 defecit to wrap win comfortbaly in the end 32-21. Which all leaves Wales in danger of picking up the wooden spoon.

Finally a quick apology to "Andy". Sorry, I just saw your comment on my last 6 Nations post and realised I hadn't answered it. I will reply later today if you are still interested.