I’m starting to get really excited about this season’s RBS Six Nations Championship now, as the Wales rugby team is in extremely good form.
I was so gutted when they lost to France in the semi-finals of the 2011 World Cup. Not as gutted as the team themselves, I’m sure, but I really couldn’t believe it. They’d done brilliantly in the pool stages, beating Fiji, Namibia and Samoa (though not South Africa), then took victory against Ireland in the quarterfinals, with a 22-10 score. It was amazing. The last time they got that far was 1987 – 24 years ago. But against France in 2011, captain Sam Warburton was sent off halfway through the first half… and the rest, as they say, is history.
In the Six Nations, three of their five games are scheduled for Cardiff, which is promising. They’re in Poland at the moment, at a training camp, to get up to scratch before the tournament kicks off. I always get Poland mixed up with Portugal in my head, for some reason… they’re similar words. I’m sure they’d rather be in the latter, from a weather point of view, but never mind. Even European holiday destinations aren’t particularly warm in January.
It’ll be the first big competition I’ll have watched with Katie, which I’m also looking forward to. She’s never really known much about rugby, but seems to be developing an interest. Not that she’s got much choice, with me around. I’ve always loved it… I suppose because we played it at school. There’s often a split between those who focus on football at school and those who do rubgy. I do like footy too, but rugby has always been my game of choice.
Seriously, I am SO excited.
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