Historic weekend leaves three nations in the running

About this episode

The episode reviews a historic weekend in the 6 Nations rugby tournament, highlighting key performances and implications for the teams involved.

What a weekend of 6 Nations action! Italy recorded their first-ever win against England, Scotland produced one of their best performances to put 50 points on France and Wales continued their revival in defeat to Ireland. Alfie, Elgan and Charlie look back on all the action and ask where this weekend ranks all-time in 6 Nations history? They also discuss what makes Scotland so impressive after their victory gives them a shot at the title on Super Saturday? How damaging was the defeat for France and what does it mean that they will miss out on a Grand Slam for the second year running? Plus, how will England regroup after their defeat in Rome? *** Allianz Future Fund | Allianz Insurance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alfie, Elgan, Charlie

Topics covered

• 6 Nations
• rugby
• sports performance
• team analysis
• historic matches

Keywords

• 6 Nations
• Italy
• England
• Scotland
• rugby
• France
• Wales
• Ireland
• Super Saturday

Sponsors

Allianz Insurance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Italy, England, Scotland, France, Wales, Ireland

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