Six Nations Lucky
Draw
As you should know, Wales have been preforming
and winning games, in this year’s Six Nations. The
last game that they won was against France. They
won by 9 points due to the score being 19-10. George
North scored a wonder try as it came off the defender, then he kicked
the ball and dived on to it, allowing Wales to score a try which lead
to them winning the game. We are second in the league, but we are
going to be going head to head with England, this weekend. If we
manage to grab a win, we will be first place, in the league table, on 7
points, but England would remain on 6. There is a lot of pressure
and anyone could easily slip up. Ireland currently have no chance as
they are on 1 point and if they win their next two games they will go
to 5 points. This shows that they have already lost their chance to
win the Six Nations . Currently, Jaime Roberts is not getting the attention he deserves as he is currently saving us with his big hits. The
lions center deserves a lot more credit!
In terms of tactical maneuvers all teams have excelled with many
meters covered and many tackles made. In fact the actual stats are:
Manoeuvre
1st place
Total
Top point scorer
Carlo Canna (Italy)
22
Carries
CJ stander (Ireland)
42
Meters Made
George North (Wales)
177
Clean Breaks
Michele Campagnaro (Italy)
5
Defenders Beaten
George North (Wales)
14
Offloads
Maxime Madard (France)
7
Passes
Conner Murray (Ireland)
164
Kicks in play
Gareth Davis (Wales)
18
Tackles
Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
33
Turnovers won
Michele campagnaro (Italy)
4
Lineouts won
George Kruis (England)
15
Published by Ben, Noah, Lewis and Declan in year 8
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Six Nations Lucky Draw
Welsh Player Fact File
Dan Biggar
D.O.B: 16th October 1989
Birth Place: Swansea
Position: Fly Half
Height: 1.85metres (6’1”)
Weight: 94 kg (14st 11lb)
Description
Dan Biggar is a great fly half and a good
kicker, but in the first game against Ireland
he had a minor injury, damaging his outside
ligament in his foot which was considered
not to be long term, but he is bouncing back
on track.
Sam Warburton
D.O.B: 5th October 1988
Birth Place: Cardiff, Wales
Position: Flanker
Height: 1.88 metres (6’2”)
Weight: 103 kg ( 16st 3lb )
Description
Sam Warburton is a flanker who
plays for Wales and he is currently the captain, he also plays for the
Blue Birds at club level.
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Interview
We interviewed Declan, a key player of the school rugby team, football team
and athletic team. We asked him questions about the six nations and what
he thought about the current skills and players of Wales. These are the responses we got:
Interviewer: How do you think Wales are doing?
Declan: They are doing very well but all they need to do is maintain their
form.
Interviewer: What do you think their strategy for Saturday will be?
Declan: They will play to win but in the first half they’re going to wear out
their opponents and go on ultra defence, then they will start doing the kicker
chase game.
Interviewer: Do you have any predictions for the game?
Declan: I personally predicted that it will be a 19-19 draw.
Interviewer: What do you think of Wales's past performance against
England?
Declan: In the World Cup, England got over confident and instead of drawing
with us, they went for a punt and tried a driving maul, and lost the maul.
Interviewer: Who has been your favourite player in the tournament
and why?
Declan: So far it has been Jamie Roberts, he has been standing out because
he's been coming up with great line speed and made huge rewards for Wales;
saving them from losing games.
Interviewer: Do you think they deserve to be where they are now?
Declan: No, because to be honest they deserve more as due to injury they are
suffering.
Interviewer: How do you think the squad has performed as a team
together?
Declan: To be honest, the pack is great and works well together but the backs
are excellent apart from Alex Cuthbert in my opinion.
Interviewer: What do you think the mentality of the players is like?
Declan: The mentality is strong as they have a strong leader that is faithful
and wont give up without a fight.
Interviewer: How do you think the team is coping with Halfpenny?
Declan: Well, obviously, it’s a devastating moment to lose him as he is a talented fullback.
Interviewer: Dan Biggar or Leigh Halfpenny?
Declan: You can’t really pick as they both play different positions, and interns
of talent, you cant pick either as they are both as good as each other.
Published by Ben, Noah, Lewis and Declan in year 8