6 Nations - Prediction Fun (or misery, if you're Scottish)!

[AndyRM]

I must admit that turning union pro somewhat diminished my interest in the sport. That said, I still enjoy watching Europe's finest battering each other to smithereens.

Inspired by @deptfordmarmoset I thought it might be fun to set up a prediction league for the tournament. I can't set up fancy spreadsheets or anything, but I can just about manage basic arithmetic so the criteria are as follows:

3 points for the exact score
2 points for the winner
4 bonus points for predicting a Grand Slam winner
4 bonus points for predicting the Champions
4 bonus points for predicting the Calcutta Cup winner
4 bonus points for predicting the Wooden Spoon winner

To get things started, I will kick off with mine:

Wales 33 - 7 Italy
France 20 - 25 England
Ireland 12 - 15 Scotland

Grand Slam: Wales
Champions: Wales
Calcutta Cup: Scotland
Wooden Spoon: Italy

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

OK, I'll have a pop as well:

Wales 38 - Italy 12
France 20 - Englandshire 16
Ireland 20 - Scotland 28

Grand Slam - Nobody (does that count as a prediction?)
Champions - France
Calcutta Cup - Scotland
Wooden Spoon - Italy

 

[biggs682]

and mine are

wales 36 - italy 9
france 18 - england 12
ireland 21 - scotland 15

grand slam - france
champions - france
calcutta cup - england
wooden spoon - italy

 

[Lullabelle]

I am just looking forward to seeing big sweaty men in shorts

 

[AndyRM]

I am just looking forward to seeing big sweaty men in shorts

Who isn't?!

 

[Brandane]

Wales 27 - Italia 12
Allez la France 20 - Ingerlund 15
Oireland 25 - Kiwis who aren't good enough for the All Blacks but have Scots Grannies 12

Grand Slam - Not won.
Triple crown - Not won.
Champions - France
Calcutta cup - Scotland
Wooden spoon - Italy

 

[biggs682]

How's that going to work then?

i always thought the grand slam was just for home countries but proved wrong so revised to france for both

 

[Lullabelle]

1) England
2) Wales
3) Ireland
4) France
5) Scotland
6) Italy

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Whilst I'd prefer it if we were predicting points difference between two teams at no-side rather than exact scoreline I'll chuck my hat in the ring and go with my head not my heart....

Wales 36 - 9 Italy
France 22 - 17 England (Yep - shock horror I think our boys are in for a shock today in Paris)
Ireland 42 - 6 Scotland

Grand Slam: None
(Triple Crown): Wales (Edit 8/2 None)
Champions: Wales (Edit 8/2 Ireland)
Calcutta Cup: England (Edit 8/2 GET IN! 1978 was last time Scotland failed to score at Murrayfield v England)
Wooden Spoon: Scotland (Edit 8/2 Yep stickin' with this)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

i always thought the grand slam was just for home countries but proved wrong so revised to france for both

Triple Crown for the home nations.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Wooden spoon - Not won (Italy will beat someone, probably Scotland again!).

The Wooden Spoon is last place, not for not winning a game. Although I think the latter would be a better idea.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

1) England
2) Wales
3) Ireland
4) France
5) Scotland
6) Italy

Is this a new competition?

 

[welsh dragon]

I am just looking forward to seeing big sweaty men in shorts

+1 for seeing sweaty men. Who cares what team they are with.

 

[AndyRM]

Completely forgot about the Triple Crown.

My shout is Wales for that.

4 bonus points for it. So same as before but that's chucked in as well. @Brandane is disqualified for casual racism

 

[AndyRM]

After a couple of entertaining games, made even sweeter by the devastation on English faces, the scores are as follows:

Me: 2
@User1314: 2
@Marmion: 4
@biggs682: 4
@Brandane: 4
@GrumpyGregry: 4
@Lullabelle: ... You didn't really make any predictions but if England win the competition you'll get 4. You're welcome to put scores for future games, as is anyone else.

As I forgot about the Triple Crown, and it's still undecided, all participants so far can state a team for the chance of four glorious bonus points. Get your thoughts in before Scotland hump Ireland tomorrow!