A inceput editia 2018 a competitiei Six Nations Championship, in prima etapa doar Tara Gaalilor a profitat de avantajul terenului propriu si a invins Scotia cu punct bonus ofensiv, in timp ce Irlanda a castigat dramaric la Paris iar Anglia a realizat scorul acestei runde pe terenul Italiei.
Desi Tara Galilor nu a impresionat in ultima vreme, trupa lui Warren Gatland s-a dezlantuit in fata Scotiei , primele doua incercari venind dupa numai zece minute de la primul fluier al arbitrului, reusite de Gareth Davies in urma unei interceptii, respectiv Leigh Halfpenny. In partea secunda Leigh Halfepenny si-a trecut in cont dubla personala, fundasul penelor de strut trecandu-si in cont un total de 24 de puncte si un procentaj de 100% al reusitelor din fata butului advers.
Extrem de echilibrata a fost disputa de pe Stade de France dintre Franta si Irlanda, prima repriza, controlata tactic de eleii lui Joe Schimidt terminandu-se cu avantaj de partea acestora. Puncte s-au marcat doar din tentative de tinta, Maxime Machenaud pentru cocosii galici respectiv Johnny Sexton in contul verzilor , rezultat la pauza 9-3 in favoarea acestora.
In minutul 71, Teddy Thomas a fost de neoprit si cursa acestuia s-a incheiat cu singurul eseu al partidei si se parea ca Jacques Brunel va debuta in postura de antrenor al Les Bleus cu un succes. Nu avea sa fie asa pentru ca in ultimul minut de joc Johnny Sexton a marcat un dropgol de la aproximativ 40 de metri dupa o faza in care irlandezii au avut 40 de momente de fixare.
Italia a rezistat o repriza in fata Angliei, trandafirii conducand la pauza partidei de la Roma cu 17-10, cu doua incercari marcate in debutul jocului. In partea secunda azzurrii nu au mai putut tine pasul, mai ales in ultimul sfert de ora cand au incasat trei incercari, astfel gratie diferentei de scor si a punctului bonus ofensiv Anglia este primul lider al clasamentului Six Nations.
Rezultate:
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Tara Galilor-Scotia 34-7 (14-0)
Au marcat:G.Davies-e,S.Evans-e,Halfpenny-2e,4tr,2lp respectiv Horne-e,tr
Tara Galilor: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Josh Navidi, 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Cory Hill, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Rob Evans
Rezerve: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Bradley Davies, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Gareth Anscombe, 23 Owen Watkin
Scotia: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Huw Jones, 11 Byron McGuigan, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Cornell du Preez, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 John Barclay (c), 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Ben Toolis, 3 Jon Welsh, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Gordon Reid
Rezerve: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Grant Gilchrist, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 Pete Horne, 23 Sean Maitland
Stade de France, Paris: Franta-Irlanda 13-15 (3-9)
Au marcat:Thomas-e,Belleau-tr, Machenaud-2lp respectiv Sexton-4lp, dg
Franta: 15 Geoffrey Palis, 14 Teddy Thomas, 13 Rémi Lamerat, 12 Henry Chavancy, 11 Virimi Vakatawa, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Kevin Gourdon, 7 Yacouba Camara, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 4 Arthur Iturria, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Guilhem Guirado (c), 1 Jefferson Poirot
Rezerve: 16 Adrien Pelissié, 17 Dany Priso, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Paul Gabrillagues, 20 Marco Tauleigne, 21 Antoine Dupont, 22 Anthony Belleau, 23 Benjamin Fall
Irlanda: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Keith Earls, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Iain Henderson, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 John Ryan, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Dan Leavy, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Joey Carbery, 23 Fergus McFadden
Stadio Olimpico, Roma: Italia-Anglia 15-46 (10-17)
Au marcat: Benvenuti-e,Bellini-e,Allan-tr,lp respectiv Watson-2e,Simmonds-2e,Farrell-e,4tr,lp,Ford-e,Nowell-e
Italia: 15 Matteo Minozzi, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Renato Giammarioli, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Dean Budd, 4 Alessandro Zanni, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lovotti
Rezerve: 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Nicola Quaglio, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 George Biagi, 20 Maxime Mbanda’, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Carlo Canna, 23 Jayden Hayward
Anglia: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Ben Te’o, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Sam Simmonds, 7 Chris Robshaw, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Maro Itoje, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 1 Mako Vunipola
Rezerve: 16 Jamie George, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Harry Williams, 19 George Kruis, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jonathan Joseph, 23 Jack Nowell
Clasament:
1.Anglia-5p(+31)
2.Tara Galilor-5p(+27)
3.Irlanda-4p
4.Franta-1p
5.Scotia-0p(-27)
6.Italia-0p(-31)
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