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6 Nations #7 – Should there be promotion & relegation?

March 23, 2017 By Nigel Marriott

Throughout the 6 Nations this year (and in previous years) there has been a constant debate about whether promotion and relegation should be introduced.  A lot of people have stated that Georgia have earned the right to play in the 6 Nations and that Italy have failed to make any progress over the 18 seasons they have been in the 6 Nations.  Actually had promotion & relegation been in place this season, Italy would have been relegated and Romania would have been promoted after winning the Rugby Europe Championship with a narrow 8-7 win over Georgia in the last round.  This win ended Georgia’s 6 year winning streak.

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Filed Under: Sport Tagged With: 6 Nations, Rugby

6 Nations #6 – How did the rankings do in 2017?

March 23, 2017 By Nigel Marriott

Ireland’s win over England brought the 2017 6 Nations to a close.  England were crowned champions but were not able to top it with back to back grand slams.  Over the last few weeks, I have been using the World Rugby Rankings to predict the outcome of the matches and now it is time to see how they performed.

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Filed Under: Forecasting, Sport Tagged With: 6 Nations, Forecasts, Rugby, Sport Analytics

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