F6NF – Heating Up

Weekend 2: Heating Up

In Murrayfield Ireland looked in control for most of the match, despite coughing up a couple of tries, and powered on to put up a decent spread.  Finn Russell and Darcy Graham will have sore heads for the wrong reasons after clashing heads, presumably both will be back for the Twickenham head to head with a reborn England.

Steve Borthwick’s new blend finally got a result against a France that looked more like a Renault 4 than the Toulouse – Bordeaux mincing machine.  Is Finn Smith the new Sam Prendergast?  How quickly it all changes when it changes.

Poor auld Wales took a fair beating in a very rainy Rome, but we’ve know for a while that Italy are no mugs any more.

New Leader

Bit what of our intrepid entrants?  Andrew Callaghan was displaced from top spot by Midge McClernon, who scored an impressive 52 points this weekend.

“I had a feeling England would finally come good” said McClernon from his Hot Yoga retreat in Borris in Offaly.  “Thankfully I was close enough on the other two.  Did I win anything?”

Jennifer Millman also had a good weekend, scoring 50 points to bring her into 3rd place.

“That was good, wasn’t it?” said Millman from her Forest Bathing weekend in Wicklow.  “I think I’m looking good for the 3rd weekend, but may have made a hames of the Italy/Ireland score.  Lack of concentration in the closing stages I’m afraid, left out the minus sign”

Old timers Brian and Michael Shalloe keep the Bective flag flying, in 8th and 13th, could it be a brotherly battle by Weekend No. 5?

Prizes Galore

The Asset Recruitment Best Candidate Award goes to Harry Waller for a weekend best score of  54 points.

“Delighted to win anything at all” said Waller, a Betamax video player engineer, who in fairness has struggled to find much work lately.  “If those lads in Asset Recruitment know anyone in the video player line I’d be up for it.  I can do Walkman refurbs too, I’m flexible”

The Hanley Pepper Structurally Sound Award goes this year to Russell Lane, who with an amazing -260 points is holding up the whole table.

“I have a feeling that my complete lack of rugby knowledge may have led me to this place” said Lane from under his umbrella fishing on the local cut.  “Although your quick pick random number generator hasn’t helped.  We are confident that things can only get better.”

Team News

The team competition is cranking up, with some old rivalries surfacing.

JJ Bowles, Peter O’Mahoney’s Alma Mater, comprising the notorious D’Arcy clan, have gone top with a per capita equalised 60.3.  “We’ve brought on new blood this year” said Simon D’Arcy, ringleader. “We dropped the brother Aeongus and brought in Odhran as fresh legs.  We’re confident, I’d have to say”.

Team McNab are playing a two hander, so rather than averaging out over a big group they are nimble and quick.

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” said Henry McNab, all round cricketer who didn’t quite make it to test match level but commands respect from all taverners sides.  “If it comes down to the last weekend, we’ll have them on Duckworth-Lewis”.  Whatever that means.

Something About Mary (Meath), Rock On (Blackrock) and Kennada (the Dublin diaspora) are all in contention with 50+

Next Weekend

Next weekend is actually the weekend after next, when Ireland go to Cardiff (-11), Scotland go to Twickenham (+6) and France to go Italy (-16).  France will be hunting points, just in case Dublin is a banana skin, as will Ireland.  England/Scotland will be a humdinger, hopefully with black-eyed Finn Russell lining up opposite Finn Smith.

To be continued.