Kicked to Death
It says something about the state of the game when the most exciting things that happen on a 6 Nations Saturday are the refereeing decisions. Two dire matches, where all 4 sides practised kicking the ball to the opposition, rather than pass to each other across the pitch, didn’t exactly warm the cockles of spectator’s hearts. In fact there are rumours of riots at Twickenham when ticket paying public found themselves sitting in alcohol free zones, which only exacerbated the pain.
In Dublin Andy Farrell’s lads did more than expected of them, putting 36 points on Italy without a reply. Despite the improved fortunes of Benneton, and a narrow 1 point loss by the Italian U20’s on the Friday evening, Italy still have work to do to get into contention. However as Rome is by far the best away venue in the 6 Nations, all talk of evicting them should be dismissed.
New Leader
Scores were high this week, with an average of 25 points being scored, and the Leaderboard has a new leader in Peter Pigot.
“That’s great news” said an ecstatic Pigot from his yacht in the Bay of Ringsend. “I’d done alright last week, and Ireland’s big result was a great one for me. Early days yet though, we’ll not be counting our chickens until the healthily built person has sung”
| Leaderboard at End of Week 2 | ||
| 1 | Peter Pigot | 72 |
| 2 | Ben O’Leary | 71 |
| 3 | Molly Corcoran | 70 |
| 4 | Joe Ryan | 69 |
| 5 | Bobby Reynolds | 69 |
| 6 | Colin O’Riordan | 67 |
| 7 | Donal O Carroll | 67 |
| 8 | Michael McCabe | 67 |
| 9 | Amy Duffy | 67 |
| 10 | Lisa Duffy | 67 |
| 11 | Joseph Ennis | 64 |
| 12 | Natasha Gow | 64 |
| 13 | Damien Coffey | 63 |
| 14 | Emma Quinn | 63 |
| 15 | Keith Hazley | 62 |
| 16 | Margaret Tansey | 62 |
| 17 | Brian Shalloe | 61 |
| 18 | Peter McHale | 61 |
| 19 | David Connolly | 61 |
| 20 | Barry Scanlon | 60 |
Twenty entrants have 60 point plus, within a dozen point of Pigot, so we have a very healthy chasing pack at this stage of the tournament.
Team Performance
Those entering a team – and a team remember has to comprise more than one person – are competing for the Team prize pot of €500.
Current leaders are the Tavira 2, a Portuguese entry who for tax exile purposes are registered in Wexford. Chasing them is Williamsville, master-minded by Matt Williams (no relation), followed by Reynold’s Number, a team of 7 who live in a caravan in Brittas.
Plenty of scope for change yet, but the top 2 have a commanding lead.
| Team | Score |
| Tavira 2 | 55.5 |
| Williamsville | 50.5 |
| Reynolds Number | 37.6 |
| Rum Pointless | 36.7 |
| McNabbed | 33.0 |
| Busted flush | 30.3 |
| Duffy | 30.0 |
| LA Rockets | 26.4 |
| Leinster Ladyboys | 26.0 |
| WalMarDun | 23.0 |
| JJ Bowles on tour | 21.5 |
| Connolly Clan | 19.3 |
| Thacks | 18.0 |
| Wrong Direction | 16.3 |
| Kennad | 15.5 |
| Malahidians | 13.7 |
| Jascom | 8.3 |
| Brendans Bombers | 7.0 |
| Moor Hausen | 5.0 |
| Obyrne Orbits | 0.5 |
| Kaned | -27.0 |
Prizes
Carmen Jordaan takes the RKD Form before Function Award for topping the table this week, with a score of 55, only 5 off the perfect 60.
“I am over the moon” said Jordaan from the Linesight sauna and steam room. “QS’s don’t win too many accolades, so this F6NF award will sit proudly on my mantlepiece. There is a trophy, yes?”
| Weekend Performance | ||
| 1 | Carmen Jordaan | 55 |
| 2 | Martin Doyle | 53 |
| 3 | James Byrne | 51 |
| 4 | Mikail | 51 |
| 5 | Damien Coffey | 50 |
| 6 | Barry Ferriter | 49 |
| 7 | Pjero Nell | 48 |
| 8 | Bob Marchant | 47 |
| 9 | Harry Waller | 47 |
| 10 | Anne Moffattt | 46 |
| 11 | Conor Molloy | 46 |
| 12 | Joe Ryan | 46 |
| 13 | Julian D’Arcy | 46 |
Next Week
A weekend’s break coming up, but look forward to an action packed weekend the following week. In the meantime have a happy Valentine’s, don’t forget to pick up the flowers at the petrol station on the way home.
