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The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the ...
Ireland and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1882. A total of 135 matches have been played, with Wales winning 70 matches, Ireland winning 58 matches and seven matches drawn. [1] [2] The two sides have met three times at the Rugby World Cup, with Wales winning two and Ireland winning one of those encounters. [3]
France. Initial squad announced on 22 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Changes since then are: Before the competition began, Florian Fritz was injured in training on 30 January 2008 and will miss the whole of the Six Nations. David Marty was called up to replace him. Prop Nicolas Mas was also called up to the squad to replace Jean-Baptiste Poux.
The 2008 FA Cup final was an association football match between Cardiff City and Portsmouth held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 17 May 2008. The final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the 2007–08 Football Association Challenge Cup ( FA Cup ), organised by The Football Association.
2024. v. t. e. Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals tournament took place between August 2006 and November 2007. Fifty teams were divided into seven groups. In a double round-robin system, each team played against each of the others in their group on a home-and-away basis. The winner and runner-up of each group qualified automatically for ...
The British Olympic Association initially refused to rule out the possibility of entry for 2008, but were unable to come to an agreement with the Scottish Football Association. [65] The 2007 European Under-21 Championship , which served as the European qualifying tournament for the men's competition, saw the England U21 team reach the semi-finals, which would have meant a place at the Olympics.
The Six Nations clash goes ahead following the threat of strike action this week - yet if ever there was a fixture to rouse the Welsh rabble, this would be it
The tournament was held between 6 February and 20 March 2010. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, achieving a final 12–10 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 2004 and ninth overall (including six in the Five Nations).