The 2020 Six Nations Strangest Moments: Oddball Characters and Memorable Moments
Rugby NewsMonday, 16 March 2020 at 16:58
Featuring all those things that apparently "nobody likes to see"
1. Postponements
Wales vs Scotland became the fourth game to be postponed in this season’s Six Nations due to the Coronavirus.
Ireland’s games against Italy and France had already been called off, in addition to England’s appointment with Italy in Rome.
No dates for rearranged games have yet been announced, although late October is thought to be an option.
2. The fumble
Even the best make mistakes
3. Finn on the drink
Before the opening round, star fly-half Finn Russell walked out of camp after a dispute with coach Gregor Townsend.
Initially, it seemed to be about what constituted a sufficient number of beers on a team social evening. It soon became clear that the rift ran deeper than that.
They've since began to rebuild bridges, but it seems like it will be a slow process.
4. Huge haymaker
France's Mohamed Haouas, is sent off, for throwing a punch at, Scotland's Jamie Ritchie, in their Six Nations game, at Murrayfield forcing them to play the remainder of the game, with 14 men.
5. 'Sausages'
Ellis Genge labelled England’s critics “sausages” in response to claims Eddie Jones should be replaced as head coach, with the Calcutta Cup match-winner issuing a stern response towards their Six Nations doubters.
6. The fondle
We expected a fiesty encounter at Twickenham between England and Wales but things took an odd turn when England prop Joe Marler was spotted fondling Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones during a first-half scuffle.
The footage has since gone viral on social media, which led to the prop getting a 10-week ban.
7. Fixing the collar
The Welsh second-row shows why he’s captain as he adjusts team-mate’s collar before Six Nations clash against Ireland.
8. Eddie Jones' rant
The Aussie was given a rap over knuckles by his bosses for suggesting referee Ben O'Keeffe favoured Wales.
"At the end, we were 13 against 16, it’s hard. When you have got a three-man advantage, you are going to do some damage. We had a numerical disadvantage, so it was tough," ranted Jones.
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney issued an apology to O'Keeffe and revealed Jones had been spoken to about his post-match outburst.
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