RBS 6 Nations fixtures announced for 2014 & 2015 Championships

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RBS Six Nations Fixture Schedule
2014 & 2015 Championships
ALL TIMES GMT (add one hour for France/Italy home matches)


2014

Sat 1 February
Wales v Italy 2.30
France v England 5.00
Sun 2 February
Ireland v Scotland 3.00

Sat 8 February
Ireland v Wales 2.30
Scotland v England 5.00
Sun 9 February
France v Italy 3.00

Fri 21 February
Wales v France 8.00
Sat 22 February
Italy v Scotland 1.30
England v Ireland 4.00

Sat 8 March
Ireland v Italy 2.30
Scotland v France 5.00
Sun 9 March
England v Wales 3.00

Sat 15 March
Italy v England 12.30
Wales v Scotland 2.45
France v Ireland 5.00


2015

Fri 6 February
Wales v England 8.05
Sat 7 February
Italy v Ireland 2.30
France v Scotland 5.00

Sat 14 February
England v Italy 2.30
Ireland v France 5.00
Sun 15 February
Scotland v Wales 3.00

Sat 28 February
Scotland v Italy 2.30
France v Wales 5.00
Sun 1 March
Ireland v England 3.00

Sat 14 March
Wales v Ireland 2.30
England v Scotland 5.00
Sun 15 March
Italy v France 3.00

Sat 21 March
Italy v Wales 12.30
Scotland v Ireland 2.30
England v France 5.00

France v Ireland; Paris for the St Patricks Bank Holiday Weekend.

I'm happy!

wales606 wrote:

bedfordwelsh wrote:The WRU said they were happy to be used as guinee pigs for Friday night games as they would get a larger slice of the tv pie to compensate them for it.

Money talks.

I wouldn't mind it being the Italy or Scotland game - but England and France on a Friday just doesn't sit right.

Hope the money they get actually starts to benefit the Welsh game

When is the stadium debt due to be paid off?

606,

As much as I don't like them I think the French game won't be to bad as only one set of fans will be trying to get out of the Capital at stupid o'clock.


The England game is just plain crazy as a lot of English fans travel in for day so there will be two lots of fans trying to get out, it will be sheer madness at the station

bedfordwelsh wrote:

wales606 wrote:

bedfordwelsh wrote:The WRU said they were happy to be used as guinee pigs for Friday night games as they would get a larger slice of the tv pie to compensate them for it.

Money talks.

I wouldn't mind it being the Italy or Scotland game - but England and France on a Friday just doesn't sit right.

Hope the money they get actually starts to benefit the Welsh game

When is the stadium debt due to be paid off?

606,

As much as I don't like them I think the French game won't be to bad as only one set of fans will be trying to get out of the Capital at stupid o'clock.


The England game is just plain crazy as a lot of English fans travel in for day so there will be two lots of fans trying to get out, it will be sheer madness at the station

Not forgetting the track maintenance work that will coincide!

With regards to these friday night games. Does the team that as been given a Friday night game have the right to say NO. We are not playing on friday night?

Or is the draw, the draw? what you got is what you have got?

Why is it only Wales that have the friday night game/s?

Have Wales actualy said that they prefair to play some of their games on Friday rather than Saturday or Sunday?

maj,

Its all to do with money the WRU done a deal to get more money by playing on a Friday night.

bedfordwelsh wrote:maj,

Its all to do with money the WRU done a deal to get more money by playing on a Friday night.

which they will then use to fund regional development in the Football Premiership

majesticimperialman wrote:With regards to these friday night games. Does the team that as been given a Friday night game have the right to say NO. We are not playing on friday night?

Or is the draw, the draw? what you got is what you have got?

Why is it only Wales that have the friday night game/s?

Have Wales actualy said that they prefair to play some of their games on Friday rather than Saturday or Sunday?

So no clashes with Cardiff FC fixtures?

No doubt the trains will have stopped running after the game and all the hotels will have trebled their rates.

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majesticimperialman wrote:

No doubt the trains will have stopped running after the game and all the hotels will have trebled their rates.

Yep, the travel lodge in City centre is normally 70-80 quid a night, friends tried to book it for this years game and they were asking for 250 a night.

For a travel lodge FFS

That's exactly the kind of knock-on effect that the WRU should have foreseen. People who are able to take the Friday off work or finish early to get to the game will still be obliged to stay in Cardiff for the night. Of course, this will all be spun as 'boosting the local economy'.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:That's exactly the kind of knock-on effect that the WRU should have foreseen. People who are able to take the Friday off work or finish early to get to the game will still be obliged to stay in Cardiff for the night. Of course, this will all be spun as 'boosting the local economy'.

Sadly that supposes that they give a damn.Sadly,they don't.

I was in the US for the announcement and as there are no flights ex Cardiff to Dublin to make it to the Aviva by 2.30 on Sat 8th Feb 14, I booked from there with Aer Lingus via Bristol for £92 return [ x 2 tickets]. Last time I looked this had gone up to £357. Moral of the story: get in early or go with the extortionate package vendors. My partner gets Mondays off but can't do Fridays, so we are sorted for 2014. Scotland on a Sunday in 2015 is no problem also. But I do feel for the English fans having to get to Cardiff on the 6th Feb 15 - I am happy for as many masochists as possible to turn up, not happy with obstacles like this put in their way.

As an England fan, I'm thinking of trying to get to all five away stadiums over the next 5 years. The two that stuck out for me were Italy Vs England on Super Saturday in 2014 and the Wales Vs England opener on a Friday night in 2015.

As someone who plays club rugby regularly, I wouldn't mind having no internationals kicking off Saturday at 3pm. For me, Friday nights, Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons are all much better.

Robbo227 - good luck, we go to the lot each year due to both working and having pensions, and Rome is great, but watch for pickpockets on buses especially. For the Wales v England in 2015 if accommodation is a problem that Friday night let me know, I bet we can get it sorted, given a bit of notice. I live about 4 miles from the stadium, so it's very easy for us.

I meant also to say that you can print Italy tickets at home after a download, so it is the easiest to book online direct.