Six Nations 2015: Staggered kick-off times mean advantage England with Ireland and Wales playing blind
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Six Nations 2015: Staggered kick-off times mean advantage England with Ireland and Wales playing blind
The perpetrators of injustice hope we stop noticing it, and thus the Six Nations Championship comes down to another day of staggered kick-offs that favour the table-topping team, in this case England.
Television companies will sell the three games to be played on Saturday as a single symphony, building to its finale with England v France at Twickenham.
It is nothing of the sort.
By scheduling Italy v Wales (12.
30pm) to precede Scotland v Ireland (2.
30pm) and then the England game against France at 5pm, the organisers hand a blatant advantage to Stuart Lancaster’s men, who can meas…
Television companies will sell the three games to be played on Saturday as a single symphony, building to its finale with England v France at Twickenham.
It is nothing of the sort.
By scheduling Italy v Wales (12.
30pm) to precede Scotland v Ireland (2.
30pm) and then the England game against France at 5pm, the organisers hand a blatant advantage to Stuart Lancaster’s men, who can meas…
