Well, the 2020 Super Rugby season is underway (At an earlier start on the last day of January (So that the finals is held in June to accommodate the mid year rugby tests being held in July) & a new kick off time which is 7:05pm to accommodate the families going to the rugby) as the Chiefs came from behind to beat the Blues in an epic game at Eden Park (It was their bench from the Chiefs which made an impact & it was a game changer when the Blues led at halftime) then the defending Super Rugby champion Crusaders got off to a winning start at Trafalgar Park (Home of the champion Tasman Mako side in the Mitre 10 Cup) in Nelson against the Waratahs then disaster for the Hurricanes in Cape Town as they got crushed by 27 points against the Stormers.
And here are the other results from the opening round of Super Rugby:
Brumbies 27 - 24 Reds
Sharks 23 - 15 Bulls
Sunwolves 36 - 27 Rebels
& Jaguares 38 - 8 Lions
And the Six Nations season for 2020 has begun as Wales thrash Italy at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff then Ireland defeat Scotland in a close encounter at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin before France for the 1st time since 2018, defeat England at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (Just seconds before full time, one of the French players celebrated too early by kicking the ball dead meaning that England had been awarded the scrum from where it was kicked then the English had been awarded the penalty for a collapsed scrum so English captain Owen Farrell told Welsh referee Nigel Owens to take that shot at goal & the referee agreed before England successfully nailed the penalty goal to take a bonus point for losing 7 points or less)
And week 2 in Super Rugby as the Sharks win 2 matches in a row as they beat the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin then new Chiefs coach Warren Gatland's perfect record remains intact as the Chiefs were too good against the Crusaders at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton before the Blues & Hurricanes get their 1st wins of the season against the Waratahs (Including that 2nd half hat trick of tries from rookie Blues winger Mark Telea let the Tahs off the hook) in Newcastle & the Jaguares (Jordie Barrett managed to pull off a 60 metre penalty to open the scoring as well as Jamie Booth scoring the match winning try despite the pass was clearly forward but TMO told the South African referee, Rasta Rashivenge that the pass was OK) in Buenos Aires respectively.
And here are the other results from the 2nd round of Super Rugby:
Brumbies 39 - 26 Rebels
Lions 27 - 20 Reds
& Stormers 13 - 0 Bulls
And week 2 of the Six Nations as Ireland win 2 matches in a row in which they beat the defending Six Nations champions Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin then England win against Scotland in a close Calcutta Cup encounter for the 1st time since 2017 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh (There were 2 bad moments of the Calcutta Cup match including an England assistant coach getting pelted by a plastic bottle from a troubles Scottish fan & English skipper Owen Farrell getting booed by Scottish fans when he attempts a conversion or penalty goal (Well that needs to stop because rugby stadiums in England, France, Ireland, Italy & Wales as well as New Zealand, they have banned anyone who boos in front of the kicker (I mean this is not wrestling) but failing to respect the kicker would result in an immediate ejection (They need to be introduced at Scottish rugby stadiums) before France were too good against the struggling Italians at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis during that Giuseppe Garibaldi trophy encounter.
So that is my 342nd blog of the year 2020 (MMXX) & my 2nd of this year.
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