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20th July 2010, 21:40
There are a whole host of sporting tournaments for our nation to fixate on as we recover from the somewhat unfortunate elimination from the football world cup. Rugby has always come in a distant second compared to football be it for connotations of violence or the idea its more for the middle class. It is often wrongly assumed that its more of a middle class sport. Because of these two factors Rugby never seems to get recognition and popularity that football manages. Ironically however, our home nations always tend to fair quite a bit better at both national and international tournaments.
One of the most popular rugby tournaments is the RBS sponsored Six Nations. The Six Nations (http://www.win2win.co.uk//www.teamtactics.co.uk/corporate-hospitality/sporting/rugby/) the nine teams from the two different tournaments compete for the championship title. France and Italy compete with each of the British countries in this competition. England is regarded as the most successful team throughout the championships history and the current champions are the French. The basic rules for the Six Nations tournaments are quite simple despite people assuming its a complicated game. All the teams play each other and are awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw. The team who finishes last is awarded the wooden spoon and if a team manages to win all their games this is called a grand slam.
The southern hemisphere also conducts its own similar tournament called the Tri Nations which includes Australia, New Zealand and South Africa although these three nations will be joined by Argentina in 2012. Although some of the technicalities differ slightly the basic principles of the game stay the same.
The two competitions come together in the Autumn Internationals which normally takes place in November. This competition sees the sides from the two different hemispheres play against each other. This competition is also usually hosted by the UK at the Twickenham stadium (http://www.teamtactics.co.uk/twickenham-rugby-union-hospitality.htm).
The hostile atmosphere often felt at a football ground is not present at a rugby match as its replaced with a sense of camaraderie. Rivalry is kept to friendly banter and doesnt have the reputation of violence often associated with football. All this makes it the perfect destination for corporate entertainment (http://www.teamtactics.co.uk/corporate-hospitality/) or a family day out.
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One of the most popular rugby tournaments is the RBS sponsored Six Nations. The Six Nations (http://www.win2win.co.uk//www.teamtactics.co.uk/corporate-hospitality/sporting/rugby/) the nine teams from the two different tournaments compete for the championship title. France and Italy compete with each of the British countries in this competition. England is regarded as the most successful team throughout the championships history and the current champions are the French. The basic rules for the Six Nations tournaments are quite simple despite people assuming its a complicated game. All the teams play each other and are awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw. The team who finishes last is awarded the wooden spoon and if a team manages to win all their games this is called a grand slam.
The southern hemisphere also conducts its own similar tournament called the Tri Nations which includes Australia, New Zealand and South Africa although these three nations will be joined by Argentina in 2012. Although some of the technicalities differ slightly the basic principles of the game stay the same.
The two competitions come together in the Autumn Internationals which normally takes place in November. This competition sees the sides from the two different hemispheres play against each other. This competition is also usually hosted by the UK at the Twickenham stadium (http://www.teamtactics.co.uk/twickenham-rugby-union-hospitality.htm).
The hostile atmosphere often felt at a football ground is not present at a rugby match as its replaced with a sense of camaraderie. Rivalry is kept to friendly banter and doesnt have the reputation of violence often associated with football. All this makes it the perfect destination for corporate entertainment (http://www.teamtactics.co.uk/corporate-hospitality/) or a family day out.
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