Time to consign my Leinster jerseys and t-shirts to the wardrobe, and with it the various flags that adorn the upstairs window and my car.
With the exception of a scheduled match with the Scarlets and a possible re-scheduled one with Glasgow, the Magners League and Heineken Cup take back seats as the highlight of the European rugby calendar, which curiously takes place smack bang in the middle of the season, kicks off at Croke Park a week from Saturday.
So I guess it’s only proper to tweak the aul’ blog as well to show I’m willing to put my blatant Leinster bias to one side for a few weeks. WELL…maybe I won’t be able to help myself favouring the BODs and the Heaslips ahead of the O’Leary’s and the O’Connells, but sure that’s all part and parcel, isn’t it?
And you can be sure I’ll be posting my thoughts on a regular basis throughout the campaign, which for me will culminate in a stag weekend in Limerick for the final weekend of matches. Too much to hope for a second successive Grand Slam to be on the line by then?
As always, the order of play has a part to play in the progress of the tournament, so here’s all the details on the extremely unlikely off-chance that you haven’t already cleared your schedule…
Saturday, 06 February 2010
Ireland v Italy, 14:30
England v Wales, 17:00
Sunday, 07 February 2010
Scotland v France, 15:00
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Wales v Scotland, 14:00
France v Ireland, 16:30
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Italy v England, 14:30
Friday, 26 February 2010
Wales v France, 20:00
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Italy v Scotland, 13:30
England v Ireland, 16:00
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Ireland v Wales, 14:30
Scotland v England, 17:00
Sunday, 14 March 2010
France v Italy, 14:30
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Wales v Italy, 14:30
Ireland v Scotland, 17:00
France v England, 19:45
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