Wrapping up what was a spectacular event at the weekend, Brandwatch (a social media analytics company) have supplied volume of social media activity from each country online. As predicted, there was a drastic turn of the tables come Sunday with Irish fans almost tripling the amount of social mentions of the English. In terms of […]
Social media app celebrates the online communities around the Six Nations Your Nations A social media project has been collecting memories from the momentous games in the form of user photos filtered from avid rugby fans on social media. With recent statistics revealing that one-fifth of rugby fans post on social media about the sport […]
Can Wales win the Six Nations? With three teams still in the running for the Six Nations title, the tournament will once again be decided on the last day. England are currently slight favourites, but both Ireland and Wales will fancy their chances to put points on the board against the two lowest ranked sides […]
SIMON SHAW AND ANDY NICOL LOOK AHEAD TO THE ENGLAND VS SCOTLAND SIX NATIONS GAME Speaking at an event hosted by QBE, the business insurance specialist, former England lock Simon Shaw and ex-Scottish international Andy Nicol discussed the Six Nations performances so far and looked forward to the game between England and Scotland this weekend. […]
As the Six Nations heads to the mid-way mark, a social media project is chronicling memories from the games in the form of fan photos filtered from social media using geolocation data. Your Nations (http://yournations.org) stores photos from around the Six Nations stadia on match days, pulling through the excitement of the crowd during rugby’s […]
KEEP YOUR eye on the ball DURING RBS SIX NATIONS London: 13 February 2015: With the RBS 6 Nations having kicked off last week and England heading to Twickenham Stadium in to take on Italy, budding young rugby players around the country will be glued to their screens. For those sports men and women with […]
Demand for RBS Six Nations reaches new heights as fans count down to World Cup viagogo, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, highlights the key tournament ticketing trends it has seen so far. In the week running up to the opening match, viagogo has seen ticket demand nearly double as excitement builds. Most popular tickets The […]
“England go into the match to win with many expecting them to lose – the pressure is on Wales to deliver. For Wales, who are almost at full strength, losing would do untold damage to their psyche.” “He has carefully and meticulously planned every single thing he has done since taking on the role, but […]
RBS Six Nations: Italy v Ireland Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Date: Saturday, 7 February Kick-off: 14:30 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC TV, HD, Red Button, Radio 5 live extra, Radio Ulster, the BBC Sport website, mobile, the BBC Sport app and Connected TV. Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray has recovered from a neck injury and is […]