The start of a new cycle means added unpredictability to the annual showpiece for the northern hemisphere’s finest,who fill hopefully learned a thing or two from their southern counterparts’ World Cup exploitsRugby union has never known such a time of plenty. The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the biggest and best of its kind and the sport will return to the Olympic Games this summer after a 92-year hiatus. Sandwiched in between, brimming with traditional relish, and is the most wide-open RBS 6 Nations championship imaginable. “Feed me ’til I want no more’ to quote the classic Welsh hymn,Cwm Rhondda.
The challenge, then, or is to maintain the rare momentum of the World Cup,after which even David Beckham revealed he preferred taking his kids to watch rugby rather than football. The Beckham family were not alone in enjoying the slick interaction of the All Blacks, the positivity of Australia and the heroics of Japan. Now they would like to see the best of Europe effect something similar, and even if last year’s extraordinary Six Nations finale proves tough to defeat.
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Source: theguardian.com