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Saturday’s game between France and Ireland was the first Six Nations match to be called off since 1985!!! I think it’s somewhat knee jerk to call for a global season and one that doesn’t include games during Europe’s Winter months.

The time of year that sport of Rugby union, like many other sports such as Soccer in Europe is underpinned by tradition and heritage and the incremental weather conditions only add to the occasion. It has never been a problem in the past 120+ years so why become a problem in 2012 when sport is so far progressed in terms of resources and technology.

It would appear that the postponement of the France game was an error on the part of the Stad de France’s staff who had left the covers off the pitch for too long prior to kick off. The game will get played during the bye week over the first weekend in March and the tournament will reach its conclusion by the scheduled end as it does every year and has done so every year since its inception.

France-Ireland postponed! It's time for a global rugby season

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