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The Lineout

Canadian commentary on international rugby, both at club and Test level, as well as Major League Rugby here in North America and our own Toronto Arrows. Content generated from the Lineout blog.

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00:23:31

The Lineout Calls of the Week - May 4th

The Lineout ·

2023/05/05

In this episode we wrap up the Women's Six Nations which culminated in the largest ever audience for a Women's game at Twickenham. We look at the best of the rest most notably Wales, while there's a lament for the unequal playing field Ireland's women find themselves on. We look at the fascinating contrast in Irish styles being cooked up for the Heineken Cup final between Leo Cullen's Leinster and former Munster and Ireland legend Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle. Lastly we try

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00:30:10

The Lineout Calls of the Week - April 20th

The Lineout ·

2023/04/21

A look at the Toronto Arrows record MLR defeat to the New England Free Jacks in only their second home game, and a reflection on how the fan experience left a lot to be desired irrespective of the actual rugby being played. A look at Round 3 of the Women's Six Nations and the ever widening gap between England/France and everyone else. There's also a celebration of Moana Pasifika's first home game in Samoa irrespective of the scoreline and how important and exciting the Pacific Island

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00:28:43

The Lineout Calls of the Week - April 14th

The Lineout ·

2023/04/14

This week we focus on the Heineken Cup and a case of too much rugby and travel in too small a window. We look at the Women's Six Nations which resumes this weekend. We dive a bit more into Australian sides ongoing difficulties in getting any traction against New Zealand sides in Super Rugby and last but not least we celebrate the Toronto Arrows return home!

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00:30:09

The Lineout Calls of the Week - March 31st

The Lineout ·

2023/03/31

We give our final verdict on the Six Nations, continue the ongoing debate about officiating and look at the All Blacks Coaching announcement post the World Cup. We take a snapshot of the opening round of the Womens' Six Nations and try and try and resume crying in our beer over the Arrows badly faltering start to their MLR season.

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00:30:10

The Lineout Calls of the Week - March 17th

The Lineout ·

2023/03/17

We look back at a thoroughly absorbing Round 4 of the Six Nations and ahead to Super Saturday and the tournament's finale. We also celebrate Fijian Drua's fantastic home win over Super Rugby Defending Champions the Crusaders and our own Toronto Arrows get their first win of the season courtesy of fly half Sam Malcolm.

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00:30:11

The Lineout Calls of the Week - 10th March

The Lineout ·

2023/03/10

Probably one of the most intriguing Round 4's of the Six Nations in recent memory gets underway in Rome on Saturday. Both Wales and Italy have EVERYTHING to play for, and for Wales in particular it's do or die stuff, not helped by the crisis in the game back home. England host a French time that looks dangerous but not quite the Grand Slam winning quality of last year. England continue to develop under new Coach Steve Borthwick and "Le Crunch" match will tell us much about what kind of progress they

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00:30:07

The Lineout's Six Nations Mid-Term review

The Lineout ·

2023/03/03

In this episode we use the Round 3 games to try and gauge where all the teams are heading into the two penultimate rounds of the Six Nations. Apologies as it was supposed to be based on a much more detailed piece over on the blog, but unfortunately a technological glitch got in the way and it never made it onto the blog and got deleted in the process. We are trying to salvage it but in the interim this is what I was able to dredge up from memory.

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00:29:55

The Lineout Calls of the Week - February 24th

The Lineout ·

2023/02/24

We look ahead to this weekend's Six Nations action and crucial matches for all the teams involved especially the dustups between Wales and England in Cardiff and France and Scotland in Paris. Wales and England both with massive points to prove especially Wales after all the drama swirling around the state of the game and whether or not this match would even go ahead. France simply have to get their Six Nations campaign back on track, but Scotland need to prove that at this crucial juncture they are

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00:30:00

The Lineout's Six Nations Round 2 Wrap Up

The Lineout ·

2023/02/17

We look back on last weekend's thrilling Round 2 Six Nations action, with the centerpiece being that extraordinary game between Ireland and France. The action was non stop and kept us on the edge of our seats. In addition, Scotland finally beat their consistency demon and now can consider themselves title contenders should they manage to get past France in Paris in ten days time. Welsh rugby looks like the sporting version of the Titanic, while England and Italy continue to impress. In short what a

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00:29:59

The Lineout's Six Nations and Round 2 Preview

The Lineout ·

2023/02/11

If you've managed to catch your breath after last weekend's phenomenal opening round, we look ahead to what is arguably the biggest game of the year ahead of the World Cup, Ireland vs France and the rest of the Round 2 Six Nations action. We also look back at last weekend's Round 1 bumper crop of thrills and spills.

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00:27:08

The Lineout's Six Nations and Round 1 Preview

The Lineout ·

2023/02/03

Yes it's here folks, that wonderful time of the year - the start of the Six Nations. What a tournament it promises to be, especially with the World Cup just around the corner. We preview the start of the Six Nations this weekend, make some predictions and for what it's worth lay out our thoughts on how we think the teams will fare overall in the competition.

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00:30:07

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - 20 January -22 January

The Lineout ·

2023/01/25

We focus on the bombshell of Eddie Jones being appointed Wallaby Coach after being sacked by England, the wrap up of the Pool Stages of the European Champions Cup and the worrying form of French clubs ahead of the Six Nations. We also have a quick cursory look at the initial squad announcements for the Six Nations.

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00:29:24

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - January 4th - January 8th

The Lineout ·

2023/01/11

We take a look ahead to Round 3 of the European Champions Cup action this weekend, by having a glance over the holiday action that took place and how the teams from France's Top 14, England's Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship may fare as the tournament progresses in this vital midway marker for the Championship.

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00:30:02

The Lineout's New Year's Weekly Wrap Up

The Lineout ·

2023/01/06

We kick 2023 off by looking at the 10 competitors in the Six Nations and Rugby Championship and take a stab at predicting how their World Cup Year will pan out.

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00:29:05

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - December 15th to...

The Lineout ·

2022/12/22

We take a look at the first two Rounds of the European or (Heineken) Champions Cup, with the added excitement this year of the inclusion of three South African sides.

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00:29:56

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - December 1st to...

The Lineout ·

2022/12/09

This week we look ahead to the start of the European Champions Cup, with South African sides participating for the first time this year. However, we mainly focus on the fallout and ramifications of this week's round of Musical Chairs taking place in the coaching boxes in England and Wales.

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00:30:05

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - November 17-20

The Lineout ·

2022/11/25

We do a quick round the houses of last weekend's Autumn Nations Series action, North America's premature exit from World Cup proceedings and generally kick around some thoughts on matters relating to the International Game.

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00:30:07

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - Part 2 - November 10 -...

The Lineout ·

2022/11/16

We continue our whip round of the Autumn Nations series this weekend, and some notable arm wrestles in Marseille and Murrayfield.

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00:30:05

The Lineout's Weekly Wrap Up - 10 November - 13 November

The Lineout ·

2022/11/16

We wrap up the Women's Rugby World Cup which is now sadly over - but what a glorious thrill ride it's been topped off by a final for the ages! We also look at Ireland's tussle with Fiji, and Italy's historic win over the Wallabies.

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00:30:10

The Lineout's Wrap Up of the Autumn Nations Round 1

The Lineout ·

2022/11/10

We take a whirlwind tour around the Men's game this past weekend and look at the first round of the Autumn Nations Series.

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