6 Nations Rugby.

It's that time of year again, the 6 Nations Tournament is here and we couldn't be more excited. For any of you out there that aren't too sure what the 6 Nations are then here's your quick down low...

There is men's tournament and a women's tournament as well as an under 21's. (Keep checking the blog for our posts on the players in the women's tournament.)

The 6 Nations is a Rugby Tournament, the format of which is simple each team plays every other team once (they alternate home games every other year!)

The 6 Teams included in the Tournament are: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
2 points for a win
1 point for a draw
0 points for a loss
Unlike other tournaments there is NO BONUS point in the 6 Nations,

If a team wins each game this is called a GRAND SLAM (England holds the record for the no. of Grand Slams won.)

The TRIPLE CROWN is played for by the "Home Nations". It's where one team takes victor over the other three.

There are other trophies that are played for between individual teams, and at the end of the tournament the team in last place gets the figurative WOODEN SPOON.

Wales won last year with a GRAND SLAM (their THIRD in the space of 8 years.)

In the game of rugby:
A try is awarded 5 points
A conversion (kicked after a try) is awarded 2 points
and a penalty is awarded 3 points

But who will win this year? Here at SGW we have done a little predicting.... and for the first time EVER we are letting a boy be on the Blog, we are predicting against J's brother to see who gets it right!!!

SGW Predict....

1. Wales to beat Ireland in the dying minutes.  (27 - 25)
2. England to beat Scotland (27- 20)
3 France to beat Italy ( 28-10)

J's Brother Predicts....
1. Wales to beat Ireland (25-20)
2. England to beat Scotland in the dying minutes (19-17)
3. France to Beat Italy (22-10)

We hope you enjoy the 6 Nations as much as we do... keep checking back for more on the women's rugby and check out our twitter for tweets about the games and our Man of the Match predictions (and no we aren't just going to pick the hottest one HONEST!!!)

Love
SGW
xx

Burns Night at The Grove Balham

Here at SGW we have friends from many parts of the UK and further afield, and this post is dedicated to our wonderful Scottish Friends.

We had heard about Burns night, but had never actually been to one. So this year we decided to change that!

Last night I headed to The Grove Balham with two friends(one of them is Scottish) and ate my first ever haggis! I wasn't sure how I’d feel about it but it was absolutely delicious, My Scottish friend said that it was as good as the one she got back home (Gold Star to the Chef at The Grove.)

                                           

That wasn't all the Grove had to offer... they also had a bagpipe player, who was AMAZING!!! I now want to learn how to play!

Before going to the Burn’s night I researched what Burn’s night was and what to expect (okay I say research but I really mean googled).My googling told me that I should expect to celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns with Haggis and Whiskey. The Grove didn’t disappoint I’ve already mentioned the delicious Haggis, they followed this up with Whiskey tasting with Ronnie!!

This was my favourite part of the night not only because I got to laugh at the girls as they tried and failed to drink the whiskey, but we learned all there was to know about Scotch Whiskey with thanks to Ronnie.Number one being NEVER drink the house Scotch and number two being Glenlivet is officially my favourite Whiskey!

                                          

It was our first visit to The Grove and we have already planned our next. The decor is amazing (the booth we were sat in was so beautiful) and the staff are so friendly, if you are near the Balham area I would definitely pop in, it’s the perfect place for Sunday Lunch with the family or quiet drinks with the girls... or dare I say it a First Date!

A big thank you to everyone at The Grove for a lovely Burns Night!!!

With Love from London,

J xx

p.s.  For anyone that doesn’t know Robert Burns (or as the Scots would say Rabbie Burns) is a famous Scottish Poet who was born and lived in Ayrshire and you can go and visit his home whenever you  want   (well that’s what my Scottish Friend told me)