TRF Northern Hemisphere Rugby Union Round-up

Congratulations are in order for the Leinster, Irish and British and Irish Lions All-Star, Brian O'Driscoll.  On Friday, 02 July 2010 the Irish Rugby Legend married Actress Amy Huberman at St. Joseph's Church in Co. Leitrim.  "THE IRISH rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll pulled off the ultimate conversion – from singleton to married man – when he exchanged vows with actor/author Amy Huberman in the tiny parish of Aughavas, Co Leitrim, yesterday afternoon" (The Irish Times, Brian and Amy's Day Delights All, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0703/1224273903755.html).

All the big names in Irish Rugby were there to cheer on their mate as he entered the next phase of his life.  "Among them were 6ft 6in, 17.5st Donncha O’Callaghan, the 17.7st Lions captain Paul O’Connell, as well as Luke Fitzgerald, Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan and Rob Kearney, who arrived with actress Susie Amy" (Wales Online, Brian O'Driscoll Wedding Witnessed by Lions Greats, http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/07/03/brian-o-driscoll-wedding-witnessed-by-lions-greats-91466-26778427).

An interesting note is that the couple have rejected the modern tradition of sportsmen and celebrities and have refused to sell off their wedding photos to the tabloids: "A spokesman for Huberman told the Star: "They didn't want it, it just isn't them at all. They'll do shots outside the church and then hopefully people will recognise it's private afterwards and leave it alone" (RTÉ, Amy and Brian Will Not Sell Wedding Snaps, http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0616/hubermana.html).

So, from all of us here at TRF, we wish B.O'D and new Bride Amy all the best!  Cheers!

With the Spring to Summer Transition comes great International Rugby.  The North tours the South, there's the Churchill Cup in North America and this year we have the Junior World Cup in lovely Argentina.  All of this leads up to the ever-exciting Tri-Nations.  I personally love this time of year.  So, call, text, skype, twitter or yell at your mates and get them over to TRF for all the banter, slagging, cheering and merrymaking!  Click Here for the Internationa Rugby Section!

To help our loyal fans get the most out of the Six Nations this year, we're going to post a bunch of quick fire facts and figures!

So after England humbled Wales, France overran a spirited Scotland and Ireland limped to a win over Italy, click on ahead and see what the facts were for Six Nations 2010 week one!

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Today is the start of the 2010 RBS 6 Nations.  I'm sure you are all as excited as I am.  One question, though, is lingering in the subconcious of all of Rugbydom, "What does George Hook think?"  Thanks to the lovely people at RTÉ Sport we now have the answer!  "By the end of the tournament, I think the order will be: France, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Italy."  Want to know ole Hook's full analysis of the 6 Nations?  Go here: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2010/0205/georgehook_1.html

For in depth discussion of all things 6 Nations there is only one place in the universe to go: TRF.  Click Here for TRF's 6 Nations Section.