* murf's 6 Nations Egg Chasing Predictions Knockout Cup 2022 * (and NEW Plate) *

[murf]

Just a Kiwi and a Robot backing against the Scots who are only just winning....

[Smurphy Paw]

I wanted to go for the draw in this game. On the scoreboard it’s playing out largely as I anticipated (not watched enough of it to comment on the game)

[forestfan]

Drop goal, haven’t seen one of those for years it seems… still, surely 7 points were there for the taking on that occasion?

[forestfan]

Shite from Scotland, didn’t turn up after half-time. Another narrow defeat, even when given a late lifeline they never looked like getting within kickable range.

The next game looks like the title decider already.

[murf]

Wales by 3
France by 6

2 boring home wins.

[murf]

Just A Kiwi the only 1 to get both results right. Should be a win in the bag already as opponent Steve Foster had 2 away wins on his card. ..

[murf]

LAST 16 - DAY 1 SCORES

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4 settled, 1 tight(ish), 3 need exact score miracles

topspur has 6pt lead with only 2pt spread. polarbear needs exact score (England by 27)
shaggy365 has 12pt lead with a whopping 13pt spread. OxfordNZ needs England to win by 18 or less (or Italy to get something)
YORKSHIRE DRAGON wins
MURF WINS
JUST A KIWI WINS
SMURPHY PAW WINS
trampie has 10pt lead with only 1pt spread. Johnners needs exact score (England by 26)
coryphaeus has 15pt lead with only 9pt spread. Arabian Knight needs exact score (England by 24)

[murf]

PLATE - DAY 2 SCORES

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I think.....
morganb needs England by a lowish score
wahine needs exact score
sibrown4 OUT
With his outlying pick eagle224 can get through (without an exact score) if England win by 6 or less or Italy get something. On the tie-break over.

[Smurphy Paw]

That’s a welcome surprise. We’ve been out today and I hadn’t spotted jimmy changing his original picks. IIRC it’d still be all to play for had he held his nerve

[Smurphy Paw]

England with a par score win. Does that change anything? Doesn’t look like it

[murf]

LAST 16 - FINAL SCORES

So, despite the range of England margin predictions no comebacks ensued and we have our 8 Quarter Finalists.

Our (un)Lucky Loser is Johnners who gets to carry on playing in the plate (a bit like coming third in a CL group and playing in the Europa League).
Our genuinely unluckiest loser is Arabian Knight, out on a solidish 120, just two more than our luckiest winner topspur who scored just 118.

Special mentions to-
Just A Kiwi with 3 correct results
coryphaeus with 2 correct scores
spencer4, theo29, jimmyching and stevefoster with only 1 correct result

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EGG PLATE - FINAL SCORES

We have our 5 survivors with morganb overtaking robot with just a 1 point swing enough to do it on the tie-break.

These 5 will join Johnners in the next round where the top 3 join our last lucky loser from the Knockout QFs to make the 4 semi-finalists.

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There is now a week off so the softie egg chasers can have a rest after playing a horrendous 2 whole games in 2 weeks.

QF Draw nearer the time to act as a bump!

[Oxford NZ]

Thanks for running this murf and good luck to those who qualified for the next round.

[morganb]

Last week I was just below the line, this week I'm just above it.

[murf]

Whoops, almost forgot we were back egg chasing this weekend.......


QUARTER FINAL DRAW

yorkshiredragon v Shaggy365
trampie v coryphaeus
murf v Just A Kiwi
topspur v Smurphy Paw

ROUND 2 FIXTURES

Saturday 12th February 2021
Scotland v France 14:15
England v Wales 16:45
Sunday 6th February 2021
Ireland v Italy 15:00

FISO PLATE

SURVIVORS
forestfan
Geoffv
Spinynorman
sportsmeister
morganb
Johnners

Our 6 survivors battle on, the top 3 scorers will join a(n un)lucky loser from the main comp to make our 4 semi finalists.
To help me please add the word 'PLATE' below your template entry. The prize will be a brand new plate (virtual).

TEMPLATE

France 6
England 10
Ireland 32

(template is also my picks, NOW edited......)

[Smurphy Paw]

France 5
England 11
Ireland 37

[forestfan]

France 7
England 7
Ireland 35
PLATE

[Spinynorman]

France 3
England 10
Ireland 30
PLATE

[sportsmeister]

France 9
England 12
Ireland 44
PLATE

[topspur]

France 9
England 12
Ireland 35

[morganb]

France 7
England 10
Ireland 37
PILATES

[trampie]

France 7
England 12
Ireland 36

[murf]

PILATES

Beats egg chasing

[forestfan]

PILATES

Beats egg chasing

Too long for your first Wordle guess, but would be good if you could get away with it.

[yorkshiredragon]

France 9
England 13
Ireland 43

[murf]

5 of 8 in

4 of 6 P(i)LATES in

[murf]

BUMP

Still waiting on 5 (maybe I shouldn't be bumping this as my opponent has yet to pick and may have missed it.......)

[Shaggy365]

France 10
England 17
Ireland 44

Better late than never

[coryphaeus]

France 10
England 9
Ireland 41

[murf]

Just just a kiwi and 2 p(i)laters miss out.

[forestfan]

France look unstoppable, though they always have that implosion in them somewhere.

England should be out of sight but haven’t made the most of it. Woodward and Dallaglio saying just take the penalties and drop goals, no surprises there