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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 932506" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>Don't agree with that, a lot of sides have. Most recently in 2014 Ireland opened with a 28-6 win v Scotland and a 26-3 win v Wales (two year defending champs) they'd win the championship but not the slam. </p><p></p><p>Going back further:</p><p>2001, England beat Wales 44-15 in Cardiff and Italy 80-23, didn't win the slam.</p><p>2002, England beat Scotland away 29-3 and Ireland 45-11, didn't win the slam.</p><p>2003 Ireland beat Scotland 36-3 and Italy 37-13 both away, didn't win the championship.</p><p>2004, France beat Ireland 35-17 and Italy 25-0, slammed. </p><p>2008, Wales beat the Scots 30-15 and Italy 47-8 and slammed</p><p></p><p>There might be a few more. I'm sure some of these will be discredited due to the presence of Italy but I'd argue that early iterations of Italy in this tournament were as good as France have been this year if not better. (I'd argue better actually)</p><p></p><p>The good news is that reading that suggests you have the championship locked up if Wales don't slam and everyone more or less knows a win in Cardiff seals your slam but not Wales' who have a tough one on the last day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 932506, member: 45598"] Don't agree with that, a lot of sides have. Most recently in 2014 Ireland opened with a 28-6 win v Scotland and a 26-3 win v Wales (two year defending champs) they'd win the championship but not the slam. Going back further: 2001, England beat Wales 44-15 in Cardiff and Italy 80-23, didn't win the slam. 2002, England beat Scotland away 29-3 and Ireland 45-11, didn't win the slam. 2003 Ireland beat Scotland 36-3 and Italy 37-13 both away, didn't win the championship. 2004, France beat Ireland 35-17 and Italy 25-0, slammed. 2008, Wales beat the Scots 30-15 and Italy 47-8 and slammed There might be a few more. I'm sure some of these will be discredited due to the presence of Italy but I'd argue that early iterations of Italy in this tournament were as good as France have been this year if not better. (I'd argue better actually) The good news is that reading that suggests you have the championship locked up if Wales don't slam and everyone more or less knows a win in Cardiff seals your slam but not Wales' who have a tough one on the last day. [/QUOTE]
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