A little mid-match, midfield repair job (Republic of Ireland v Wales)

Wouldn't it just be easier to pull his hair (Italy v France)

No grabbing the facemask penalties in rugby (from Italy v France)
Now that the excitement of the Super Bowl is past. . .

On this side of the Atlantic the Republic of Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy are engaged in the Six Nations Rugby matches. Each nation plays the five other participating nations and the winner is the team which has the best overall record. This round-robin tournament is an annual event and all of the matches are carried live on the Beeb. If these guys were as big as the NFL players the sport would be banned. It is brutal and played without padding except for the occasional leather helmet. The photographs above are from this past weekend's action.