Six Nations Results & Radio Round-up, March 2007

IN A previous post, I posted the early results and forthcoming fixtures of the RBS Six Nations 2007 and to complete that post, here are the results commencing Sunday 11 February 2007 until the completion of the tournament, Saturday 17 March 2007 :

Sunday 11 February 2007 :

Ireland 17 - France 20 (Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland)

Saturday 24 February :

Scotland 17 - Italy 37 (Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland)

Ireland 43 - England 13 (Croke Park)

France 32 - Wales 21 (Stade de France, Paris, France)

Saturday 10 March :

Scotland 18 - Ireland 19 (Murrayfield)

Italy 23 - Wales 20 (Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy)

Sunday 11 March :

England 26 - France 18 (Twickenham, Middlesex, England)

Saturday 17 March :

Italy 24 - Ireland 51 (Stadio Flaminio)

France 46 - Scotland 19 (Stade de France)

Wales 27 - England 18 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales)

France retain the RBS Six Nations Championship, winning 4 matches, gaining 8 points, Ireland won 4 matches, gaining 8 points, England won 3 matches, gaining 6 points. Italy have their best ever finish in the Championship, 4th place, winning 2 matches, gaining 4 points. Wales are 5th, winning 1 match, 2 points and Scotland have the 'wooden spoon' : winning 1 match, 2 points, finishing bottom of the table.

RADIO ROUND-UP, MARCH 2007

ALMOST a week ago, I spent an evening listening to the shortwave band, commencing at 20 hours GMT on the frequency of 9800 kHz and here are the broadcasts I heard on the evening of Tuesday 13 March 2007 :

Voice of America, 2020 - 2030 GMT, 9815 kHz (French language broadcast)

Voice of America, 2051 - 2057 GMT, 9815 kHz (Hausa language broadcast)

Radio Netherlands, 2106 - 2120 GMT, 9895 kHz (Dutch language broadcast)

All India Radio, 2124 - 2144 GMT, 9910 kHz (General Overseas Service [English] broadcast)

Radio Cairo, 2148 - 2208 GMT, 9990 kHz (English language broadcast)

In a future post, I hope to include links to the above broadcasters to access their websites, which I hope you will find of interest.

All the best for now, have a great week!