The series runs for the busiest period of the rugby season usually from February to May, and takes in the RBS 6 Nations Championship, Heineken Cup and AIB League and Cup, and brings its audience the latest news on developments within the game.
During his first year, Jamieson led the Lazers (which included fellow Six Nations players Craig Point and Sid Smith) to an 18-0 undefeated season and a national championship.
He made his debut for the Ireland rugby union team in 1910, while still a student, playing against England and Scotland in the Five Nations.
He has since been seen deputising on Final Score on the BBC whenever Gabby Logan has been unavailable or due to her covering other sports such as the 6 Nations and Gymnastics.
From 1890 to 1893 he played nine matches in the Home Nations Championships.
The fixture format was changed to a Six Nations style format - either home or away - with home advantage alternating annually.
Six Nations Championship, rugby union competition originally known as the Home Nations Championship
All 6 of Hetherington's caps were starts, with 5 coming in the Six Nations Championship (then called the Five Nations).
He has covered the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games, Rugby Five Nations' Championship and the Irish Rugby Tours in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as numerous boxing matches.
He joined the blues during the 1928/29 season, and by 1930 he was selected to represent Wales in a Five Nations Championship match against Scotland in an all-Cardiff three-quarter line alongside Davies, Jones and Turnbull.
The game allows players to play as many Rugby nations, both major and minor, and includes many tournaments, such as the Rugby World Cup, the Tri Nations, the Six Nations, and the Super 12.
He is the resident rugby union commentator for RTÉ's television coverage of international and club competitions, such as the Six Nations Championship, Heineken Cup and Rugby World Cup.
Recent notable events covered by Sportscene include Celtic's run to the UEFA Cup Final in the 2002-03 season, Scotland's 2006 Six Nations triumph over England and the finale to the 2002-03 Scottish Premier League season.
The organisers of this golf match were English rugby supporters who had watched England win the Wooden Spoon in the 1983 Five Nations Championship.
He made his debut for England in the 25-7 victory over Scotland in the 1992 Five Nations Championship.
On the 20th February 2003, the Welsh Rugby Union were given permission to withdraw from the "A" team Six Nations Championship, citing costs as the primary reason.
An agreement was reached so that the other unions in the Five Nations Championship (England, France, Ireland and Scotland) also hosted matches.
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This was the first match of the first Home Nations Championship and Cattell along with Thomas Judson and Harry Bowen became the first players to represent Llanelli in an international game.
While in Paris, after beating France in the Five Nations, England teammate Maurice Colclough emptied a bottle of free aftershave from the after-match meal, filled it with wine, and drank from it.
In 2004 he made his Six Nations Championship debut, coming on as a replacement in a match against France.
Dickinson has refereed in many rugby competitions, including the Rugby World Cup, Tri Nations, Six Nations, international friendlies, Super 12/14/15, and Shute Shield.
The RaboDirect Pro12 and LV= Cup are the two domestic competitions shown whilst the Six Nations Championship is broadcast under the title Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol (The International Rugby Club).