two weeks into what is probably the greatest tournament in the world.  don't like rugby that much, but the atmosphere, importance of each match, the history makes it far more enjoyable, in my mind, than any world cups or european championships etc etc. 

love the simple beauty of it.  5 games, no replays, no return matches.  The dimensions of it all is just perfect.  Things like the football world cup can feel overdrawn and over blown with their two years of qualifiers, group stages and a thousand games between unknown domingo republika's and -izikstans, only to have brazil win it everytime anyway.

whereas the six nations is perfectly balanced with teams ranked in good (wales, france), fair(ireland, england), and poor (scotland, italy).  Regardless of who you are you'll always be fighting for something  1)the triple crown 2)the grand slam 3) not getting the wooden spoon 4)not being the first to lose to italy.5) calcutta cup 6) millenium trophy 7) guiseppe garibaldi trophy   - all that, in one tournament - genius.

can't find any ads for the 2009 6nations so i'm posting some of the better rugby ads from the past few years.

B&I lions & NZ all blacks last man standing
Football is for girls
Powerade Lewsey v Crouch
Nike Street rugby