Every week we ask a random person to play pundit ahead of the weekend's fixtures...

Week 18: The Artist

RUCKED: What do you do?
THE ARTIST: I’m an artist.

RUCKED: That’s cool, did you train long to be that?
THE ARTIST: I actually studied economics.

RUCKED: So how did the artist thing happen?
THE ARTIST: Just the right time and right place really, I got lucky.

RUCKED: That’s, erm, lucky.
THE ARTIST: Yes, it is.

RUCKED: Never fancied economics then?
THE ARTIST: Not really, just spent my whole time drinking and smoking weed.

RUCKED: Well done you. Do you know much about rugby?
THE ARTIST: I don’t really understand it. Although, I’ve began to enjoy it a bit more over the years.

RUCKED: Why’s that?
THE ARTIST: The thing I used to hate about it, I now like about it.

RUCKED: What do you mean?
THE ARTIST: The way it stops and starts. I used to hate that, but I now get that the game is all about strategy.

RUCKED: So, you mean you understand the rules now?
THE ARTIST: Yes.

RUCKED: Who do you think will win this weekend?
THE ARTIST: Well, I’ll support Wales if they’re in front.

RUCKED: And if not?
THE ARTIST: England, that’s one of the benefits of being bilingual…

RUCKED: So you can speak both languages?
THE ARTIST: [says something in Welsh which, to be honest, Rucked doesn’t catch]

RUCKED: That’s nice. So you’re half-English and half-Welsh.
THE ARTIST: Yes.

RUCKED: Who do you think will win between Wales and France?
THE ARTIST: Wales.

RUCKED: Any reason other than your dual-nationality?
THE ARTIST: I can’t even pretend to know that much about rugby. I like saying I’m Welsh, it’s good wherever you go. You can be in Bolivia and say you’re Welsh and people will be pleased to see you and pat you on the back. It’s not the same if you say you’re English. The Irish do well like that too, everyone’s pleased to see them – I think particularly because they were oppressed by the English. The English are seen in the same way as Americans.

RUCKED: Thanks for your observations, now how about England versus Ireland?
THE ARTIST: Well, with my divided loyalty, I can say England.

RUCKED: And Scotland versus Italy?
THE ARTIST: Scotland.

RUCKED: Why’s that?
THE ARTIST: I don’t know, something to do with pride maybe?

RUCKED: We’ll accept that. Thanks.

RUCKED’S PREDICTIONS

Wales v France – Wales

England v Ireland – Ireland
Scotland v Italy – Scotland

RANDOM PUNDIT’S PREDICTIONS
Wales v France – Wales

England v Ireland – England
Scotland v Italy – Scotland

OVERALL

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