It was a big weekend. On Saturday was the final round of matches in this year's Six Nations tournament.
Sunday was the regional election in Castilla y Leon, Spain.
And last night in Hollywood it was the Oscars.
[The Rugby Shop]
Six-Nations 2026
Before Saturday's final three matches the championship winners could have been either France or Scotland. The team headed for the wooden spoon was Wales.
The results were as follows:
France vs England 48 - 46
Wales vs Italy 31 - 17
Ireland vs Scotland 43 - 21
France's narrow win over England gave them the title, and Ireland's demolition of Scotland moved them into second place and Scotland down to third.
Despite thrashing Italy, Wales did indeed come bottom of the table and got the wooden spoon.
Italy had a good season and ended up fourth, while England's disastrous season put them in second to last position. What a great preparation for the Rugby World Cup later this year!
As for me, an Anglo-Welshman, my two teams were clearly the worst two this season.
Election in Castilla y Leon
There were elections for the regional government in the largest of the 17 autonomous regions - by area - in Spain yesterday.
The results have already been declared and the PP (Conservative) candidate Alfonso Fernández Mañueco has claimed victory with 33 seats, although this is way short of the 48 needed for a majority. PSOE (Socialist) gained two seats for a ceditable second place with 30 seats.
[Wikipedia]
To form a government Fernandez Mañueco will have to join forces with the ultra-right wing party VOX, but that is unlikely. So, as with previous recent regional elections in Extremadura and Aragon, there is no clear outcome and it's stalemate.
Oscars 2026
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 98th ceremony on Sunday night at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Here in Spain, because of different time zones, the ceremony took place and the results were announced overnight Sunday/Monday.
[Diario AS]
The big winner on the night was "One Battle after Another" with six wins, including Best Film, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), and Best Supporting Actor (Sean Penn).
The other big favourite, "Sinners" had to be content with just four, Best Actor for Michael B Jordan and three more in minor categories.
Best Actress was Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet" and Best Supporting Actress was Amy Madigan for "Weapons".
No Spanish nominees won.
[Wikipedia]
What an exciting and varied weekend!
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