As we prepare for the first matches in the annual Six Nations Rugby tournament here in Europe, I am reminded of the fact that the 20th XBRL Conference is in Rome, home of Italy’s Stadio Flaminio, famously used for burning Christians in Nero’s time. This being the case, it will surprise no readers of my Rivet blog posts that I have discovered some interesting synergies between the state of XBRL and Rugby.

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