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by SaintK
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

F uck me, this thread!!! Just about the only thread I now bother with here and it's unreadable. Back to rugby please Fine, has there been any action around Ireland allowing Frawley to play on with a concussion? Okay it was fairly funny in how he aided the English try scored by Furbank, but it doesn...
by SaintK
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Da iawn diolch wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:39 pm
piquant wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:06 pm it had never occurred to me to read the name as 'yawn' for whatever reasons all I see is 'Dan the pillock'
That was definitely funnier in your head.
F uck me, this thread!!!
Just about the only thread I now bother with here and it's unreadable.
Back to rugby please
by SaintK
Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

ovalball wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:55 pm
CM11 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:14 am
message #2527204 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:27 am

Kilos won't help them scrummage.
Good thing the scrums were even enough then.
Scrums were fine - we lost the game at the Line Outs - We were an utter shambles there.
Restarts were gash all match as well.
All they had to do was catch the last one and kick to touch
by SaintK
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45647

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Fin Smith has injured a calf muscle and is doubtful for selection on Saturday.
by SaintK
Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stuart Hogg
Replies: 34
Views: 1303

Re: Stuart Hogg

Theflier wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:45 pm He’s a twat, he was already under huge scrutiny for leaving his heavily pregnant wife for a new bird. How can someone be so stupid, his broadcasting career is likely already over inside a year
He's absolutely shite at it anyway!
by SaintK
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: F1 Thread
Replies: 17839
Views: 1192738

Re: F1 Thread

Reports in Germany that Horner could be given the arse today. Marko and Newey allegedly want him gone A conflicting rumour also that he is cleared though. Sounds like it could drop either way today or tomorrow Cleared Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner has been cleared of inappropriate beha...
by SaintK
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France post mortem
Replies: 221
Views: 17455

Re: France post mortem

shereblue wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:38 pm Ou sont les neiges d'antan?

I think you'll find them on NPR, non?

Torque must be erupting. Vesuvius-style in a nod to our Italian debacle.
Hasn't posted on NPR for quite some time.
by SaintK
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHAzQMWWYAAlyzW?format=jpg&name=small What value does Ewels add here? Surely this is about fringe possibles, not failed test players? "Let's see what Ewels can add in a fast, young, mobile side [as opposed to his intl appearances to date]" I quite like that squad! Guess ...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: RFU discussed selling Twickenham and buying 50% share in Wembley
Replies: 20
Views: 568

Re: RFU discussed selling Twickenham and buying 50% share in Wembley

camroc1 wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:07 pm What the fúck are the RFU spending £ 663m pounds on at Twickenham.
They aren't, they haven't got the money and the RFU board have not approved a plan of any sort.
by SaintK
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
Replies: 432
Views: 24818

Re: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories

Anyone see what Lindsay Hoyle did today? Instead of putting the SNP vote forward which would have put Keir and labour in a tricky position, he allowed both labour to put forward an ammendment on a motion from the SNP who are another opposition party so there would be no labour rebellion. Tories and...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: RFU discussed selling Twickenham and buying 50% share in Wembley
Replies: 20
Views: 568

Re: RFU discussed selling Twickenham and buying 50% share in Wembley

I wouldn't trust the current bunch of arseholes to organise a piss up in a brewery.
Their recent financial management of the game as a whole has been rotten.
by SaintK
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Andre Esterhuizen back to the Sharks?
Replies: 46
Views: 1898

Re: Andre Esterhuizen back to the Sharks?

DragsterDriver wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:08 am Adds weight to the “Lawrence to Quins” talk.
Signed a 2 year contract extension at Bath. Would cost Quins a fortune.
by SaintK
Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

RodneyRegis wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:26 am Who is Englefield?
Young Gloucester scrum-half. Was at L Irish
by SaintK
Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

England A Squad for Portugal. Let's see how Vesty can get them playing in attack. https://scontent.flhr3-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/424705814_936594138136287_5247726594149838243_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=M5PAQ5dYvOIAX_nvjEU&_nc_ht=scontent.flhr3-3.fna&oh=00_AfAHlqHhyWQ-9luO...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Lynagh to Benetton confirmed by Quins. A tidy club player, who's a fair way down the England wing pecking order. Hopefully he gets tapped up pronto by the Italian RU. .........and straight into their training squad for the next match! Louis Lynagh has been called up to the Italy squad as they prepa...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

If I were in Scabnose's shoes, I'd have a massive clearout, similar to what Gatland did last year. After the RWC this 6N is basically a free hit-out for him. He's not going to get sacked for winning two games, and can point to progress by bringing in some youngsters. There are enough players puttin...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Scotland vs France Match Thread
Replies: 912
Views: 15719

Re: Scotland vs France Match Thread

TheFrog wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:24 pm Very good analysis by the Torygraph.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... i-mauvaka/
Paywalled!
by SaintK
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

When in the last decade have Bath not had a "decent clearout" at the end of any season? Transfer roulette. They'll be shit again next season. And even fewer players from the academy. Why will they? Because they change their squad so much every year. The roulette wheel has looked favourably on them ...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Another Falcons youngster off elsewhere. Good signing for Bath Barf are going to need to have a pretty decent clearout at the end of this season if they want to stay below the cap. I wonder whether we'll see any of their 11 centres moving on to another Prem side? I still think Bailey would be a sma...
by SaintK
Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Another Falcons youngster off elsewhere. Good signing for Bath Bath have won the race to land highly rated Newcastle Falcons openside Guy Pepper, who has turned down a lucrative three-year deal to remain in the north-east. The 20-year-old rejected a new deal that would have made him one of the best-...
by SaintK
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
Replies: 75
Views: 4079

Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England

Hawk97 wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:07 am Erm, yes :lol:

That would make Javier Sotomayor‘s world high jump record look like a bunny hop
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by SaintK
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
Replies: 75
Views: 4079

Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England

message #2527204 wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:53 am Image
That's got to be Photoshopped shirley?
by SaintK
Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Good for him. He's a decent player, and obviously not getting a sniff from rfu or aru. No arguments about him being a good player. I'm sure Eddie had him involved in at least one training squad and he has also missed a fair amount of club games through injury in the last year, so I"m not sure how m...
by SaintK
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024
Replies: 980
Views: 20125

Re: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024

He's just not a leader. There's no vision or direction. 'We're just thinking about the next game' is a cliche for most people, but for Borthwick the short-term is everything. I always remember an interview with Donncha O'Callaghan where he talked about how the fear of failure was his, often crippli...
by SaintK
Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Ticket price argument doesn’t really stand up as the problem. England football friendly rickets start at£110 and climb rapidly. And the crowd there is almost exclusively “working class” I think you're right here, it's not the price per se. Nor do I think it is about wall-to-wall coverage. Rugby get...
by SaintK
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Lynagh off to Benetton and the land of his birth by all accounts.
Should imagine an Italian cap would be forthcoming pretty quickly
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/harlequ ... netton/
by SaintK
Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Seen Damian Mackenzie's name mentioned as a new Saracens recruit. He's basically Marcus Smith with more pace, better passing/kicking/match craft and experience. You fuckin g wish :lol: It's possible! I reckon they'll go for Carreras personally which I think could work well. I suspect they might als...
by SaintK
Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Hoof wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:29 am Seen Damian Mackenzie's name mentioned as a new Saracens recruit.

He's basically Marcus Smith with more pace, better passing/kicking/match craft and experience.
You fuckin g wish :lol:
by SaintK
Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

even when everyone was available our centre partnerships looked complete shit. so we not really losing much that we going to have to look at other options now. Re sarries fly half- whens lozowski due back? he could be a decent option for a season until a bigger name is available maybe Think they'd ...
by SaintK
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Good start. Lawrence, Beard and LC-D withdrawn from England training squad injured. Ojomoh, Muir and Blamire called up Where do you see that? Not on the RFU site or the BBC. Any other updates given? Also, how do we feel about those choices? I'm not an avid prem watcher any more but happy enough wit...
by SaintK
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Good start.
Lawrence, Beard and LC-D withdrawn from England training squad injured.
Ojomoh, Muir and Blamire called up
by SaintK
Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Let's face it, the talent pool at 10 isn't particularly deep at the moment. I expect Sarries to throw some cash at a young EQP prospect like Bailey. Saracens already have a better 'young EQP prospect like Bailey' at Saracens from the Saracens academy. I can guarantee you that Orlando Bailey will no...
by SaintK
Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Hawk97 wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:10 am Must be why VRR still can’t get a look in?
Or because he's been injured for most of the season?
by SaintK
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Codling replaced by Steve Diamond at Falcons. Well they're in for a bit of a shock!!!! Newcastle Falcons have appointed Steve Diamond as consultant director of rugby with current boss Alex Codling to step down from his role. Forwards coach Micky Ward will take charge of the club on an interim basis...
by SaintK
Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Codling replaced by Steve Diamond at Falcons. Well they're in for a bit of a shock!!!! Newcastle Falcons have appointed Steve Diamond as consultant director of rugby with current boss Alex Codling to step down from his role. Forwards coach Micky Ward will take charge of the club on an interim basis ...
by SaintK
Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Margin_Walker wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:20 am
fatcat wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:19 am Is George Martin injured?
Yep. Apparently so. Minor knee injury according to Leicester
On the injury rehab list
the rehabilitation list which features George Martin, Anthony Watson, Manu Tuilagi, Jack van Poortvliet and Raffi Quirke.
by SaintK
Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Telegraph breaking the news on the squad announcement. I’d take them as gospel because they nearly always get it right. 10 Northampton players called by Borthwick apparently. Dingwall and Smith in. Possibly Langdon too. Slightholme in England A :shock: :shock: Shame Wigglesworth is attack coach and...
by SaintK
Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Telegraph saying that George will be named England captain and that Slade and LC-D recalled when the squad is announced tomorrow
Assuming that Dan is named 3rd hooker thgat will be a shame for Curtis Langdon who has been playing so well for Saints
by SaintK
Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7524789

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Link? https://scottishrugby.org/scotland-squad-named-for-2024-guinness-six-nations/ Leicester Tigers’ tighthead Hurd represented his country at under-20 level Birth name William Arthur Hurd Date of birth 29 June 1999 (age 24) Place of birth Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England lol :uhoh: 24 y...
by SaintK
Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Scotland Squad for 6N announced.
Replies: 53
Views: 2123

Re: Scotland Squad for 6N announced.

DragsterDriver wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:49 pm Hepburn, the Aussie who played for England. He's some boy!
Not even first choice LH at Chiefs!!!