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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
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Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I've only seen him a few times but Hendy is great. Just seems to find gaps effortlessly. That Saints team look so well coached in general though. Vesty has done a brilliant job. Hopefully Wiggy had his notebook to hand while he was watching that one. Saints have a lovely shape in first phase attack...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
3 of the last 5 in the champions cup are English
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Saints vs yellow bulls
- Replies: 46
- Views: 559
Re: Saints vs yellow bulls
Blatant high tackle, ref shrugs and gives a knock on
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Saints vs yellow bulls
- Replies: 46
- Views: 559
Re: Saints vs yellow bulls
The ref is looking straight at that ffs, how’s he not getting that in real time
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Saints vs yellow bulls
- Replies: 46
- Views: 559
Re: Saints vs yellow bulls
Penalty call for the Bulls try was utterly dreadful
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Jack Nowell not exactly making the case for capping French based players…
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Heineken cup quarter final - Bordeaux vs Harlequins
- Replies: 209
- Views: 1532
Re: Heineken cup quarter final - Bordeaux vs Harlequins
Quins have been brilliant. Very surprising scoreline. Baxter impressing at prop and Porter has been excellent. Baxter impresses every time I see him, looks like a big babyface- if he looked rougher I reckon the hype would be off the charts. Needs a Mohawk and some tats… Can Quins carry this through!
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
"England’s radical plan to create a first-class production line of props, hookers and locks RFU’s inaugural front-five get-together unites 26 promising teenage players, with future World Cup success the target" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/03/england-rugby-front-five-young-player...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
On the other side of the coin, how many props have successfully transitioned into senior test rugby from the U20s? None of the props from the 2020 GS-winners have yet been capped. Go back 7 years to the all-conquering 2017 U20s 6N side, and none of the props have been capped for the senior team. Go...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
The good news about all these Under 20 players that aren’t as good as X or you don’t rate that highly, is that they’re almost guaranteed to get better. They’re 19. We need to be giving them the best environments to develop to their potential. I don’t know if that means bringing them on a tour to NZ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
The good news about all these Under 20 players that aren’t as good as X or you don’t rate that highly, is that they’re almost guaranteed to get better. They’re 19. We need to be giving them the best environments to develop to their potential. I don’t know if that means bringing them on a tour to NZ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Yeah Toulon. Fûck having him run at you. He’s obnoxiously, comedically big. Only ever seemed to play well in his two spells for Newcastle, I can only assume he’s at his best powered entirely on Greggs Maybe the scrum coach up there? Adam Jones was a magician with Sinkler and also seems to have kept...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Big Kieran Brookes. Gutted he didn’t work out Shit yeah he's a big lad, I ran straight at him once and he ended me. Think he's been going well in France unless I'm making that up? (Likely) Yeah Toulon. Fûck having him run at you. He’s obnoxiously, comedically big. Only ever seemed to play well in h...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Sarries confirm Sam Spink for next season, does he come straight into the England squad for summer tour? Think he'd be worthwhile as looks an upgrade on Kelly/Dingwall...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Sorry, I meant tight heads who have been selected head of collier. Ah right, Sinckler, Cole, Davidson and Stuart have been the only ones I can think of. Going back further Harry Williams, Henry Thomas and we tried to cap Patrick Schickerling but he wasn't eligible :blush: edit; Paul Hill got a few ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Collier is a magnitude better scrummager. Post 2019 Sinkler has been cold sick as well. Who else has play tight head? Can't think. Asher Opuku-Fordjour, Afolabi Fasogbon, Tim Hoyt are all young prospects with a lot of potential Joe Heyes, Ehren Painter more established prem players alongside previo...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Collier is a magnitude better scrummager. Post 2019 Sinkler has been cold sick as well. Who else has play tight head? Can't think. Asher Opuku-Fordjour, Afolabi Fasogbon, Tim Hoyt are all young prospects with a lot of potential Joe Heyes, Ehren Painter more established prem players alongside previo...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
from an England point of view was encouraging to see some much needed good performances in the front row(s) Baxter and Collier were good v Glasgow (Quins looked worse for swapping Baxter to Marler) Painter and Obano had a good battle Iyogun looked very powerful and can't be far off the summer tour?...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
from an England point of view was encouraging to see some much needed good performances in the front row(s) Baxter and Collier were good v Glasgow (Quins looked worse for swapping Baxter to Marler) Painter and Obano had a good battle Iyogun looked very powerful and can't be far off the summer tour? ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Northampton v Munster HEC.
- Replies: 317
- Views: 4576
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Northampton v Munster HEC.
- Replies: 317
- Views: 4576
Re: Northampton v Munster HEC.
Beirne got melted there tbf
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Quite a few missing for Leicester too, not a classic Leinster performanceBenny The Ball wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:44 pm A win against a team currently in 7th position in the Eng Prem, was never going to be in doubt.
Not sure that Leinster will go all the way though
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
That tackle from Leinster 12
Zero arms but so ineffective no one is bothered
Zero arms but so ineffective no one is bothered
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
No the big 2nd row earlier in front of the postsCM11 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:33 pmFrom Frawley?polyallstar wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:32 pm Deliberate knock on there tbf… weird how this knocking it up/down narrative exists around knock ons…
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Deliberate knock on there tbf… weird how this knocking it up/down narrative exists around knock ons…
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Genuinely embarrassing reading your postsDuff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:12 pmWith a lot of help from the ref let’s be honestBenny The Ball wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:10 pm That’s a shame, just when Tigers were getting back in to it.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Even James f**king Lowe knew it was a blatant yellow ffsMr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:05 pmDuff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:04 pm That’s very f**king harsh he was wrapping for the tackle
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Remember when Jack Walker got a free holiday to the World Cup
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
All Quins now tbf, can they capitalise with the extra man
Edit; yes they can
Edit; yes they can
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Quins architects of their own downfall so far…
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
If all we want is a big lad on the wing to crash it up might as well pick Steward, at least he can chase kicks too...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Leicester down to 12 and sounds like a dozen pens after the 80 had gone… not close enough to the try line for a PT but Falcons will feel a little aggrieved
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ludlam + Sinckler to Toulon - how long till selection rules change?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 363
Re: Ludlam + Sinckler to Toulon - how long till selection rules change?
This, the comment about South Africa highlights the OPs ignorance. This rule isn’t in place to make the England better…RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:35 pm Willis and marchant.
How many times? They can't change the rules. The agreement between rfu and prl depends upon it.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Mercer may, or may not, thrive at international level - but he's certainly done enough at Domestic level that you'd really want to find out - and do it fairly soon. At the moment we're just an injury away from not knowing who our number 8 will be. Based on six nations it’s Dombrandt… CCS made more ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Based on six nations it’s Dombrandt…
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112636
- Views: 7586270
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Diamond press conference confirms that Pepper and Louis Johnson are leaving at the end of the season. Didn't say where but Pepper has been linked wit Bath often so assume he'll go there, especially after Diamond took a swipe at them in the press conference. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJNEqvMWoAM_Vd...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9940
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Lawrence & freeman I’d written Lawrence off after the Scotland game, but he’s showed some class and character, so yes could do a job Showed a lot of class and character, both against us and France he's had top notch games. Slade looked not so great today. Need Marchant back, think he can handle thi...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9940
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Does that even go forward?