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- Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sooo, I noticed this..
- Replies: 20
- Views: 241
Re: Sooo, I noticed this..
Watching some AFL the other day I see a young man called Neil Erasmus playing for Brisbane - born in Joburg!
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALES OUT!!!
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1019
Re: WALES OUT!!!
I was depressed by Wales yesterday. The Welsh crowd ecstatic with those last tries just reinforced that. Would you prefer they booed? This Wales team is terrible but I don't think a lack of effort is the problem. Fans that only sing when they're winning suck, that is not when the team needs it. No ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: South Africa overflow of rugby players
- Replies: 18
- Views: 549
Re: South Africa overflow of rugby players
By moving the CC to July-Sep brought a different challenge to our URC franchises. 1. To big player squads. The franchise are use to play up to 3 competitions in the same time.Champions/challenge Cup, URC & Currie Cup. 2. Player Union in dispute with SARU about playing 20 months non stop. Springbok ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALES OUT!!!
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1019
Re: WALES OUT!!!
I was depressed by Wales yesterday.
The Welsh crowd ecstatic with those last tries just reinforced that.
The Welsh crowd ecstatic with those last tries just reinforced that.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112029
- Views: 7496271
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Genge is playing much better without all the machismo.
Imo yesterday was his best game for England.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 701
- Views: 9015
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
He caused that by saying Smith had handled the ball on the line, which would have been a drop out, not a scrum. He needs to be more direct and clearer in his comms. It went on long after the TMO had ruled on it. Because the ref and tmo were clearly incorrect in their judgement. What? Smith took the...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 701
- Views: 9015
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
He caused that by saying Smith had handled the ball on the line, which would have been a drop out, not a scrum. He needs to be more direct and clearer in his comms. It went on long after the TMO had ruled on it. I think the players think he's a bit flaky and unsure of himself. I get the same feelin...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 701
- Views: 9015
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Bad precedent set by Gardner with allowing the protracted debate with George and other England players on issues that had already ruled on. He caused that by saying Smith had handled the ball on the line, which would have been a drop out, not a scrum. He needs to be more direct and clearer in his c...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 701
- Views: 9015
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Bad precedent set by Gardner with allowing the protracted debate with George and other England players on issues that had already ruled on.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 701
- Views: 9015
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Ramos’ flykick was sublime
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 701
- Views: 9015
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Gardner needs to grow some balls
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 17883
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
ovalball wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:49 pmYeah - couple of really brilliant tries. Their discipline was awful though - 10 penalties in the 1st half alone - quite lucky to not get anyone binned until the 63rd minute.Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:41 pm Tbf the French did score one of the very best tries you will ever see.
I wasn’t convinced about all those penalties.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 17883
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
Tbf the French did score one of the very best tries you will ever see.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 17883
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
I generally believe the top sides are equally well conditioned at this and test level.
But.
Question marks about the fitness of that French side. They just faded right out of the game.
But.
Question marks about the fitness of that French side. They just faded right out of the game.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 524556
- Views: 28404618
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
What a charming piece of work you are. Very pleasant. I simply commented that Earls assertion that only people from Dublin would be able to make the game. It's a ridiculous assertion. By the way, whether the game is on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, in the middle of the night, on Christmas day or whe...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 524556
- Views: 28404618
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Imo test matches should be played in daylight
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1390
Re: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1390
Re: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
My question was directed to the Kiwi
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1390
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official Springboks thread
- Replies: 132
- Views: 5085
Re: Official Springboks thread
I see Werner Kok is off to Ulster
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1390
Re: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
But what does it mean?Enzedder wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:48 amI'm glad you picked up on the Wurst HKL. Took me all day to think of thatHighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:51 pm 3 boredies isnt enough for Wurst Saffer. I propose we change their criteria to 3 "words" instead which will allow submissions of "all of them"
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1390
Re: 2024 Boredies - VOTING OPEN until MARCH 24
What does it mean?Enzedder wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:48 amI'm glad you picked up on the Wurst HKL. Took me all day to think of thatHighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:51 pm 3 boredies isnt enough for Wurst Saffer. I propose we change their criteria to 3 "words" instead which will allow submissions of "all of them"
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeff's All New And Gloomy Wales Ratings v France
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1234
Re: Jeff's All New And Gloomy Wales Ratings v France
I don’t understand the doom and gloom. There is a lot to take away from the Welsh performance. At times the French looked very jittery in defence.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales Vs France • Official 6Nations Match Thread • 10/03/2024
- Replies: 520
- Views: 13221
Re: Wales Vs France • Official 6Nations Match Thread • 10/03/2024
I think Gotland did brilliantly to extract that performance from that side today.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
- Replies: 1639
- Views: 45168
Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Can't keep picking POM, he's an old man. Yesterday was a replay of the NZ game- he can't hang in there when the opposition is fully up for it. The entire pack got stoved in but he's supposed to be the talisman and enforcer. Think after the SA tour he's gone Should be after Scotland tbf He is a bum ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112029
- Views: 7496271
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Very obvious from Ben Earl's post-match comments that this was a hyper-charged emotional performance, they were clearly channeling the same backs-against-the-wall, "nobody gives us a chance" mentality that they had in the World Cup SF https://twitter.com/ITVRugby/status/1766536823197532428 I'd be c...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112029
- Views: 7496271
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Will have to watch that again but I suspect the England pack put in a lot of unseen hard work
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL" Reds are too lazy to start a Chiefs thread" thread
- Replies: 160
- Views: 1780
Re: OFFICIAL" Reds are too lazy to start a Chiefs thread" thread
Aussie sides looking up for it
Lions’ tour concentrating some minds maybe
Lions’ tour concentrating some minds maybe
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 523
Re: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
No oh dear about it. They could easily have gone the All Black's way... Flip of a coin. But it would change nothing... only a couple of games. Bryce Lawrence Exactly! Wayne Barnes. History could look so different. But it isn't really... is it? Even if those flip of a coin matches went differently.....
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 523
Re: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
Plus 95 and 2023 could easily have been NZ victories. Then NZ would have 5 and SA 2. So but for a missed kick, history suddenly looks a lot different... When really it shouldn't. oh dear No oh dear about it. They could easily have gone the All Black's way... Flip of a coin. But it would change noth...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 523
Re: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
I mean it's not rocket science. The AB's play generally an open fast paced game to blow teams off the park, which works well most of the time. However in RWC games were refs become more pedantic and teams more conservative this tactic doesn't work as well. Still won three of the things though, so d...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3207
Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
Pity it wasn't a three test series. Interesting to see will Ireland have a high altitude camp to prepare for Pretoria instead of the usual Portugal warm weather camp. Apparently also an autumn international test between Ireland and SA, so could well be a decider in Dublin! Nice, good way of decidin...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 523
Re: All Blacks 3 Rugby World Cups From 10 Attempts. Chokers Or Underachievers? Time To Play Like The Boks?
The ABs have won 3 world cups Hardly a failure, by any measure Statistically, not a failure compared to the Boks, with 4 in the same time period Besides which, it’s deadset, not dead set. Is the OP a bot? wrong AB's 30% success rate [3 out of 10]- with 2 of those being at home Boks 50% [4 out of 8]...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
Re: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
Very disappointed - not so much at the result as the performance
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
Re: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
Why not take the 3 points then stupidly offend
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
Re: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
Stormers very fortunate to emerge 4 down at the half
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
Re: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
Stormers not at the races
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
Re: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
bok_viking wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:32 pm Bulls Stormers game delayed. Big lighting storm close to the stadium. If the rain starts coming down it will be beneficial to the stormers. They tend to play better than the bulls in the wet.
Always thought that but it’s not true
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2883
Re: URCR11 Saffer Derbies
Loftus fixture now also delayed by lightening