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by shereblue
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 431
Views: 52680

Re: The Reform Party UK

What is true "Conservatism"? The confused spoutings of post-pimply, mid-ranking toffs who never needed student loans and who are now engaged in research or think tank "pretend" jobs that they can afford to do for free or in exchange for remuneration (funded where possible by the taxpayer, if not by ...
by shereblue
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

A smaller, more dynamic Axelle Berthomieu returns straight in at flanker in place of the taller, heavier Charlotte Escudero who drops to the bench. Escudero is likely to replace Fall in the 2nd half, as newbie 2nd rower Kiara Zago drops clean out of the 23. The only other change is a likely debut ca...
by shereblue
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
Replies: 41
Views: 823

Re: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?

danny_fitz wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:14 am "Tolerable unfairness"

The term coined recently by those wanting men to be included in women sports as they argue that inclusion should be the starting point as opposed to fairness.
Why not start by "including" proponents in fights with no weight distinctions against heavyweight males?
by shereblue
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

Not really. (Unless you mean losing bonus points?) Having said that, France only scraped home away to Italy last year. And yesterday, Scotland moved the ball about better. France rely on an inexperienced, young captain, so would they cope with the adversity of an early red card and negative early s...
by shereblue
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

Scotland France… is there half a chance of an upset there? Not really. (Unless you mean losing bonus points?) Having said that, France only scraped home away to Italy last year. And yesterday, Scotland moved the ball about better. France rely on an inexperienced, young captain, so would they cope w...
by shereblue
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

Kildunne's try was surely the individual one of the w/e. By then, Italy had been well softened up however by England's front 7. Ward and Botterman were outstanding in a depleted pack with Ward's full 80' worthy of my WOM by a long chalk. A stuttering first half behind the magnificent 7, with Scarrat...
by shereblue
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

Kick the ball off after 80 minutes when losing. Seen it a few times now I'm both mens and womens game. What sort of brain freeze needs to happen to compel a player to do this. A French-style brain freeze? Fair to recall this happens in the men's game also. Two creditable performances from today's u...
by shereblue
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

Well played Irish women. :thumbup: A 3 try deficit was a massive turnaround and deserved on the afternoon. Fre lineout and scrum did improve but handling and attacking combinations behind 9 were unimaginative. Queyroi solid (unlike newbie Tuy) but lacks Drouin's ability to animate attacking play. Bo...
by shereblue
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

Not a great 5 min debut for Lina Tuy
by shereblue
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

The Irish Andy Foode is playing really intelligently. Ireland really solid in defence and no nonsense in possession. Hoping France will start to get it more together in scrum and lineout. If so, it will come. Ireland's defensive system is good, but twice the player in 15 has been poor in that one o...
by shereblue
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread
Replies: 125
Views: 2461

Re: Women's 6 Nations 2024 thread

The Irish Andy Foode is playing really intelligently. Ireland really solid in defence and no nonsense in possession. Hoping France will start to get it more together in scrum and lineout. If so, it will come.
by shereblue
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Waterboys crossing the line
Replies: 44
Views: 1459

Re: Waterboys crossing the line

Just don't allow them to 'warm up' at either end of the field, that would pretty much stop it I think. The French subs came over to congratulate while the ball was being grounded last night. Would be funny if it was chalked off for them obstructing England from attempting to stop the try being scor...
by shereblue
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Back from pub. Great craic from both sides. Very hard luck England. This was a pleasure to watch.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Congratulations again, Rosbifs, this time on the Junior 6N itself. Deserved winners. Well coached, intelligent and with a big heart. A special team with some interesting individuals inc. Kpoku and McParland. :thumbup:
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Well done England.

As I noted at halftime it was still game on.

The clarity of your performance has made you deserved winners even tho' man for man there was no superiority.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

RWC2015 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:11 pm Funny to see Tualagi playing for the 20s after featuring so prominently for the big boys.

Looks like an 8 to me though. Can't see him being a great international lock.
Bastareaud was an 8 at this level if I recall correctly.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

TheFrog wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:55 pm Couldn't watch the first half :x

People setting meetings right in the middle of U20 games. How insensitive.

I see that France have already conceded 11 penalties. This is nuts. We really have a cultural issue here.
Italian referee. Grandparents still bitter about post WW2 border adjustment.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

21-12 HT Still game on. Eng. had 3 five metre scrums in a row and got nothing for a 12-7 lead opportunity. Fra later butchered a 4 on 1 for a 28-5 lead. Fre backs the more dangerous but over eager: not holding their depth, forward passes etc but England forwards dominating lineouts, solid in scrums ...
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Beautiful Fre try started by Attisogbe brilliance and finished by Carbonneau. 21-5.

Even game with mistakes being punished.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Belated appreciation for Gavroche's match thread opener. And for Piquant being alive to the possibility of Ramos using the Garbajosa sidestep.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

:lol: I think the French game is more balanced now - with Jalibert and Ramos we had two players with a fairly similar profile/role and they were sharing the responsibilities, which wasn’t properly working. You need one or the other to organise the conduct of the team. But I tend to agree with TheFr...
by shereblue
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

France have called up some of their big guns for the England match. :thumbup: Yes, it seems that we should be able to line up our best XV. No excuses. Indeed. Le XV de départ : Ferté ; Attissogbe, L. Darricarrère, Gourgues, Bollengier ; (o) Reus, (m) L. Carbonneau (cap.) ; Quere Karaba, Gazzotti, C...
by shereblue
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:41 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

puku wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:36 pm Earl MOTM for me.

Great game.
Mine too.
by shereblue
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:38 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

Entertaining 2nd half. Both teams raised their game.
Irl from a low base by their standards. Congratulations England.
Deserved. :thumbup:
by shereblue
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Itlay v Scotland Match Thread
Replies: 376
Views: 5750

Re: The Official Itlay v Scotland Match Thread

Unlucky Carl Dickson.

I T A L I A !
by shereblue
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Meanwhile at Treviso, Italy from 7-14 to 33-14 in the blink of a 2nd half eye.
by shereblue
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 431
Views: 52680

Re: The Reform Party UK

I would give the Tories some leeway on attacking the financial crash in '07 as being Labour's fault if I thought the Tories would have acted more strongly on banking regulation, but somehow I have my doubts. As is it's more stuff that happened when Labour happened to be in power, and what one gets ...
by shereblue
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 431
Views: 52680

Re: The Reform Party UK

Tories have f**ked the UK and can only offer us culture wars, Labour are conniving in Tory economic fiction. Other parties are either equally conniving or more ensconced still in unicorn fiction. The UK needs immigrants for economic growth and maintenance of public services. EU migration was far mor...
by shereblue
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

FT 12-48. France rather untidy faced with a much improved performance from the Welsh "boys". Wales may be stronger next year but next week they can expect an even tougher time v the Italy U20s forwards, for sure. Sia Tolofua of Toulouse, MOM, at 8 (as a very early replacement). Mine was flanker Quer...
by shereblue
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

5-28 HT. 5 players off injured inc both captains in 1st half - not to mention a YC against France. Men against boys. Game over as far as the result is concerned.
by shereblue
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18165

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

5-7 Quick throw from 7m lineout.
by shereblue
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wales Vs France • Official 6Nations Match Thread • 10/03/2024
Replies: 520
Views: 13414

Re: Wales Vs France • Official 6Nations Match Thread • 10/03/2024

Barré is hugely talented. That's what everybody is saying. As mentioned, I haven't seen him yet. Just a few short video on YT, which doesn't mean much as you always show the best parts... Ramos at 10... I am not convinced it is a good idea either. Just to be honest, I am not saying that Ramos is a ...
by shereblue
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France post mortem
Replies: 221
Views: 17455

Re: France post mortem

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.
by shereblue
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
Replies: 432
Views: 24825

Re: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories

The tory members wanted Kemi, and got rishi. That was the death knell. Penny. Isn’t a Tory. Cos plays as one. Mordaunt falls outside the public school/Oxbridge class whilst being too southern and white for the "best of the rest" racist attack-dog types. Being a normal, fairly typical Brit isn't wha...
by shereblue
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3
Replies: 427
Views: 6664

Re: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3

Honestly, they had periods under him where they didn't look like a well coached attack. So often the best stuff came from individual brilliance or physical dominance, rather than systems breaking teams down. Take out a pair of excellent halfbacks and a brilliant 8, and France go from in contention ...
by shereblue
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3
Replies: 427
Views: 6664

Re: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3

He also made up for a complete lack of attacking coaching and organisation. 60 on Italy in the RWC and 50 on England in the 6N suggests the loss of Laurent Labit as attack coach may be closer to the mark. Honestly, they had periods under him where they didn't look like a well coached attack. So oft...
by shereblue
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3
Replies: 427
Views: 6664

Re: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3

Great defence. And then no breaks on the refereeing front. That was a historic win, Italy but for some key decisions going awry.
by shereblue
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3
Replies: 427
Views: 6664

Re: Official France vs Italy - 6 Nations Day 3

Did he just not place the ball on the tee properly? I mean wtf. Typical italy. Anyway, france are terrible currently. Something rotten in the camp. Its alot more than Dupont missing. DuPont still masked lot of France's weaknesses, not the least their technical cleaning of the rucks which is light y...
by shereblue
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official 2023-24 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Thread
Replies: 453
Views: 25100

Re: Official 2023-24 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Thread

Hardly ever watch 7s but decided to because of Dupont. :blush: He's a bit of a fatty in that environment but it will be interesting to see if his other skills come into play. His winning try v Irl from behind a scrum was something of a routine day at the "15s office" for him. Watching the women (and...
by shereblue
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
Replies: 432
Views: 24825

Re: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories

:)

Since the last GE, we've had photos of Johnson and Truss astride tanks, echoing the blessed Margaret.

Perhaps the 1922 Committee is right now planning the same for Sunak. But this time with the decrepit old rust bucket test-firing a live shell?