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- Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2881
- Views: 232298
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Christ, I hope not. He is not a good 12. After many hours' reflection, I still cannot see a redeeming reason for calling Farrell up. There is no good playing reason for it, with far better options as a 12/midfield cover (Jordon, Steward, Dingwall etc) if that's why he's in. Not that we need another ...
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 2:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England v India test series
- Replies: 115
- Views: 6386
Re: England v India test series
Hartley maybe? Leach is a fighter though... and if no one else... This is the crux of the issue there is no obvious candidate Leach, Hartley, Ahmed all have significant negatives others - Liam Dawson is probably next best, but he's 35 - Bethell has a decent off break, but as a frontline spinner (or...
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 10:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should France be sanctioned by World Rugby and sued by NZ Rugby?
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11161
Re: Should France be sanctioned by World Rugby and sued by NZ Rugby?
Wasn't it 2009 last time the kiwis got this upset about a so called French "c" team? Carisbrook? Bottles thrown at the French after the loss? One of my all-time favourite tries from one of my all-time favourite players https://youtu.be/zGcdjenXlLk?si=1jinKX8k3BwD9Fyj Just going through the thread, ...
- Mon Jun 23, 2025 5:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England v India test series
- Replies: 115
- Views: 6386
Re: England v India test series
Advantage to India, even if just because we are batting last, the pitch is showing signs of crumbling and they have Jadeja, as well as Bumrah, to make some use of that.
- Mon Jun 16, 2025 12:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
- Replies: 114
- Views: 6650
Re: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
Cricket has been dying in the UK since I were a lad. Somehow it survives... Private schools and Asians. White State school kids don't play anymore White state school kids haven't played for decades. We got a term a year and it was a minority, and mine was a grammar school. County championship crick...
- Wed May 28, 2025 12:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 47898
- Views: 3646645
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
No love for the League 2 play-off finals here? Wimbledon going up! Story for the old-fashioned, non-monied corners of the association game.
- Fri May 23, 2025 12:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46376
- Views: 2281081
Re: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
Wotcher
Bonk seems to have disappeared too, unless you're a very tired cyclist.
Bonk seems to have disappeared too, unless you're a very tired cyclist.
- Thu May 08, 2025 4:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2881
- Views: 232298
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Looking at the other options he could easily be in the test 23. Lowe, Freeman and Keenan nailed on to start at 11, 14 and 15 if fit. After that it's wide open. It really isn’t barring injury + Farrell loves a centre at 23 One of either Kinghorn or Keenan start with other on the bench, I’d have King...
- Thu May 08, 2025 4:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2881
- Views: 232298
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Graham and Ben Curry both v unlucky in my view. The latter was the best English flanker across the 6Ns and covers ground and jackals better than his brother (and others), which will be key against Oz in Oz. I'd also like Faletau there as a proper 8 and late-game leader. Ford instead of Marcus Smith....
- Thu May 08, 2025 3:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2881
- Views: 232298
Re: Lions Lions Lions
at least 4 into the starting 15 off the top of my tete:
Ofwood
Roadrunner
Ramos
Alldritt
either Meofana or Fickou
Ofwood
Roadrunner
Ramos
Alldritt
either Meofana or Fickou
- Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46376
- Views: 2281081
- Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Quite, he was was bloody good either at full back or wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZPZLnA_HWc Could feel that from here!!!! Rogers could never surf without pain after that, bent part of his rib-cage. To Rogers's credit, he bore him no ill-will for the tackle. Ruffling his hair after running...
- Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Tom CroftRodneyRegis wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 8:11 pm Who was the lad who could play anywhere along the back line to a better standard than any of the incumbents but never ever got picked?
- Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I remember Delon Armitage being quite good, expected him to have a long stint at 15 but he was injury-prone then he effed off to France iirc. Foden was good at kick returns, but not great at the full back basics. Alex Goode wasn't solid under the high ball. Lewsey had some strong games at 15, but w...
- Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Lewsey was a very good player. and often underrated. I preferred having him at FB than Robinson (and Robinson at 11) when both were playing. But I rate both May and Watson v highly, something had to give, and it wasn't going to be Robinson. Strange that we've not had an all-round FB since Lewsey at...
- Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Intervening years I would have Sheridan in over Woodman. You have to keep Johnson at 4! that's iconic. What's Tindall doing at 6? Originally went with Sheridan, but Woodman was better around the field. Perhaps would go with Sheri against der Bomb Squad for his sheer strength. Re Itoje, was counteri...
- Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
No version of Billy V was better than Dayglo, nonsense Or back if you move them around for that matter. 6 curry 7 back 8 hrhr 6 hrh 7 back 8 dallaglio 6 hrh 7 curry 8 dallaglio Billy doesn't get a look-in. I'm a massive Dayglo fan but at his peak, Billy was far more explosive. HRH and Curry can loo...
- Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I'll have a go, though difficult to look past most of the '03 team as they seem so totemic: 1. Woodman 2. Thompson 3. Vickery 4. Itoje 5. Shaw/Johnson 6. HRHRH 7. Curry, T. 8. Vunipola, B. (early version) 9. Bracken 10. Wilko (v early Cipriani would be controversial choice) 11. May 12. Greenwood 13...
- Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I'll have a go, though difficult to look past most of the '03 team as they seem so totemic: 1. Woodman 2. Thompson 3. Vickery 4. Itoje 5. Shaw/Johnson 6. HRHRH 7. Curry, T. 8. Vunipola, B. (early version) 9. Bracken 10. Wilko (v early Cipriani would be controversial choice) 11. May 12. Greenwood 13....
- Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Scotland spoiled very well, slowing down our ball for most of the match. The irony is that at least twice, we cleared out too quickly, giving room for the Scottish counter-ruck to turn over the ball before Mitchell (or Spencer?) could spin it out.
- Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England Vs Scotland • Guinness 6 Nations • Official Match Thread 2025
- Replies: 480
- Views: 50663
Re: England Vs Scotland • Guinness 6 Nations • Official Match Thread 2025
Cheers. I still think Launch was dropped or passed over after injury far too early. He was a fantastic hard-work lock, if perhaps a little heavy in the lineout. Just didn't look flashy or hard and did look exhausted even before he'd sung an anthem.
A shame about our exiles o'er the water.
A shame about our exiles o'er the water.
- Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England Vs Scotland • Guinness 6 Nations • Official Match Thread 2025
- Replies: 480
- Views: 50663
Re: England Vs Scotland • Guinness 6 Nations • Official Match Thread 2025
Has Launchbury finally stopped playing? And what's happened to Ribbans?
- Fri Feb 21, 2025 3:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I'm with Dawn and Fatcat on this, so they must be right.
- Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I think we need to have a serious discussion about Dupont
- Replies: 97
- Views: 31608
Re: I think we need to have a serious discussion about Dupont
And I think Bracken had as good a pass as Smith. Stringer’s was excellent too. He’d give Smith a few tips.
- Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I think we need to have a serious discussion about Dupont
- Replies: 97
- Views: 31608
Re: I think we need to have a serious discussion about Dupont
One key factor when comparing DuPont to 9s elsewhere is the different role the French expect from their scrum half. Le petit general- whether DP, Parra or whoever - is more of a playmaker so doesn’t just fire laser passes from the scrum or ruck then move on to do the same again, or box kick to order...
- Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Chessum Earl Willis This backrow has it all. (So would Hill over Chessum but he won’t pick Hill) No, we need to pick Curry. The ultimate full 80-minute dynamo player, who can do the full range of flanker duties. Just play Tom in the first half, Ben in the second, make them wear the same shirt and d...
- Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Can Antoine Dupont beat Joost's try scoring record for a 9?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5102
Re: Can Antoine Dupont beat Joost's try scoring record for a 9?
He reminds me of Thomas Muster when he was the world #1 in tennis but only played on clay. Let me quote PR for you. Scroll through the comments section of social media posts which Dupont is the subject of and you are almost certain to find comments from South Africans stating that he is ‘overrated’...
- Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 119043
- Views: 8979007
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Quite bold to pick Chessum in the squad, given that he hasn't played a minute of rugby in 3 months. Not least because Martin has been out since December with a knee injury... A strong tigers bias throwing in Heyes as well. Quick count by club. Bath 3 Briz 2 Exeter 1 Gloucs 0 Leicester 5 Newcastle 0...
- Mon Dec 16, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: United Healthcare CEO Assassinated - Beef burgers and Whisky
- Replies: 519
- Views: 29363
Re: United Healthcare CEO Assassinated
Where are you? Leafy Cheshire Cheshire - lovely!!! So poms don’t say ‘mate’ anymore? They definitely did when I lived there and I only lived a few minutes away. Mate is used as a generic title more down south in England, either between friends or (more rarely) as a safe title for someone you've jus...
- Fri Dec 13, 2024 1:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 7s players who've made a successful transition to 15s
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2808
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What’s your unpopular TV opinion
- Replies: 198
- Views: 16078
Re: What’s your unpopular TV opinion
Sounds realistic. They would have all been drunk.
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What's your Unpopular Music Opinion?
- Replies: 377
- Views: 13041
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 7s players who've made a successful transition to 15s
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2808
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Most under rated bands you're probably never heard of.
- Replies: 83
- Views: 5010
Re: Most under rated bands you're probably never heard of.
The Quarrymen. Lord knows what happened to them.
- Fri Nov 29, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Test Cricket - England tour of NZ
- Replies: 504
- Views: 16128
Re: Test Cricket - England tour of NZ
The Beeb's report on the second day contained a chart of the top batsman by average runs in overseas tests. Of the top 14, 8 are English, which surprised me. It implies that it is harder to bat in England than elsewhere. Or certainly that it used to be, as of those 8 only 2 (Brook and Chris Broad) p...
- Fri Nov 29, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Exonerated people you believe are guilty?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 13403
Re: Exonerated people you believe are guilty?
Tony Blair
Pontius Pilate
Which leads me to the other side of this coin: those who have been found guilty of things they didn't do. I'll start with Judas Iscariot.
Pontius Pilate
Which leads me to the other side of this coin: those who have been found guilty of things they didn't do. I'll start with Judas Iscariot.
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What's your unpopular film opinion?
- Replies: 539
- Views: 19378
Re: What's your unpopular film opinion?
PS. Best Tarantino-related film is True Romance.
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What's your unpopular film opinion?
- Replies: 539
- Views: 19378
Re: What's your unpopular film opinion?
Anyhoo Shane is the best western ever made (new topic, go) Old Western or Modern Western? Unforgiven is superb, but it's quite different from the heyday of spaghetti westerns like the Dollars Trilogy or older ones like Shane. It only exists because of the success of the previous ones. Young Guns fo...
- Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 63697
- Views: 3309496
Re: War in Ukraine...
https://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=229314 The Russian military has assembled a significant force of 50,000 soldiers, including over 10,000 North Korean troops, as preparations are underway for a major offensive aimed at reclaiming territory seized by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region. This ne...
- Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 63697
- Views: 3309496
Re: War in Ukraine...
NATO is a defensive organisation Serbia would like to have a word Fair enough, one instance, though it was an intervention and not an invasion. NATO never had any intention of taking another country. You will no doubt argue those are semantics; after all, Russia would say they are intervening in Ea...