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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1229
Re: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
I don't know if it is just me but whenever I see someone use the word woke I automatically assume they are a really shit person. This. And I don't even sit comfortably on the political left or the right. I'm guessing the word has subtly different connotations in antipodea than it does oop north. Th...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 1670
Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
How is this even a question? Guscott and it's not even especially close right ? Tuilagi will forever be a case of 'what could have been'. Nay, that's way too harsh and imo inaccurate. He made a sizeable contribution during his test career, and left some phenomenal highlights. Injury did blight his ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 45231
- Views: 2960341
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Southgate is shit, can't wait till he fucks off. The squad currently compares to any team in the world but it's the manager holding us back. If we had Campbell, Terry and Ferdinand in the squad, I'd agree. But we don't. The best team at defending almost always wins international team sports tournam...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 1670
Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Guscott was different class on the rugby field. Honestly if he'd worn any other colour than English White, he'd be touted as one of the best ever.
Tuilagi was always a "what if?" had all the potential and only ever really showed glimpses of it.
Tuilagi was always a "what if?" had all the potential and only ever really showed glimpses of it.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 45231
- Views: 2960341
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Southgate is shit, can't wait till he fucks off. The squad currently compares to any team in the world but it's the manager holding us back. IF England do win, it will probably be in spite of him. Heard this yesterday - under Southgate, England have won 6% of games against teams ranked around them....
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Reform Party UK
- Replies: 442
- Views: 53242
Re: The Reform Party UK
Do people really dislike Sunak more than Johnson or Truss? have people forgotten how unpopular the delusional featherweight and the lying corrupt feckless delusional heavyweight were? Many Brits wont vote for a non-white PM. Particularly a lot of the Red Wall types who ditched labour to get Brexit ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 45231
- Views: 2960341
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Would have been better if that Walker kick that hit Maguire.. had gone in. Might have woke England up. England rarely look good in friendlies these days.. Possibly a good thing? They always looked shît hot in friendlies and quails, but then lay a massive turd in tournaments. Other way round, whilst...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 45231
- Views: 2960341
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
I like it - but then I never have much time for flags and anthems and shit like thatHawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:34 pmToo much time on their handsmessage #2527204 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:50 pm A purple and pink St George cross? That isn't ast George cross then. Fvcking football.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2238
Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
If the goal is to stop upright tackles then WR should look at the unintended consequences of their own past decisions. It used to be the side going forward in a maul got the put-in to the scrum if it became unplayable. Upright tackling started after some bright spark realised that if they could prev...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Who are the current mods?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 776
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2238
Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
That's two - count 'em - two unions. Then there's the rest of the world. Yeah nah. Risible bullshit. Two foundation unions. So the same vote as all tier 2 unions in the rest of the world. Seems the eight foundation unions (which include Straya and NZ) plus Argentina, Canada and Italy all have two s...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
- Replies: 96
- Views: 1841
Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Crikey, you are a craic vaccuum, are you Father Austin Purcell?CM11 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:34 amTwo things.blindcider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:10 amJGP was only 'good' against England so by Irish logic disqualifies him too
No one has disqualified Earl.
JGP isn't nominated.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
- Replies: 96
- Views: 1841
Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
He was more recently brilliant after being previously good. Are you really this thick? He was better than the others listed (and jgp, for avoidance of doubt) from the start of the tournament and throughout. No, no he wasn't. Sorry to burst your bubble. JGP was only 'good' against England so by Iris...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
- Replies: 95
- Views: 3664
Re: Your best ever national team by unit
The default answer for England is to just pick the entire 2003 side I'll try a more hipster selection, without picking anyone from 2003 FR: Corbisiero, Hartley, Cole (2011-2013) Locks: Itoje, Kruis (2016-18) BR: Haskell, Robshaw, Vunipola (2016-17) 9-10: Hill, Andrew (1991-92) Centres: Guscott, Car...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Gregor Townsend
- Replies: 137
- Views: 3102
Re: Gregor Townsend
If Scotland and Ireland can continue to poach players from the likes of England, NZ and SA then they will continue to do well. They have poached far more effectively than Wales and the results speak for themselves. You've poached their biggest talent in decades. Ireland generally don't poach pigdog...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Gregor Townsend
- Replies: 137
- Views: 3102
Re: Gregor Townsend
So Ben Ryan (of 'teaching' Fijians to be good at 7s) is currently the best alternative that's been suggested? Just checking. As I said, it was a waaaaaaay left field suggestion on the basis that we need a shrink more than we need a coach. On a more sensible tack, I think that ROG is worth a look. T...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
- Replies: 176
- Views: 2600
Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2238
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
- Replies: 176
- Views: 2600
Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
If WR want to improve the scrums IMO they should get rid of the current pat-a-cake nonsense and have the front rows fold together first before the rest of the pack bind on with no pre-bind to the front row. You then start with a far more stable base as you have removed the hit/momentum advantage com...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112355
- Views: 7529498
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
- Replies: 176
- Views: 2600
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
- Replies: 96
- Views: 1841
Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Its going to come dowm to a question of recency bias or not. Earl was not great at the start if the 6n , Aki wasn't great at the end. ? He was very good throughout. He was even better towards the end, but he won MOTM against Wales in Week 2 and was in the running against Italy in Week 1. Roots won ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112355
- Views: 7529498
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Earl once again topped the tackles and meters stats. He’s outplayed both Doris and Aldritt two weeks in a row. Never let anyone say we don’t have a world class player. We do now. He’s awesome. Not a proper 8 apparently…….. TBF he's played as a hybrid 8 this tournament and packed down at 7 on defens...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waterboys crossing the line
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1466
Re: Waterboys crossing the line
Huh? What are you talking about? It seems you want more arbitrary penalties that cancel tries for technicalities that had no bearing on play, and that you want to blame the sport’s inconsistency for your pedantry. I suggested it originally and I categorically dont want to see any penalties for it b...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALES OUT!!!
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1136
Re: WALES OUT!!!
Oh no. Wales aren’t good atm. Better kick them out, eh?! Because that’s what makes the 6N great. It’s not the massive crowds or the history - it’s not the sense of occasion or the tv ratings. It’s……. Well, it’s something big, right? And Italy should have been farked off last year when they weren’t ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waterboys crossing the line
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1466
Re: Waterboys crossing the line
The disallowed tries for arbitrary reasons? Yes, I have seen this and I’m against it, but apparently some other people cannot get enough. I think it's just symptomatic of the mess the laws are in with particular areas of the game and the inconsistent application (or appearance thereof) of them. Huh...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Gregor Townsend
- Replies: 137
- Views: 3102
Re: Gregor Townsend
I think the dark horse narrative is bad for Scotland. They go into every tournament with a ready made excuse.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6N - your best xv ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 772
Re: 6N - your best xv ?
Russell? Fairly consistent in a pretty gash Scottish 15Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:39 amWho was a better 10 over 5 games?
Ford?
Messy?
Garbisi, I'd love to see him play in this Irish team.
Costelow is the worst half back I've ever seen play in the 6N, including Bergamasco at 9.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
The decision that annoyed me most was the early turnover by France with the player clearly off his feet when England were in a promising position.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112355
- Views: 7529498
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Time to get rid of some of the old guard. Slade and Daly don't fit into this side Not a fan of his at all, but Slade did a number of good things. He doesn't have the pace for this defensive system. When there's a line break in behind he gets burned. 13 needs to have serious wheels in this system im...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I can’t wait for Jeff’s ratings. Is this the worst Welsh team ever?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1112
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waterboys crossing the line
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1466
Re: Waterboys crossing the line
Thought this thread was about Karl Wallinger dying. My first worry was Mike Scott kicking the bucket Too many people on the pitch a lot now. The one that irks me most is when a try is scored and the subs rush in. A law should be made that of they are within 20m of a try being scored by their team i...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
12 more months and we’ll be right up Irelands ass in terms of outright quality and we’ll be pulling away from that French side lol France are a totally different beast with Ntamack and especially Dupont. Yep, both England and France have a lot of space to improve. France need a better front 5 IMO. ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Next year will be your best bet as most of our players will have their eyes on the Lions tour. Irish arrogance still in effect despite last weekend Insee In fairness you did beat us and you can put that one in your trophy cabinet. We will just take finishing above the dark blue failures as progress
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
No issues with the result, but a really strange performance from the ref team there. Fudge all consistency for either side and got in the way of the contest
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
When will management realise that making subs is often counterproductive unless absolutely necessary?
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Too many subs made when we were in the ascendancy.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9610
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Lovely score.
There should be a law about subs f**king off out of the way though and try disallowed if they are within 20m. They are a blight on the game at the moment
There should be a law about subs f**king off out of the way though and try disallowed if they are within 20m. They are a blight on the game at the moment