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- Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
- Replies: 1639
- Views: 45945
Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
I'm just hoping Ben Earl rips a triceps from over-forcefully punching the air in violent celebration of an Irish error. Or at very least gurns himself into painful lockjaw. Typical Irish wishing injury on players - no class at all Typical English wishing their lives away restricted by an obsession ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
- Replies: 1639
- Views: 45945
Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Typical Irish wishing injury on players - no class at allredderneck wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:02 pm I'm just hoping Ben Earl rips a triceps from over-forcefully punching the air in violent celebration of an Irish error. Or at very least gurns himself into painful lockjaw.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 45683
- Views: 3014568
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Hawk hates everything except Max Verstappen and Christian Horner
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
- Replies: 1639
- Views: 45945
Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
I think you lot are overrating England, they're barely above Italy/Wales level. If Ireland play close to their potential it'll be an embarrassment for England and even if you don't I think it'll be an ugly comfortable win on the score board. They might drag you down into a close game I suppose but ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Come on chaps you can see the signs are there. There are finally some clear attack patterns emerging in addition to kick and chase. The precision was way too sloppy but compare with the performances in last year's 6N. Some players that should be gone though Daly, Roots, Daly, Care, Daly, Daly, Daly...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 11205
Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Any thoughts on Brace's Refereeing performance? I thought there was a general absence of refereeing during play and some strange interpretations when he did bother, That maul call at the end was ridiculous given how long some standing tackles were allowed throughout the game and the tackled players ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Come on chaps you can see the signs are there. There are finally some clear attack patterns emerging in addition to kick and chase. The precision was way too sloppy but compare with the performances in last year's 6N. Some players that should be gone though Daly, Roots, Daly, Care, Daly, Daly, Daly...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Come on chaps you can see the signs are there. There are finally some clear attack patterns emerging in addition to kick and chase. The precision was way too sloppy but compare with the performances in last year's 6N. Some players that should be gone though Daly, Roots, Daly, Care, Daly, Daly, Daly...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Come on chaps you can see the signs are there. There are finally some clear attack patterns emerging in addition to kick and chase. The precision was way too sloppy but compare with the performances in last year's 6N. Some players that should be gone though Daly, Roots, Daly, Care, Daly, Daly, Daly ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 11205
Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
England are going nowhere under thicko Borthers. He has to go at the end of the 6N I'd actually disagree, the sparks and the patterns are there. It's just sloppy execution killing us. It's certainly better than the last 6N game. Still some shit selections. WTF does Daly need to do to get dropped. H...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Google pauses Gemini after overreaching themselves
- Replies: 177
- Views: 5328
Re: Google pauses Gemini after overreaching themselves
Not surprised the usual cookers are champing at the bit on this one. It's not a grand conspiracy theory. The training data is very, very white. Early on image generation pretty much always generated white people, for all requests. So rather than expanding the training data, they took a lazy program...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHAzQMWWYAAlyzW?format=jpg&name=small What value does Ewels add here? Surely this is about fringe possibles, not failed test players? "Let's see what Ewels can add in a fast, young, mobile side [as opposed to his intl appearances to date]" I quite like that squad! Also e...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 11205
Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Middle para is absolutely spot on. Toonie has done a good job but peaked a while ago and is now holding us back. The rest is probably correct too unfortunately. If not him, then who realistically? There aren't many top tier coaches out there looking for a job... What's Pivac up to these days? They ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Boredies - NATIONALITIES
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3648
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I don't think adding sensory rooms and baby-change facilities is going to have much of a meaningful impact on average attendance age somehow... I would tend to agree - I would also suggest when looking for government/National lottery grants etc not having those facilities also doesnt look good in a...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Let's be honest here, we all know that Twickers is a giant ego boost for the RFU blazers. Rather than putting the money to good use (academies, grass roots, referee development), they would love to be able to say that Twickenham was turned into a "world class fan experience" on their watch. Meanwhi...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Let's be honest here, we all know that Twickers is a giant ego boost for the RFU blazers. Rather than putting the money to good use (academies, grass roots, referee development), they would love to be able to say that Twickenham was turned into a "world class fan experience" on their watch. Meanwhi...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 11205
Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
I reckon England by less than 7.
England will have learnt their lessons from the last couple of years and strangle the life out of the game and Scotland will start to get more and more off their game at the almost panic of losing 3 in a row
England will have learnt their lessons from the last couple of years and strangle the life out of the game and Scotland will start to get more and more off their game at the almost panic of losing 3 in a row
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ball in Play
- Replies: 142
- Views: 3355
Re: Ball in Play
Not sure it is helpful including the clock stopped time in the graphic as this doesnt affect the ball in play time but does skew the percentages quite heavily
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
- Replies: 439
- Views: 25516
Re: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
The ones I work with design aeroplanesmessage #2527204 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:34 pmYep. Boat builders, inflatables pilots etcblindcider wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:03 pmA massive proportion of migrants to the UK are skilled - Healthcare and Engineering being two good examples. Don't believe all the propaganda
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Reform Party UK
- Replies: 442
- Views: 54397
Re: The Reform Party UK
With FPTP system, the better Reform do, the worse for Conservatives, the better for Labour. I’m not sure how true that is. True in the sense as you say, around 60% are revolting against Tory leadership from Tory voters, but, there’s around 30% who just want change. I wager it’s a lot more but peopl...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
- Replies: 439
- Views: 25516
Re: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
Same as Australia. Almost okay on the surface, but drifting... Australia’s immigration has covered the cracks for a long time. Imagine what it might be like without hundreds of thousands of youngish, skilled migrants rocking up every year. That's what we need, not the dregs we get. A massive propor...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Reform Party UK
- Replies: 442
- Views: 54397
Re: The Reform Party UK
not sure one gets a sense of noping, frustration and a lack of opportunities sure, also a sense of you asked for this shit your sort it. Farage and 'friends' surely induce more of a gag reflex than actual fear though? I'm not sure I understand, a fear within the electorate or the tory party itself....
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Reform Party UK
- Replies: 442
- Views: 54397
Re: The Reform Party UK
Mogg on the TV this morning making an obsequious attempt to get Tice to change his mind and not splinter rights vote. Perhaps the end game is to destroy the Tory Party. Good on them. Hopefully they will stick to their guns and go into the election fighting every seat. Mogg is Sh*tting himself - The...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Win the Super Bowl then go on a shooting rampage.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 574
Re: Win the Super Bowl then go on a shooting rampage.
I was talking about the city not the state smartar5eDuff Paddy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:06 pmMissouri
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Win the Super Bowl then go on a shooting rampage.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 574
Re: Win the Super Bowl then go on a shooting rampage.
Well no, the Kansas version won
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4085
Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
How many of the best ones will go abroad for bigger bucks before they reach the requisite number of caps ? I think more to the point is how many will ever reach the desired standard. You see from the Age grade teams that promising youngsters dont always become the real deal I mean, that's true of e...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4085
Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
I want to be a bit more upbeat about what the future may hold for us, so I've tried to look at where Wozza was blooding new talent on Saturday. We only had a single starter over the age of 30, which for me indicates that Gats is thinking about building a squad for the longer term. 15. Cam Winnett -...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
You can tell those that don’t have a clue by their takes on Tuilagi. Some people think we still have prime 2012 Manu around Meh, we need either a bigger 12 or 13 to increase the tactical options. A fit Manu or Lawrence would improve us IMO Lawrence would be my pick for 12 as Dingwall has been mostl...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4085
Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
Reffell a deserved 9 for 50 of the 80 minutes but a 6 or 7 for the 30 mins at the start of the second half. Just disappeared a bit as England put the squeeze on Wales Reffell was MOTM, and it wasn't even close. It's just that Launchbury's Law dictates that it has to go to a player on the winning si...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4085
Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
Reffell a deserved 9 for 50 of the 80 minutes but a 6 or 7 for the 30 mins at the start of the second half. Just disappeared a bit as England put the squeeze on Wales
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scotland vs France Match Thread
- Replies: 912
- Views: 15769
Re: Scotland vs France Match Thread
Receiver has 2 seconds to either run/pass or kick, free kick from where the ball lands if none happen, that would gets the skates under them. You're handing a huge advantage to the defence there. You could insist that the kicking side needs to show efforts to get onside. Either with players retreat...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Yeah scraping through against the Dog and Duck at home is not acceptable. I think there’s a malaise that has set in, an acceptance of much lower standards. Not on here, but checking comments and YouTubers, a lot of fans seem satisfied with that. x( See I still don't think it was all that bad. I als...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ITV - Male, pale and stale?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1092
Re: ITV - Male, pale and stale?
A Doctor, a welshman, an Italian and a GOAT. Could be argued that's a diverse panel if you aren't obsessed solely with physical diversity
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Rugby unfortunately has not broken out of being a game for toffs and the firmly middle class, through private and grammar schools. It also has not done anywhere near enough marketing and lobbying to generate wider interest, excitement or money. Topper this is it. It's still a game for toffs mostly....
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Those scrums today
- Replies: 39
- Views: 993
Re: Those scrums today
Yeah could have pinged either England for not driving straight or Wales for collapsing at nearly every scrum.
Wales dropping them after the ball was won was quite obvious a few times and Genge in particular was playing games with his oppo
Wales dropping them after the ball was won was quite obvious a few times and Genge in particular was playing games with his oppo
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112687
- Views: 7621638
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Not sure why so much negativity.
You can finally see England trying to play. Earl channeling Dayglow for his score bought back some memories. Plenty of room to improve but it really wasn't that bad
You can finally see England trying to play. Earl channeling Dayglow for his score bought back some memories. Plenty of room to improve but it really wasn't that bad
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
- Replies: 86
- Views: 2151
Re: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
Having grown up in the countryside myself (rural Herefordshire) I can definitely say there are some old fashioned views towards non-white people. From what I have seen Its mostly of the casual sort rather than the overt hatred you can find in some individuals in urban areas.