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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2024
- Replies: 1004
- Views: 82656
Re: All Blacks 2024
Has our depth at 10 ever been weaker? Damien McKenzie is our starting 10 by default, and then who? Beauden Barrett? I've been impressed with Brett Cameron this year, but he's hardly got a reputation or body of work that should fill us with confidence. Whenever I hear this mundane take that there's ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer trip to Northern England (maybe Wales) - advice?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1666
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer trip to Northern England (maybe Wales) - advice?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1666
Re: Summer trip to Northern England (maybe Wales) - advice?
Hi English and Welsh boredies! You’ve never let me down before, and I’m hopeful again that you’ll share some pearls of wisdom. The family is heading to England for a couple of weeks in July - based in Manchester - and looking for day trips or possibly an overnighter or two. We’re staying with frien...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SRP Round 6: Crusaders vs Chiefs
- Replies: 109
- Views: 1772
Re: SRP Round 6: Crusaders vs Chiefs
Great game to watch as a neutral :thumbup: Some excellent trys scored by both sides as well as some really determined defence, especially by the Saders. Saders looked a different team in attitude and execution today, great pace to the game and some really slick handling. Saders were going to come ba...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2429
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 3256
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Did I just read that kicking the ball away is the problem with test rugby? Difficult to say. Not too long ago the Aussies and Kiwis did complain that the Boks were kicking too much, we need to see ball in hand attacking rugby all the time. No time for any of the other shyte rugby stuff apparently. ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 731
Re: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.
Raynal is currently the 13th most-capped Test referee in history and fourth-highest Frenchman behind Poite (73), Garcès (55) and Gaüzère (52) Over all , a much better ref than any of the above . Consistent throughout any match he controlled but match to match? ......non. Was trying to think how bes...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 3256
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
We're way past that. So you are saying the game has evolved. I'm thinking that what you think they were intended to be, and what they were actually intended to be are worlds apart I am thinking Lineouts and Scrums were intended to be was to restart the game. I think lineouts have managed to keep th...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2429
Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Tuilagi perhaps had more highs than Guscott but he also had a lot more lows. Guscott had that classic look associated with top sportsmen, he always seemed to have time to do things and things looked easy when he did them. Beautiful running style and tons of pace. Part of a centre pairing that could ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 3256
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Scrums. Lineouts. Rucks. Mauls. All those things the rugby-lite crowd totally fail to understand, so want to remove from the game. The same people who enjoy 10 over cricket, pro wrestling and monster truck racing I don't think many want to remove them, they just want them to be as they were intende...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 3256
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
I would not say league is shit, it obviously has its popularity in Aus and NZ. But what annoys me is that we are moving away from what makes rugby, rugby. The waiting around for another scrum is what makes rugby, rugby? 15% of the game is spent forming scrums - is this what makes rugby, rugby? What...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2429
Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Manu Tuilagi's recent effective international retirement got me thinking as to where he sits in the all time England XV reckoning. Tuilagi was at his best and played most of his test rugby at outside centre where Jeremy Guscott was heretofore regarded as the greatest England 13 (sorry Tinds). But p...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2429
Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Manu Tuilagi's recent effective international retirement got me thinking as to where he sits in the all time England XV reckoning. Tuilagi was at his best and played most of his test rugby at outside centre where Jeremy Guscott was heretofore regarded as the greatest England 13 (sorry Tinds). But p...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 815
- Views: 70927
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
Well piss. Another week, more injuries. Strange and Crotty pulled out pre-game despite being named, and Havili limped off. That brings the current toll to: 1. Williams 2. McAlister 3. Franks 4. Barrett 5. Strange 6. Blackadder 7. 8. Lio-Willie 9. 10. Burke 11. Mataele 12. Havili 13. Ennor 14. Halfp...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
- Replies: 111
- Views: 1587
Re: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
Well that was a great watch :thumbup: How can you not enjoy rugby when it's played like that. Great mix of power, pace and skill. Gives you a lot of hope for the future with the likes of Morgan and Godfrey, the energy and skillset they bring is incredible. Hats off to TJ as well, he had an excellent...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: South Africa overflow of rugby players
- Replies: 29
- Views: 878
Re: South Africa overflow of rugby players
the non-URC teams can join Super Rugby. Sam Warburton was saying on the 6N highlights show that the New Zealand players felt that they were missing the physicality of the South Africans That’s why they are bringing back tours and more engagement with SA teams and not just the boks. I can’t see how ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2354
Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
So punish the players, not the fans who have spent time and money to watch a competitive game.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
- Replies: 176
- Views: 2791
Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Mark from a restart sounds awful. Sounds like the game will get even slower if that's the case. 20 minute red cards....hmmm, just do what the NRL does. Give them a yellow and put them on report. In game red cards should be reserved for deliberately dangerous and foul play imo or a tackle that resul...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1429
Re: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
Almost as bad as our airforce unable to intercept a highjacked plane landing at Geneva..... because it happened outside of office hours
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112668
- Views: 7617181
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I've said it before, sometimes he is everything you want to see in a modern prop, sometimes he shouldn't be anywhere near the England side.
Really pleasing to see him focusing on his game.
Best game from him in a long while
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9954
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Just watched the u20s game.
Have to be fair, both the senior and junior games were cracking to watch.
Have to be fair, both the senior and junior games were cracking to watch.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 4034
Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9954
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Bit unlucky England, did much betterthan most expected
France, well its alright picking these huge lumps but when the game is played at pace too many of then fail to make enough of a contribution for me.
France, well its alright picking these huge lumps but when the game is played at pace too many of then fail to make enough of a contribution for me.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
- Replies: 858
- Views: 10781
Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Come on, you guys know you are better than that, you are firmly part of the top 3 these days....no need to be dragged down to the cellar dwellers level.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
- Replies: 858
- Views: 10781
Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Nasty.....but fairLeinsterman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:45 pmI can't even remember what it feels like to get a Wooden Spoon. Perhaps Henry can tell me what it feels like
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
- Replies: 858
- Views: 10781
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
- Replies: 858
- Views: 10781
Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Their Strength & Conditioning focus will kill a team like Ireland. :thumbup: You mean drugs yeah The Irish players need a good break to recharge and get away from rugby. Recharge and up the levels again against SA. Not easy being the best in the world (as Finn Russell just labelled us in his post m...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 4034
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9954
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
The baby Orcs played a great second half. They outclassed us and deserved their win. We had no answer to their maul, nor to the work of their scrum-half around the fringes where he created two winning gaps. All we had to respond was disjointed and brainless. It was very disappointing to see. Didn’t...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
- Replies: 858
- Views: 10781
Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Well done Ireland, bloody hard work against a massively determined Scotland but got there in the end
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waratahs v Blues @ Sydney - tonight
- Replies: 95
- Views: 1253
Re: Waratahs v Blues @ Sydney - tonight
Well that was probably the worst game in SR this year
Not helped by the worst reffing display either. He didn't favour one side over another, he was just terrible.
Not helped by the worst reffing display either. He didn't favour one side over another, he was just terrible.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby RD 4 - Chiefs Vs Drua Match Thread
- Replies: 13
- Views: 298
Re: Super Rugby RD 4 - Chiefs Vs Drua Match Thread
Chiefs attack was very slick at times, almost out Druaed the Drua.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SRP - R4 Highlanders vs ACT Brumbies
- Replies: 39
- Views: 649
Re: SRP - R4 Highlanders vs ACT Brumbies
Disappointing by the Landers.
Could have and maybe should have won it.
Unfortunately they looked like they were playing by numbers for most of the game. What a carry by Harmon for his try
Could have and maybe should have won it.
Unfortunately they looked like they were playing by numbers for most of the game. What a carry by Harmon for his try
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2652
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
I thought Love and Roigard were the pick of the Canes Backs, with Procter not far behind. Moorby looked dangerous but was well marked. Don't know if either team played to a game plan tonight. Love seems to have settled this year. No longer looking for the miracle play. He's a serious talent . Moorb...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2652
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Geez that was a tough win, but any win in Chch. Is a big one.
When the Saders got into their rhythm they were mighty hard to break down as they always are.
Reece was brilliant, easily MoM.
When the Saders got into their rhythm they were mighty hard to break down as they always are.
Reece was brilliant, easily MoM.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Could this be the worst 6 Nations ever?
- Replies: 169
- Views: 5992
Re: Could this be the worst 6 Nations ever?
Pretty much. Internationals are meant to be better than pro leagues but I'm not sure these are. Interesting results but, as you say, quality is way down on what I expected My feeling too. Also winner was pretty much decided in the first game. By pretty much, you mean not at all? England were one sh...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Could this be the worst 6 Nations ever?
- Replies: 169
- Views: 5992
Re: Could this be the worst 6 Nations ever?
One more game week to go. What are our thoughts? Entertaining but low on quality. Pretty much. Internationals are meant to be better than pro leagues but I'm not sure these are. Interesting results but, as you say, quality is way down on what I expected My feeling too. Also winner was pretty much d...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Shogun - A Miniseries of Japan
- Replies: 120
- Views: 21324
Re: Shogun - A Miniseries of Japan
Very enjoyable, and the feel ‘of place’ is profound. Like the main guy - hardly perfect as hero which is attractive . She’s lovely and the rest of the cast particularly strong . As with the original mini series all the Japanese actors are great and carry the show. Didn't think Richard Chamberlain w...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 212
- Views: 25545
Re: Super Rugby 2024
Has there been a poor game yet? Yes! The Rebels were truly awful in their first outing against the Brumbies. The emotion got the better of the players I think and they shit the bed. It seems a bit of personal pride has kicked in and have pulled it back together in the last game and a half! True, ha...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 212
- Views: 25545
Re: Super Rugby 2024
The entertainment value has been excellent. Some great tries and close games. Reds and Tahs saw good crowds this weekend - maybe something is building? The Oz sides winning would be the best thing to happen for both countries. The re-emergence of Loud mouth, big-noting Oz fans is exactly what the c...