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SARACENS be warned — it could cost you more than £2million to sign up Sam Tomkins after this year’s World Cup. Aussie side Gold Coast Titans were rumoured to be after the England and Wigan full-back. But it would have cost them an initial £1m as compensation for the remaining three years of his fiv...

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Interesting about Vunipola, that he was definitely in the 23 for the France game until he hurt his ankle. Lindsay going would be interesting. Cracking player around the park, but his lineout leaves a lot to be desired it seems! remind you of any current england international hookers? ;) i'd love to...

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England Under 20s will be coached by Nick Walshe and Ian Peel at this summer’s IRB Junior World Championship in France. Walshe has been Assistant Coach for the past two seasons and will take up the interim Head Coach role, replacing Rob Hunter who has joined Exeter Chiefs, while National Academy Co...

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I would counter by saying just how much of a defensive rock Allen is for Tigers too. Long gone are the days when he was seen as a flake. He is the man at the heart of everything good about Tigers backline. I'm not trying to say that Barritt should be dropped, and I have applauded his efforts for En...

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i just thought i'd dip into this thread to offer my sincerest congratulations on munster beating quins

and indefinitely extending the career of The Heineken Cup Computer™

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England Sevens have signed up Alex Gray from the Notnots, Luke Fielden from the Falcons and Phil Burgess from the Cornish Pirates. http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/april/news-articles/040413_sevens_signings has shaggy not really kicked on at the notnots? looked like a prospect back when he was captaini...

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rugby blog posted a potential XV for the argentina tour, some absolute clangers in the selection comments though, alex goode as a lion :lol: 1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens) Mooted by some as a potential Lions bolter, he is an intriguing prospect for Warren Gatland, but is arguably behind Cian Healy, Get...

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somebody posted a photo a while back of somebody sat on a famous vantage point somewhere in south africa (might have been near table mountain but i honestly can't remember), can somebody repost it? The same spot, but not the same picture. This one offers a superior view IMHO. http://24.media.tumblr...

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somebody posted a photo a while back of somebody sat on a famous vantage point somewhere in south africa (might have been near table mountain but i honestly can't remember), can somebody repost it?

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Be interesting to see what happens with Banahan & JJ. They're investing a lot in Eastmond so you can't see him not being in the centres... Did I imagine talk of him playing 10? It's been mentioned. I don't know what his kicking game is like, though. He's a quality player but I've only really seen h...

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pjm1 wrote:Bit slow though.

hasn't got the blistering acceleration and searing top speed of alex goode, that's for sure

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Harlequins full-back Mike Brown has been awarded the Gatorade Game Changer award for September 2012. The Game Changer rewards the player responsible for the most effective performance each month according to the Opta Index®. Mike Brown and his team mates were 27 points down with 22 minutes to go bu...

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interesting weekend of AP matches, sarries comfortably beating quins, sale upsetting bath, leicester grinding past chiefs

anybody have any idea how glos barely squeezed past the notnotnots?

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It's pretty clear you were talking shit. Yeah, I'll argue in favour of Lowe ahead of Elliot Daly as a 13 (as did 4071...) when discussing potential Saxons. Does that mean I was talking him up for England? No. Does it mean I constantly talk up every available Quins player for England, like you claim...

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Ah, the final gambit. Talk shit and call someone else precious. It clearly rankled with you all the way back then for you to attempt to call me on it again. Better luck next time. you're a very well articulated fellow but until you take off those rose-tinted quins specs you wont get a response from...

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Two posts about Quins players being selected for the Saxons? One where I argued about Lowe's place in the pecking order at Quins? One where I pointed out that Robson had had little chance for the Saxons to prove himself (and that he was bollocks the previous time)? That's your proof of me bigging t...

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from the EPS announcement thread from january of 2013: I don't really see the point of George Lowe given Elliot Daly's inclusion. Lowe struggles to beat out Matt Hopper and Tom Williams at Harlequins these days, and I rate Daly higher anyway. Lowe is Quins' first choice outside centre. No question. ...

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i am of course referring to the JM love in with george lowe

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(and is somebody who lancaster picked as his second choice hooker after having worked with him in the saxons so clearly an international coach deems him to be test quality, he seems far more test quality than gray anyway) The same Joe Gray that would've gotten capped instead of Tom Youngs had he no...

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Last time I saw Bath they were being humbled by a bunch of kids :uhoh: which match are you referring to EDIT: if this is the match vs quins in the LV cup then :lol: Yes. The LV cup match where Bath picked their strongest available team ... But if you're seriously suggesting Webber then I don't know...

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Last time I saw Bath they were being humbled by a bunch of kids :uhoh: which match are you referring to EDIT: if this is the match vs quins in the LV cup then :lol: Yes. The LV cup match where Bath picked their strongest available team ... But if you're seriously suggesting Webber then I don't know...

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JM2K6 wrote:Last time I saw Bath they were being humbled by a bunch of kids

which match are you referring to

EDIT: if this is the match vs quins in the LV cup then

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bath seem to have been criminally overlooked in discussion for the summer tour players. bath front five have been immense in the last couple of rounds of the aviva, big brutish set of forwards doing the basics very well, would not be at all disappointed to see 2 webber 3 wilson 5 attwood 6 fearns in...

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It's getting to the point where I'm getting a bit tired of this. He's never opinionated, not understated, he tries to basically deflect it and make everything all happy when it clearly isn't and has been something alot of the english lads have been saying for a while. He never says the side played ...

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who is our fourth choice 10, it's a serious concern

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Christian Wade is still waiting for that elusive first England cap but the Wasps flyer revealed Stuart Lancaster has pinpointed exactly what he needs to work on to make the step up. When Wade was picked for last summer’s tour to South Africa, it looked a certainty that he would be a full internatio...

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JM2K6 wrote:Still injured isn't he?

puts us in a funny old situation if farrell isn't fit for italy

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Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes have been released by England to play this weekend - plus eight more players including James Haskell. The following players will be released back to their clubs this evening for this weekend's Aviva Premiership matches: Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Ben Foden (N...

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Back row @tomwood678 was in titanic form vs FRA: made 23 tackles, hit 21 breakdowns, won two turnovers and grabbed four line outs #stats

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ffs wade is not playing this 6N, the only alternative to ashton is strettle

ashton unfortunately stays

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how the hell did we win that game

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He's not responsible for poor execution. he was in charge of a lineout with a whopping FIVE lineout jumpers, though admittedly none of them could be seen as a safe ball when hartley was throwing in it's strange why the tallest player in the pack, that f**king giraffe lawes, isn't used at the front ...

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JM2K6 wrote:I couldn't see a single lineout that was Parling's fault. Either Wood was out-jumped or Hartley was f**king up the throws.

if parling is calling a lineout being picked off so easily by the opposition that even the safe front ball has become a liability, then he shares some blame

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goode should have been motm against ireland, his kicking game is miles ahead of any other fullback in the six nations, he might be slow and a plodder but he'll do for now, played quite well today too wood played well, robshaw played outstandingly, was amazed how he seemed to be everywhere and never ...

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changes needed far more desperately now then post-ireland, hartley off for youngs (lineout was still appaulling with hartley), lawes x( morgan back at 8 please, we needed bulky ball carriers desperately Conflicting messages as to whether Morgan will be fit for the Italy game. England say yes, Nigel...

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changes needed far more desperately now then post-ireland, hartley off for youngs (lineout was still appaulling with hartley), lawes

morgan back at 8 please, we needed bulky ball carriers desperately

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geordie_6 wrote: I think "no" covers both elements there.

and i thought you newcastle folk were meant to be chippy, pleasant sorts

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i predicted it before, same starting XV, same bench christ why does nobody listen to me "hartley to start" "tuilagi to start" "vunipola on the bench" You know he's just named the squad, right? are you betting against me being right? how dare you the cheek of some of these posters shocking i'm going...

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i predicted it before, same starting XV, same bench christ why does nobody listen to me "hartley to start" "tuilagi to start" "vunipola on the bench" You know he's just named the squad, right? are you betting against me being right? how dare you the cheek of some of these posters shocking i'm going...

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i predicted it before, same starting XV, same bench

christ why does nobody listen to me

"hartley to start"

"tuilagi to start"

"vunipola on the bench"

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