Planet Rugby Forum

P in VG

Bit worried about our backrow balance going into the 6N if Faletau isn't fit Wainwright can cover 8 - but then who plays 6 with Plumtree / Christ / Jac injured? Don't fancy Basham there Other options are Rhys Davies (too slow?), Lydiate (too old), Josh Macleod? - or someone from outside recent squad...

P in VG

Don't think we should bin Costelow yet for Wales - I think he remains the safest option for the 6N given the amount of time he spent in camp over the summer. It was also his first game back since November - so willing to cut him a bit of slack The options at 10 (&15) are not great whoever we choose ...

P in VG

P in VG

Grady pushed him over the line!

Nice try

P in VG

11 pages on a 9-3 dirge-fest

P in VG

It's a non-starter

EPL clubs have just signed a £7 Billion TV deal until 2030

P in VG

Frodder wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:20 pm
Theflier wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:10 pm Carre had signed for a new club, likely sarries, shame for Cardiff and wales, good for him
Back to Sarries again. Another player ineligible but that's not his problem. Good luck to him

Maybe he can lose a few pounds & get fit

P in VG

openclashXX wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:02 pm Putin's giving his first proper "press conference" since the war started. Some highlights so far:

- Russia now has just over 600k soldiers in Ukraine, up from 360k at the start of the invasion

That might be technically correct if you include all the dead!

P in VG

Jonathon Thomas = Out

Rob Howley = In

Howley added to Gatland's back room team - but also tasked with U20s development & pathway - makes sense I guess

P in VG

iarmhiman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:17 pm United work hard for a change and get a win

Should have benched Rashford earlier - he can join his mate Sancho in the sulky corner

P in VG

That North deal looks like insane money on the face of it, and I question whether he was worth anywhere near £300k to the Os for the past couple of seasons. Good job they weren't paying him £300K then Stop being so hysterical. :lol: It's a zero-sum game. Welsh rugby pissed £300-400k a year up the w...

P in VG

How is Hawkins getting on at Exeter now? MoM in his last game. Fp, welsh rugby is going to be built on cardiff and swanseas academy and exeters pro side for the forseeable. Dai is right, welsh players thrive in Gats presence but are usually at best average in pro sides, North is one of those and on...

P in VG

I'm saying that he wasn't good enough for the T14, hence the lack of moneybags offers. He's been offered £300k by Provence, which is about the average salary in the T14. Instead of being offered megabucks by a big club like Biggar, he's waltzing off with the money in his back pocket from the marque...

P in VG

Indeed. He's found his level (I assume the Top14 clubs weren't interested), and will get to play some easy rugby interspersed with massive rosé sessions. Found his level? WTF does that mean? - he's 32 next year & off to semi-retire in the South of France (who could blame him). Maybe he had offers t...

P in VG

He tires fast, and the competition is bigger, younger, and stronger. All for giving him a run, but I can't see it happening, especially given the captain is a midget openside, gats will want as much size as possible Having Morris and Morgan in the backrow does require a lock/6 style player on the b...

P in VG

And North is off to France. To play for ... checks notes ... Provence in ProD2. That's the player the WRU has been paying a marquee wage to. Good luck to him Indeed. He's found his level (I assume the Top14 clubs weren't interested), and will get to play some easy rugby interspersed with massive ro...

P in VG

Cardiff vs Sister fuckers Cardiff Rugby: Cam Winnett; Josh Adams, Rey Lee-Lo, Willis Halaholo, Mason Grady; Tinus de Beer, Tomos Williams; Corey Domachowski, Liam Belcher (capt), Keiron Assiratti, Seb Davies, Teddy Williams, Alex Mann, Ellis Jenkins, Mackenzie Martin Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Rhys ...

P in VG

Starting XV: 15. Max Nagy 14. Iestyn Hopkins 13. Luke Scully 12. Keiran Williams 11. Luke Morgan 10. Dan Edwards 9. Luke Davies 1. Gareth Thomas 2. Marnus Van Der Merwe 3. Rhys Henry 4. Rhys Davies 5. James Fender 6. Tristan Davies 7. Harri Deaves 8. Morgan Morris © Replacements: 16. Ethan Lewis 17...

P in VG

Frodder wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:18 pm Unfortunately we are relying on Croatia losing - at home

Or drawing

P in VG

The more experienced options are all a bit makeshift; Macnicholl, Adams, LRZ but I'd imagine they'd be the most likely options this Six Nations - particularly Macnicholl who has had more time at 15 than the other two I think. Outside of Pivac's failed experiments with LRZ and Adams at 15, Adams has...

P in VG

That achilles injury was Aug 2022. Hopefully the surgery went well. Worried he's lost to the game now. He's on the comeback trail: https://x.com/Elevate_Rehab_/status/1725426635912995321?s=20 Good find, but I wonder why they waited 6 months before operating? No doubt had a reason - maybe tried to g...

P in VG

LandOTurk wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:06 pm
Frodder wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:02 pm
LandOTurk wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:57 pm

Let's not forget Regan Grace as a wild card.
Is he back from injury now?
That achilles injury was Aug 2022. Hopefully the surgery went well. Worried he's lost to the game now.

He's on the comeback trail:

https://x.com/Elevate_Rehab_/status/172 ... 95321?s=20

P in VG

First ten years or so were fine , attack the recent incumbents not the historic It was going ok until June 2016 Brexit effect was tiny v ukraine or truss or covid. Business wise we don’t even mention it now as has proved to be a damp squib for the doomongers It caused 3 years of squabbles & debates...

P in VG

Yeah, rates of borrowing are now higher and have been much higher than those from the Truss debarkle. Anyone blaming UK economy issues on one week rather than 20 years of mass borrowing and printing money is quite mad. 13 years of tory rule had indeed done significant damage to the economy then Tru...

P in VG

The Rwanda policy is just a dog-whistle to make it look as if they are trying to do something

The truth is that they want migrants to come here to prop up the system & kick the pension black hole down the road for a few years

P in VG

After reading her letter, I'm left surprised that she didn't resign before being fired given how aggrieved she apparently was with Sunak's actions/inactions. Sky are saying this letter isn't aimed at Rishi. It's aimed at Kemi..her future rival from the right Pfft, I think they need to be careful. P...

P in VG

Steff Evans throwing the game away for the Scarlets

P in VG

A perfect summation. The WRU and the reejuns are running multi-million pound businesses like Dai the Tie runs Aberdare. No-one is being offered £450K any more Very easy to look back and criticize with hindsight - Rugby had a very different landscape a few years ago What landscape was that? Eng / Fr...

P in VG

The problem dai is a players value to team wales =/= domestic value, so these 50 cap players came to wales or stay in wales and nepotism or the national team drives their wages. It was so evident that our players lack skills outside of stoic defence and physicality when all of the 2011 class f**ked...

P in VG

They are a luxury that the reejuns and WRU currently can't afford, and youth development is suffering as a consequence. Scott Williams is a luxury the region cant afford, players like tips and AWJ are not the same if you dont think the youth playing with them directly, massively benefit from playin...

P in VG

Go on then... I'll start you off: Lydiate Scott Williams John Davies 7x more.... Alex Cuthbert These are all players who had no business being on broke Welsh regions' books last season. Halfpenny North Biggar Liam Williams Bradley Davies Alun Wyn Tipuric I could easily go on. These are all 25+ capp...

P in VG

A 6ft6+ Saffer, pictured recently. https://whoswho.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cheslin-kolbe-returns-to-help-toulouse-hammer-lowly-agen_600dc23d9dddf.jpeg Exception, not the rule. The reasons the Saffers keep on winning is because they've got a plethora of 'easy' physicality in their pack (and...

P in VG

This is a separate and important conversation, not really directly related to the "cap rules", but also directly feeds into the point that our clubs (and one region) are run like absolute dogshit, so why are we forcing players into poorly coached, poorly ran teams, for fudge all money ? how does th...

P in VG

33yo Scott Williams took 200 grand or more for 4 starts for the Shallots last season, after his contract was extended in 2022. Terrible bit of business that could have paid 3 or 4 salaries to decent academy prospects, to the point where the 25-cap rule would be an irrelevance. He has zero value to ...

P in VG

What a stupid thread. In all due respect, England and Wales problems are theirs and theirs alone. England can sort themselves out. Big enough to do that. Wales can go the Scotland model with 2 teams and survive, stay in URC. They should be able to make 2 competitive teams. Rugby needs a healthy Eng...

P in VG

Any newfangled league needs to have a blanket ban on Irish & Scottish refs

P in VG

Why would England get 7 sides in this premiership? Only two Irish sides, which means one of Ulster or Munster will miss out whilst English and Welsh dross will be in it. There is no way they will ignore the 10-15k average Ulster Munster crowds in favour of the 8 men and a dog that bother to turn up...

P in VG

Shartlets Vs the Blouses is a decent watch

14-14 at half time

P in VG

Derwyn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:54 pm

I see the packtheparc campaign went well.

They should have moved the game to the Stoop

P in VG

Can we please dispense with Johnny Saes now He's a firmly UFC-level centre. Hopefully Gats realises this, and we get to see Our Lord and Saviour Tompkins and Grady together in the 6N. Grady's not ready for international rugby yet. Needs to play a season or two for his club at centre first & learn h...

Search found 4486 matches