The Rugby Union Thread

fretmeister

Healey is not an authority. He hates Saints. Always has.

scrumhalf

I've just about recovered the power of speech.

Half time, London Irish 33 -10 Wasps. We were about as crap as it's possible to be. Our one try came from an interception. Irish were all over us. We were set for the most almight gubbing.

Full time: London Irish 36 - 39 Wasps. Tom Wiilis getting a hat-trick of tries, the last one in the 86th minute. Apparently the biggest comeback in Prem history and now puts us in with a chance of qualifying for the Champs Cup if we beat Leicester nest week in what should be a cracking game.

I'm exhausted and I was only watching it, heaven knows what the players must be feeling.

Gassage

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So, I tried my hand at vlog-ing.

Have a watch- and hate me!

fretmeister

When the American media don't know what a hooker is...





Link:

https://insider-voice.com/tom-youngs-leicester-tigers-prostitute-charged-by-rfu-after-bristol-incident-rugby-union-news/?fbclid=IwAR1XXlfFEX70syL4UWbZIu0ocBghFCvLaahH5jRaOJlWMvSP14gkRFc70GE



and if they fix it - it's already been archived

https://archive.is/H1lU3

fretmeister

Amazing - that site has form!



 

koneguitarist

My local club Sherborne which I used to coach junior rugby at has 3 players playing in the prem today so a 75% chance one will be lifting the trophy soon. Not bad for a club only formed about 40-41 years ago. One at Harlequins, one at Bristol and one at Exeter. :-)

rsvmark

Delighted that one of my lads team mates is making his England U20 debut and has points on the board. Slightly upset that the French and giving them a bit of a dicking. 

scrumhalf

Cracking semi-final between Bristol and Quins, one of the best games I've seen for ages.

kjdowd

Absolutely brilliant. Exeter Sale not half bad either. Nowell is a class player

mattdavis

scrumhalf said:

Cracking semi-final between Bristol and Quins, one of the best games I've seen for ages.

That was possibly the greatest club game I’ve ever seen (but then I support Quins). Just unbelievable - have blown my voice out and shed a tear at the end. That team has spirit.

VimFuego

I was watching the quins bris game round me mums, my sister and her 3 adult children were there as well, none of whom are rugby fans. Even they got caught up in the drama and excitement of the 2nd half, then extra time. Absolutely bonkers. Will be a massive challenge for quins to lift themselves a 2nd time next week.
Chiefs v sharks was a far more regulation affair, we were made to work hard but the match never felt like it wasn't in Chiefs control.

mattdavis

VimFuego said:

I was watching the quins bris game round me mums, my sister and her 3 adult children were there as well, none of whom are rugby fans. Even they got caught up in the drama and excitement of the 2nd half, then extra time. Absolutely bonkers. Will be a massive challenge for quins to lift themselves a 2nd time next week.
Chiefs v sharks was a far more regulation affair, we were made to work hard but the match never felt like it wasn't in Chiefs control.

I agree. I’m a bit worried about that. Has echoes of England being magnificent against NZ and then collapsing against South Africa a week later. 
But tbh, being as we finished 4th, I’m going to be pretty happy whatever happens :-) At least the final shouldn’t be another Saracens snooze-fest. 

VimFuego

yeah, we have the sarries snoozefest to look forwards to next year

mattdavis

I’ve been going to the final for the last few years and the Saracens Exeter final in 2018 was the dullest game i’d seen in a long while. People were literally just chatting in the stands, looking at phones, mulling around in the sun whilst, incidentally, there happened to be a match on in the middle. 

VimFuego

Come on Ealing!!!

Fretwired

Neill said:

I think the Lions 15 has pretty much picked itself this past weekend, England have made Gatland's job a lot easier in fact I don't see a compelling case for picking any England player when you look across at the other nations.

No England players have been picked to face Japan in the warm-up game. Warren Gatland has chosen five Scots for the Lions opening warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield, but for the first time in 71 years, no Englishmen will be represented in the starting XV.

hywelg

Fretwired said:

Neill said:

I think the Lions 15 has pretty much picked itself this past weekend, England have made Gatland's job a lot easier in fact I don't see a compelling case for picking any England player when you look across at the other nations.

No England players have been picked to face Japan in the warm-up game. Warren Gatland has chosen five Scots for the Lions opening warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield, but for the first time in 71 years, no Englishmen will be represented in the starting XV.

Don't read too much into that. They weren't there for the start of training and have been arriving in dribs and drabs. Besides Garland wants to have a good look at some of his possibles.

fretmeister

Fretwired said:

Neill said:

I think the Lions 15 has pretty much picked itself this past weekend, England have made Gatland's job a lot easier in fact I don't see a compelling case for picking any England player when you look across at the other nations.

No England players have been picked to face Japan in the warm-up game. Warren Gatland has chosen five Scots for the Lions opening warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield, but for the first time in 71 years, no Englishmen will be represented in the starting XV.

Amazing that, as it clashes with the Prem final.

Gassage

Fretwired said:

Neill said:

I think the Lions 15 has pretty much picked itself this past weekend, England have made Gatland's job a lot easier in fact I don't see a compelling case for picking any England player when you look across at the other nations.

No England players have been picked to face Japan in the warm-up game. Warren Gatland has chosen five Scots for the Lions opening warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield, but for the first time in 71 years, no Englishmen will be represented in the starting XV.

FFS.......None are actually contractually available to play 80 mins!!! They arrived a week later due to domestic commitments.

If anyone thinks that the test team will feature anything less than five English players, you're incredibly mistaken. Watson, Farrell, two hooker, Itoje and Curry will all start/feature.

Rocker

Are international caps being awarded for the Lions -v- Japan game?