The Rugby Thread
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Didn't really see why the SA president had to barge his way in to the presentation and lift the trophy second. You're not Mandela mate, fack off out of it.0
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It's all been downhill as a spectator sport since the quarterfinals.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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The BBC report calls it an epic final. Epic flop more like."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Extremely tense if you cared about the result, tedious if neutral.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Was in half a mind as to whether to watch it, especially once I saw it was raining. Wish I hadn't bothered.0
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They seem to always equate close games with good games.blazing_saddles said:LOL
The BBC report calls it an epic final. Epic flop more like.0 -
The tournament was not the best advert for the game.
Appreciate I am not a big fan and I missed some really good matches but tuned into about 6 games, 4 were blowouts and then this final and the England semi which was decided under a pile of bodies so no one could see.0 -
God, the Kiwi press are sore losers. All of them wanging on about how it was a sad day for rugby that they didn't win and SA don't actually play any rugby. They genuinely believe they have a divine right to win every World Cup. Usual blaming the ref/TMO/bunker review as well.0
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So the final wasn’t one for the purists?0
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It also highlighted that pragmatism wins the world cup on most occasions. France and Ireland play brilliant multi phase rugby but history says that by and large that does not get you to finals.
There is a reason England are the successful NH side at WC's, they are ugly but effective.0 -
^^ I do think it's perhaps, not as surprising as we think that of the 6 or 7 teams that looked like they could have won it 2 years or so ago when it was impossible to tell between them all, the top 3 ended up being the 3 teams with the most experience of the final...
(Aus excepted perhaps but there's bigger problems there)We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Eddie Jones doing a legger with a few quid (I imagine) on his way to the land of the rising yen?0
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As a neutral, I really enjoyed last night’s match as the standard of rugby was far superior to the dross served up weekly by the Welsh regions.
I would imagine that DB was particularly pleased by Bath’s second half display."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Best 25 minutes after HT from Bath for some time.blazing_saddles said:As a neutral, I really enjoyed last night’s match as the standard of rugby was far superior to the dross served up weekly by the Welsh regions.
I would imagine that DB was particularly pleased by Bath’s second half display.
Bath's two big signings, Finn and Thomas du Toit are worth every penny. Finn is a joy to watch.
What was great was that both sides came to play, with the first mid-field box kick not being seen until about 60 minutes.
And we were treated to classic Jonny May - gets the ball on the RH touch kine, runs all the way across the pitch making no ground, then gets nailed and gives away the penalty!
Mind you, Carley was awful in the first half, missing so many obvious things.
I'd imagine it was a really good watch for a neutral.1 -
Yes, I had a good laugh at Jonny May’s touch line to touch line run too!
He must lead every league imaginable in sideways yards gained.
As predicted, Welsh regions currently 0-3 and heading for the second clean sweep of loses, already this season. (Dragons have Leinster to play.)"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Not so good this week, too many errors in the oppo 22 and then no momentum able to be built in the second half, but a win is a win!0
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Bath had an absolutely golden period, mid first half, but Bristol wouldn't go away.Dorset_Boy said:Not so good this week, too many errors in the oppo 22 and then no momentum able to be built in the second half, but a win is a win!
I enjoyed it again, as it was a bit of a nail biter.
Once again, wee weeing down on the mostly open to the elements, Rec."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I know the weather isn’t great but dear me, Leicester vs Northampton makes for truly awful viewing.
As bad as anything I’ve seen in the URC."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Totally agree. Dreadful game. So many reset scrums, and so many dropped balls. Neither side able to build anything.blazing_saddles said:I know the weather isn’t great but dear me, Leicester vs Northampton makes for truly awful viewing.
As bad as anything I’ve seen in the URC.
Oh, and Karl Dickson is reffing.......0 -
And Dickson proves my point. Utter incompentence and arrogance to make that call from 20m back.
And he was wrong - deffo Saints try.0 -
Absolutely.Dorset_Boy said:And Dickson proves my point. Utter incompentence and arrogance to make that call from 20m back.
And he was wrong - deffo Saints try.
A shocker of a decision. Saints we’re definitely on the end of some questionable calls.
Quins and Saracens managing to play some decent rugby too.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
RIP JPR Williams, one of the true greats of the game. I just missed out on enjoying seeing him play. Surprised he was only 74.
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Too young.Though I preferred Andy Irvine as a 15, JPR was probably the better all round player, and a real tough guy. A legend of the (almost) all conquoring Welsh side of the early 70s.
I remember when he had that Kiwi stud through the cheek. Probably stiched it back up himself!
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Should have seen him play in the 5 nations in his prime but somehow the ground was full with thousands of ticket holders still outside. 🤬 R.I.P.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
He was the surgeon for my aunt, who has cerebral palsy, when she was having her legs sorted back in the late 70s.
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Did he play in the 1977 Lions vs Baabaas game at Twickenham - my first ever live game!
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Never realised he was a surgeon too. Mind you, as the game was amateur then, not surprised he needed a 'proper' profession.
I had Alastair Hignell as a history teacher, supplementing his income from cricket (Gloucestershire) and rugby (Bristol & England). A bit scary now to realise he was (is) only nine years older than me, haha!
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