Welsh international rugby players brawling

[NoelWatson]

Not a good couple of weeks

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3538073/...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/articl...

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/...

maybe this behaviour always took place but camera phones etc weren't around.

[jmorgan]

They are not the first and will not be the last in any sport and any nationality.

[NoelWatson]

jmorgan said:

They are not the first and will not be the last in any sport and any nationality.

Agreed, but it seems that a larger number of Welsh players seem destined to self destruct and throw away prodigious talent. Maybe the pressure is too much - was King Barry right to retire so early?

[jmorgan]

Never really paid much attention to it before. What are the figures for self destruction?

[Willy Nilly]

Poor reporting. They were in fact fat footballers. Rugby players are not programmed to do anything wrong, it is impossible because they are all jolly good chaps.

[ewenm]

Willy Nilly said:

Poor reporting. They were in fact fat footballers. Rugby players are not programmed to do anything wrong, it is impossible because they are all jolly good chaps.

Don't be silly, the rugby players just won't go crying to mummy afterwards

[hornetrider]

QPR travel to Cardiff at the weekend in a top-of-the-table clash. That'll be me avoiding Kerdiff then - talk about bank holiday warzone.

[jmorgan]

hornetrider said:

QPR travel to Cardiff at the weekend in a top-of-the-table clash. That'll be me avoiding Kerdiff then - talk about bank holiday warzone.

Not too bad, could be Swansea......

[Saddle bum]

NoelWatson said:

Agreed, but it seems that a larger number of Welsh players seem destined to self destruct and throw away prodigious talent. Maybe the pressure is too much - was King Barry right to retire so early?

Ewe would be surprised.

[jmorgan]

Oh for flocks sake, that's baad.

[Digga]

Powell - looks very much like he was the victim, rather than the instigator perhaps. Why would he start a battle with a handlfull of fat blokes?

Henson - well the less said the better. I've always tried to look beyond the 'appearance' with this guy, but have rearely been impressed, other than with his occasional brilliance as a player.

Davies - can't really comment, as the report gives very little detail.

[anonymous-user]

Bizarrely it looks like Powell is actually the one not at fault here. Brad Davies suprises me, partly because it doesn't seem like him and partly because you'd have to be derranged to pick a fight with him

[Godzuki]

Willy Nilly said:

Poor reporting. They were in fact fat footballers. Rugby players are not programmed to do anything wrong, it is impossible because they are all jolly good chaps.

Where was that thread about football player, and rugby players, and how rugby players are all! As you say, jolly good chaps?

[Digga]

Symbolica said:

Bizarrely it looks like Powell is actually the one not at fault here. Brad Davies suprises me, partly because it doesn't seem like him and partly because you'd have to be derranged to pick a fight with him

Certainly (this time) Powell looks the innocent, unless he's up to his usual and those blokes are having a "quiet talk" with him about a (another) missing golf kart.

It would not surprise me if both Powell and Davies were victims of the 'big bloke' thing; you know, every nutter and his dog wants to have a go because, even if they get ttted, it's still a 'story' and a bit of kudos for them.

[NoelWatson]

Godzuki said:

Willy Nilly said:

Poor reporting. They were in fact fat footballers. Rugby players are not programmed to do anything wrong, it is impossible because they are all jolly good chaps.

Where was that thread about football player, and rugby players, and how rugby players are all! As you say, jolly good chaps?

The Collymore vs Bath RFC one?

[Godzuki]

NoelWatson said:

The Collymore vs Bath RFC one?

No, the one from a few weeks ago, regarding singing the national anthem.

[kiteless]

jmorgan said:

hornetrider said:

QPR travel to Cardiff at the weekend in a top-of-the-table clash. That'll be me avoiding Kerdiff then - talk about bank holiday warzone.

Not too bad, could be Swansea......

Quite. I dread to think what Wind Street and The Kingsway are like of a Saturday evening these days.

[hornetrider]

kiteless said:

jmorgan said:

hornetrider said:

QPR travel to Cardiff at the weekend in a top-of-the-table clash. That'll be me avoiding Kerdiff then - talk about bank holiday warzone.

Not too bad, could be Swansea......

Quite. I dread to think what Wind Street and The Kingsway are like of a Saturday evening these days.

QPR are pretty bad too. Reason I mentioned it in this context is Powell is ex-Cardiff Blues, and was no doubt chanting Cardiff songs at the QPR blokes (perhaps unwisely!) who then beat the st out of him.

So... QPR are travelling to Cardiff this week and I reckon there'll be trouble as a result.