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General rugby thread

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sidicks

25,218 posts

220 months

Saturday 8th April 2017
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hornetrider said:
I have no idea why he wasn't given an instant red for that.
Indeed - no idea how a video ref can review the footage from numerous angles and still make the wring decision!

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Saturday 8th April 2017
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Kermit power said:
Just read that Brian Moore is in intensive care following a heart attack. Fingers crossed for him.
indeed.


On the subject of rugby though - can you make an England discards XV?


9 - Dan Robson
10 - Cips
11 - Ashton
12 -
13 -
14 - Wade
15 - Abendenon

1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 - Waldron

mfmman

2,362 posts

182 months

Sunday 9th April 2017
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irocfan said:
indeed.


On the subject of rugby though - can you make an England discards XV?


9 - Dan Robson
10 - Cips
11 - Ashton
12 - Barritt
13 -
14 - Wade
15 - Abendenon

1 -
2 - Youngs
3 -
4 - Parling
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 - Waldron or Ben Morgan

DocJock

8,341 posts

239 months

Sunday 9th April 2017
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mfmman said:
irocfan said:
indeed.


On the subject of rugby though - can you make an England discards XV?


9 - Dan Robson
10 - Cips
11 - Ashton
12 - Barritt
13 - Burrell
14 - Wade
15 - Abendenon

1 -
2 - Youngs
3 -
4 - Parling
5 -
6 -
7 - Kvesic
8 - Waldron or Ben Morgan

RDM

1,860 posts

206 months

Sunday 9th April 2017
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Disappointed with result last night but just watched Wasps v Saints game, that was a good game
And looked like quite a crowd.

Kermit power

28,634 posts

212 months

Monday 10th April 2017
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DocJock said:
mfmman said:
irocfan said:
indeed.


On the subject of rugby though - can you make an England discards XV?


9 - Dan Robson
10 - Cips
11 - Ashton Please could we have Rokodoguni instead of the show-boating tosser?
12 - Barritt
13 - Burrell
14 - Wade
15 - Abendenon

1 - Mullan
2 - Youngs
3 -
4 - Parling
5 -
6 -
7 - Kvesic
8 - Waldron or Ben Morgan

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Monday 10th April 2017
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Kermit power said:
DocJock said:
mfmman said:
irocfan said:
indeed.


On the subject of rugby though - can you make an England discards XV?


9 - Dan Robson
10 - Cips
11 - Ashton Please could we have Rokodoguni instead of the show-boating tosser?
12 - Barritt
13 - Burrell
14 - Wade
15 - Abendenon

1 - Mullan
2 - Youngs
3 -
4 - Parling
5 -
6 -
7 - Kvesic
8 - Waldron or Ben Morgan
I do kinda get where you are with this one. I was just watching Sarries and the guy does have a hunger for the ball. Roko would not be a disappointment there either tbh

Kermit power

28,634 posts

212 months

Monday 10th April 2017
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irocfan said:
I do kinda get where you are with this one. I was just watching Sarries and the guy does have a hunger for the ball. Roko would not be a disappointment there either tbh
To me, it's partly down to that bloody splash dive thing he does. It's stupid, disrespectful to the opposition and sends the wrong message out to kids.

Add to that the suspensions for eye gouging and biting, and he just seems like the poster boy for everything we don't want in rugby.

Derek Smith

45,514 posts

247 months

Wednesday 19th April 2017
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Kermit power said:
To me, it's partly down to that bloody splash dive thing he does. It's stupid, disrespectful to the opposition and sends the wrong message out to kids.

Add to that the suspensions for eye gouging and biting, and he just seems like the poster boy for everything we don't want in rugby.
Indeed.


irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Wednesday 19th April 2017
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Could we have Banahan rather than Burrell (not that Luther is bad I just think that MB really seems to be in good form over the past couple of seasons)

Dermot O'Logical

2,547 posts

128 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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irocfan said:
Kermit power said:
DocJock said:
mfmman said:
irocfan said:
indeed.


On the subject of rugby though - can you make an England discards XV?


9 - Dan Robson
10 - Cips
11 - Ashton Please could we have Rokodoguni instead of the show-boating tosser?
12 - Barritt
13 - Burrell
14 - Wade
15 - Abendenon

1 - Mullan
2 - Youngs
3 -
4 - Parling
5 -
6 -
7 - Kvesic
8 - Waldron or Ben Morgan
I do kinda get where you are with this one. I was just watching Sarries and the guy does have a hunger for the ball. Roko would not be a disappointment there either tbh
Ahem... Ashton and Rokodoguni are both right wingers, not left. I'd also like to nominate Billy Twelvetrees at outside centre, although Banahan is a good shout - perhaps Twelvetrees at 13 and Banahan on the left wing?

Derek Smith

45,514 posts

247 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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I had a very busy weekend and have just watched my recording of the Munster/Saries match.

I think the first half was magic. Had me on the edge of my seat. Really thrilling.

Had it not been for the first half being so good, I'd have said how great the second half was.

Superb rugby.

I wasn't sure about some of the decisions, but then, that's rugby.

It was a brilliant match.


Kermit power

28,634 posts

212 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Derek Smith said:
I had a very busy weekend and have just watched my recording of the Munster/Saries match.

I think the first half was magic. Had me on the edge of my seat. Really thrilling.

Had it not been for the first half being so good, I'd have said how great the second half was.

Superb rugby.

I wasn't sure about some of the decisions, but then, that's rugby.

It was a brilliant match.

Given the half time and full time scores, I'm surprised you have it that way round! Goes to show that the score isn't necessarily everything.

I didn't watch it, as I was off watching our first XV give away 14 points in the first 5 minutes of their "must win to avoid relegation" match before then charging back at a gallop to win by a country mile. smile

Derek Smith

45,514 posts

247 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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HERE THERE BE SPOILERS

Kermit power said:
Given the half time and full time scores, I'm surprised you have it that way round! Goes to show that the score isn't necessarily everything.

I didn't watch it, as I was off watching our first XV give away 14 points in the first 5 minutes of their "must win to avoid relegation" match before then charging back at a gallop to win by a country mile. smile
The first half was pure rugby. A bit old style, but great.

Munster had all the possession and still couldn't make it. It was difficult to see why. Then Saries had a player carded, a bit harshly I reckon, but there'd been a few infringements. But still they stood firm.

My team had the worst season in living memory. 16 losses in the first 17 matches. We were never bottom as we kept getting bonus points, but we struggled, once losing to 0, something unique in club history. What seemed to galvanise the team was being in the 5m line of the other side, in overtime, with the other team infringing on every phase, clear as anything on the video, and then one of our injured players being slow to regain the line and being pinged. An absolute travesty. We were away of course.

We then won six out of the next seven, and the one we lost was against the rampant leader of the division and we came away with a point. We finished with a loss and a win, being ahead of third from the bottom by 11 points.

It has been one of the most exciting seasons I've witnessed. Highs and dreadful lows.

In the past we've been pushing promotion when defeat was seen as a disaster, and a four-pointer not being much better. That was not a lot of fun. The last third of this season however was exciting but with the expectation that the lads could not keep it up.

Sorry for my lack of faith, guys.



Edited by Derek Smith on Monday 24th April 16:49

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Derek Smith said:
I had a very busy weekend and have just watched my recording of the Munster/Saries match.

I think the first half was magic. Had me on the edge of my seat. Really thrilling.

Had it not been for the first half being so good, I'd have said how great the second half was.

Superb rugby.

I wasn't sure about some of the decisions, but then, that's rugby.

It was a brilliant match.

aye it was an amazing match - can't remember seeing Saries fluff 3 tries before!

The Leinster/Clermont match was a real nail-biter too

Derek Smith

45,514 posts

247 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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irocfan said:
aye it was an amazing match - can't remember seeing Saries fluff 3 tries before!

The Leinster/Clermont match was a real nail-biter too
There were three handling errors within a few seconds of one another and then the Kruis, I think, dropped the ball on the line. I thought then that they'd lose the match. I was about to say something of the sort to those watching with me but discretion, and a history of being wrong, stopped me.

Regarding being wrong, I was a big fan of Itoje but he's had some poor patches in matches of late. He gave away a penalty on the Saries 22. As soon as he moved towards the maul I knew he was going to be pinged for in at the side. It must be frustrating for a coach. I think the penalty kick was the one that was missed.

The match being over with 10 mins or so to go stopped it being a classic for me.


Jonmx

2,535 posts

212 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Being as we don't have a French Rugby League thread I guess this can go in here. Lifetime ban for Hedi Ouedjdik for knocking out a referee and breaking his jaw. Shocking video on the link, glad this kind of behaviour is a rarity.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/rugby-league/rugby-...

C70R

17,596 posts

103 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Jonmx said:
Being as we don't have a French Rugby League thread I guess this can go in here. Lifetime ban for Hedi Ouedjdik for knocking out a referee and breaking his jaw. Shocking video on the link, glad this kind of behaviour is a rarity.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/rugby-league/rugby-...
I thought that was a league game, rather than T14?

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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C70R said:
Jonmx said:
Being as we don't have a French Rugby League thread I guess this can go in here. Lifetime ban for Hedi Ouedjdik for knocking out a referee and breaking his jaw. Shocking video on the link, glad this kind of behaviour is a rarity.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/rugby-league/rugby-...
I thought that was a league game, rather than T14?
it's not good TBH. 21 years ago Neil Back got banned for 6 months for pushing a ref, now another player gets banned for 6 weeks for pushing a ref:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39799915

C70R

17,596 posts

103 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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irocfan said:
C70R said:
Jonmx said:
Being as we don't have a French Rugby League thread I guess this can go in here. Lifetime ban for Hedi Ouedjdik for knocking out a referee and breaking his jaw. Shocking video on the link, glad this kind of behaviour is a rarity.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/rugby-league/rugby-...
I thought that was a league game, rather than T14?
it's not good TBH. 21 years ago Neil Back got banned for 6 months for pushing a ref, now another player gets banned for 6 weeks for pushing a ref:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39799915
Not sure what point you're trying to make.

Back's shove was quite clearly premeditated and malicious. Whereas Ruskin's was done out of frustration with the referee's positioning.