General rugby thread

[RDM]

From personal point of view looking forward to Hogg and Gray against Russell in the final.

[JonChalk]

Tuilagi is injured, again!

6 months with a torn Achilles’ tendon.

He’s either unlucky, or a lot more fragile than he looks.

[joshleb]

The impacts he puts his body through!

Leicester fans with a wry smug smile on their faces now.

[irocfan]

JonChalk said:

Tuilagi is injured, again!

6 months with a torn Achilles’ tendon.

He’s either unlucky, or a lot more fragile than he looks.

One might suspect that he has issues with flexibility

[prand]

irocfan said:

JonChalk said:

Tuilagi is injured, again!

6 months with a torn Achilles’ tendon.

He’s either unlucky, or a lot more fragile than he looks.

One might suspect that he has issues with flexibility

Sad to say but this makes me repeat my theory that his engine is too powerful for his chassis. His injuries all seem to involve tearing off the mounts in one way or another...

[XCP]

So it looks like Exeter, Wasps, Bears and either Bath or Sale for the play offs..
I wonder if the Sale V Warriors will take place, and if not, who gets the points??

[JonChalk]

XCP said:

So it looks like Exeter, Wasps, Bears and either Bath or Sale for the play offs..
I wonder if the Sale V Warriors will take place, and if not, who gets the points??

Depends how it gets canned.

Glos benefitted from Northampton pulling out, and therefore getting a 20-0 win by default, but it depends if Premiership Rugby cancel the game, or if it's one of the clubs...

[DocJock]

Sale forfeit Worcester match, Bath into play-offs.

[JonChalk]

DocJock said:

Sale forfeit Worcester match, Bath into play-offs.

..and under investigation over their CV-19 management plans - 19 cases in their camp last week and a further 8 this week.

[SunsetZed]

DocJock said:

Sale forfeit Worcester match, Bath into play-offs.

Delighted by this, a trip to Sandy Park no problem you may as well hand us the title now

[Jim on the hill]

Bristol winning the European cup incredible, I knew they were onto good things with the exciting plays they do but so happy to see it pay off. Looking forward to next year and hopefully the premiership.

Good luck to Exeter in the Premiership Final, will be another well deserved title.

[the tribester]

Prem Final, a bit up in the air at the mo, but I'm hoping Wasps sort out their Covid issue, to make it an occasion, or we might see Bristols again!

[The Mad Monk]

No matter who they play, I forecast Exeter will walk it.

[ooo000ooo]

Months ago local radio were talking about placing a bet, wife fired up the paddy power app which usually only gets used for the grand national and, as the only sport she watches is rugby, decided to place a couple of bets. She backed both Exeter and racing 92 to win. No matter who wins today she's going to make a couple of quid but hopefully racing as that makes her more money

[Cyder]

Come on Exeter!
Those muddy days at the County Ground playing Barnstaple and Launceston seem like a lifetime ago now. (Though I do miss it)

[JonChalk]

I think I've said it before on this thread (so apologies if I have), but Exeter are the very definition of the whole being greater than the sum of their parts.

R92 may well come back, but Exeter look as lethal and competent as they do when dismantling Premiership teams.

[DeejRC]

I would just like to confirm that down here in Devon IT IS fkING ROCKING TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

[Leins]

Congrats to all the Exeter fans, delighted for you

Went to Sandy Park in 2013 when Leinster visited, the coldest game I’d been to for years. However it seemed a great club and we had a fine welcome, so nice to see them at the top of Europe now. Well deserved

[the tribester]

[Paul Dishman]

Fantastic performance. I could hardly watch it at times, especially the final ten minutes. I’m delighted for all the team and especially for the Baxter family.
Tough luck on Racing who could have snatched it at the end, they must be gutted