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Leins said:
Leinster and Munster will contest the Pro14 final in a few weeks time. Nice bonus point win for Leinster up at Ulster this evening, despite having a large number of players unavailable due to international duty
Did you watch the match? If so was the ref as bad as both side fans (granted mostly Ulster fans, but there's a fair few Leinster as well on twitter and Facebook) saying Murphy was beyond a joke?Ian Lancs said:
Did you watch the match? If so was the ref as bad as both side fans (granted mostly Ulster fans, but there's a fair few Leinster as well on twitter and Facebook) saying Murphy was beyond a joke?
I actually really enjoyed the match, despite Frank Murphy, and it was played at a fair old pace. However, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen so many cards before, was it five yellows and a red in the end? Obviously the directive from above is to clamp down on everything now, but if I was to look at it objectively then I think Ulster were treated a bit more harshly in thisMunster now looking for their first silverware in ten years
Leins said:
Ian Lancs said:
Did you watch the match? If so was the ref as bad as both side fans (granted mostly Ulster fans, but there's a fair few Leinster as well on twitter and Facebook) saying Murphy was beyond a joke?
I actually really enjoyed the match, despite Frank Murphy, and it was played at a fair old pace. However, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen so many cards before, was it five yellows and a red in the end? Obviously the directive from above is to clamp down on everything now, but if I was to look at it objectively then I think Ulster were treated a bit more harshly in thisMunster now looking for their first silverware in ten years
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JonChalk said:
But even more important (funnier?) - Pirates have beaten Sarries in the first Championship game in their bid to return to the premiership......
Obviously flying to the West Country in a private jet didn’t help 
Smollet said:
To be fair to Sarries, how else were they supposed to fulfil the fixture?
There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
Kermit power said:
To be fair to Sarries, how else were they supposed to fulfil the fixture?
There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
I reckon some of the other Championship teams may find an alternative way to overcome the issue.... There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
iwantagta said:
Kermit power said:
To be fair to Sarries, how else were they supposed to fulfil the fixture?
There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
I reckon some of the other Championship teams may find an alternative way to overcome the issue.... There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
There's nothing like flying your World Cup winner and 170 International Caps to a Championship ground to rile them up a bit!
That worked!
iwantagta said:
Kermit power said:
To be fair to Sarries, how else were they supposed to fulfil the fixture?
There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
I reckon some of the other Championship teams may find an alternative way to overcome the issue.... There are apparently no hotels open in Penzance due to Covid, so they had to go there and back on the day, BA appear to have suspended their flights from Heathrow to Newquay, presumably for the same reason. It would be something like a 12hr round trip on a coach from St Albans, and it's even slower to try and go by train!
I've no doubt they would've loved having a 6hr coach journey before kick off as an excuse for the result, but realistically I'm not sure what else they could've done at the moment.
The Pirates are at home to Sarries (290 miles), Bedford (310 miles), Ealing (280 miles), Ampthill (310 miles) and Hartpury (220 miles).
They're away to Richmond (277 miles), Doncaster (365 miles), Nottingham (323 miles), Coventry (285 miles) and Jersey (glug, glug, glug)
There's a good chance that the Pirates will be able to find an operational hotel at a sensible distance from most of their opponents for the away legs, but for their home matches, if there are no hotels available anywhere sensible and no scheduled flights, what option do teams have?
Kermit power said:
Looking at the fixture list, I'm struggling to see how!
The Pirates are at home to Sarries (290 miles), Bedford (310 miles), Ealing (280 miles), Ampthill (310 miles) and Hartpury (220 miles).
They're away to Richmond (277 miles), Doncaster (365 miles), Nottingham (323 miles), Coventry (285 miles) and Jersey (glug, glug, glug)
There's a good chance that the Pirates will be able to find an operational hotel at a sensible distance from most of their opponents for the away legs, but for their home matches, if there are no hotels available anywhere sensible and no scheduled flights, what option do teams have?
I'm willing to bet for charity for £20 Bedford don't get a private jet on March 21st. The Pirates are at home to Sarries (290 miles), Bedford (310 miles), Ealing (280 miles), Ampthill (310 miles) and Hartpury (220 miles).
They're away to Richmond (277 miles), Doncaster (365 miles), Nottingham (323 miles), Coventry (285 miles) and Jersey (glug, glug, glug)
There's a good chance that the Pirates will be able to find an operational hotel at a sensible distance from most of their opponents for the away legs, but for their home matches, if there are no hotels available anywhere sensible and no scheduled flights, what option do teams have?
The Mad Monk said:
C70R said:
SunsetZed said:
Anyone got any ideas why Tom Hardwick was suddenly released by Leicester who provided a very brief statement on the matter
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