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I see Eddie Jones is
beinga dickagain.
Whats he done now?
for what its worth I think Baxter is the best English coach by a long way
Ta
I see people keep on saying Gatland is the front runner for the next England coach. Really? Why would Gatland do that?
I love the idea of Gatland trying to turn around the French but the language and culture would be too large a barrier (have they had a non-French coach?)
Really? Why would Gatland do that?
Cash, although I expect he has enough and will go back to NZ and either be the next All Blacks coach or not.
If he coaches England we are all ****ed!!
Is Gats favourite over Schmidt for the AB's job now?
Is Gats favourite over Schmidt for the AB’s job now?
Dont know, not sure Gats is that well liked back home, dont know about Schmidt. I just think apart from maybe Waikato the All Blacks is the only job Gats wants. Could be wrong though.
Pretty sure Schmidt is definitely heading home. I heard something about him having a son with epilepsy and that playing a part in his future decisions.
Schmidt is taking time out from coaching for family. Won't be next all black coach.
Gatland might be.
But they like to promote from within their own structures so more likely after another job back home first.
Can see England going for him too.
Rumour is that ROG will be joining France coaching team for the world cup.
Not defence 😉
French have never had a foreign coach. Which is weird as based on touring there a couple of times, EVERY club side down to amateurs have three Islanders/saffers. It’s gash, you have had wine for breakfast and pop your poor aching head up from the side of the scrum to see some 16 stone import has been given an inside pop by the 10.
So today, I get we are going to get grubbed by salaries, but could somebody please just crack Mario the Toby right in the puss again? That would be great.
Sorry, what rugby? No rugby this weekend is there? Can we get back to talking about Wales and the Grand Slam?
Can we get back to talking about Wales and the Grand Slam?
Fair point.
Someone said it was the worst 6N ever? If I was Italian then yeah, but even as an England fan I thought that was an excellent tournament. Lots of incredible games, it was wide open until the 4th weekend, a rollercoaster. Loved it.
Less of this 6N please. On the way to Dublin more in hope than expectation. Was hoping Sexton would be fit and continue his 6N form😀
I was at the AJ Bell last nice to see Sale beat Connacht. Dire second half, really marred by the shocking injury to their prop in the last minute. Ref was seemingly trying to let play restart as the bloke was being helped off the pitch spewing his guts up and his mangled had wrapped in a towel.
Just turned the Munster game on, looking forward to it and good to see Barclay back for Edinburgh.
Today my heart says both Edinburgh and Glasgow will win. My head says Edinburgh will win an attritional battle. Glasgow will lose out in a much more exciting game.
If anybody’s wondering who the man is, the answer is, “Keith Earls.”
He’s the man. 😀
Yes well played Munster relentless in defence. Only a couple of moments of real individual class in the game and they came from Earles.
Dear Hogg,
You cant carry this off.
Yours
The Man God.
And we'll played Sarries, a real thumping. Poor defence from Glasgow at times.
Here DD was at a Q and A with Stockdale last week and he was saying Earls was the quickest in the squad by a mile. Well done today, let’s hope I can see the second half 😜
Gutted for Ulster, Stockdale and whoever it was who missed the conversion will be feeling pretty low!
To be fair AA there was a forward pass in the one we did score so probably fair enough. I thought we were fantastic given the shit last year so whilst disappointing not the end of the world.
Was a shame Best went off he was playing brilliantly.
Racing v Toulouse was a bit special.
How about this? Pornographic rugby.
https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/1112370036818264064?s=19
Flash, every time you thought the Harlem Globetrotters stuff was done, along came another moment. Makes me miss the French international sides of the early 90’s. Some grit from Toulouse as well to hang on after it closed to one point. Game of the weekend.
Yep, hell of a game!
I was at the Edinburgh / Munster game. although Edinburgh could have won and both Munster tries had controversial aspects Edinburgh just did not have the firepower in the backs to win.
With 20 mins to go and Edinburgh 13 10 up there seemed to be an inevitability about a Munster win. Earls final try was very well taken and in the end that was the difference. Edinburgh simply could not take their chances even tho they created a good few. Munster created less but took them when they came.
Our tactic of playing midgets to get high tackle pens came unstuck as the ref didn't give the pens when their giants attempted to decapitate our midgets!
Can't really complain about the result. Munster were the better team. Huge munster presence in the ground - - pretty much 50 / 50
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try again namaste - that don't work
Does anybody have a better highlight reel than Sonny Bill?
Henson obviously, I enjoyed the rugby league no arms shoulders to the face at the start and then switched off. Exactly the same as he did to Watson v Lions and got a red card!!!
Yeah but when he came into the NRL the shoulder charge was perfectly legal - he was probably the finest exponent of it and was one of the reasons it was subsequently outlawed.
the shoulder charge was perfectly legal –
To the head?
To the head?
Well if you look at the NRL film from that era - it would appear to be so.
Wan a highlights to enjoy? Watch Finn V England. 😉 twice for Scotland, once for the barbarians. Watch as he bamboozles an entire england side and shows Farrell up for the donkey he is
Chabal?
Arrggghhhh - edinburgh rugby. If they had a brain cell it would be lonely!
Penalty in the corner, Scarlets hooker get yellow carded. Less than 5 m out - go for the kick at goal and miss.
I think Cockers might be cross
I take back everything I said. They make Hawkins, Einstein and Cox look look like dimwits!
Watch as he bamboozles an entire england side and shows Farrell up for the donkey he is
I'll buy that for a dollar!
During the 6N Peter Stringer commented that Farrell was England's "Weakest Link". This attracted some derision but I think he was totally spot on.
I have said it for ages. Fine when things are going well. Liability when not and in both games totally outplayed by Russell the flake.
Intersting point from the last two games. Edinburgh playing Darcy Graham at FB - he is a shortarse, inexperienced and has never played FB as a pro. Why did they not bomb him all game?
He is my new man crush - or would be if he didn't have a dickhead haircut
Christian Wade has made it on to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. One step nearer the NFL.
Wade will be part of the International Player Pathway Program this season, which allows the four franchises in the AFC East to carry an extra player on their practice squads, as long as they are international players from abroad. As the 11th member of the practice squads, they are ineligible to be activated during this season and moved onto the franchises’ regular 53-man rosters.
Still a steep learning curve for the guy but good luck to him. I heard him interviewed in a Radio5 show and he was very down to earth. Not bitter, in the slightest, about being constantly snubbed by England and incredibly positive about following his own ambitions.
(Just a shame he's not playing rugby any more)
Talking about Wade - can you name one person who has represented his country at three different codes of football?
can you name one person who has represented his country at three different codes of football?
I can't.
I'm guessing League, Union and Soccer? Other combos with Aussie Rules, Gaelic or American football wouldn't work coz they don't really have internationals.
Folau ?
Gaelic
They play an international series between Ireland and Australia every few years. There was one game of Gaelic, one of Aussie and one combined. Not sure what they do these days. Used to be absolute carnage. 😂
Sony Bill has League, Union, and sevens caps and wba and national heavyweight boxing titles .
And Brad Thorn is
Good win for Glaws this weekend, but picked up a few injuries. I make that 5 out of 6 with an irritating loss to Bristol. Hope for a home win against Bath next up, and that is more or less a top four confirmed.
Anyway, lets get back to talking about the welsh grand slam.
There was one game of Gaelic, one of Aussie and one combined
Talking about Wade – can you name one person who has represented his country at three different codes of football?
No, but Jeff Wilson played rugby and cricket for NZ
CB Fry played cricket and football for England as well as being world record holder for the long jump. He missed out on playing rugby for England as he didn't play in the trial.
He also missed the chance of a medal in the 1896 Olympics because he "didn't know it was on."
I thought I had better check !
Gary Parker played both rugby and soccer for Scotland ( one at schoolboy level)- I thought he was also a kicker for the Scottish claymores in American football but upon checking that was Garry Parker - a different chap. I always thought it the same person. doh!
Gavin Hastings also played for the Claymores for one season. The american football counts as =internationals !
Big Gav didn't play for the Claymores. He came out for a bit of PR stuff but that was it.
He was never on the roster. (I worked for the Claymores in their first season)
He was their kicker for a season.
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Yes, believe it or not, the Scotland and British and Irish Lions legend Gavin Hastings played for one season with NFL Europe team, the Scottish Claymores.
He played for one season in 1996-97 and was the placekicker for the team. In his one season as an American Football player, Hastings managed 24 out of 27 conversions – which is a pretty decent record."
https://lastwordonrugby.com/2019/01/25/players-who-played-both-american-football-and-rugby/
Scott Baldwin – not really the brightest is he?
That happened two years ago, didn’t it?
No, but Jeff Wilson played rugby and cricket for NZ
The last English dual interantional was MJK Smith, my father played football with Clive van Ryneveld who represented SA at cricket but England at football.
He was their kicker for a season.
I stand corrected.
It's not often I'm right but I'm wrong this time.....
Awww, man - can't we even fornicate drunkenly any longer ?
Sarries in trouble again over creative accounting to get round the salary cap.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47889182
Awww, man – can’t we even fornicate drunkenly any longer ?
No, you can.
It's just that you'll go to hell after.
The dangers of sitting for long periods of time..
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/11/england-dan-robson-deep-vein-thrombosis-rugby-union
I actually thought this was an April fool when I read it or a Daily Mash headline.
Anyone else think Falau may be having mental health difficulties? It was obvious what the repercussions of this tweet would be
Anyone else think Falau may be having mental health difficulties
Maybe or maybe he wants out of his contract to cash in a big move to France or something?
Nope, I just think he's a Christian.
So yes.
Ruddy Irish. Its a conspiracy! leinster first now Munster doing their best to throw games against Treviso to keep the mighty Edinburgh out of the playoffs!
I am so angry I could drink a latte!
Sarries make a complete joke of the salary cap, no way they could assemble a squad like that without some creative side arrangements. Everyone has know it for years. It was brushed under the carpet the last time. And to those who think it doesn't affect you it is the reason they can add players like Rhys Carre and Eliot Daly without batting an eyelid.
Scrum half situation now is the worst case scenario of what could've happened based on selection policy during Eddie Jones' tenure. I'm all for stability and consistency, but whom are we playing at 9 over the summer now? Spencer? He's getting married in the summer so will possibly missing a few camps, Robson and Young's possibly out, Care out of favour.....not looking good!
Rhys Carre and Eliot Daly
Not sure their pay slips will be be anything like similar!!
Good to see Billy V sharing his 2p on free speech,religion and reproductive biology. He isn’t very smart, is he? Also he is Welsh so obviously cursed by God from birth.