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So the Prem is trialling away ends. Seriously? As a Bath resident am I supposed to start worrying about the Harlequins Ultras coming in a couple of weeks?

And BTW, the play of the entire weekend was the drop goal by Matthew Urwin in the last minute of the U20s game. 1000 IQ points.

If you haven’t seen the game, watch it. Really great game and some excellent performances by the young ‘uns.

PB is being gracious and balanced. Let’s not split hairs.

Why do we seem to get so little from the officials? Yesterday, vs England, France last year etc.

Obviously a very parochial view, but can’t think of other teams getting similar. Captain not doing his job? Toonie too nice? Cognative bias? It’s the same for everyone?

So two years running it is a trip to Twickenham that prevents a grand slam - that feels alright The GS should be very difficult, it's a huge prize. That Twickenham was the hurdle this year is fair enough. Personally I'm still bristling over the loss in the Calcutta Cup, the phrase, "spawny bas...

He's only in the conversation because behind Russell there's no obvious candidate. Ford was magnificent when he came on, but he's not managed to play all that much in the last 18 months. and even if he stays fit from now until the Lions tour Sale aren't going to provide many top end games for him t...

Really can't fault anyone there, just don't have the depth of forwards to compete with France. I reckon most of our backs played their way onto the plane to Australia. Schoeman might have done himself a lot of good there too. Yep, great gave. Him, Fagerson and Ritchie have a decent chance. Ritchie ...

Well done France, easily the best team in the tournament.

Fine with our effort - I’d far rather watch us go down giving it a lash and trying to play some exciting rugby than being boring and playing to whatever plan the spreadsheet says.

Tom Jordan take a bow.

French taking players out around the ruck. Charley really is a useless cunt.

The fix is in boys

Kayser is worse than Jiffy for one eyed bollocks

About fucking time

Lady P wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 8:34 pm What a cop out

Ref team have a table booked somewhere swanky later.

That is a deliberate headbutt.

Thought the flying wedge was outlawed a while ago? The French seem rather fond of it.

Welsh anthem is just magnificent.

Jockaline wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:13 pm
Punter15 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:07 pm Magnificent performance. Douglas and OBL outstanding, Cowan’s passing was fantastic, great management from Urwin. If we’d played like that throughout we would be higher than 5th.

They just need to learn to chop tackle…
bottom?

Fixed it.

Magnificent performance. Douglas and OBL outstanding, Cowan’s passing was fantastic, great management from Urwin. If we’d played like that throughout we wouldn’t be bottom. They just need to learn to chop tackle… Yeah. We slipped off a lot of tackles that gave away a few soft tries. Other than that...

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:07 pm
Big D wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:01 pm
Don't get kicking it there.
It gave us a chance of going coast to coast to win the game, if we'd scored the try it would have been game over and a loss

200 IQ move under pressure

Magnificent performance. Douglas and OBL outstanding, Cowan’s passing was fantastic, great management from Urwin. If we’d played like that throughout we wouldn’t be bottom.

They just need to learn to chop tackle…

Blackmac wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 9:02 pm
Punter15 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:59 pm Big ups to the U20s for that half. So heavily out gunned by the French pack but giving it plenty of lash.
Doing really well. Freddy Douglas outstanding

Very.

Big ups to the U20s for that half. So heavily out gunned by the French pack but giving it plenty of lash.

I think the last couple of posts are pretty objective and fair. If we were able to field our first choice, fully fit and on form side, I think Scotland could do rather more and better, especially if the current forward-dominated approach to subsitutes were to end somehow. Yet things like injuries a...

Is Borthwick on a spectrum?

I’m quietly confident about the next cohort of 25 and unders coming up to replace the guys playing now, some like Ollie Blyth Lafferty and Freddy Douglas are still under 20. The only one I’m really concerned about is Finn, I haven’t seen Fergus Burke play but from the others Hastings is the best we...

Watched the game on the sofa with a cup of tea - we can disagree on how you shipped 20 unanswered points against *that* Wales team and I have not sought to argue about it. If you’re happy with how your team finished that game then fine, it’s your team not mine Now you're making up more stuff out of...

So far; France are really bloody good with silly depth at 9. Ireland are dirty bastards and not that good when reffed properly. Scotland have some great talent but are badly coached, thick as a bear’s turd, and desperately need leaders. Wales aren’t as shit as they were a few weeks ago and have grow...

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:41 pm Funny how on social media, every male in Wales either never knew that jumping a tackle was illegal or now thinks it's a stupid law.

I blame Jonny May.

Fuck me. 6-15 are good to excellent but 1-5 are fair to shite and that’s the bit that matters. Anyone in the SH know some decent locks who like fried Mars bars? Preferably ones who have good loud voices & some semblance of Leadership, as the lack of leaders out there in the last 15 mins was obv...

Fuck me. 6-15 are good to excellent but 1-5 are fair to shite and that’s the bit that matters.

Anyone in the SH know some decent locks who like fried Mars bars?

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:19 pm Scots to cock this one up ! ... you heard it here first

Nah, we’ve been thinking that since about the 10th minute.

We can still fuck this up, just like the good old days.

Finn is giving a passing masterclass today.

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:33 pm Odd to be disappointed by a 20 point half time lead but somehow I am.

I know what you mean. The backs are firing so well that it feels like they could score almost at will.

(Yes, I know they can’t. Jesus)

Is Living With Lions available on any of the streaming services?

PCPhil wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:08 pm
SaintK wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:02 pm
PCPhil wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:55 pm Driving me mad!! How, on my smart TV, do I watch the U20 games live?
Iplayer
Search for rugby
It won’t be up until just before kickoff
Or stream live on BBC Sport
Ta. It just appeared on a search.

Nice try. Great pass from Cowan and a lovely line.

Jock42 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 2:29 pm
vball wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 2:01 pm Thoughts on going from 6/2 to a 5/3 split?

Great to see Darcy Graham back. He will want to score tries for sure.
Gives me the fear, Scotland always seem to end up with players out of position or subs playing the whole game.

Because we’re so arrogant apparently.

Ovals wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:54 pm
Kawazaki wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:49 pm
Punter15 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:32 pm Smith does at least attempt to tackle.

He does what?
He's made plenty of tackles in this 6N @ completion rate of 70% - somewhat better than Earl. Marcus certainly doesn't lack conviction in tackling.

Toga is deflecting from the point which is that Daly is a turnstile.

Holy shitballs, Borthwick has actually dropped Slade (or maybe he's injured, I don't care) and Dingwall starts. On a less positive note, Daly starts at 15, because that always worked out :roll: England: Daly; Freeman, Lawrence, Dingwall, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje...

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