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- Sun May 12, 2024 4:44 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Hoping one of you knows how this should work... My Viaplay subscription ends in a week. The URC matches are now on Premier Sports. Viaplay are offering me a good deal (£59 for the year) to continue the subscription. But am I right in thinking that won't give me Premier Sports access? Do I need to s...
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Hoping one of you knows how this should work... My Viaplay subscription ends in a week. The URC matches are now on Premier Sports. Viaplay are offering me a good deal (£59 for the year) to continue the subscription. But am I right in thinking that won't give me Premier Sports access? Do I need to s...
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Hoping one of you knows how this should work... My Viaplay subscription ends in a week. The URC matches are now on Premier Sports. Viaplay are offering me a good deal (£59 for the year) to continue the subscription. But am I right in thinking that won't give me Premier Sports access? Do I need to s...
- Sat May 11, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
2 points - taking that as a win
- Sat May 11, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
MON THE WEEG
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37837
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Both finals are at Tottenham stadium.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Nah mateOomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:52 am All teams supports the Sharks this weekend. Go Sharks!
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37837
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
They play their big games at the football stadium. Their Semi will be there, but Stade Wallon is their home ground.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37837
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37837
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
How come Leinster have a home draw for the semi? Top seeds: Possible venues Toulouse (1) v Bordeaux-Begles (4) or Harlequins (5) – Le Stadium, Toulouse (capacity: 33,150) Leinster (2) v Northampton Saints (3) or Bulls (6) – Croke Park, Dublin (capacity: 82,300) Northampton Saints (3) v La Rochelle ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2648
- Views: 141257
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
I waste a lot of time watching videos like this, I thought this one in particular was worth sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCFdBsVD8NI Served my time as a fitter/turner in the late 80s but been off the tools since the 90s. Would love to see if I could get back into it on a lathe and millin...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
The Lions were simply superb. I don’t know when last I saw a 14 man side dismantle the opposition so effectively. (The sharks away to Otago in the 90s maybe. )They did not miss a beat. Just got stuck in and nullified the dodgy officials.That 7 man pack was awesome. Another video to show the 20mind ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
The Lions were simply superb. I don’t know when last I saw a 14 man side dismantle the opposition so effectively. (The sharks away to Otago in the 90s maybe. )They did not miss a beat. Just got stuck in and nullified the dodgy officials.That 7 man pack was awesome. Another video to show the 20mind ...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations: Mandatory connected Mouth Guard
- Replies: 12
- Views: 661
Re: 6 Nations: Mandatory connected Mouth Guard
Interesting discussion from Fraser Brown regarding the size of them and the consultation he went through when he suffered a series of concussions 5 years ago. Go to 23 mins https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hfd730 if you don't want to listen to another review of last weeks game.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Six Nations Round 2 - Ireland v Italy
- Replies: 73
- Views: 2477
Re: Six Nations Round 2 - Ireland v Italy
Looks weak in the Co-Captain, Vice Captain game
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:23 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Scotland France for the lazy buggers
- Replies: 351
- Views: 8756
Re: Scotland France for the lazy buggers
Never had andouillette so googled it. From wiki: Andouillette is a French coarse-grained sausage made from the intestine of pork, pepper, wine, onions, and seasonings. Andouillettes are generally made from the large intestine and are 7–10 cm in diameter. True andouillettes are rarely seen outside Fr...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official Wales v Scotland thread
- Replies: 292
- Views: 8322
Re: Official Wales v Scotland thread
Wow. Russell, our captain, admitting that they thought the game was won at 27-0, can Scotland get any more amateur hour? We will get demolished in Dublin. He thought there the was complacency and that can be the only reason. But he called out players for not listening to the messages of not going i...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official Italy v England thread
- Replies: 232
- Views: 6961
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Not long in from work, decided to watch some of the Edinburgh game before bed. Found the game on the S4C schedule, but apparently you’re not allowed to watch it back afterwards, so went onto YouTube. I strongly encourage you to watch the highlights package on YouTube. The editing is so bad it’s act...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2648
- Views: 141257
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Byron Kelleher has been getting quite punchy with his Mrs. No time for it, myself. Dump him lass, and screw him for every cent. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/301040239/former-all-black-byron-kelleher-in-french-court-over-domestic-violence-accusation So if you had the time, you woul...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series thread
- Replies: 1792
- Views: 103088
Re: The best new and returning TV series thread
Absolutely the best piece of TV that has been on the British screen recently was " Mr Bates vs The Post Office" - If you have not seen it I cannot recommend it enough I've followed this story for the last 10 years through Private Eye / Computer Weekly/ Panorama & the BBC Radio documen...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Don't know if Tinus de Beer is enjoying the Brewery Field pitch
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Stadium was very quiet, normally expect the unwashed to make more noise on their big day out to the wealthy part of the country. I know the weeg guys in my crowd stopped going to Murrayfield after the 2015 episode when we gave up home advantage. Been once since then, the games are mostly turgid and...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:05 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
As I said on the Weeg forum until there is greater openness from the Politburo at Murrayfield it is anyone's guess what he has achieved. Even from the positive spin put it to show value for money for the wages he has been paid for 5 years only show that he contributed to delivering Super 6 (which ma...
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:00 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
They're are doing the monthly cancellable subscription for £7.50 per month with the code BLACKFRIDAY. Last payment will be May, so cancel after that or it will go back to £14.99.
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:47 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
The what a lad podcast with Corey Flynn is decent. It’s long but if you skip to 1hr 12 ish it’s his time at Warriors and working with Townsend.
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- Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:19 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980718
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
FT 36-40 6 tries a piece! Why didn’t Zebre go for the lineout at the end? I wasn't watching but I read they went for a tap, which seems a bit silly if their set pieces were doing the business until then I think the ref told them they wouldn't get a Pen Try from the scrum and it altered their mindse...
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:58 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203433
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
It's always the same in a World Cup year, even more so with it still ongoing.OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:28 am So the day has arrived. Not much interest from the posters. Sadly
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official, one and only, Men's IRB Rugby World Cup 2023 thread
- Replies: 1422
- Views: 41116
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWCR4 Italy vs France on 6 Oct @ 21h00
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1917
Re: RWCR4 Italy vs France on 6 Oct @ 21h00
I've been watching a lot of the tournament on itvX due to family watching the big telly. Does anyone else get ITVX freezing, usually during ads? It doesn't seem to happen during the game which is good, but I think it leads to me watching a minute or so behind the live action. freezing and sound goi...
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:03 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWC R2 Scotland v Tonga 24/9
- Replies: 187
- Views: 2995
RWC R2 Scotland v Tonga 24/9
No thread for this game Where: Allianz Riviera (Nice) When: 16:45 BST Teams Scotland: 15. Kinghorn 14. Steyn 13. Harris 12. Tuipulotu 11. Van der Merwe 10. Russell 9. White 1. Sutherland 2. Turner 3. Z Fagerson; 4. R Gray 5. Cummings 6. Ritchie (c) 7. Darge 8. Dempsey Replacements: Ashman, Schoeman,...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWC Rd 3 - Italy vs Uruguay
- Replies: 48
- Views: 960
Re: RWC Rd 3 - Italy vs Uruguay
From Associated Press: Uruguay is looking to one of its most experienced players as it prepares to take on Italy at the Rugby World Cup. Wing Gaston Mieres has been named in the starting lineup for Wednesday’s crucial clash, one of only two changes from the team that impressed in a 27-12 loss to Fra...
- Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:39 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWC R2 - England vs. Japan - Sunday 17th - 20:00 BST
- Replies: 214
- Views: 3560
Re: RWC R2 - England vs. Japan - Sunday 17th - 20:00 BST
Should be straightforward win for England, Japan are not the team they once were. It will be interesting to watch though - England will use more powerful pack to slow game down and use dominance in set piece plus kicking to gain field position whereas Japan will look to move the ball about as much ...
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWCR2 Wales vs Portugal - Sat 16th - 16.45 BST
- Replies: 82
- Views: 1758
Re: RWCR2 Wales vs Portugal - Sat 16th - 16.45 BST
feigned injury maybe.S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:56 pmNot at all, or else I might have said something like "I hope Halfpenny has had to pull out through injury." But I didn't, you see?
You do seem to be a bit thin-skinned though.
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: RWCR1 Wales vs Fiji
- Replies: 278
- Views: 4232
Re: RWCR1 Wales vs Fiji
Biggar is an absolute whalloper.
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: ITV Commentators
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1425
Re: ITV Commentators
They should be asking these welshies who in the Fiji team they need to look out for. Serevi is probably the last one they know.
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:02 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official, one and only, Men's IRB Rugby World Cup 2023 thread
- Replies: 1422
- Views: 41116
Re: The Official, one and only, RWC 2023 thread
ITV panel with captioned "Sean Gregan" giving the Aussie perspective alongside the nauses that are Clive Woodward and Maggie Alphonso
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official, one and only, Men's IRB Rugby World Cup 2023 thread
- Replies: 1422
- Views: 41116
Re: The Official, one and only, RWC 2023 thread
Claire Thomas (ex Lacrosse international ) on the UK and SA feed has got verbal shits. She's got her team study notes written down and determined to use them. "Namibia famed for its desert, but want to end their RWC desert" Jeesus wept.