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No love for Iibitoye?

Now an embargo on recruiting from abroad for the care sector. There is currently 130,000 vacancies in the sector, who do they elderly racists expect will be available to wipe their arse when required?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/04/17/premiership-revolution-franchise-model-relegation-rfu-cvc/

Can't copy the article on my phone, but proposing some significant changes.

Behind paywall
Some interesting ideas in there. Going to struggle to get complete buy-in and agreement ...

Finn would be as well booking a family holiday

Absolute joke of an appointment. Not only no coaching experience but a man that has made no secret of his dislike of Finn Russell.

Beyond a joke
Zero coaching experience and fucking awful interpersonal skills all round

Might as well go ...

Off to play Fraserburgh, Cruden Bay and Scotscraig next few days - not played any of them so it should be fun! Anyone had the pleasure of hacking round them? Looks like we struck lucky with the weather.

PS Master pick is Xander Schauffele for me!

Cruden Bay defo a 'top 10' course in scotland ...

Austin commentating on leicester

- as objective as a saffa international commentator...

Seen some stuff on Twitter about possibility of ‘all Ireland’ coaching team inc Sexton….

as mid 50’s Scotland fan the Lions has been irrelevant for last 20 years (Lord bald tour and then Gatlandball) - have ticket for first test and hoping we see a team worthy of the Lions name.

Kinghorn absolutely nailed the full back spot today and Russell reasserted his claim. I think all the Scots backs have put their hands up. Schoeman and Fagerson have damaged their chances. Can't see one Scottish forward, other than Ritchie who improved their chances. Much the same with the ...

Message to Scabnose: It aint effin well working!!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/05/england-kicking-six-nations-leicester-tigers-steve-borthwick

Unofortunately, it did bag two narrow wins against decent opposition and we may well end up 4 from 5 by the end of the tournament ...

Message to Scabnose: It aint effin well working!!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/05/england-kicking-six-nations-leicester-tigers-steve-borthwick

Unofortunately, it did bag two narrow wins against decent opposition and we may well end up 4 from 5 by the end of the tournament ...

Ok no normally a poster on this thread (Bristol and Scotland fan) but thought here was most appropriate place for this comment.

Stephen Jones’s(Sunday Times) consistent and highly personal attacks on Marcus Smith are, in my view, completely unacceptable and go against all of rugby’s values.

For ...

Shane Williams might hang himself before the final whistle…

Wales isn't going to have much representation, based on today, and can't see them looking much better against SA next weekend. The front row did well today, but I think the only players that stand out are Reffell and Jac Morgan - and as noted the backrow is going to be a tough choice for the ...

Ref and(esp) TMO have been shambles in this game, tm Karl Dickson

Finally Leinster being reffed and they start whinging

Think we get to keep them if we beat them this time.

I forgot about the 2022 NZ match - it was the tour to NZ that was cancelled in 2020 that was maybe in my mind? 2022 was Hogg getting tackled by Barrett in the last few minutes and then them scoring (a penalty?) at the other end to take ...

The walrus’s solution for the Ireland game; being back Manu and Billy

England could also stop bending over to accommodate the TV kick offs and stop the late times, meaning Twickenham isn't full of completely pissed up twats on corporate jollies paying little to bo attention to the matches, and also meaning you can go for a meal post match at a decent hour.

thats ...

Terrible decision from Dickson to yellow card van velze - 0% empathy to the game he played professionally

Very predictable responses. None of which invalidate the position that many of the people/families impacted will not be ‘rich’.

‘Impacted’ ffs this is all financial upside for beneficiaries- the only ‘impact’ is they will receive a bit less - many people -less than 4% the population? - how do ...

They sacked Jonathan Thomas to get Howley in.

So this could probably mean, once again...that Gatland is going to coach the Lions and Howley is going to coach Wales the year leading up to them..again...

Knew we couldn't rely on the WRU or Gatland to put Wales first.

Gartland's shite rugby has ...

To be fair my golf in US has mostly been limited to Florida and South Carolina, played about 50+ courses and base my descriptions on them. Every course has an island green par 3, a par 5 around a lake, a dogleg short par 4, a lake on 18th hole with a big fountain in the middle, big fairway ...

Borthwick completely narrrowed Englands focus to kick/kick chasing, maul defence and tackling...I would be surprised if an attacking move was practised all week.

SA had no idea what to do against a teams refusing to play against them and actually being better physically (scrums last 20 minutes ...

I am guessing its the same clown committee responsible for the Original draw now in charge of ref appointments?

on what planet after his performance on sunday was Bin the right man for the Saffas again? Luke Pearce or Nika Amashukeli don't get quarter final or semi-final? Fking twats

Would be genuinely hilarious if we made it through, but boy are we second best on paper. Especially in the front row.

To win something absurd will need to happen or we'll have to drag them into a really messy game.

As an aside, I'd appreciate it if Borthwick would give Arundell a run, given ...

Slick wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:45 pm
S/Lt_Phillips wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:20 pm I'm 0 for 2 so far this weekend on my predictions, but not too unhappy about it.
I’m 2/2 and quite pleased

Ditto and very pleased

Slick wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:45 pm
S/Lt_Phillips wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:20 pm I'm 0 for 2 so far this weekend on my predictions, but not too unhappy about it.
I’m 2/2 and quite pleased

Ditto and very pleased

world rugby issued a statement saying they go TMO review for Samoa's disallowed try prior to half time wrong

they are now hiding their tier 1 bias in plain sight

apart from the fact they appear to be dressed for polar expedition and its currently 20 degrees in Paris?

Journo looking for some

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Been trying out the new Taylormade P790 irons and very impressed. Fitted them will Recoil dart shafts and the ball just flies miles and relatively straight. Anyone got them or tried them? I am very tempted but they aint cheap!!!

I have set from 2 years ago. Best irons I have played since old ...

Deveron Boy wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:47 pm
Slick wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:43 pm Thank fuck, mission accomplished
Finn (and Dempsey) off - cherry was very good

Dempsey still there mmmm

Slick wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:43 pm Thank fuck, mission accomplished

Finn (and Dempsey) off - cherry was very good

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A question for the ...

Did Barrett’s 2nd yellow get upgraded to straight red?

Kawazaki wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:57 pm FFS, the whining about Farrell by the usual wets is just galling. He's been banned for 4 fucking weeks - stop bellyaching.

Thanks for that great insight added a lot

At least the sarries based whooping and hollering game on point again

Because half of those are from the bench and he's always the scapegoat for team problems

58 starts is a decent return no? Debuted the same year as Russell and that's only 11 fewer than Finn has made.

He's never had Russell's disciplinary and personality issues, and I suspect Ford has ...

You know things have got bad when Kawazaki isn’t on this thread banging on about ‘how hard done by/misunderstood Owen is’

Begbie wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:33 pm
Big D wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:31 pm He has clear line of sight there. It is fucking incredibly dull
He's a fuckin idiot. Dumb as fuck game after game.

Bang on

Falling asleep in front if the telly at 9.30, yet somehow being unable to sleep if I have the light on past 11.00, cough, or move in the bed.

Seriously, she could fall asleep during the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan but is has some kind of super senses, hypertuned to the slightest ...

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