The Official English Rugby Thread

[JM2K6]

He's real quality. A proper fullback.

He's been best on the wing, weirdly. Really love his work with ball in hand

[Tichtheid]

I don’t think that’s high

[sockwithaticket]

Based on recent weeks, this'd be a harsh red. Not sure it's even a yellow.

[sockwithaticket]

Well, the only thing this was missing was a hint of controversy! Bris fans will likely swear that was an offence of some kind and Quins the opposite.

Hell of a game. Not sure the next one can hope to live up to it.

[ASMO]

Congratulations Quins, awesome win.

[Hal Jordan]

That's high, sadly

Oh no it's not!

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

How did we win that?!?

[duke]

Kudos to Quins , they were dead and buried

[ASMO]

That's high, sadly

Oh no it's not!

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

How did we win that?!?

You scored more points and had heart and could handle the pressure against pea hearted Bristol.

[JM2K6]

Terrible decision but he fucked us royally in the first half and is not a good ref any more so I'll take it

A frankly insane win.

I feel for Bristol, those injuries really stymied them.

Smith was immense, hit everything as hard as he could, counter rucked everything, hammered home the advantages. Marchant was incredible. Marler was superhuman. But green was my motm, a ridiculous display.

[Kawazaki]

Remember my tip before the match...?


The winner of this semi will win the final.

[duke]

Terrible decision but he fucked us royally in the first half and is not a good ref any more so I'll take it

A frankly insane win.

I feel for Bristol, those injuries really stymied them.

Smith was immense, hit everything as hard as he could, counter rucked everything, hammered home the advantages. Marchant was incredible. Marler was superhuman. But green was my motm, a ridiculous display.

Lynagh produced the goods today as well

[JM2K6]

I don’t think that’s high

Ah I think it was - just under the chin but that's the sort of tackle they're trying to stamp out. Bad decision but there you go.

[ASMO]

Honestly that was Quins final, Exeter will beat Sale handily and will do the same to Quins in the final.

[SaintK]

Played Quins
Not a bad result from 28-0 down!

[Kawazaki]

Tyrone Green has got a weird Surrey accent.

[JM2K6]

Honestly that was Quins final, Exeter will beat Sale handily and will do the same to Quins in the final.

Alright killjoy

[Oxbow]

Not watching the Chiefs v Sale game, but the radio says Manu just near-decapitated somebody?

[sockwithaticket]

Not watching the Chiefs v Sale game, but the radio says Manu just near-decapitated somebody?

Are you listening to radio Devon? It's not as bad as that by any means. Earnt the yellow, though.

[Oxbow]

And apparently it was only a yellow...

[notfatcat]

I have a feeling that Sale's best chance to win will be to come from behind. Would love to see them win today.

[JM2K6]

Not watching the Chiefs v Sale game, but the radio says Manu just near-decapitated somebody?

Both players dropped their height into the tackle and Manu clocked him in the jaw with a forearm. Austin screaming for a red card, which he's been doing a lot of this season

[Oxbow]

Not watching the Chiefs v Sale game, but the radio says Manu just near-decapitated somebody?

Are you listening to radio Devon? It's not as bad as that by any means. Earnt the yellow, though.

Ha, yeah, got it on on the background.

[Big D]

Not watching the Chiefs v Sale game, but the radio says Manu just near-decapitated somebody?

Both players dropped their height. Think yellow was right tbh.

[Margin__Walker]

U20 game now on Youtube rather than iPlayer

[sockwithaticket]

Frenhc 9 looks a decade older than everyone else. A very old face.

[sockwithaticket]

Eek, French winger already on a hat trick. Not a positive opening quarter for our baby orcs.

[sockwithaticket]

Getting taken to the cleaners at the breakdown.

[sockwithaticket]

England much improved in the second half, a couple of tries in the opening ten to slash the defecit.

[JM2K6]

Exeter never quite finished Sale off but also never looked in trouble. Sadly this match was lost last week. Sale looked half the team without AJ and vd Merwe.

Final is likely to be a damp squib against the fun hoovers but maybe Quins can scare them a little. Esterhuizen should give us some more muscle in midfield at least.

[Torquemada 1420]

England much improved in the second half, a couple of tries in the opening ten to slash the defecit.

Ref has decided to prevent Fra competing at all at the breakdown now.

[sockwithaticket]

"No don't go in"
*baby frogs come in at the side en masse"
"Counter-ruck good"

Hate it when refs strike off instructions they just issued.

[sockwithaticket]

England much improved in the second half, a couple of tries in the opening ten to slash the defecit.

Ref has decided to prevent Fra competing at all at the breakdown now.

You've also seemed to struggle with our maul play.

[Brazil]

Pretty sad about that, but we were always chasing the game. Hopefully the racist anti-vaxxers get a nice big COVID outbreak midweek and have to forfeit.

Given where we were mid season we've done exceptionally well to get this far, and a few things last week going differently would, I'm absolutely certain, have seen us in the final. We've come.on in leaps and bounds since Sanderson came in, and have a much stronger squad through how he's used the academy. Looking forward to next season and very proud of what the team has achieved.

[Hal Jordan]

Pretty sad about that, but we were always chasing the game. Hopefully the racist anti-vaxxers get a nice big COVID outbreak midweek and have to forfeit.

Given where we were mid season we've done exceptionally well to get this far, and a few things last week going differently would, I'm absolutely certain, have seen us in the final. We've come.on in leaps and bounds since Sanderson came in, and have a much stronger squad through how he's used the academy. Looking forward to next season and very proud of what the team has achieved.

I'm afraid I was rooting for the six-fingered cranks in this because Sanderson is such an unrepentant cunt, and I also have an irrational dislike of Faf De Clerk that goes beyond the usual "opposition scrum half = anal wart" for some reason.

Exeter will crush us in the final, mind you.

[sockwithaticket]

Pretty sad about that, but we were always chasing the game. Hopefully the racist anti-vaxxers get a nice big COVID outbreak midweek and have to forfeit.

Given where we were mid season we've done exceptionally well to get this far, and a few things last week going differently would, I'm absolutely certain, have seen us in the final. We've come.on in leaps and bounds since Sanderson came in, and have a much stronger squad through how he's used the academy. Looking forward to next season and very proud of what the team has achieved.

I'm afraid I was rooting for the six-fingered cranks in this because Sanderson is such an unrepentant cunt, and I also have an irrational dislike of Faf De Clerk that goes beyond the usual "opposition scrum half = anal wart" for some reason.

Exeter will crush us in the final, mind you.

This plus I'm a fan of anything that undermines "buy a bunch of South Africans" as a method to achieve premiership success.

[sockwithaticket]

5th try of the half for England on 72 minutes. Should be enough to see off all but the most spectacular of French comebacks.

[sockwithaticket]

Cockansiga's younger brother with one of the dumbest things I've seen in a while:

- England win a knock on, he wasn't even slightly involved in it but struts up to a French player jeering nonetheless and shoves him in the chest in clear view of the ref.

[ASMO]

Pretty sad about that, but we were always chasing the game. Hopefully the racist anti-vaxxers get a nice big COVID outbreak midweek and have to forfeit.

Given where we were mid season we've done exceptionally well to get this far, and a few things last week going differently would, I'm absolutely certain, have seen us in the final. We've come.on in leaps and bounds since Sanderson came in, and have a much stronger squad through how he's used the academy. Looking forward to next season and very proud of what the team has achieved.

Season too early for Sale, i can see them being a real threat next season.

[Brazil]

Pretty sad about that, but we were always chasing the game. Hopefully the racist anti-vaxxers get a nice big COVID outbreak midweek and have to forfeit.

Given where we were mid season we've done exceptionally well to get this far, and a few things last week going differently would, I'm absolutely certain, have seen us in the final. We've come.on in leaps and bounds since Sanderson came in, and have a much stronger squad through how he's used the academy. Looking forward to next season and very proud of what the team has achieved.

I'm afraid I was rooting for the six-fingered cranks in this because Sanderson is such an unrepentant cunt, and I also have an irrational dislike of Faf De Clerk that goes beyond the usual "opposition scrum half = anal wart" for some reason.

Exeter will crush us in the final, mind you.

This plus I'm a fan of anything that undermines "buy a bunch of South Africans" as a method to achieve premiership success.

More a fan of the "nick other teams academy prospects and set up a pyramid scheme" model as a pests fan presumably?

[Margin__Walker]

Cockansiga's younger brother with one of the dumbest things I've seen in a while:

- England win a knock on, he wasn't even slightly involved in it but struts up to a French player jeering nonetheless and shoves him in the chest in clear view of the ref.

Was stupid, but it was retaliation for a bigger shove off the ball that the French player in question had just made on the England 9. I've seen plenty of dumber things