The Official English Rugby Thread

[JM2K6]

Yikes. Doing well to put out a side that strong, really.

[Oxbow]

Tommy Freeman is back on the bench for Saints this weekend, hopefully he can quickly regain last season's form. Him and Steward could well be battling it out for the England fullback position for years to come.

[Raggs]

Yikes. Doing well to put out a side that strong, really.

Add the fact that Tom West, Francois Hougaard and Nizaam Carr whilst not injured now, were left off due to recent injury/quarantine.

Quite pleased with our squad depth to be honest. But it would be nice not to need it quite so much...

[sockwithaticket]

The Shed are certainly in good voice tonight.

[Kawazaki]

Steward got absolutely gassed by that winger hacking through. Brownesque.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

Hmm.. That's Quins-esque non tackling by Gloucester.

[sockwithaticket]

Glaws are more than capable of scoring, but they're very fragile without the ball.

[sockwithaticket]

I really want Glasws to pull off the draw here, preferably with a slightly controversial try. Healy's meltdown would be delicious.

[Kawazaki]

Saracens reserves played Ealing Trailfinders earlier tonight because Ealing have a bye week in the league.

Score: Saracens Storm 71 - 21 Ealing Trailfinders

[Margin__Walker]

Saracens reserves played Ealing Trailfinders earlier tonight because Ealing have a bye week in the league.

Score: Saracens Storm 71 - 21 Ealing Trailfinders

Was an Ealing A team wasn't it?

[sockwithaticket]

Tough one for Glaws there, thought they should have had a pen at the previous ruck for aTigers player on the wrong side of the tackle standing straight up and blocking incoming clearers.


Nic Dolly's Anglo-Aussia accent is weird.

[Kawazaki]

Saracens reserves played Ealing Trailfinders earlier tonight because Ealing have a bye week in the league.

Score: Saracens Storm 71 - 21 Ealing Trailfinders

Was an Ealing A team wasn't it?

For their sake I hope so.

33-0 second half as well.

[Paddington Bear]

Seeing Jersey v Bedford this afternoon - my first live game in 2 years. Remarkably excited

[sockwithaticket]

Ali Crossdale's making his mark early. Scored both of Wasps tries.

Read an interesting interview during the week where he said he chose Wasps due to the style of rugby we played when we drubbed Sarries just after firing Dai.

[Kawazaki]

Ali Crossdale's making his mark early. Scored both of Wasps tries.

Read an interesting interview during the week where he said he chose Wasps due to the style of rugby we played when we drubbed Sarries just after firing Dai.

A thanks to the Sarries academy might have been more respectful.

[sockwithaticket]

ASMO will be pissing blood over Uren being pick pocketed by Robson for that last try.

[sockwithaticket]

Ali Crossdale's making his mark early. Scored both of Wasps tries.

Read an interesting interview during the week where he said he chose Wasps due to the style of rugby we played when we drubbed Sarries just after firing Dai.

A thanks to the Sarries academy might have been more respectful.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport ... y-21629040

I don't think he was disrespectful, just came across as having been over-awed by our brilliance

[Kawazaki]

Ali Crossdale's making his mark early. Scored both of Wasps tries.

Read an interesting interview during the week where he said he chose Wasps due to the style of rugby we played when we drubbed Sarries just after firing Dai.

A thanks to the Sarries academy might have been more respectful.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport ... y-21629040

I don't think he was disrespectful, just came across as having been over-awed by our brilliance

The comment was aimed at you, not Crossdale.

[sockwithaticket]

Oh I know, I was just giving him a playful out.

[Kawazaki]

So double-down on the lack of respect. Classy.

[sockwithaticket]

Ah, I forgot how weird you get about this stuff.

Fine, from now on I'll insist that every time Billy Vunipola, Elliott Daly or Alex Lozowski do something useful that your sing the praises of Wasps academy.

[Raggs]

Ah, I forgot how weird you get about this stuff.

Fine, from now on I'll insist that every time Billy Vunipola, Elliott Daly or Alex Lozowski do something useful that your sing the praises of Wasps academy.

Ah you see you've got yourself confused, clearly anything they do well shows just how well Saracens are doing at improving them after leaving Wasps...

[sockwithaticket]

Ah, I forgot how weird you get about this stuff.

Fine, from now on I'll insist that every time Billy Vunipola, Elliott Daly or Alex Lozowski do something useful that your sing the praises of Wasps academy.

Ah you see you've got yourself confused, clearly anything they do well shows just how well Saracens are doing at improving them after leaving Wasps...

Yeah my bad, forgetting to genuflect at the Fez shaped altar.

[Kawazaki]

Ah, I forgot how weird you get about this stuff.

Fine, from now on I'll insist that every time Billy Vunipola, Elliott Daly or Alex Lozowski do something useful that your sing the praises of Wasps academy.

Wasps have a fine academy that deserves the highest praise. I've nothing but respect for it. Wasps are my second team.

Saracens and Wasps historically are very similar clubs.

[Raggs]

So 3 of Wasps 4 tries have come from championship players. We're pretty good at picking them :D.

[Kawazaki]

Bristol and Exeter propping up the league.

[ASMO]

Bristol are dire, not even Semi will help them. Forwards are dire, backs even more so....there is no confidence in that side. Bristol have been worked out, and the new rules have taken away Exeters only real attacking ploy

[Raggs]

Bristol are dire, not even Semi will gelp them. Forwards are dire, backs even more so....there is no confidence in that side.

Actually their maul was generally doing really well, occasionally Wasps got the better of it, but normally not. Scrum was doing well too in general. There just didn't seem to be the fluidity in attack you'd expect. Defences may be getting wiser to their tricks.

[Raggs]

Exeter's new front of shirt sponsors....

[Kawazaki]

Bristol are dire, not even Semi will gelp them. Forwards are dire, backs even more so....there is no confidence in that side.

Actually their maul was generally doing really well, occasionally Wasps got the better of it, but normally not. Scrum was doing well too in general. There just didn't seem to be the fluidity in attack you'd expect. Defences may be getting wiser to their tricks.

Nah, they lost their Sarries academy players.

[geordie_6]

Ah, I forgot how weird you get about this stuff.

Fine, from now on I'll insist that every time Billy Vunipola, Elliott Daly or Alex Lozowski do something useful that your sing the praises of Wasps academy.

Might have to wait a while...

[Kawazaki]

Exeter's new front of shirt sponsors....

Another year he can say that Exeter are one of the only clubs who make a profit.

[Niegs]

Ali Crossdale's making his mark early. Scored both of Wasps tries.

Read an interesting interview during the week where he said he chose Wasps due to the style of rugby we played when we drubbed Sarries just after firing Dai.

A thanks to the Sarries academy might have been more respectful.

Sedbergh product.

[Raggs]

That was pretty from Sharks, nice from Manu, good reactions by the team on turnover ball.

[sockwithaticket]

Sale looking much less dangerous without McGinty pulling the strings. He's absolutely vital for them.

[sockwithaticket]

Irish have scrapped back into this contest well.

[Raggs]

It's a weird game. I agree McGinty was a big loss, but Sale just seem to have fallen asleep a bit after a good first half, which is dangerous because Irish are a dangerous side.

[sockwithaticket]

A game of two halves as the cliche goes.

So nearly snuck it at the death, but Irish will probably be fairly happy with the three league points given how this started.

Jono Ross is a yellow card machine and he really cost Sale.

[Kawazaki]

The wrong 'un kicked that last penalty a mile, hit halfway up the post. Is it a short pitch?

[Torquemada 1420]

Prem quality has been a mile above that in T14 so far. Early yet but on this showing, Fre clubs will struggle in the early rds in Europe.