The Official English Rugby Thread
The more rugby I see this season, the more I think my idea that jacklers must step over the prone player before they can place their hands on the ball/tackled player is a great idea. The body angles of the jacklers make it impossible for them to be supporting their own weight, they just anchor themselves on the tackled player with arms around their body which prevents them from being able to place the ball back after they have been tackled. That contravenes a Law that already exists but it's just ignored.
Anyway, at least Quims lost. So not all bad.
Anyway, at least Quims lost. So not all bad.
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sockwithaticket
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Pffft, Ben Youngs has only just turned 32.
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Teams for today's televised game.
Good guys:
Evil empire:
I worry that we won't be able to achieve parity up front while still missing the likes of Launchbury, Barbeary and Willis sr. and having just added Oghre, Cruse and Gaskell to our forward absentees. Most of the backline is still pretty dangerous, though Gopperth and Le Bourgeois is by no means a preferred centre combo. Having one of Feikitoa or Odogwu available to slot in there would be great. They're the last men standing though after Spink picked up an injury last week. Poor kid, he's had to wait for opportunities and given the number of them in the centres this ought to be his moment to get some appearances in.
The club statement about Exeter's cultural appropriation is sure to have riled them up, I hope we're ready for that.
Good guys:
Evil empire:
I worry that we won't be able to achieve parity up front while still missing the likes of Launchbury, Barbeary and Willis sr. and having just added Oghre, Cruse and Gaskell to our forward absentees. Most of the backline is still pretty dangerous, though Gopperth and Le Bourgeois is by no means a preferred centre combo. Having one of Feikitoa or Odogwu available to slot in there would be great. They're the last men standing though after Spink picked up an injury last week. Poor kid, he's had to wait for opportunities and given the number of them in the centres this ought to be his moment to get some appearances in.
The club statement about Exeter's cultural appropriation is sure to have riled them up, I hope we're ready for that.
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sockwithaticket
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Yeah, put him through the gap really nicely. Fifita probably should've just kept running straight. Might not have made it all the way, but he'd not have been much shy of the line when brought down. Great position to set up a ruck.
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sockwithaticket
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Balls. I was just thinking how well our defence had been doing...
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sockwithaticket
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Barnes is allowing a much messier breakdown than we usually see from him.
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We've suffered many times at the hands of Exeter's maul, so to be out-mauling them is a good feeling.
Frost looks like another great pickup by Wasps. Hislop (the loosehead) isn't doing poorly either!
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Both from the Championship. Another reason why the RFU should fund it properly so that we see more home grown players develop
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Why do BT sport let Dayglo commentate on Wssps games? He’s clueless when commentating as a neutral but overlay his wasps bias he’s just pish
Agreed, and that's from a Wasps supporter.Deveron Boy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:05 pm Why do BT sport let Dayglo commentate on Wssps games? He’s clueless when commentating as a neutral but overlay his wasps bias he’s just pish
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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Same reason they let Healy do Leciester, they must think the clear bias adds something?Deveron Boy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:05 pm Why do BT sport let Dayglo commentate on Wssps games? He’s clueless when commentating as a neutral but overlay his wasps bias he’s just pish
Goodness knows what.
Kay and Healey both commentating Tigers match last nightsockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:07 pmSame reason they let Healy do Leciester, they must think the clear bias adds something?Deveron Boy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:05 pm Why do BT sport let Dayglo commentate on Wssps games? He’s clueless when commentating as a neutral but overlay his wasps bias he’s just pish
Goodness knows what.
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Wasps water carrier stupid to get involved.
It's pretty big to come through that period without having conceded points, albeit it has cost us a man.
Can't complain about the yellow, but also can't help but feel that Exeter should've been warned over their pens in the first half.
It's pretty big to come through that period without having conceded points, albeit it has cost us a man.
Can't complain about the yellow, but also can't help but feel that Exeter should've been warned over their pens in the first half.
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Hill's handling has been dreadful. How many knock ons in the carry?
He is never international standardsockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:24 pm Hill's handling has been dreadful. How many knock ons in the carry?