The Official English Rugby Thread

[sockwithaticket]

Mike Williams just steamed into a ruck and grabbed Gopperth by the neck, apparently sparking him out. Not his first red card.

McNally trying to argue there's no other way to clear Gopperth out. Well, jeez, I guess that means you've lost the ruck then doesn't it, Josh and the solution isn't to commit foul play.

Tempest would've helped matters by blowing for the steal before Williams had a chance to act, seemed like Gopperth was over the ball for some time.

Some Bath staffer being removed from the technical area too.

[Kawazaki]

Gopperth wasn't supporting his own body weight, not even close. This is the first problem.

[sockwithaticket]

That doesn't exculpate players from committing foul play.

Also goes back to Tempest making a quicker decision at that ruck.

[sockwithaticket]

Tom Willis has saved two tries by holding players up over the line. He's been great so far this season.

[Margin__Walker]

Finishes 33 - 45 to Bristol. Bristol good for the win.

5 tries a piece. 4 Sheedy pens the difference

[SaintK]

Bonus point for Leicester before half time at Saints

Error after error from Saints. Tigers winning most of the collisions. and looking the better organised team.

Saints match review on Monday is not going to be easy viewing
55 26 to Tigers and their biggest away victory at The Gardens

[sockwithaticket]

Fairly middling performance from Wasps, but a win's a win and Bath get nothing out of it thanks to some dogged defending. Not sure if they do motm for the non-televised games, but for me it would definitely be Willis. Huge effort on both sides of the ball for the full 80.

Fifita went off with what looked like a bad leg injury which means we're now looking pretty threadbare at lock while Gopperthy being proper sparked out and on the oxygen when he came round means we're down to one senior centre again.

Worcester have handily beaten what looks on paper like a strong Sale team!

[Oxbow]

Bonus point for Leicester before half time at Saints

Error after error from Saints. Tigers winning most of the collisions. and looking the better organised team.

Saints match review on Monday is not going to be easy viewing
55 26 to Tigers and their biggest away victory at The Gardens

I switched off just after Hutchinson got charged down for yet another try. Leicester weren't even that good, Saints made so many stupid errors they didn't have to be. Some strange decisions from the management too, why take Collins off when he wasn't injured or playing poorly and replace him with a 19 year old centre? Boyd came in with a lot of promise but Saints haven't really progressed at all, I won't be unhappy when he leaves.

[Margin__Walker]

Back to the Prem Rugby highlights discussion from the other day. Just watched the one for LI v Bristol and they are the worst I've seen. The clip for half the tries seem to start well into the scoring play. Bristol scored one try from deep in their 22 and only the final pass made it onto the highlight reel.

[Paddington Bear]

This is not helping a killer hangover

[sockwithaticket]

That's a brisker start from Quins than I've seen so far this season.

[Dragster]

That was a yellow for Koch.

[Paddington Bear]

Has the makings of a very good game

[Kawazaki]

That was a yellow for Koch.

Don't be ridiculous!

Jesus wept

[Paddington Bear]

Moments like that make you wonder what Allan could have done with a slightly better Italian side around him

[sockwithaticket]

That was class.

[sockwithaticket]

Moments like that make you wonder what Allan could have done with a slightly better Italian side around him

Yeah, my opinion of him has really changed after seeing him in Quins colours with some talent to work with.

[Kawazaki]

Are 22-drop outs completely out of the game now?

[sockwithaticket]

Allan off could be the greatb leveller here.

[Dragster]

Allan off could be the greatb leveller here.

Koch did well.

[sockwithaticket]

Green's feet are absurd.

[Kawazaki]

Allan off could be the greatb leveller here.

Koch did well.

I should keep a QuinWhine count.

Did Allen throw that great pass before or after Koch ran in to him?

[Paddington Bear]

Real clash of styles here, Sarries have done well to stick in

[Kawazaki]

Dallaglio is a Quins fan today isn't he.

[Paddington Bear]

That is very very poor

[sockwithaticket]

Beautiful. At the moment it's going try : pen for Quins : Sarries.

[Kawazaki]

Was Kenningham onside there?

[Paddington Bear]

This is going to be a card

[Dragster]

Was Kenningham onside there?

I should keep a SarrieGripe count.

[Paddington Bear]

Head contact, silly stuff. Brainless play

[sockwithaticket]

No arms clear out? That wrap attempt is clear.

[Kawazaki]

Dallaglio has had a Quins gold watch today.

[Hal Jordan]

Be nice to allow the tackler to even attempt to roll away before three Sarries pile on top to pin them in for a penalty.

[sockwithaticket]

Esterhuizen has been such a complete player in these opening rounds - carries hard, offloads, passes, kicks and turns ball over.

[Paddington Bear]

Absolutely blown that. Criminal stuff

[Kawazaki]

No arms clear out? That wrap attempt is clear.

Look up your comments on the Gopperth injury yesterday. FFS.

[Hal Jordan]

Lewington butchered that.

Ah well, that's my watching done, Covid isolation childcare duties beckon.

[sockwithaticket]

That's two great bits of D in a row from Quins. Big moments while a man down.

No arms clear out? That wrap attempt is clear.

Look up your comments on the Gopperth injury yesterday. FFS.

I didn't say it wasn't a card, I'm just agreeing with CM-K that the TMO's initial assertion is incorrect.

Nowhere near as brutal as the Williams incident. He charged in from considerably further away and wrench Gopperth's neck back.

[Kawazaki]

That's two great bits of D in a row from Quins. Big moments while a man down.

No arms clear out? That wrap attempt is clear.

Look up your comments on the Gopperth injury yesterday. FFS.

I didn't say it wasn't a card, I'm just agreeing with CM-K that the TMO's initial assertion is incorrect.

Nowhere near as brutal as the Williams incident. He charged in from considerably further away and wrench Gopperth's neck back.

I wouldn't want you as a reliable witness in court. Bloody hell!

[Paddington Bear]

It was a soft yellow and feasibly could have been pen only but ultimately it was just stupid play and invites the replays