The Official English Rugby Thread

[SaintK]

Lewington butchered that.

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

Pretty poor half all round from Lewington
Good luck!!!

[JM2K6]

Think we'll struggle to hold on here with Allen being cheap-shotted out of the game. Some nice tries in among some poor discipline. Kenningham having a cracking game.

[Dragster]

Lewington butchered that.

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

Very harsh on butchers. He’s had an absolute mare.

[Paddington Bear]

Huge. Game on

[Kawazaki]

Think we'll struggle to hold on here with Allen being cheap-shotted out of the game. Some nice tries in among some poor discipline. Kenningham having a cracking game.

In the match timeline, when did Koch run into Allen and when did Allen throw that fantastic 25m pinpoint pass?

[Kawazaki]

Get in!

[JM2K6]

Think we'll struggle to hold on here with Allen being cheap-shotted out of the game. Some nice tries in among some poor discipline. Kenningham having a cracking game.

In the match timeline, when did Koch run into Allen and when did Allen throw that fantastic 25m pinpoint pass?

Sorry, what? Are you trying to claim that the cheap shot isn't what caused him to fail his HIA?

For the record, he got smashed in the back in the second minute, was down for a long time, missed a simple conversion, shanked a kick off, got shown on TV blinking a lot and feeling his eyes, but did throw a nice pass before going off and failing a test that looks for a brain injury.

[Kawazaki]

Think we'll struggle to hold on here with Allen being cheap-shotted out of the game. Some nice tries in among some poor discipline. Kenningham having a cracking game.

In the match timeline, when did Koch run into Allen and when did Allen throw that fantastic 25m pinpoint pass?

Sorry, what? Are you trying to claim that the cheap shot isn't what caused him to fail his HIA?

For the record, he got smashed in the back in the second minute, was down for a long time, missed a simple conversion, shanked a kick off, got shown on TV blinking a lot and feeling his eyes, but did throw a nice pass before going off and failing a test that looks for a brain injury.

Stop being a hysterical fanny. It was nothing. A penalty but just a push in the back.

[JM2K6]

In the match timeline, when did Koch run into Allen and when did Allen throw that fantastic 25m pinpoint pass?

Sorry, what? Are you trying to claim that the cheap shot isn't what caused him to fail his HIA?

For the record, he got smashed in the back in the second minute, was down for a long time, missed a simple conversion, shanked a kick off, got shown on TV blinking a lot and feeling his eyes, but did throw a nice pass before going off and failing a test that looks for a brain injury.

Stop being a hysterical fanny. It was nothing. A penalty but just a push in the back.

It was a late shoulder charge into the back of a vulnerable opponent that saw him go down hurt for some time, try to play on, then inevitably go off because the whiplash hurt his brain.

You're a ludicrous person.

[JM2K6]

Terrible decision. Glad it went our way for once.

[Kawazaki]

Sorry, what? Are you trying to claim that the cheap shot isn't what caused him to fail his HIA?

For the record, he got smashed in the back in the second minute, was down for a long time, missed a simple conversion, shanked a kick off, got shown on TV blinking a lot and feeling his eyes, but did throw a nice pass before going off and failing a test that looks for a brain injury.

Stop being a hysterical fanny. It was nothing. A penalty but just a push in the back.

It was a late shoulder charge into the back of a vulnerable opponent that saw him go down hurt for some time, try to play on, then inevitably go off because the whiplash hurt his brain.

You're a ludicrous person.

No, I'm an ex-player. That was nothing.

[Hal Jordan]

Lots of us are ex-players.

FFS.

[Kawazaki]

Lots of us are ex-players.

FFS.

Lots clearly aren't as well.

[JM2K6]

Yeah? I'm sure they're very upset, whoever they are.

[sockwithaticket]

Sarries going to get a warning soon?

[Kawazaki]

If you have a foot in touch when you play the ball then the ball is in touch. When did that Law change?

[sockwithaticket]

If you have a foot in touch when you play the ball then the ball is in touch. When did that Law change?

It's been at least a couple of seasons.

[Raggs]

If you have a foot in touch when you play the ball then the ball is in touch. When did that Law change?

It's been at least a couple of seasons.

I think a lot of ex-players don't bother to keep track of the laws etc after they stop playing....

[Kawazaki]

If you have a foot in touch when you play the ball then the ball is in touch. When did that Law change?

It's been at least a couple of seasons.

So you can catch a box kick with a foot in touch and just play on?

[Hal Jordan]

Two boneheaded penalties from Quins to march themselves back up to their own 22.

[sockwithaticket]

If you have a foot in touch when you play the ball then the ball is in touch. When did that Law change?

It's been at least a couple of seasons.

So you can catch a box kick with a foot in touch and just play on?

Sorry, it is still out, but that action would count as the catcher taking the ball out and so it would be an opposition lineout. As I understand it.

[Hal Jordan]

Quins making all the wrong decisions at the moment.

[Paddington Bear]

Loz is a superb player and can’t help but feel he ought to be talked about far more for England

[Kawazaki]

Loz is a superb player and can’t help but feel he ought to be talked about far more for England

Absolutely. He's a great player at 10 and 12. A better 12 than Farrell and a better defender.

Just another stupid Eddie hubris victim.

[Kawazaki]

It's been at least a couple of seasons.

So you can catch a box kick with a foot in touch and just play on?

Sorry, it is still out, but that action would count as the catcher taking the ball out and so it would be an opposition lineout. As I understand it.

Right, so the Law hasn't changed then.

[Paddington Bear]

Superb try. Another act left in this game though

[Hal Jordan]

Pissed this one away.

[Kawazaki]

Jackson Wray. Against Quins.

That's beautiful.

[JM2K6]

Damaging loss, I think, if Allen is out for any length of time. Wouldn't expect us to win any matches with Edwards at ten. There's some rumours that Green has some history there, so that might be an option.

Good contest though.

[JM2K6]

Jackson Wray. Against Quins.

That's beautiful.

I'm pleased for him - he had such a difficult first hour against an absolute tyro that it's a bit of redemption for him to catch that pass and score, doubly so with Lewington creating it.

[sockwithaticket]

So you can catch a box kick with a foot in touch and just play on?

Sorry, it is still out, but that action would count as the catcher taking the ball out and so it would be an opposition lineout. As I understand it.

Right, so the Law hasn't changed then.

Well it used to be that the catcher in that situation would be making the kick go out on the full rather than be carrying it out themselves. It's a difference in whose possession it would be, which is a change.

[Paddington Bear]

Hell of a steal there and hell of a win. Not entirely sure why the boos rained down at the end there.

Very good game of rugby, this really is a proper derby these days

[sockwithaticket]

Quins probably should have taken some of their own penalty opportunities earlier and they provided far too many for Lozowski to knock over. Great kicking display from him.

Hell of a steal there and hell of a win. Not entirely sure why the boos rained down at the end there.

Very good game of rugby, this really is a proper derby these days

'cause everyone, but particularly Quins, still don't like Saracens?

[Paddington Bear]

Well aware of that, all a bit tedious

[JM2K6]

Well aware of that, all a bit tedious

Crowd was probably pissed off with the Saracens players repeatedly gloating in the faces of Quins players when decisions went their way, it tends to rile.

[Kawazaki]

'cause everyone, but particularly Quins, still don't like Saracens?

Small man syndrome.

[JM2K6]

Quins probably should have taken some of their own penalty opportunities earlier and they provided far too many for Lozowski to knock over. Great kicking display from him.

Edwards isn't much of a goal kicker I think, against the wind I can see why they turned them down, and he did miss the one he tried.

[Paddington Bear]

Well aware of that, all a bit tedious

Crowd was probably pissed off with the Saracens players repeatedly gloating in the faces of Quins players when decisions went their way, it tends to rile.

Yeah Quins and every other team do it as well, including in this match. Let’s not pretend there’s moral high horses on this

[JM2K6]

Well aware of that, all a bit tedious

Crowd was probably pissed off with the Saracens players repeatedly gloating in the faces of Quins players when decisions went their way, it tends to rile.

Yeah Quins and every other team do it as well, including in this match. Let’s not pretend there’s moral high horses on this

Nah, fuck the whataboutery - Sarries are the number one team for that and dialed it up to eleven today. Billy in particular acted the cunt all day.

[SaintK]

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