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That was nearly very, very nice indeed. Despite that it's good to see Bristol playing with more precision than they've managed for a lot of the season.

Lloyd still looks about 12.
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Massively disappointing and our seasons over. Expect a clear out of the coaches and a few players besides those who are going. You can't be that predictable in attack, or open on one side of your defence. Our lack of pace was badly exposed.

As an aside - Wayne Barnes was fucking awful tonight, his scrum reffing was an embarrassment.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:07 pm Bristol looking the best I've seen them so far this season.

Sale still undermining themselves with shoddy discipline.
Sheedy is a bit of a drag anchor on this backline, Randradra seems to be a shadow of the player he was last season...quite a few players just sub par at the moment..Piers O'conor was superb last season...this season very meh.
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ASMO wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:01 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:07 pm Bristol looking the best I've seen them so far this season.

Sale still undermining themselves with shoddy discipline.
Sheedy is a bit of a drag anchor on this backline, Randradra seems to be a shadow of the player he was last season...quite a few players just sub par at the moment..Piers O'conor was superb last season...this season very meh.
He's been very poor so far this season
Reckon he'll be off to Wales some time soon to pursue his international ambitions with MacGinty arriving at Bristol.
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Sheedy is one of several Bristol players who looks a shadow of themself this season and of course in his position it's even more crucial. You can get away with a winger having an average season, not so much with a flyhalf.

AJ is undoubetedly coming in as first choice ten, so if Sheedy has anything about him he'll be looking to go elsewhere.
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Quins v Chiefs 7 7 at halftime
Hepburn sent off just before the whistle
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That should be a very long ban
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Well Hepburn's just made things somewhat difficult for his team after they were looking on the up.
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good refereeing. You really see the greater skill in reffing with video assistance compared to the dipshits they have in football.
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Fairly scrappy game at Kingston Park, Saints 20-3 up at half time. Several players look like they've got bubonic plague with black pellets stuck on their their faces from the abomination of a pitch.
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petej wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:51 pm good refereeing. You really see the greater skill in reffing with video assistance compared to the dipshits they have in football.
Though to be fair that was not a difficult decision to make
Not sure what Hepburn was thinking
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There can be no complaints about that, as clear a red as you could ever wish for.
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SaintK wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:54 pm
petej wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:51 pm good refereeing. You really see the greater skill in reffing with video assistance compared to the dipshits they have in football.
Though to be fair that was not a difficult decision to make
Not sure what Hepburn was thinking
As Flats specukates on it, it definitely looked to me like he was deliberately trying to get Marler hurt. Dropping him seemed purposeful.

While Hepburn might have hurt Chiefs numerically, his absence should actually help them in the scrum.
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Wrestling finisher stuff there. Probably lucky Marler"s got front row neck and shoulders to help cushion the impact.
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Jesus Christ BUTCHERED
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That's about as close to missing an open goal as you can get.
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And then Dombrandt spills it on the fucking line.
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Same player butchers another simple run in. :sick:
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Bloody hell awful pass from Green
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Green fucks an open goal up again
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What the fuck was that horseshit? Fucking three chances against 14 fucked up royally.
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Green's not having a good 3rd quarter.
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Another unique Exeter haircut enters the fray.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:21 pm Green's not having a good 3rd quarter.
He’s been poor all game
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Quins have been rotten this half. Exeter about to go ahead, I reckon.
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Lobby wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:24 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:21 pm Green's not having a good 3rd quarter.
He’s been poor all game
Yeah, but none of it was quite so spectacularly crap or harmful as the spooning of apparently gilt edged scoring chances this quarter.
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AND NOW A TOTAL FUCKING BOTCH ON AN EASY CLEARANCE YOU FUCKING CUNTS AND ANOTHER FUCKING PENALTY YOU FUCKING STUPID FUCKING MORONS
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:25 pm Quins have been rotten this half. Exeter about to go ahead, I reckon.
Took their time
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:30 pm AND NOW A TOTAL FUCKING BOTCH ON AN EASY CLEARANCE YOU FUCKING CUNTS AND ANOTHER FUCKING PENALTY YOU FUCKING STUPID FUCKING MORONS
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I think Green should be subbed off.
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If it wasn't for them winning the league last year, Quins tick every box to be described as 'Spursy'.
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How the fuck does Huw Jones have Test caps? Two touches, two turnovers.
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AND ANOTHER FUCKING TRY BOMBED
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And another one goes begging
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He literally had to run a step faster and catch it and he's under the posts, the cunt.
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Quins are treating their try scoring chances as if they've got money on Exeter.
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He's fucking offside, isn't he. Fucking hell.
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Smith really is a little fucking wizard. Even with those on the receiving end continuing to fuck up he just kept conjouring more opportunities.
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Bonus point win for Saints, finished 44-8. Newcastle were pretty awful. Lewis Ludlam is twice the player now than when he was first picked for England, which in Eddie's world means he has no chance of making the side. England should also have a look at Fraser Dingwall before Scotland do.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:49 pm Smith really is a little fucking wizard. Even with those on the receiving end continuing to fuck up he just kept conjouring more opportunities.
I think I've had about four heart attacks.
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