I think the purple kit game was another one where England managed to scrape a win. Judging by Google images, we were in our regular white kit.
I was 13 when we won the World Cup, only a couple of years into paying attention to rugby beyond being plonked in front of the 6 Nations each year by my dad. Watching us go from lifting the trophy into what followed was deeply confusing and a little upsetting.tc27 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:05 pm The loss to Argentina was in the horrid white 'Nike swoosh' kit wasn't it? Peter Richards at 9?
Awful awful era of England rugby particularly as it followed the best ever period.
Decent write up: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 192358.stm
Enjoyed that, funny to read just how downbeat they were about '07 knowing what happens (yes I know it was a meme run but still). Have to say I'd blanked out just how turgidly poor that period was, though I do vaguely recall an autumn where our best performance came in shipping 40 points to the ABs.tc27 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:05 pm The loss to Argentina was in the horrid white 'Nike swoosh' kit wasn't it? Peter Richards at 9?
Awful awful era of England rugby particularly as it followed the best ever period.
Decent write up: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 192358.stm
Flood was messed around, particularly in the 2011 world cup.Iain(bobbity) wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:25 pm Oddly I really started to properly watch rugby in that era having only watched the last couple of 2003 RWC games.
It has left me with pretty managed expectations. Quite useful much of the time.
Mind you, I actually quite liked a good number of the players around at that time. Flood is maligned in my view, largely because of who he had to follow.
Henry Slade’s availability for England’s Six Nations away fixtures against Italy and France has been confirmed after Exeter revealed he is in contention to play in Montpellier on Sunday.
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has revealed that Slade can be selected for this weekend’s Heineken Champions Cup clash with Montpellier at the GGL Stadium in France and it is understood he has now been vaccinated.
“The truth is, and I know Henry doesn’t mind me saying this, Henry never said he wasn’t going to get vaccinated.
“He said at the time he wanted to see what the situation was and that was months and months ago. That’s all I’m prepared to say.
Yeah, Flood was much better than he was given credit for.Iain(bobbity) wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:25 pm Oddly I really started to properly watch rugby in that era having only watched the last couple of 2003 RWC games.
It has left me with pretty managed expectations. Quite useful much of the time.
Mind you, I actually quite liked a good number of the players around at that time. Flood is maligned in my view, largely because of who he had to follow.
That's it, Monye at 15.Oh fuck, it's Keith. wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:24 pm The purple kit game was the one with Monye at fullback. 2009 I think. The game you're talking about was 2006.
Keith x
Not sure, but ridiculous money for him whatever given his form . Certainly Scottish have no full time pros on their books and pay peanuts, probably why they are bottom of the Championship
That's certainly what was reported. Frankly an insane amount of money. He wasn't exactly ripping it up for Wasps when they came for him and was in a second season of non-peak form, so I've no idea how they decided that he was worth that much
Glaston wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:12 pmThere are 3 other Bristol players loaned out for the same game, a number of other Bristol players have played with them recently.
The others would probably be mentioned if they were internationals and earning a fraction of the amount he is, but it's the likes of Deago Bailey, so it's not much of a story.Glaston wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:12 pmThere are 3 other Bristol players loaned out for the same game, a number of other Bristol players have played with them recently.
Confirmation.sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:38 pmThe others would probably be mentioned if they were internationals and earning a fraction of the amount he is, but it's the likes of Deago Bailey, so it's not much of a story.
Any hopes former England number eight Nathan Hughes was on the verge of working his way back into being a regular part of Pat Lam's plans at Bristol Bears this season seem to have vanished following the news the big number eight has been sent out on loan to the Championship.
Hughes started at number eight against Exeter Chiefs on New Year's Day in his first Premiership start since September, with the official line from the club being he has been absent as a result of poor form in which time young Fitz Harding has established himself as a star in the side. In the background rumours of a fallout linger with the Fijian-born Hughes expected to leave Ashton Gate at the end of the season.
The 22-cap England international performed admirably, if unspectacularly, in the defeat to Exeter - doing the basics well. However, he was replaced in just the 45th minute of the 19-13 loss.
Since then Hughes has resumed his main role this season as a traveling replacement for the Bears, but he will not be involved this weekend when Bristol travel to Scarlets in the Heineken Champions Cup.
Today, RFU Championship side Hartpury confirmed he has joined the club on loan and has been training with the side in the week ahead of this weekend's game against London Scottish when he will start at number eight alongside clubmate Mitch Eadie. The pair are joined in the Hartpury side by Bristol Bears youngsters James Dun at lock and Deago Bailey on the wing.
Don't think it's an injured shoulderfishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:14 pmTo be fair to Jones (spit!), Farrells tackle technique, could equally be to blame; & that pre-dates Jones
Ah yes, quiteMargin__Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:10 pmMcCall's surely. They're not in camp yet
The main thing I remember about Flood's World Cup was that, having been England's No 10 throughout the 6N that year, he was used to promote the sale of TVs before the World Cup.petej wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:52 pmFlood was messed around, particularly in the 2011 world cup.Iain(bobbity) wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:25 pm Oddly I really started to properly watch rugby in that era having only watched the last couple of 2003 RWC games.
It has left me with pretty managed expectations. Quite useful much of the time.
Mind you, I actually quite liked a good number of the players around at that time. Flood is maligned in my view, largely because of who he had to follow.
You started to watch rugby pretty much when the Irish and Welsh had stopped being rubbish. Very bad timing.
Farrell will see a specialist early next week and is now not expected to join up with England in their training camp in Brighton.
England will announce a squad update on Monday with Courtney Lawes favourite to take over the captaincy in Farrell's absence.
Well Tommy Freeman is starting at 13 for Saints against Racing, so why not.
That is so bad I think I've spontaneously developed Bad Aids from reading the lineup.Bullet wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:17 pmThat's it, Monye at 15.Oh fuck, it's Keith. wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:24 pm The purple kit game was the one with Monye at fullback. 2009 I think. The game you're talking about was 2006.
Keith x
Given tickets but wished stayed home
England: Monye, Cueto, Hipkiss, Geraghty, Banahan, Wilkinson, Hodgson, Payne, Hartley, Bell, Deacon, Borthwick, Croft, Moody, Haskell.
Replacements: Goode for Wilkinson (75), Care for Hodgson (75), Doran-Jones for Payne (63), Thompson for Hartley (69), Worsley for Croft (63).
Not Used: Lawes, Erinle.
