The Official English Rugby Thread

[Raggs]

How the fuck is that penalty only? It's a no arms tackle, blocking the kicker! OK, there's nothing on for Wasps, but that's a yellow!

EDIT - CMK doesn't like us, I know that, but come on.

[sockwithaticket]

That's crazy from Ross and I can't believe they're taking this long deliberating.

[sockwithaticket]

Surely an offside that blatant before the quick tap is also a yellow?

[Margin__Walker]

Sale fringe defence there

[Punter15]

Maxwell Keys is a disgrace. He refs Wasps like they stole his lunch money.

[JM2K6]

Umaga had a shocking second half, jeez. At half time I was thinking he was looking alright and was keen to see him take control.

[Raggs]

Umaga had a shocking second half, jeez. At half time I was thinking he was looking alright and was keen to see him take control.

Yep, still some brighter spots, but nothing was coming off for him. Needs to learn to manage the conditions a bit more.

[notfatcat]

Good to see the pizza boys get bummed at home.

[sockwithaticket]

Both in this game and the one at the weekend it seems to me as if Jack Maunders decision making and general efficacy have really come on.

[Margin__Walker]

Dollman rolling back the years

[Margin__Walker]

Both in this game and the one at the weekend it seems to me as if Jack Maunders decision making and general efficacy have really come on.

Um, that's not Maunder

[Kawazaki]

Radradra is clearly a good player but he's been so hyped up - it's as if the commentators/journos have been given a hyperbole crib sheet that they have to recite every time he plays regardless of what they see with their own eyes. He did nothing against Saracens - zip, zero, and had one run against Glos. Tonight he's been like an open gate.

[sockwithaticket]

Both in this game and the one at the weekend it seems to me as if Jack Maunders decision making and general efficacy have really come on.

Um, that's not Maunder

He's playing so well I assumed it couldn't be Hidalgo-Clyne, whom I've never been particularly impressed by.

[sockwithaticket]

Radradra is clearly a good player but he's been so hyped up - it's as if the commentators/journos have been given a hyperbole crib sheet that they have to recite every time he plays regardless of what they see with their own eyes. He did nothing against Saracens - zip, zero, and had one run against Glos. Tonight he's been like an open gate.

Err...1 try, 2 assists and 130 metres made and those are just the headline stats.Bit more than just one run.

[Kawazaki]

Radradra is clearly a good player but he's been so hyped up - it's as if the commentators/journos have been given a hyperbole crib sheet that they have to recite every time he plays regardless of what they see with their own eyes. He did nothing against Saracens - zip, zero, and had one run against Glos. Tonight he's been like an open gate.

Err...1 try, 2 assists and 130 metres made and those are just the headline stats.Bit more than just one run.

Meh

[sockwithaticket]

I don't disagree that the comms guys and pundits are laying it on a bit thick, but he was very productive in that Glaws game.

I wouldn't hold the Sarries performance against him, very few teams looked good in that first round after the break and it was his first game in a new team.

[Kawazaki]

I don't disagree that the comms guys and pundits are laying it on a bit thick, but he was very productive in that Glaws game.

I wouldn't hold the Sarries performance against him, very few teams looked good in that first round after the break and it was his first game in a new team.

The Saracens midfield was Socino (fresh from the Championship with Newcastle) and Morris (fresh from the Saracens academy) with Alex Goode at 10!

[Margin__Walker]

Look Sock. If a bloke hasn't torn Sarries a new one, he's junk. No other performance will ever matter.

Toga would make even the most myopic Kiwi blush.

[Kawazaki]

Look Sock. If a bloke hasn't torn Sarries a new one, he's junk. No other performance will ever matter.

Toga would make even the most myopic Kiwi blush.

Or even Sarries 2nd XV.

[notfatcat]

Can't believe that Bristol try wasn't called forward.

[Margin__Walker]

Great game this tbf

[Kawazaki]

Can't believe that Bristol try wasn't called forward.

Me neither. Came off Radradra's arm.

[sockwithaticket]

Look Sock. If a bloke hasn't torn Sarries a new one, he's junk. No other performance will ever matter.

Sorry, forgot the rules.

[sockwithaticket]

That's the second time tonight someone's been blatantly not 10 from one of those quick taps after a succession of pens and effectively been spared a yellow thanks to a try being scored.

It's not clever, but bloode hell Exeter's 5m game is effective and their resilience to pull that out the bag at a crucial moment after not playing well is a pretty important factor as to why they're top of the league.

[Kawazaki]

Watching Exeter is hard to like isn't it. Like a ginger step-child.

[sockwithaticket]

Nah, I don't mind at all. Blunt force has a certain amount of appeal, this is rugby after all, but it's not like they can't play out wide either. They often get their 5m positions having done something more flash to achieve the field position.

[JM2K6]

They were great to watch today. A lot of running rugby.

Radradra put on a show with ball in hand against one of the best defences in the country - 86 metres with 5 offloads is pretty good going. Had a bad night in defence though.

[stemoc]

a 125kg Nadolo will take on a player half his size today ..where does one find a "Get Well Soon" card i can send to Parton after the game?

also matavesi named at 10 for Bath, he hasn't played there since his start there against Uruguay for fiji at the 2019RWC (we all know how that game went)

[Margin__Walker]

a 125kg Nadolo will take on a player half his size today ..where does one find a "Get Well Soon" card i can send to Parton after the game?

Bigger they are, the harder they fall.



Hopefully

[duke]

a 125kg Nadolo will take on a player half his size today ..where does one find a "Get Well Soon" card i can send to Parton after the game?

also matavesi named at 10 for Bath, he hasn't played there since his start there against Uruguay for fiji at the 2019RWC (we all know how that game went)

He didn’t exactly go well at 10 for Bath on Saturday once Priestland had gone off, apart from one outrageous dummy.
Now that Freddie Burns has headed off to Japan, Bath are rather bare in the fly half stakes. Lots of rumours about new signings but nothing concrete.

[stemoc]

they could sign his younger brother Joel from newcastle, i have seen him play, he is more a 10 than his brother..in an odd twist, his other brother Sam will come off the bench against Bath later tonight

[sockwithaticket]

Fair play to Bristol's social media person for creating this:

[sockwithaticket]

Which 6pm kick off are people opting for?

I'm thinking Glaws - Sarries ought to be the best of the bunch.

[JM2K6]

That should be the best game. I instead will be watching an excellent Worcs backrow decimate Quins :)

[Margin__Walker]

I'm watching LI.

It's going to be glorious

See you on the other side

[sockwithaticket]

Best of luck to you both.

[stemoc]

how to watch the leicester game, none of the 3 btsports chans showing it :(

[sockwithaticket]

how to watch the leicester game, none of the 3 btsports chans showing it :(

red button? Some of the games have been on that rather than a main channel.

[Margin__Walker]

how to watch the leicester game, none of the 3 btsports chans showing it :(

Red button, or watch on the online player/app

BT Sport Extra 2

https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/live-now ... rt-extra-2

[sockwithaticket]

Rees-Zamit loses the ball in the act of scoring. Cracking break and grubber through from the Glaws 7 for him to chase.