2024/2025 Not Heineken Cup

[inactionman]

Got a fairly low res stream but the commentators calling Max Ojomoh Ollie Lawrence is not a good look

I can't get sound on my stream, which on recent commentator showings is perhaps for the best

[JM2K6]

Got a fairly low res stream but the commentators calling Max Ojomoh Ollie Lawrence is not a good look

I can't get sound on my stream, which on recent commentator showings is perhaps for the best

Robshaw just teed up Dallaglio to talk about the Bath forwards, so he immediately started describing what Finn Russell did

[Brazil]

Raises an interesting speculation: which Sale turns out next week both in terms of squad and performance?

With nothing to play for, i wouldn't bet against it being an "inexperienced" side

Will make for an interesting atmosphere in the Braz household

If it's in Europe we won't be watching as we've finally reached the limit on paying to watch rugby, particularly a tournament where neither of our teams have any chance, and where the outcome is inevitably "moneybags french club Vs team with most of the Irish national side/the other french moneybags club".

On a personal level I'm not sure. I'd like both teams to explore their depth and use it to test younger players given this tournament is a bust. Equally they're both in need of finding form, so full strength sides before the enforced lay off during the 6N would also make sense.

[JM2K6]

Lawrence having a crap game so far.

[JM2K6]

Dallaglio blaming a 3 inch drop in height for a rising swinging arm tackle to the jaw

[sockwithaticket]

Dallaglio - "I don't see any foul play here"

As they're replaying a shoulder going into Lawrence's jaw.

[JM2K6]

Dallaglio - "I don't see any foul play here"

As they're replaying a shoulder going into Lawrence's jaw.

He's an absolute fuckwit. He ended up saying there was mitigation because the attacker was rising(?!)

In reality, the tackler is high, hits upwards, and swings an arm and shoulder straight into the jaw. Absolutely no mitigation.

[inactionman]

Dallaglio - "I don't see any foul play here"

As they're replaying a shoulder going into Lawrence's jaw.

I'm watching on a stream that looks like minecraft, but I thought that was Ojomoh who got hit.

[sockwithaticket]

While I agree with the decisions, we've seen plenty of similar or worse incidents mitigated down by gutless officials for the most spurious of reasons, so I can understand the player maybe feeling hard done by. This, however, should be the standard.

Dallaglio needs to shut up. Official's lives are not going to be made any easier if commentators constantly undermine them.

[JM2K6]

"Asking a front row forward to change his body height in a split second is very difficult indeed"

but it's totally reasonable for the same player to attempt a huge hit in the same amount of time

[JM2K6]

Dallaglio - "I don't see any foul play here"

As they're replaying a shoulder going into Lawrence's jaw.

I'm watching on a stream that looks like minecraft, but I thought that was Ojomoh who got hit.

It was, but Dallaglio called him Lawrence again

[sockwithaticket]

Dallaglio - "I don't see any foul play here"

As they're replaying a shoulder going into Lawrence's jaw.

I'm watching on a stream that looks like minecraft, but I thought that was Ojomoh who got hit.

Mine must be worse than yours, that or I need an eye test. Thought I'd correctly read the shirt number as 13

[inactionman]

Very nice. Lovely weight from Russell and Ojomoh has good hands.

[JM2K6]

Ojomoh is having a cracking game so far for sure. Lovely stuff.

Been a while since we've seen Peak Russell so this is fun to watch.

[inactionman]

Dallaglio - "I don't see any foul play here"

As they're replaying a shoulder going into Lawrence's jaw.

I'm watching on a stream that looks like minecraft, but I thought that was Ojomoh who got hit.

Mine must be worse than yours, that or I need an eye test. Thought I'd correctly read the shirt number as 13

Mine keep relaying a move from 10 minutes ago and confusing the hell out of me.

Is any one watching this on the actual TV?

[inactionman]

God, I miss evening games at the rec.

[inactionman]

Didn't his own player lift him?

[JM2K6]

Didn't his own player lift him?

Barbeary did lift the leg tbf, but the other player being involved is why it was only a pen

[sockwithaticket]

Despite the lineout cock up Clermont look omiously muscular in the tight. Really, really want to avoid giving them driving opportunities in the 22 if you're Bath.

[inactionman]

In the words of racist Ron, looked to be good eyebrows from Ojomoh for that try

[JM2K6]

Decent match. Clermont have a couple of absolute livewires making life difficult, but Bath comfortably the better team from the start.

[Kawazaki]

Dombrandt having a mare, got melted by Isa in the tackle and just shit the bed on a certain try

It's irritating because he had already put Murley away for what should've been a cracking try and he clearly made the wrong call. Whatever about him getting mashed by Isa, who then did the same to Hammond, because that's life and it's going to happen when a guy who made his name melting people in the Rugby Championship is getting a head of steam.

I will say that "having a mare" doesn't look like that, though. Dombrandt made more carries (16) than anyone else , more tackles (25/2) than anyone else by a mile, more metres (62) than any other forward (and more than any Toulon player), and actually made an impact at the breakdown. Gave away some penalties and made a couple of errors, but that ledger is heavily weighted in his favour. Same with Murley - he should've nailed that first try but he was a big positive for Quins overall.

Baxter is getting flogged after Marler's retirement, Walker is getting flogged after Jibulu's injury, Lamositele is a waste of a signing, Launchbury & Hammond are a dreadful combo and miles off Lewies/Herbst/Lamb, Porter's form has dropped off, Care is a thousand years old, David lacks physicality and Green is just back from injury. Can't fault the attitude in most matches but there are structural problems in the squad at the moment.

Yeah, but you've got the best flyhalf since Barry John apparently so it seems odd that Quins keep losing.

[Kawazaki]

While I agree with the decisions, we've seen plenty of similar or worse incidents mitigated down by gutless officials for the most spurious of reasons, so I can understand the player maybe feeling hard done by. This, however, should be the standard.

Dallaglio needs to shut up. Official's lives are not going to be made any easier if commentators constantly undermine them.

Listen to people that have actually played the game ffs.

[JM2K6]

Fucking hell you're weird

[sockwithaticket]

While I agree with the decisions, we've seen plenty of similar or worse incidents mitigated down by gutless officials for the most spurious of reasons, so I can understand the player maybe feeling hard done by. This, however, should be the standard.

Dallaglio needs to shut up. Official's lives are not going to be made any easier if commentators constantly undermine them.

Listen to people that have actually played the game ffs.

Dayglo's most recent game having been 18 years ago doesn't seem to have conferred upon him any great understanding seeing as how he frequently gets even basics wrong, let alone more complex judgement decisions like card situations.

[sockwithaticket]

Let off for Bath that, very nearly a disaster start to the half.

[JM2K6]

Cokanasiga reminding everyone that power and pace isn't enough if you also have the ball skills of a house brick. Lucky there was a knockon.

[Kawazaki]

While I agree with the decisions, we've seen plenty of similar or worse incidents mitigated down by gutless officials for the most spurious of reasons, so I can understand the player maybe feeling hard done by. This, however, should be the standard.

Dallaglio needs to shut up. Official's lives are not going to be made any easier if commentators constantly undermine them.

Listen to people that have actually played the game ffs.

Dayglo's most recent game having been 18 years ago doesn't seem to have conferred upon him any great understanding seeing as how he frequently gets even basics wrong, let alone more complex judgement decisions like card situations.

Then listen to Jonathan Davies at halftime instead who said the same.

[inactionman]

I'm waiting for Ugo's opinion before commenting.

[sockwithaticket]

Listen to people that have actually played the game ffs.

Dayglo's most recent game having been 18 years ago doesn't seem to have conferred upon him any great understanding seeing as how he frequently gets even basics wrong, let alone more complex judgement decisions like card situations.

Then listen to Jonathan Davies at halftime instead who said the same.

Went for a piss.Tbh being a current player doesn't mean much for understanding the law either. Have seen plenty interviewed down the years, they're often pretty clueless on the finer points or even things like qualification criteria in competitions of which they're partaking.

The ultimate test is whether the card is upheld or rescinded, but it's hard to see where anyone could poke a hole in Adamson's application of the framework. Nothing he said was incorrect.

[inactionman]

deleted. double post after internet dropped

[Tichtheid]

Is Cam Redpath injured again?

[Kawazaki]

FFS.

Tell me about your own experience of playing rugby. Actually playing it.

People like you are destroying rugby. Clueless.

[sockwithaticket]

Du Toit might be one of the best signings in Prem history.

[Torquemada 1420]

How the fuck did Nowell get away with that ????

Lots of whining by the Irish players forever after but he clearly went for the ball with 2 hands.

Using two hands didn't make it a serious attempt to catch, if it did we'd never see deliberate knock-ons given, because all the players would just use two hands.

No. They wouldn't. Because it's entirely instinctive. Which is why players cannot help sticking the 1 hand out despite the inevitable sanction.

{EDIT} What JM said!

[inactionman]

Is Cam Redpath injured again?

As far as I'm aware, yep, unfortunately. Not sure what issue is though,

[Torquemada 1420]

Hastoy really has repeatedly shit the bed today. Kicking that ball away was a disastrous decision.

It's a central source of discussion amongst les Maritimes: their lack of a decent half back pairing is their biggest problem.

[JM2K6]

Du Toit might be one of the best signings in Prem history.

Not much harder in the game than stopping him a few yards out.

Cokanasiga again, sigh. Really frustrates me watching him. Not least because one of the Welsh PR trolls had his weaknesses pegged a few years back and that burns, y'know?

[inactionman]

Du Toit might be one of the best signings in Prem history.

Not much harder in the game than stopping him a few yards out.

Cokanasiga again, sigh. Really frustrates me watching him. Not least because one of the Welsh PR trolls had his weaknesses pegged a few years back and that burns, y'know?

It's his positional play that used to really be a worry, it's improved but still a weakness.

[Tichtheid]

Du Toit might be one of the best signings in Prem history.

Not much harder in the game than stopping him a few yards out.

That try just now was outstanding - that's how to keep the low leg drive going.