The Official English Rugby Thread

[Margin__Walker]

His time with the Rebels was particularly joyous

Cant find a gif of this unfortunately

[westport]

6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU

[ASMO]

His time with the Rebels was particularly joyous

Cant find a gif of this unfortunately

He will be heading off to Japan i reckon, a last big paycheck as he is reaching the end, i doubt any Prem or T14 side would have him in as first choice now, he would be playing second fiddle which goes against his whole character.

[JM2K6]

Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.

[ASMO]

Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.

Not as first choice though i will bet.

[JM2K6]

Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.

Not as first choice though i will bet.

Certainly would be getting plenty of gametime. I think you might be overstating how much he wants to be The Man at 33 and with no club, though.

[Hal Jordan]

6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU

England Knights vs Scottish Saltires for the Calcuttabowl it is, then.

[Margin__Walker]

Covid outbreak at the Chiefs apparently. Putting the Toulouse game at risk

[duke]

What happens in that circumstance? Exeter forfeit the game?

[Margin__Walker]

Two games cancelled. Exeter Toulouse and Glasgow Lyon

EPCR will convene Match Result Resolution Committees to determine the results of the cancelled matches.

[SaintK]

Covid outbreak at the Chiefs apparently. Putting the Toulouse game at risk

Was always going to happen somewhere down the line
Watch out for more!

[Rhubarb & Custard]

6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU

England Knights vs Scottish Saltires for the Calcuttabowl it is, then.

Each quarter available on a different ppv

[Punter15]

Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.

Would love him back at Wasps. The Robson-Cips-Gopperth combo was superb, and Umaga still shits the bed too often.

[Hal Jordan]

6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU

England Knights vs Scottish Saltires for the Calcuttabowl it is, then.

Each quarter available on a different ppv

If we can sub Fazlet on and off as a specialist place kicker, I'm all for it.

[sockwithaticket]

There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.

Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.

[Oxbow]

Saints team to face Leinster. Furbank at 10 is an interesting choice.

15 Tom Collins
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 George Furbank
9 Tom James

1 Alex Waller (c)
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 Alex Moon
5 Api Ratuniyarawa
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Tom Wood
8 Shaun Adendorff

Replacements:
16 Mikey Haywood
17 Francois van Wyk
18 Owen Franks
19 Alex Coles
20 Teimana Harrison
21 Henry Taylor
22 Piers Francis
23 Matt Proctor

[SaintK]

Saints team to face Leinster. Furbank at 10 is an interesting choice.

15 Tom Collins
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 George Furbank
9 Tom James

1 Alex Waller (c)
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 Alex Moon
5 Api Ratuniyarawa
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Tom Wood
8 Shaun Adendorff

Replacements:
16 Mikey Haywood
17 Francois van Wyk
18 Owen Franks
19 Alex Coles
20 Teimana Harrison
21 Henry Taylor
22 Piers Francis
23 Matt Proctor

Not quite the 3rd team that Boyd suggested they may send out.
Good to see Haywood on the way back
Leinster +25ish

[JM2K6]

Always fun watching teams sent out to die...

[Rhubarb & Custard]

Saints team to face Leinster. Furbank at 10 is an interesting choice.

15 Tom Collins
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 George Furbank
9 Tom James

1 Alex Waller (c)
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 Alex Moon
5 Api Ratuniyarawa
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Tom Wood
8 Shaun Adendorff

Replacements:
16 Mikey Haywood
17 Francois van Wyk
18 Owen Franks
19 Alex Coles
20 Teimana Harrison
21 Henry Taylor
22 Piers Francis
23 Matt Proctor

Not quite the 3rd team that Boyd suggested they may send out.
Good to see Haywood on the way back
Leinster +25ish

Show some respect, some of those players have worked hard to be considered 3rd choice

[Glaston]

There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.

Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.

Wasps in the wet, not going to be good.

[Glaston]

There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.

Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.

Wasps in the wet, not going to be good.

LOL, reverse mockers works.

Though red card works too.

[sockwithaticket]

Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.

Wasps in the wet, not going to be good.

LOL, reverse mockers works.

Though red card works too.

That definitely helped. We're not terrible in the rain, though it's definitely not our preferred condition.

[geordie_6]

Barbeary looks bloody good at 8 mind. Do Waps have any plans to push him back to hooker, or just work on him as a backrower?

[sockwithaticket]

Barbeary looks bloody good at 8 mind. Do Waps have any plans to push him back to hooker, or just work on him as a backrower?

No idea what the plan is. I'd suspect his basics as a hooker aren't necessarily up to snuff if Taylor, Cruse and Oghre are ahead of him for a spot there.

Equally it could be that with certain injuries and absences in the back row recently we need an extra body in the back row and he's got the attributes to be most effective there compared to the others.

[Margin__Walker]

Looks likely that Newcastle are about to go 4 from 4



Got a feeling January is going to be really messy for this type of stuff.

[Stranger]

Game off

[sockwithaticket]

Newcastle to chalk up another win then?

I'd have called you a liar and a fantasist if, at the start of the season, you'd told me they'd be 4 from 4.

[Margin__Walker]

Newcastle to chalk up another win then?

I'd have called you a liar and a fantasist if, at the start of the season, you'd told me they'd be 4 from 4.

Yep, unless they decide to go off reservation, I think the pre agreed point split for this eventuality is 4/2. With the 2 points for the team at 'fault'

[Margin__Walker]

Bath v LI also off after LI returned positive cases

[sockwithaticket]

Teams for the games actually going ahead.



Harlequins v Bristol

Harlequins Starting XV
1. Jordan Els
2. Scott Baldwin
3. Wilco Louw
4. Dino Lamb
5. Glen Young
6. James Chisholm
7. Will Evans
8. Alex Dombrandt - Captain
9. Danny Care
10. Marcus Smith
11. Ross Chisholm
12. Ben Tapuai
13. James Lang
14. Louis Lynagh
15. Mike Brown

Impact Players
16. Elia Elia
17. Santiago Garcia Botta
18. Simon Kerrod
19. Hugh Tizard
20. Tom Lawday
21. Martin Landajo
22. Lennox Anyanwu
23.Tyrone Green

Unavailable for selection:
Andre Esterhuizen, Joe Marler, Scott Steele, Joe Marchant

Unavailable due to injury:
George Head, Craig Trenier, Will Collier, Matt Symons, Stephan Lewies, Luke Northmore, Paul Lasike, Michele Campagnaro, Nathan Earle, Cadan Murley

Exeter vs. Gloucester

EXETER CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE GLOUCESTER

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Olly Woodburn
13 Ian Whitten
12 Ollie Devoto
11 Tom O’Flaherty
10 Joe Simmonds (capt)
9 Jack Maunder
1 Ben Moon
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
3 Harry Williams
4 Jonny Gray
5 Sam Skinner
6 Dave Ewers
7 Jannes Kirsten
8 Sam Simmonds

16 Jack Yeandle
17 Alec Hepburn
18 Marcus Street
19 Don Armand
20 Richard Capstick
21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
22 Harvey Skinner
23 Tom Hendrickson

Northampton vs. Worcester






Sale vs. Wasps




From the Wasps pov, the AJ Bell is not a happy hunting ground and I'm not sure this is the team to redress the balance, though I appreciate Blackett giving the non-first choice players, particularly the young half back pair, more game time. The absence of our internationals, particularly Robson, for much of this season so far has revealed that we need their understudies and the rest of the team to learn how to get by without them.

[Paddington Bear]

Enjoyable game the Quins Bristol one

[sockwithaticket]

Game over.

First useful thing I've seen Adeolokun do since Pat Lam chucked him a sympathy contract.

[Saint]

Saints leading 10-0 after a stone cold deliberate knockon from Wuss gave us a PT

[Saint]

Concede a soft try through a dodgy forward pass, but the score a try of beauty. 17-7

[Paddington Bear]

Worcester with execution would be an interesting prospect

[Saint]

Worcester with execution would be an interesting prospect

Saints with the ability actually pass would be lethal

[Saint]

YYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

[sockwithaticket]

Far from guaranteed for most of the game, but a BP win is a great way to get over their terrible run.

[Oxbow]

That's made my Christmas a little bit happier.

[Niegs]

From the Wasps pov, the AJ Bell is not a happy hunting ground and I'm not sure this is the team to redress the balance, though I appreciate Blackett giving the non-first choice players, particularly the young half back pair, more game time. The absence of our internationals, particularly Robson, for much of this season so far has revealed that we need their understudies and the rest of the team to learn how to get by without them.

I keep seeing Odogwu doing good things in highlights. How's he doing throughout the match? Likely to be a regular in the 13 shirt?