European Rugby Thread

[Torquemada 1420]

Well spotted by the TMO

Well that's bollox.

[fishfoodie]

Dirty cunt

[Torquemada 1420]

Marler being a tw*t. Red.

{EDIT} Got of light.

[iarmhí]

That was a bit dirty from Marler

[fishfoodie]

That was a bit dirty from Marler

Needless & stupid ... classic Marler

[Tichtheid]

That was a bit dirty from Marler

Needless & stupid ... classic Marler

When carded he just said, "Fair"

He knew all about it.

On a Quins related note ex Stoop player Glen Young has scored two for Edinburgh, running one in from half way. Edinburgh lead Brive 33-3 at HT

[C69]

The new slimmer Dombrant is slowly becoming the new seagulling Tom Croft.

[fishfoodie]

The new slimmer Dombrant is slowly becoming the new seagulling Tom Croft.

It's all part of his preparation to play as a center, for England

[Tichtheid]

Huw Jones is looking a bit more like himself tonight

[sturginho]

Just seen a reference to Sam Underhill coming back from injury against Leinster on Saturday. The BBC article says he’s coming back after more than a month out. He was injured on 26 December against Gloucester…….
Effing Beeb is getting worse I swear!

Their rugby coverage hasn't been great for a while, it's breadth and depth read like a couple of interns drew the short straw to do it.

Today’s preview of Quims Castres has a pic of Tommy Allen, with the caption “Tommy Allen starts at fly-half for Saracens”...

But at least they spelled his name right...

[Tichtheid]

Howler!

Brilliant up to the point he dropped it.

[sockwithaticket]

"Save us, Marcus!"

[Tichtheid]

Fuckin Drama!

[sockwithaticket]

Quins addiction to last gasp finishes is going to cost them one day, but it's not this one.

[JM2K6]

Bizarre game. Loads of weird decisions not going Castres way, but then they also got away with a couple of stone cold penalty tries.

Never boring, eh.

[Tichtheid]

Edinburgh beat Brive 66-3

[Jim Lahey]

Mike Adamson setting UK-France relations back quite abit with that display

How many fuck ups did he make in Quins favour over the course of the game?

You'd be steaming if you were a Castres fan.

[yermum]

Mike Adamson is a terrible ref.

[sockwithaticket]

Mike Adamson setting UK-France relations back quite abit with that display

How many fuck ups did he make in Quins favour over the course of the game?

You'd be steaming if you were a Castres fan.

Not many. Over that last 10 though...

[JM2K6]

Yeah more than a few times he gave a penalty against Castres for the wrong reason - right outcome, mind. Like being penalised for good turnovers with the wrong justification, but only after they'd taken someone out off the ball or had the tackler backing into in the "channel" getting in the way, etc. The breakdowns were a mess, Castres were throwing everything at them. Loads of weird calls though.

That last gasp ending wouldn't have been needed if he had spotted the maul literally being tackled to the floor a metre from the line, mind

[ASMO]

Torq right now is sticking pins into a Mike Adamson doll

[Margin__Walker]

Edinburgh beat Brive 66-3

Jesus. That's some score

Makes the 'draw' LI got with them for our cancelled home game the pre Christmas even more annoying.

[Tichtheid]

tbh, I think it's shit for wankers like Austin Healy to call out referees' decisions like that.

At the last ruck, the one Healy bleated on about, Adamson was on the other side unsighted and the referee is part of a team. If he misses it and the two ARs miss it, tough shite, move on.

Adamson wasn't the difference in the game, referees seldom, if ever, are the difference. Go through every single play and you'll find several reasons to award penalties to either side in every game, and it is stop start enough as it is.


This does not in any way dismiss the fact that homer refereeing exists, but over the course of a season the better teams win leagues and cups

[robmatic]

Edinburgh beat Brive 66-3

Jesus. That's some score

Makes the 'draw' LI got with them for our cancelled home game the pre Christmas even more annoying.

Not the strongest Edinburgh team but also not much interest in tackling from Brive.

[C69]

tbh, I think it's shit for wankers like Austin Healy to call out referees' decisions like that.

At the last ruck, the one Healy bleated on about, Adamson was on the other side unsighted and the referee is part of a team. If he misses it and the two ARs miss it, tough shite, move on.

Adamson wasn't the difference in the game, referees seldom, if ever, are the difference. Go through every single play and you'll find several reasons to award penalties to either side in every game, and it is stop start enough as it is.


This does not in any way dismiss the fact that homer refereeing exists, but over the course of a season the better teams win leagues and cups

Adamson was the difference tbh.

[JM2K6]

Weird way to spell Botica.

[Tichtheid]

tbh, I think it's shit for wankers like Austin Healy to call out referees' decisions like that.

At the last ruck, the one Healy bleated on about, Adamson was on the other side unsighted and the referee is part of a team. If he misses it and the two ARs miss it, tough shite, move on.

Adamson wasn't the difference in the game, referees seldom, if ever, are the difference. Go through every single play and you'll find several reasons to award penalties to either side in every game, and it is stop start enough as it is.


This does not in any way dismiss the fact that homer refereeing exists, but over the course of a season the better teams win leagues and cups

Adamson was the difference tbh.

How so?

[sockwithaticket]

tbh, I think it's shit for wankers like Austin Healy to call out referees' decisions like that.

At the last ruck, the one Healy bleated on about, Adamson was on the other side unsighted and the referee is part of a team. If he misses it and the two ARs miss it, tough shite, move on.

Adamson wasn't the difference in the game, referees seldom, if ever, are the difference. Go through every single play and you'll find several reasons to award penalties to either side in every game, and it is stop start enough as it is.


This does not in any way dismiss the fact that homer refereeing exists, but over the course of a season the better teams win leagues and cups

Adamson was the difference tbh.

Nah, fuck off with that. Castres left enough points out there to win the game.Yeah some late decisions might have been more in Quins favour, but not exclusively and Adamson was shite for both throughout the game. It all balances out.

[Hal Jordan]

Hell's teeth, we're becoming the New England Patriots. Tuck rule!

[Biffer]

Edinburgh beat Brive 66-3

Jesus. That's some score

Makes the 'draw' LI got with them for our cancelled home game the pre Christmas even more annoying.

Not the strongest Edinburgh team but also not much interest in tackling from Brive.

Edinburgh could have had another 30 if they’d kept their level of play up for 80 minutes.

[fishfoodie]

Weird way to spell Botica.

bloody right. He can't escape that particular butchery

[JM2K6]

Weird way to spell Botica.

bloody right. He can't escape that particular butchery

Plus all the other points he left on the field. At least he was a good goalkicker when he was at Quins.

[Torquemada 1420]

tbh, I think it's shit for wankers like Austin Healy to call out referees' decisions like that.

At the last ruck, the one Healy bleated on about, Adamson was on the other side unsighted and the referee is part of a team. If he misses it and the two ARs miss it, tough shite, move on.

Adamson wasn't the difference in the game, referees seldom, if ever, are the difference. Go through every single play and you'll find several reasons to award penalties to either side in every game, and it is stop start enough as it is.


This does not in any way dismiss the fact that homer refereeing exists, but over the course of a season the better teams win leagues and cups

Adamson was the difference tbh.

Yes. He was. Quins really lucky that he awarded the blocking try and for a Brace special in disallowing the legit turnover which would have ended the game. FWIW, I smelled upset on this one and went Quins < 5 and so can thank Adams' efforts for my get out of jail card.

{EDIT} Plus Marler's effort which would have seen red from most refs IMHO.

[Torquemada 1420]

Torq right now is sticking pins into a Mike Adamson doll

Hah. See my post above. I was torn because my stake was on Quins sneaking it. Average pick was Quins by 12+ which shows what some people know!

[Hal Jordan]

This should please Torq

Mike Adamson of Scotland is the only other referee to have two matches, officiating France v Scotland in Round 1 before also being on the whistle for England v Wales at Twickenham in Round 3.

[Kawazaki]

Weird way to spell Botica.

bloody right. He can't escape that particular butchery

Plus all the other points he left on the field. At least he was a good goalkicker when he was at Quins.

What was the general view on how things ended for Botica in a Quins shirt?

I'm struggling to think of a more unprofessional and stupid thing that any other player has done that is worse than that. Robshaw not going for goal against Wales in the RWC15 and then calling it to himself at the front of the lineout perhaps?

[Blackmac]

Jesus. That's some score

Makes the 'draw' LI got with them for our cancelled home game the pre Christmas even more annoying.

Not the strongest Edinburgh team but also not much interest in tackling from Brive.

Edinburgh could have had another 30 if they’d kept their level of play up for 80 minutes.

We were good but Brive, jesus, why even board the plane.

[PCPhil]

So the freeview CH4 game today is Bath v Leinster. Should be a close one, if Leinster went out on the lash last night that is.

[Torquemada 1420]

We were good but Brive, jesus, why even board the plane.

Agree. Much as Castres are disliked in France, you rarely see them simply throw games.

[Torquemada 1420]

So the freeview CH4 game today is Bath v Leinster. Should be a close one, if Leinster went out on the lash last night that is.

You couldn't make it up. What's the point of watching that one? I doubt even Leinster any fans would clsincaim to be excited by the prospect of the most foregone conclusion since Mussolini said no surrender.