The Official English Rugby Thread

[Oxbow]

Concussion magnet Piers Francis at 10 where he's played about four times for Saints in five years. Good luck.

[inactionman]

Concussion magnet Piers Francis at 10 where he's played about four times for Saints in five years. Good luck.

Orlando Bailey on the bench, makes very little sense.

[Brazil]

Manu is back. More importantly, so is Beaumont.

[Kawazaki]

Somebody needs to tell Tom Dunn that you can only get away with looking like a total cunt as long as you don't play like one.

[inactionman]

Manu is back. More importantly, so is Beaumont.

Alost forgot he existed (in a rugby sense). How long was he out for?

[sockwithaticket]

5 Saffas in the Bath 23, van Graan already having an impact...

Obviously not quite the squad transformation we've seen at other clubs, but it does seem that they follow each other around. You very rarely seem to end up with just one or two.

[Kawazaki]

5 Saffas in the Bath 23, van Graan already having an impact...

Obviously not quite the squad transformation we've seen at other clubs, but it does seem that they follow each other around. You very rarely seem to end up with just one or two.

That's 4 too many.

[Margin__Walker]

Sorry, appreciate the gravity of events and all, but this would be a mistake for me.

How does cancelling activity that brings so many people together help anything? I certainly wouldn't want the country to grind to a halt if it were me. Are they going to shut cinemas, shops, bars and restaurants too?

Clubs are already on their arse financially waiting on match day revenue and you'd probably end up postponing the first too weeks for the season, given next weekend will be the funeral.

[Kawazaki]

Sorry, appreciate the gravity of events and all, but this would be a mistake for me.

How does cancelling activity that brings so many people together help anything? I certainly wouldn't want the country to grind to a halt if it were me. Are they going to shut cinemas, shops, bars and restaurants too?

Clubs are already on their arse financially waiting on match day revenue and you'd probably end up postponing the first too weeks for the season, given next weekend will be the funeral.

Yeah, the timing sucks unfortunately. There will definitely be no sport played next weekend of the funeral.

[sockwithaticket]

Sorry, appreciate the gravity of events and all, but this would be a mistake for me.

How does cancelling activity that brings so many people together help anything? I certainly wouldn't want the country to grind to a halt if it were me. Are they going to shut cinemas, shops, bars and restaurants too?

Clubs are already on their arse financially waiting on match day revenue and you'd probably end up postponing the first too weeks for the season, given next weekend will be the funeral.

Yeah, it makes sense to follow a general trend of businesses closing, but it seems odd to do it unilaterally.

Just do something at the start of the game as a mark of respect and carry on as normal.

[Oxbow]

Both of tonight's games have been postponed.

[inactionman]

Both of tonight's games have been postponed.

I think Bath-Bristol has been bunted to tomrrow early eve (5:30pm KO)

Probably one of the easier games to rejig, as it's only about 15 miles between them.

[Margin__Walker]

Better than expected (especially given the EPL being called off completely)

Still not entirely sure of the point of tonight's postponements though. Especially when the Championship games tonight are still going ahead. Hey ho.

Edit - Both postponed games still being played this weekend.

[SaintK]

Yeah, the timing sucks unfortunately. There will definitely be no sport played next weekend of the funeral.

Not neccessarily. Governing bodies have been basically told it's their call.
RFU to make a decision early next week.

Guidance for matches and rugby activity for the remainder of the National Mourning Period will follow as early as possible next week.

http://links.emails.rfumail.com/serv ... 1&rt=0

[mos_eisely_]

PRL well and truly fucked this up

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... lizabeths/

Some detail on a manic two hours
- PRL board could not reach consensus on Friday games
- Decision has caused huge frustration
- Bristol estimate losses of £200-400k
- Refs found out games were off with the public
- No TMOs for rearranged games

[SaintK]

PRL well and truly fucked this up

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... lizabeths/

Some detail on a manic two hours
- PRL board could not reach consensus on Friday games
- Decision has caused huge frustration
- Bristol estimate losses of £200-400k
- Refs found out games were off with the public
- No TMOs for rearranged games

What a surprise. Useless wankers!!!

[Deveron Boy]

5 Saffas in the Bath 23, van Graan already having an impact...

Obviously not quite the squad transformation we've seen at other clubs, but it does seem that they follow each other around. You very rarely seem to end up with just one or two.

That's 4 too many.

You support Saracens right? 4 would have been a relatively small number for many years there,,,

[Kawazaki]

5 Saffas in the Bath 23, van Graan already having an impact...

Obviously not quite the squad transformation we've seen at other clubs, but it does seem that they follow each other around. You very rarely seem to end up with just one or two.

That's 4 too many.

You support Saracens right? 4 would have been a relatively small number for many years there,,,

Possibly but many of the Saffas that Saracens recruited played for England.

[sockwithaticket]

Joe Simmonds just got charged down by Dan Cole

[petej]

Joe Simmonds just got charged down by Dan Cole

Absolute kick fest. terrible to watch. the rules really do favour defence and kicking too much.

EDIT: Tigers going for exciting youth with Gopperth and Wigglesworth.

[sockwithaticket]

Joe Simmonds just got charged down by Dan Cole

Absolute kick fest. terrible to watch. the rules really do favour defence and kicking too much.

EDIT: Tigers going for exciting youth with Gopperth and Wigglesworth.

There have definitely been passages reminscent of the dark old days of the ELVs.

[Paddington Bear]

Poor game that’s starting to warm up

[petej]

Joe Simmonds just got charged down by Dan Cole

Absolute kick fest. terrible to watch. the rules really do favour defence and kicking too much.

EDIT: Tigers going for exciting youth with Gopperth and Wigglesworth.

There have definitely been passages reminscent of the dark old days of the ELVs.

just got to hope that Pollard and Van Poortfliet make us more interesting.

[petej]

Played Exeter. Tigers didn't play enough rugby to deserve that.

[Torquemada 1420]

Sorry, appreciate the gravity of events and all, but this would be a mistake for me.

How does cancelling activity that brings so many people together help anything? I certainly wouldn't want the country to grind to a halt if it were me. Are they going to shut cinemas, shops, bars and restaurants too?

Clubs are already on their arse financially waiting on match day revenue and you'd probably end up postponing the first too weeks for the season, given next weekend will be the funeral.

EFL cancelled all football matches. There are official events for the demise but seems plenty of c**ts wanting to hijack the situation to show "look at me" crocodile tears ahead of anyone else.

[inactionman]

Bath- Bristol on local radio, if anyone fancies listening to Gareth Chilcott's dulcet tones

Obano has just been stretchered off after 20 mins - no idea what injury is but can't help but worry it's the same one he spent a year recovering from. Not good at all.

Bath currently winning. That won't last.

[Brazil]

Looks feisty - a litany of yellows and one of the subs sent off

[inactionman]

Looks feisty - a litany of yellows and one of the subs sent off

Front row sub as well, so Dunn will need to go full 80

[inactionman]

This was supposed to be on the box last night, but couldn't quite sort for rearranged game - shame as might have been a fun watch

[geordie_6]

Blistering try from Radwan in the game against Quins, to start off yet another season of being ignored by Eddie...

[Margin__Walker]

Blistering try from Radwan in the game against Quins, to start off yet another season of being ignored by Eddie...

Yeah, saw that. Serious wheels.

[sockwithaticket]

Arundell managed to bag himself a try with his first and second touches.



It's crazy that we're persisting with Nowell when the likes of Arundell and Radwan have emerged.

[SaintK]

Looks feisty - a litany of yellows and one of the subs sent off

Neil Annett on his debut

[Kawazaki]

Looks feisty - a litany of yellows and one of the subs sent off

Neil Annett on his debut

He never made his debut, was still a sub!

[ASMO]

Glaws getting bummed by Wasps at home, 21-0 ,almost half time, Gloucest have only been in the Wasps 22 once so far.

[Punter15]

Glaws getting bummed by Wasps at home, 21-0 ,almost half time, Gloucest have only been in the Wasps 22 once so far.

Despite an absolute homer display from the ref. Plenty of time to balls this up yet though.

[ASMO]

Wasps 10 Atkinson having am absolute blinder, Hastings not even heard his name.

[ASMO]

Glaws getting bummed by Wasps at home, 21-0 ,almost half time, Gloucest have only been in the Wasps 22 once so far.

Despite an absolute homer display from the ref. Plenty of time to balls this up yet though.

Ref has seemed fine to me, not seen any contentious decisions yet.

[sockwithaticket]

Opening quarter was pretty dire fare, but we've built into the game nicely.

Wasps 10 Atkinson having am absolute blinder, Hastings not even heard his name.

He's not really had the ball. When they've had it Glaws first instinct has been box kick from 9.

[Punter15]

Glaws getting bummed by Wasps at home, 21-0 ,almost half time, Gloucest have only been in the Wasps 22 once so far.

Despite an absolute homer display from the ref. Plenty of time to balls this up yet though.

Ref has seemed fine to me, not seen any contentious decisions yet.

Glos living offside, not pinged once.