Alost forgot he existed (in a rugby sense). How long was he out for?
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:19 pm
by 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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:33 pm
by Kawazaki
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:19 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:20 pm
by 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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:20 am
by Kawazaki
Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:20 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:50 am
by sockwithaticket
Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:20 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:03 pm
by Oxbow
Both of tonight's games have been postponed.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:06 pm
by inactionman
Oxbow wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:03 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:10 pm
by 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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:46 pm
by SaintK
Kawazaki wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:20 am
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.
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
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:49 pm
by SaintK
mos_eisely_ wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:34 pmPRL well and truly fucked this up
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
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:19 pm
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,,,
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:19 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:18 pm
by sockwithaticket
Joe Simmonds just got charged down by Dan Cole
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:24 pm
by petej
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:18 pm
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 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:18 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 4:11 pm
by petej
Played Exeter. Tigers didn't play enough rugby to deserve that.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 4:27 pm
by Torquemada 1420
Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:20 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:01 pm
by 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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:20 pm
by Brazil
Looks feisty - a litany of yellows and one of the subs sent off
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:33 pm
by inactionman
Brazil wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:20 pm
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
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:35 pm
by 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
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:45 pm
by geordie_6
Blistering try from Radwan in the game against Quins, to start off yet another season of being ignored by Eddie...
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:55 pm
by Margin__Walker
geordie_6 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:45 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:10 am
by 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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:46 am
by SaintK
Brazil wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:20 pm
Looks feisty - a litany of yellows and one of the subs sent off
Brazil wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:20 pm
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!
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:47 pm
by ASMO
Glaws getting bummed by Wasps at home, 21-0 ,almost half time, Gloucest have only been in the Wasps 22 once so far.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:51 pm
by Punter15
ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:47 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:52 pm
by ASMO
Wasps 10 Atkinson having am absolute blinder, Hastings not even heard his name.
ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:47 pm
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.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:54 pm
by sockwithaticket
Opening quarter was pretty dire fare, but we've built into the game nicely.
ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:52 pm
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.
ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:47 pm
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.
