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sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am

Margin__Walker wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:38 pm Support staff wise Charlie Morgan at the Telegraph has Proudfoot and Hodgson going. Cockers staying on

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... ve-latest/

Having confirmed Sinfield this feels needlessly non-committal.

Asked specifically about Hodgson, whose arrival was only announced in November, Sweeney himself would not comment on the individual situations of any coaches.

“I think it's too early to say that yet,” Sweeney said.

Afaik Hodgson is defence only and we're not going to have him doubling up with Sir Kev are we?

westport wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:43 am Finn signs for Bath

SaintK wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:51 pm

westport wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:43 am Finn signs for Bath

So that rumour was true all along!
Joins after 2023 RWC

inactionman wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:00 pm

SaintK wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:51 pm

westport wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:43 am Finn signs for Bath

So that rumour was true all along!
Joins after 2023 RWC

I'd initially written it off to agent playing sillybuggers, but a very welcome development.

dpedin wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:01 pm

inactionman wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:00 pm

SaintK wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:51 pm
So that rumour was true all along!
Joins after 2023 RWC

I'd initially written it off to agent playing sillybuggers, but a very welcome development.

I wonder what it was about the million pound pa contract that attracted him to Bath?

dpedin wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:01 pm

inactionman wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:00 pm

SaintK wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:51 pm
So that rumour was true all along!
Joins after 2023 RWC

I'd initially written it off to agent playing sillybuggers, but a very welcome development.

I wonder what it was about the million pound pa contract that attracted him to Bath?

sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:37 pm You'd struggle to find a player who seems less Johan van Graan. This has Bruce Craig signing without consulting his DoR written all over it.

inactionman wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:05 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:37 pm You'd struggle to find a player who seems less Johan van Graan. This has Bruce Craig signing without consulting his DoR written all over it.

At least he actually got his man this time.

Last time rumours were flying about a rich man's plaything signing it was Dan Carter and we ended up signing an injured Steven Donald*.



(*Who I thought was actually a very talented flyhalf, but damned by trying to play half-fit through a hip injury and by the fact he wasn't Dan Carter)

Margin__Walker wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:09 pm Sarries 15 full of LI rejects.

We've got this

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:21 pm

Margin__Walker wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:09 pm Sarries 15 full of LI rejects.

We've got this

The Saracens 23 has got plenty of players that would be regarded as 'shite' or indeed have been described that way plenty of times before. It's a miracle they win, it really is.

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:01 pm London Irish v Saracens

The teams:

London Irish: 15 Ben Loader, 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ben White, 8 So’otala Fa’aso’o, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Adam Coleman (c), 4 Api Ratuniyarawa, 3 Oliver Hoskins, 2 Mike Willemse, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ciaran Parker, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Rob Simmons, 21 Chandler Cunningham-South, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Rory Jennings

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Ivan Van Zyl, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Andy Christie, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Mako Vunipola

Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Robin Hislop, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Andrew Kitchener, 20 Jackson Wray, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Max Malins


No George, Itoje or McFarland. Lozowski banned for 1 match.

If you did a player for player comparison, how many of you would - honestly - select more LI players in a composite team? Honestly now...

The Rugby Football Union is thought to be finalising details of the radical law trial, which is likely to come in at level three and below – or everything beneath the Championship. As well as dropping the legal height of a tackle from the shoulders to the navel, it has also been indicated that ball-carriers will be told to remain as upright as possible when taking contact. Official confirmation is expected to come next month.

SaintK wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:39 pm

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:01 pm London Irish v Saracens

The teams:

London Irish: 15 Ben Loader, 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ben White, 8 So’otala Fa’aso’o, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Adam Coleman (c), 4 Api Ratuniyarawa, 3 Oliver Hoskins, 2 Mike Willemse, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ciaran Parker, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Rob Simmons, 21 Chandler Cunningham-South, 22 Caolan Englefield, 23 Rory Jennings

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Ivan Van Zyl, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Andy Christie, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Mako Vunipola

Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Robin Hislop, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Andrew Kitchener, 20 Jackson Wray, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Max Malins


No George, Itoje or McFarland. Lozowski banned for 1 match.

If you did a player for player comparison, how many of you would - honestly - select more LI players in a composite team? Honestly now...

DEfinitely OH-C for Lewington and Gonzales for Christie in my composite. Possiblly Coleman for Isiekwe

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:23 pm Did you find out what happened to Isiekwe Kev or would you rather not say?

Good to see he's back, he's one of the Jones forgotten/ignored men of England.

SaintK wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:46 pm Interesting?

The Rugby Football Union is thought to be finalising details of the radical law trial, which is likely to come in at level three and below – or everything beneath the Championship. As well as dropping the legal height of a tackle from the shoulders to the navel, it has also been indicated that ball-carriers will be told to remain as upright as possible when taking contact. Official confirmation is expected to come next month.

https://12ft.io/proxy?ref=&q=https:// ... s-roots/

SaintK wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:14 pm

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:23 pm Did you find out what happened to Isiekwe Kev or would you rather not say?

Good to see he's back, he's one of the Jones forgotten/ignored men of England.

Not sure how common knowledge it was but he had a slight heart issue that required some corrective surgery
He's come through it 100% and ahead of schedule.

SaintK wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:10 pm Bloody hell dreadful shoulder to head from Coleman on Sarries hooker
Stone cold red and probably quite a few weeks out I should imagine
Wolstencroft stretchered off

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:21 pm Sarries' discipline has been garbage since the red.

SaintK wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:14 pm Not sure how common knowledge it was but he had a slight heart issue that required some corrective surgery
He's come through it 100% and ahead of schedule.

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:41 pm As inept as Sarries were, that was outstanding resilience and work rate from Irish to see that period out.

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:49 pm Quality try. Margin's a big Pearson fan, I'd imagine that break gave him at least half a chub.

Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:52 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:49 pm Quality try. Margin's a big Pearson fan, I'd imagine that break gave him at least half a chub.

Out on a family thing. Checking the score though.

Pearson is a serious player. Slips under the radar, but I reckon he'd make it on a bigger stage.

Hope wolstencroft is okay.