6 nations 2021 Scrum down in the lockdown

[laurent]

Some good news on French potential recall Vakatawa, Chat, Ntamack are fit.

Thanks for the thread Laurent. One of the more successful rugby ones so far.

Any chance you can edit your OP to fix the thread title to be “lockdown” rather than “Locked Down”.

Looks like I need to go back to English class...

The squad with the 3 above back in the group

[Marylandolorian]

After what I’ve seen this weekend or their last game, Aldegheri- Hounkapin- Cazeau- Woki- Serin-Danty shouldn’t be on the list against England.

[ASMO]

Some good news on French potential recall Vakatawa, Chat, Ntamack are fit.

Thanks for the thread Laurent. One of the more successful rugby ones so far.

Any chance you can edit your OP to fix the thread title to be “lockdown” rather than “Locked Down”.

Looks like I need to go back to English class...

The squad with the 3 above back in the group

That lot are going to ream England sans lube

[laurent]

Leroux is injured so Rebadj comes in

[Marylandolorian]

Team for le Crunch

[sockwithaticket]

As an Englishman, that team does not make me happy at all.

[JM2K6]

It's a real test for France's new found mental strength, but you'd have to make them strong favourites. I expect Penaud to do disgusting things to us. I hope he doesn't end Malins' career before it starts!

[laurent]

Les rosbeefs seront t'ils saignants ?

[Marylandolorian]

It's a real test for France's new found mental strength, but you'd have to make them strong favourites. I expect Penaud to do disgusting things to us. I hope he doesn't end Malins' career before it starts!

I agree, it’ll be very interesting to see how both teams perform. Last year it was a brand new team and playing at home, this year they are expected to win something.

Also, I don’t get why Brace is the ref, he was awful last fall ( at least for a French view point )
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rug ... 69383.html

[Lobby]

Team for le Crunch

After England’s performances so far this year, surely Cretin is playing for the wrong side; he’d fit in well with the rest of the England team.

[Marylandolorian]

Team for le Crunch

After England’s performances so far this year, surely Cretin is playing for the wrong side; he’d fit in well with the rest of the England team.

Not sure about that, Cretin in French means “well endowed “

[sockwithaticket]

It's a real test for France's new found mental strength, but you'd have to make them strong favourites. I expect Penaud to do disgusting things to us. I hope he doesn't end Malins' career before it starts!

I agree, it’ll be very interesting to see how both teams perform. Last year it was a brand new team and playing at home, this year they are expected to win something.

Also, I don’t get why Brace is the ref, he was awful last fall ( at least for a French view point )
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rug ... 69383.html

To spite some of your cuntier fans for the way they attacked him and his dead dad online in the aftermath?

That aside there aren't many non-French or English international refs around at the moment in the Northern Hemisphere.

[laurent]

Brace is not great however I doubt there is a better one available.

Let's hope he improves.

[Marylandolorian]

It's a real test for France's new found mental strength, but you'd have to make them strong favourites. I expect Penaud to do disgusting things to us. I hope he doesn't end Malins' career before it starts!

I agree, it’ll be very interesting to see how both teams perform. Last year it was a brand new team and playing at home, this year they are expected to win something.

Also, I don’t get why Brace is the ref, he was awful last fall ( at least for a French view point )
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rug ... 69383.html

To spite some of your cuntier fans for the way they attacked him and his dead dad online in the aftermath?

That aside there aren't many non-French or English international refs around at the moment in the Northern Hemisphere.

Yep, you can choose whatever part of this article you want, I was referring at the many mistakes he made highlighted by the Independent, that costed the French the game.
What happened later in the not so social medias and tweets didn’t change the game. Shameful,I had no idea about this

[Marylandolorian]

Brace is not great however I doubt there is a better one available.

Let's hope he improves.

Not sure he will, but the TMO is to blame also.

[Slick]

Team for le Crunch

That is a nice looking team.

[sockwithaticket]

I agree, it’ll be very interesting to see how both teams perform. Last year it was a brand new team and playing at home, this year they are expected to win something.

Also, I don’t get why Brace is the ref, he was awful last fall ( at least for a French view point )
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rug ... 69383.html

To spite some of your cuntier fans for the way they attacked him and his dead dad online in the aftermath?

That aside there aren't many non-French or English international refs around at the moment in the Northern Hemisphere.

Yep, you can choose whatever part of this article you want, I was referring at the many mistakes he made highlighted by the Independent, that costed the French the game.
What happened later in the not so social medias and tweets didn’t change the game. Shameful,I had no idea about this

I know you meant he shouldn't get the game because of his errors. My suggestion about the fans is a little facetious and I'm sure the lack of other options is a bigger part of the decision, but I think it's true also that World Rugby wouldn't want their decision making to look like it was influenced by fan anger and not giving him the fixture could be interpreted as them giving in to it.

[Marylandolorian]

^

[SaintK]

6 Nations has sold 14% of the commercial rights to CVC for the next 5 years. Bye Bye 6N on terrestial TV then?

A decision on whether the Six Nations championship will continue to be broadcast on terrestrial television will be made “within weeks” following confirmation of a £365m five-year investment deal with the private equity firm CVC. Officials are insistent, however, that CVC are “a force for good” and will play a crucial role in broadening rugby union’s global popularity.

Having already bought stakes in Premiership Rugby and the Pro 14, CVC have purchased 14.3% of the Six Nations’ commercial rights, which will yield £95m over five years for the Rugby Football Union. The other home unions have been allocated lower amounts based on their relative audience share, with the Welsh Rugby Union receiving £51m and the Irish Rugby Football Union and Scottish Rugby Union benefiting to the tunes of £48m and £44.5m respectively.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... by-union

[laurent]

6 Nations has sold 14% of the commercial rights to CVC for the next 5 years. Bye Bye 6N on terrestial TV then?

A decision on whether the Six Nations championship will continue to be broadcast on terrestrial television will be made “within weeks” following confirmation of a £365m five-year investment deal with the private equity firm CVC. Officials are insistent, however, that CVC are “a force for good” and will play a crucial role in broadening rugby union’s global popularity.

Having already bought stakes in Premiership Rugby and the Pro 14, CVC have purchased 14.3% of the Six Nations’ commercial rights, which will yield £95m over five years for the Rugby Football Union. The other home unions have been allocated lower amounts based on their relative audience share, with the Welsh Rugby Union receiving £51m and the Irish Rugby Football Union and Scottish Rugby Union benefiting to the tunes of £48m and £44.5m respectively.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... by-union

They can't do that in France at least (Protected status).

[Uncle fester]

Winners this weekend?
England
Wales
Ireland

[Paddington Bear]

6 Nations has sold 14% of the commercial rights to CVC for the next 5 years. Bye Bye 6N on terrestial TV then?

A decision on whether the Six Nations championship will continue to be broadcast on terrestrial television will be made “within weeks” following confirmation of a £365m five-year investment deal with the private equity firm CVC. Officials are insistent, however, that CVC are “a force for good” and will play a crucial role in broadening rugby union’s global popularity.

Having already bought stakes in Premiership Rugby and the Pro 14, CVC have purchased 14.3% of the Six Nations’ commercial rights, which will yield £95m over five years for the Rugby Football Union. The other home unions have been allocated lower amounts based on their relative audience share, with the Welsh Rugby Union receiving £51m and the Irish Rugby Football Union and Scottish Rugby Union benefiting to the tunes of £48m and £44.5m respectively.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... by-union

I’m more relaxed if Prime get some of the games. They have (IIRC) 19m UK subscribers and a tenner a month is more feasible for people who would want to watch.

On the games today, I’ve been working with a client in Paris for the last few weeks. At least four times a week one of them will join the call an hour early, complain to my boss and his that I’m late, before performatively pretending not to understand what ‘London time’ is in the meeting set up.

Eddie, please, I need this one

[Tichtheid]

Scottish fiddler Bruce MacGregor, former captain of Highland Rugby Club in Inverness, has written a tune called Doddie's Dream, it can be bought from Amazon or iTunes with the proceeds going to Doddie's foundation which funds research into MND.

Bruce apparently played alongside Doddie in the Scottish Students side

[sturginho]

Here we go again

[sturginho]

That Bigi is our captain is an embarrassment

[Paddington Bear]

That was just silly

[Slick]

Bored.

When’s the next game on

[Tichtheid]

Ach, Italy are usually competitive in the first quarter/half, but I fear for them today.

[Plato’sCave]

Solid start

[Paddington Bear]

Italy just look like a run kf the mill tier 2 team. USA/Canada etc would fancy their chances

[salanya]

Bored.

When’s the next game on

+1

Bad sign for rugby/Six Nations that rugby fans posting on a rugby forum are bored within 20 minutes of a game.

[TheNatalShark]

Ach, Italy are usually competitive in the first quarter/half, but I fear for them today.

Only going to get worse isn't it.

When you've got 4-5 defenders panicking against Adams alone on that wing it's a very very grim sign

[Tichtheid]

Ach, Italy are usually competitive in the first quarter/half, but I fear for them today.

Only going to get worse isn't it.

When you've got 4-5 defenders panicking against Adams alone on that wing it's a very very grim sign

It’s lucky that Wales don’t have a threat on the other wing or at fullback right enough.

[sturginho]

Italy just look like a run kf the mill tier 2 team. USA/Canada etc would fancy their chances

Think we are playing Uruguay in the autumn, they'll be fancying it

[Paddington Bear]

Think I’ll watch Gloucester Leicester at 3. Pointless

[Plato’sCave]

Wales going in dry

[And 1 guest]

I'm actually a bit sad watching this. There is no area I can see parity between these teams.

[Torquemada 1420]

Think I’ll watch Gloucester Leicester at 3. Pointless

Yup. Was about to post that much as I sympathise with Italy, this is just a waste of my time. Off to the Bayonne v Agen game.

[Begbie]

Wasn't expecting much from Italy, but this is fucking dreadful. What's the point?

[GogLais]

Not going to have a sending off are we?