charltom wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:02 pm
I have a couple of cat 2 tickets vs Fiji for sale on the resale site from the follow your team pack (my wife is the England fan) but I would let them go for less money to someone from here, especially if I recognise your name!
Can't tell you how annoyed I am that RWC are selling a load of extra tickets while lots of us need to get rid of ours because work doesn't allow for the travel time!
You want people to pay for that shit!!!!
I already have.
Waiting for the eurostar now for my sins.
Don't think I've ever been less excited about a rugby trip.
Also didn't help that when we contacted our Airbnb host yesterday to arrange access, we found out that they'd recently sold the apartment ffs.
Waiting for my flight, night in a shitty hostel in Nice then early train to Marseille tomorrow. All worth it to see my favourite team, Argentina
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:52 pm
by sockwithaticket
What the fuck is this? Bayfield is on the pitch interviewing Ibitoye as he walks back to the halfway line having scored a try.
Why are coverage innovations always so stupid?
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:13 pm
by Torquemada 1420
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:52 pm
What the fuck is this? Bayfield is on the pitch interviewing Ibitoye as he walks back to the halfway line having scored a try.
Why are coverage innovations always so stupid?
This is the revolution in English rugby promised by the RFU?
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:52 pm
What the fuck is this? Bayfield is on the pitch interviewing Ibitoye as he walks back to the halfway line having scored a try.
Why are coverage innovations always so stupid?
This is the revolution in English rugby promised by the RFU?
I suspect it's some moron at TNT trying to put their stamp on things.
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:52 pm
What the fuck is this? Bayfield is on the pitch interviewing Ibitoye as he walks back to the halfway line having scored a try.
Why are coverage innovations always so stupid?
This is the revolution in English rugby promised by the RFU?
I suspect it's some moron at TNT trying to put their stamp on things.
Throw in DJs and spidercams and the game is becoming tiresome to try and watch.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:31 pm
by ASMO
Leicester playing like a Borthwick coached team
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:36 pm
by Torquemada 1420
ASMO wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:31 pm
Leicester playing like a Borthwick coached team
There looks comfortably more watching a mid table clash in Pro2 (Brive v Grenoble) that this Prem opener.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:39 pm
by Tichtheid
Just switched the game on, blimey, I did not expect that scoreline at half time.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:40 pm
by Tichtheid
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:52 pm
What the fuck is this? Bayfield is on the pitch interviewing Ibitoye as he walks back to the halfway line having scored a try.
Why are coverage innovations always so stupid?
Whit?
That's ridiculous
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:56 pm
by Tichtheid
I was just about to post before the bounce of the ball gifted a try to Tigers, the low tackling from Bristol is working really well - no need to smack the opposition in the face at all.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:57 pm
by JM2K6
Guy Porter watch:
One pass into touch
One pedestrian crabbing run that blows an overlap
One ball dropped under no pressure
Absolute dogshit still
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:22 pm
by sockwithaticket
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:57 pm
Guy Porter watch:
One pass into touch
One pedestrian crabbing run that blows an overlap
One ball dropped under no pressure
Absolute dogshit still
And that miss pass that caused the really quite tall Bassett to jump for it thereby killing whatever momentum remained in a faltering attack.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:32 pm
by sockwithaticket
Not getting the BP seems like a bit of a missed opportunity for Bris.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:27 am
by Bullet
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:57 pm
Guy Porter watch:
One pass into touch
One pedestrian crabbing run that blows an overlap
One ball dropped under no pressure
Absolute dogshit still
Was watching Kelly instead for something that screamed should have been in France. Nothing except a lucky bounce
SaintK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:32 am
Premiership Rugby starts again tonight.
Will be interesting to see how the teams with international players away on RWC duty get on.
TV broadcast for those interested has transferred to from BT Sport to TNT sport which is on Discovery+
TNT Sports is BT Sport, it's a rebrand.
Well it's moved to Discovery+ and I couldn't log in even though I'm signed up
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:57 pm
Guy Porter watch:
One pass into touch
One pedestrian crabbing run that blows an overlap
One ball dropped under no pressure
Absolute dogshit still
Was watching Kelly instead for something that screamed should have been in France. Nothing except a lucky bounce
I still think that either Dan Kelly or Seb Atkinson at Gloucester are the future for England at 12, but there was nothing in that performance to back up that opinion.
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:57 pm
Guy Porter watch:
One pass into touch
One pedestrian crabbing run that blows an overlap
One ball dropped under no pressure
Absolute dogshit still
Was watching Kelly instead for something that screamed should have been in France. Nothing except a lucky bounce
I still think that either Dan Kelly or Seb Atkinson at Gloucester are the future for England at 12, but there was nothing in that performance to back up that opinion.
Kelly threw a nice long pass to the wing, but yes, I was having the same thoughts. Very suspicious of players being anointed as the coming man without yet having seen anything to suggest he's that good (George Martin is another one for me).
Seb Atkinson I've already seen put in some cracking performances, think he's going to have a huge season.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:58 pm
by inactionman
Spoilered just in case someone doesn't want to know scores:
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Exeter 27-0 (scratch that -29-0 with conversion) up against Sarries, bonus point already in the bag
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:02 pm
by inactionman
Barbeary starting for Bath, Russell on bench.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:21 pm
by ASMO
Never seen Saracens this bad, 7 tries down at half time, cant tackle, struggling set piece. In the words of Borthwick, they cannot take a single positive from that half, they literally did nothing.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:23 pm
by JM2K6
Alex Goode looking like he should've retired.
Jackson Wray shouldn't be given a second chance on comms, absolutely dreadful.
Exeter looking like their old self despite a host of new names.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:27 pm
by ASMO
Hodge has to be in the reckoning for 15 for England...but then again, he is rapid, can pass, can tackle, can attack...so maybe not.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:52 pm
by JM2K6
ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:27 pm
Hodge has to be in the reckoning for 15 for England...but then again, he is rapid, can pass, can tackle, can attack...so maybe not.
Hodge, Carpenter, David, Freeman...
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:32 pm
by SaintK
Can't recall Saracens taking a beating like that before!!!!!
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:57 pm
Guy Porter watch:
One pass into touch
One pedestrian crabbing run that blows an overlap
One ball dropped under no pressure
Absolute dogshit still
Was watching Kelly instead for something that screamed should have been in France. Nothing except a lucky bounce
I still think that either Dan Kelly or Seb Atkinson at Gloucester are the future for England at 12, but there was nothing in that performance to back up that opinion.
The thing with Kelly was that he was obviously a better centre than Porter. Kelly was injured for a lot of last season and needs to stay fit to build some form.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 3:50 pm
by Mahoney
SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:32 pm
Can't recall Saracens taking a beating like that before!!!!!
Long may it continue
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:55 am
by sockwithaticket
SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:32 pm
Can't recall Saracens taking a beating like that before!!!!!
sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:29 pm
I reckon we can drag them down to our level for a spell and keep at a 30 margin.
A French or Aussie ref and it could go either way.
Rugby players of South Africa by lots. England's only chance is if you are kicked out for not signing up to WADA.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:40 pm
by Margin__Walker
Would be genuinely hilarious if we made it through, but boy are we second best on paper. Especially in the front row.
To win something absurd will need to happen or we'll have to drag them into a really messy game.
As an aside, I'd appreciate it if Borthwick would give Arundell a run, given that none of his test match animal veteran wings have managed a try in the tournament so far.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:27 pm
by notfatcat
The only chance we have is if at least 10 of their best forwards break limbs in a freak rollercoaster accident on their day off tomorrow.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:41 am
by Raggs
notfatcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:27 pm
The only chance we have is if at least 10 of their best forwards break limbs in a freak rollercoaster accident on their day off tomorrow.
Being brutally honest, I don't think that would be enough to be honest. That's a pack and a pair extra. They'd still have a good enough pack to push us hard and backs to beat us.
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:56 am
by Deveron Boy
Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:40 pm
Would be genuinely hilarious if we made it through, but boy are we second best on paper. Especially in the front row.
To win something absurd will need to happen or we'll have to drag them into a really messy game.
As an aside, I'd appreciate it if Borthwick would give Arundell a run, given that none of his test match animal veteran wings have managed a try in the tournament so far.
Arundell had a set too with Lord Farrell in training, that’s his race run…..
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:42 am
by Line6 HXFX
English (sorry "England") ..fans (who are definately not English) fighting during the fiji game.
