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*Ahem*Slick wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:33 pmNot this nonsense again…sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:30 pmNah. Seen too many games with a red, even an early one, go down to the wire or even result in the team a man down winning.I like neeps wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:26 pm Have to change to the 20 minute and substitution red card now. Game ruined.
It's only game over when there's a quality gulf between the teams and I don't think there is here.
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Really? Much warmer here.
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Well, for the sake of my FR pick, I'll be happy to wear this oneTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:30 pmOn a pitch with this width and the manner both these sides play, this will be a blow out at 20+ now.sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:30 pmNah. Seen too many games with a red, even an early one, go down to the wire or even result in the team a man down winning.I like neeps wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:26 pm Have to change to the 20 minute and substitution red card now. Game ruined.
It's only game over when there's a quality gulf between the teams and I don't think there is here.
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It's 16 where I am (Surrey/Hampshire border), according to the Met website 18 is the high in Richmond today.
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Met Office had 17C here but it's 20C on the thermometer.sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 3:30 pmIt's 16 where I am (Surrey/Hampshire border), according to the Met website 18 is the high in Richmond today.
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Mitchell's tap and go there was mad. Completely the wrong decision.
Bruce Craig's boy looks like a real mini me.
Bruce Craig's boy looks like a real mini me.
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Redemption for Mitchell. What a run by Hendy.
Runs like a drunk giraffe, but he's electric once he gets going.
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What was Redpath thinking there?
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Complete brain fade.
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Russell to kick it dead.........
{EDIT} Russell not to kick it at all?
{EDIT} Russell not to kick it at all?
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Saints did enough and it's probably just reward for being the best team in the regular season.
Bath ran them bloody close though and their future looks very bright. 2 seasons ago they finished bottom and here they are contesting and almost winning the final.
Bath ran them bloody close though and their future looks very bright. 2 seasons ago they finished bottom and here they are contesting and almost winning the final.
Too bloody close for comfort for this old unsockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 3:58 pm Saints did enough and it's probably just reward for being the best team in the regular season.
Bath ran them bloody close though and their future looks very bright. 2 seasons ago they finished bottom and here they are contesting and almost winning the final.
Yeeeeaaahhhh, think I’ll take that one on the chinsockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 3:21 pm*Ahem*Slick wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:33 pmNot this nonsense again…sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:30 pm
Nah. Seen too many games with a red, even an early one, go down to the wire or even result in the team a man down winning.
It's only game over when there's a quality gulf between the teams and I don't think there is here.
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Ford out of the summer tour. Smith, Smith and ?
Ford out of the summer tour. Smith, Smith and ?
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Hopefully F. Smith is alright after coming off in the final yesterday.Oxbow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:14 pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union ... gg7ejxq1po
Ford out of the summer tour. Smith, Smith and ?
Charlie Atkinson's been in at least one Borthwick squad, so maybe him? Furbank to be viewed as emergency fly half cover perhaps.
Don't think Orlando Bailey has had much game time this season thanks to Russell's presence. Louie Johnson is a fetus and plays for Newcastle. Harvey Skinner's a bit meh. Are there other EQP fly halves in the Prem getting any game time?
He said afterwards it was just cramp, so hopefully he'll be okay.sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:18 pmHopefully F. Smith is alright after coming off in the final yesterday.Oxbow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:14 pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union ... gg7ejxq1po
Ford out of the summer tour. Smith, Smith and ?
Finally watched the final.
Crikey, not sure I can remember a final where the 9/10 combo were so comprehensively second best and their team still won. Fin Smith was pretty poor, Mitchell extremely poor, but Bath were let down by the drop off outside of Russell.
Swap the halfbacks and this is a thumping.
Huge display by Underhill who probably did not deserve to end on the losing side. But major credit to Furbank, my MOTM, and the other Saints outside backs did not do badly either. Pleased that Saints, best side in the league for most of the season.
On the red card... We saw another great contest, which is nice. Pretty disgusting that Kitson in the guardian tried to make out it wasn't a red card, followed by this abortion in the observer by Aylwin, who has dedicated most of his rugby output to screaming about red cards:
Crikey, not sure I can remember a final where the 9/10 combo were so comprehensively second best and their team still won. Fin Smith was pretty poor, Mitchell extremely poor, but Bath were let down by the drop off outside of Russell.
Swap the halfbacks and this is a thumping.
Huge display by Underhill who probably did not deserve to end on the losing side. But major credit to Furbank, my MOTM, and the other Saints outside backs did not do badly either. Pleased that Saints, best side in the league for most of the season.
On the red card... We saw another great contest, which is nice. Pretty disgusting that Kitson in the guardian tried to make out it wasn't a red card, followed by this abortion in the observer by Aylwin, who has dedicated most of his rugby output to screaming about red cards:
Pathetic stuff from absolute dinosaurs waging a campaign in favour of massive headshotsAnother final tarnished as Obano’s red card a blight on rugby’s integrity
Northampton also suffer in the reckoning as questions linger over whether they would have won with 15 v 15
It's a clear red card. The journos are just looking for clicks at this point.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 3:46 pm Finally watched the final.
Crikey, not sure I can remember a final where the 9/10 combo were so comprehensively second best and their team still won. Fin Smith was pretty poor, Mitchell extremely poor, but Bath were let down by the drop off outside of Russell.
Swap the halfbacks and this is a thumping.
Huge display by Underhill who probably did not deserve to end on the losing side. But major credit to Furbank, my MOTM, and the other Saints outside backs did not do badly either. Pleased that Saints, best side in the league for most of the season.
On the red card... We saw another great contest, which is nice. Pretty disgusting that Kitson in the guardian tried to make out it wasn't a red card, followed by this abortion in the observer by Aylwin, who has dedicated most of his rugby output to screaming about red cards:
Pathetic stuff from absolute dinosaurs waging a campaign in favour of massive headshotsAnother final tarnished as Obano’s red card a blight on rugby’s integrity
Northampton also suffer in the reckoning as questions linger over whether they would have won with 15 v 15
Seen more people want 20min red cards but that's bollocks too.
See also WalrusJM2K6 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 3:46 pm Finally watched the final.
Crikey, not sure I can remember a final where the 9/10 combo were so comprehensively second best and their team still won. Fin Smith was pretty poor, Mitchell extremely poor, but Bath were let down by the drop off outside of Russell.
Swap the halfbacks and this is a thumping.
Huge display by Underhill who probably did not deserve to end on the losing side. But major credit to Furbank, my MOTM, and the other Saints outside backs did not do badly either. Pleased that Saints, best side in the league for most of the season.
On the red card... We saw another great contest, which is nice. Pretty disgusting that Kitson in the guardian tried to make out it wasn't a red card, followed by this abortion in the observer by Aylwin, who has dedicated most of his rugby output to screaming about red cards:
Pathetic stuff from absolute dinosaurs waging a campaign in favour of massive headshotsAnother final tarnished as Obano’s red card a blight on rugby’s integrity
Northampton also suffer in the reckoning as questions linger over whether they would have won with 15 v 15
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Pleased to see Carpenter, Roebuck and Sleightholme selected.
Langdon misses out.........criminal!!!
Langdon misses out.........criminal!!!
England squad to tour Japan and New Zealand
Forwards: F Baxter, D Cole, A Coles, C Cunningham-South, B Curry, T Curry, T Dan, A Dombrandt, B Earl, C Ewels, J George (capt), J Heyes, M Itoje, J Marler, G Martin, G Oghre, B Rodd, E Roots, W Stuart, S Underhill
Backs: J Carpenter, F Dingwall, I Feyi-Waboso, T Freeman, G Furbank, O Lawrence, A Mitchell, L Northmore, H Randall, T Roebuck, H Slade, O Sleightholme, F Smith, M Smith, B Spencer, F Steward
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Without Chessum in the mix, lock looks incredibly bare.
Didn't notice that, presume he's injured?sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:58 am Without Chessum in the mix, lock looks incredibly bare.
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SaintK wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:42 am Pleased to see Carpenter, Roebuck and Sleightholme selected.
Langdon misses out.........criminal!!!England squad to tour Japan and New Zealand
Forwards: F Baxter, D Cole, A Coles, C Cunningham-South, B Curry, T Curry, T Dan, A Dombrandt, B Earl, C Ewels, J George (capt), J Heyes, M Itoje, J Marler, G Martin, G Oghre, B Rodd, E Roots, W Stuart, S Underhill
Backs: J Carpenter, F Dingwall, I Feyi-Waboso, T Freeman, G Furbank, O Lawrence, A Mitchell, L Northmore, H Randall, T Roebuck, H Slade, O Sleightholme, F Smith, M Smith, B Spencer, F Steward
Isn't Langdon injured?
Not sure. He did come off on Saturday with a dodgy arm/shoulder but they kept saying it looked like a stinger and I haven't seen or read anything about it since.
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Yup, he had surgery at the start of May.Oxbow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 12:07 pmDidn't notice that, presume he's injured?sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:58 am Without Chessum in the mix, lock looks incredibly bare.