NPR

Kawazaki wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:02 am Henry Pollock certainly looks very very gifted.

Born in Oxfordshire, schooled in Buckinghamshire, learned to play club rugby in Northamptonshire, capped for England Schools, England U18s, England U20s, England A, and England...


...and still the Jocks call him a Scottish poach.

Oxbow wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:36 pm Didn't expect anything from the game so two bonus points isn't bad. More importantly we played much better than we did against Leicester last week. Hopefully Pollock will be fit for Europe.

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:51 pm If anything, Pollock's hype train is struggling to keep up with his performances.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:57 am There is a certain proprietary tone some Scots seem to take on as soon as they find out a player is Scotland qualified. Even if it's a grandparent qualification and the player has never been to Scotland it's assume he's their player and if he chooses to play for someone else then he's been poached.

Perhaps it's because just two pro teams gives them such a shallow player pool, but it's like they're playing Pokemon and "gotta catch 'em all".

ASMO wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 10:50 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:51 pm If anything, Pollock's hype train is struggling to keep up with his performances.

Lions bolter?

ASMO wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 10:50 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 8:51 pm If anything, Pollock's hype train is struggling to keep up with his performances.

Lions bolter?

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:57 am There is a certain proprietary tone some Scots seem to take on as soon as they find out a player is Scotland qualified. Even if it's a grandparent qualification and the player has never been to Scotland it's assume he's their player and if he chooses to play for someone else then he's been poached.

Perhaps it's because just two pro teams gives them such a shallow player pool, but it's like they're playing Pokemon and "gotta catch 'em all".

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:22 pm Is Austin trying to influence the TMO again ?

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:36 pm

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:22 pm Is Austin trying to influence the TMO again ?

He’s not a happy bunny at Leicester being denied a try for a fairly blatant offside, shockingly

petej wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:38 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:36 pm

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:22 pm Is Austin trying to influence the TMO again ?

He’s not a happy bunny at Leicester being denied a try for a fairly blatant offside, shockingly

Wasn't that obvious considering the scrum half buggering around with it dribbling out. Considering how many closing down players are not onside when you freeze frame things.

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:32 pm Montoya has had a shocker all day at the line out and it has finally cost them dear. Go ahead score and a BP for Sarries.

Steward being skinned repeatedly as per, for all his skills he is simply too slow to play back 3

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:47 pm

petej wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:38 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:36 pm

He’s not a happy bunny at Leicester being denied a try for a fairly blatant offside, shockingly

Wasn't that obvious considering the scrum half buggering around with it dribbling out. Considering how many closing down players are not onside when you freeze frame things.

It was pretty blatant in real time tbf, timing was well off

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:52 pm Huge win. Dan’s lineout horror show made that a tough one to close out but otherwise a brilliant team performance.

Excellent game of rugby played by both sides, good standards and great entertainment.

An upset Crumbie Terrace really is one of the great sounds in English rugby

petej wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 4:03 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 3:52 pm Huge win. Dan’s lineout horror show made that a tough one to close out but otherwise a brilliant team performance.

Excellent game of rugby played by both sides, good standards and great entertainment.

An upset Crumbie Terrace really is one of the great sounds in English rugby

Sarries deserved that. Henderson and Wells are decent back ups but journeymen compared to chessum and Martin.

On the disallowed try - it is decision that wouldn't have been given anywhere else on the pitch because of the outcome and video ref. i don't have much empathy with 9s dribbling it back though glad the lining up of forwards is not allowed.

Slick wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 11:21 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:57 am There is a certain proprietary tone some Scots seem to take on as soon as they find out a player is Scotland qualified. Even if it's a grandparent qualification and the player has never been to Scotland it's assume he's their player and if he chooses to play for someone else then he's been poached.

Perhaps it's because just two pro teams gives them such a shallow player pool, but it's like they're playing Pokemon and "gotta catch 'em all".

A lot of it is in jest and a reaction to the amount of shit we get from some quarters

Tichtheid wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:45 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 11:21 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:57 am There is a certain proprietary tone some Scots seem to take on as soon as they find out a player is Scotland qualified. Even if it's a grandparent qualification and the player has never been to Scotland it's assume he's their player and if he chooses to play for someone else then he's been poached.

Perhaps it's because just two pro teams gives them such a shallow player pool, but it's like they're playing Pokemon and "gotta catch 'em all".

A lot of it is in jest and a reaction to the amount of shit we get from some quarters

It's exactly that.

And anyway, if a fox is born in a byre it doesn't make it a cow.

And another thing, when Freddy Douglas and Henry Pollock went head to head for the U20s Douglas was the better player, even in defeat.

Rhubarb & Custard wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:07 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:45 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 11:21 am

A lot of it is in jest and a reaction to the amount of shit we get from some quarters

It's exactly that.

And anyway, if a fox is born in a byre it doesn't make it a cow.

And another thing, when Freddy Douglas and Henry Pollock went head to head for the U20s Douglas was the better player, even in defeat.

The Irish lad?