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Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:50 pm
by Margin__Walker
JM2K6 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:43 pm His time with the Rebels was particularly joyous
Cant find a gif of this unfortunately

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Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:15 am
by westport
6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:23 pm
by ASMO
Margin__Walker wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:50 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:43 pm His time with the Rebels was particularly joyous
Cant find a gif of this unfortunately

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He will be heading off to Japan i reckon, a last big paycheck as he is reaching the end, i doubt any Prem or T14 side would have him in as first choice now, he would be playing second fiddle which goes against his whole character.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:23 pm
by JM2K6
Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:24 pm
by ASMO
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:23 pm Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.
Not as first choice though i will bet.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:26 pm
by JM2K6
ASMO wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:24 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:23 pm Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.
Not as first choice though i will bet.
Certainly would be getting plenty of gametime. I think you might be overstating how much he wants to be The Man at 33 and with no club, though.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:18 pm
by Hal Jordan
westport wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:15 am 6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU
England Knights vs Scottish Saltires for the Calcuttabowl it is, then.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:12 pm
by Margin__Walker
Covid outbreak at the Chiefs apparently. Putting the Toulouse game at risk


Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:26 pm
by duke
What happens in that circumstance? Exeter forfeit the game?

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:34 pm
by Margin__Walker
Two games cancelled. Exeter Toulouse and Glasgow Lyon

EPCR will convene Match Result Resolution Committees to determine the results of the cancelled matches.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:25 pm
by SaintK
Margin__Walker wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:12 pm Covid outbreak at the Chiefs apparently. Putting the Toulouse game at risk

Was always going to happen somewhere down the line
Watch out for more!

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:32 pm
by Rhubarb & Custard
Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:18 pm
westport wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:15 am 6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU
England Knights vs Scottish Saltires for the Calcuttabowl it is, then.
Each quarter available on a different ppv

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:16 pm
by Punter15
JM2K6 wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:23 pm Bath, Sale, and Northampton all keen.
Would love him back at Wasps. The Robson-Cips-Gopperth combo was superb, and Umaga still shits the bed too often.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:29 pm
by Hal Jordan
Rhubarb & Custard wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:32 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:18 pm
westport wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:15 am 6 Nations are going to be next with the involvement of CVC


https://archive.vn/WVlSU
England Knights vs Scottish Saltires for the Calcuttabowl it is, then.
Each quarter available on a different ppv
If we can sub Fazlet on and off as a specialist place kicker, I'm all for it.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:10 pm
by sockwithaticket
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There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.
Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:55 pm
by Oxbow
Saints team to face Leinster. Furbank at 10 is an interesting choice.

15 Tom Collins
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 George Furbank
9 Tom James

1 Alex Waller (c)
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 Alex Moon
5 Api Ratuniyarawa
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Tom Wood
8 Shaun Adendorff

Replacements:
16 Mikey Haywood
17 Francois van Wyk
18 Owen Franks
19 Alex Coles
20 Teimana Harrison
21 Henry Taylor
22 Piers Francis
23 Matt Proctor

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:02 pm
by SaintK
Oxbow wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:55 pm Saints team to face Leinster. Furbank at 10 is an interesting choice.

15 Tom Collins
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 George Furbank
9 Tom James

1 Alex Waller (c)
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 Alex Moon
5 Api Ratuniyarawa
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Tom Wood
8 Shaun Adendorff

Replacements:
16 Mikey Haywood
17 Francois van Wyk
18 Owen Franks
19 Alex Coles
20 Teimana Harrison
21 Henry Taylor
22 Piers Francis
23 Matt Proctor
Not quite the 3rd team that Boyd suggested they may send out.
Good to see Haywood on the way back
Leinster +25ish

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:02 pm
by JM2K6
Always fun watching teams sent out to die...

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:48 pm
by Rhubarb & Custard
SaintK wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:02 pm
Oxbow wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:55 pm Saints team to face Leinster. Furbank at 10 is an interesting choice.

15 Tom Collins
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Rory Hutchinson
11 Taqele Naiyaravoro
10 George Furbank
9 Tom James

1 Alex Waller (c)
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 Alex Moon
5 Api Ratuniyarawa
6 Nick Isiekwe
7 Tom Wood
8 Shaun Adendorff

Replacements:
16 Mikey Haywood
17 Francois van Wyk
18 Owen Franks
19 Alex Coles
20 Teimana Harrison
21 Henry Taylor
22 Piers Francis
23 Matt Proctor
Not quite the 3rd team that Boyd suggested they may send out.
Good to see Haywood on the way back
Leinster +25ish
Show some respect, some of those players have worked hard to be considered 3rd choice

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:22 pm
by Glaston
sockwithaticket wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:10 pm Image
There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.
Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.
Wasps in the wet, not going to be good.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:37 am
by Glaston
Glaston wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:22 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:10 pm Image
There are five changes to the starting 15 that beat Dragons last time out.

Wasps’ international quartet of Dan Robson, Will Rowlands, Jack Willis and Joe Launchbury are rested. In their places come Will Porter, Tim Cardall, Ben Morris and James Gaskell respectively.

The only other change sees Ben Harris return from injury to start at loosehead prop.

Tom Willis also makes his way back from the injury he picked up against Gloucester in November, to take his place amongst the replacements.
Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.
Wasps in the wet, not going to be good.
LOL, reverse mockers works.

Though red card works too.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:11 pm
by sockwithaticket
Glaston wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:37 am
Glaston wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:22 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:10 pm Image



Interesting time to change things up. Thought the internationals might be rested for Prem games.

Also notable that performances from the first couple of games of the season seem to have sent Ben Vellacott down the pecking order.
Wasps in the wet, not going to be good.
LOL, reverse mockers works.

Though red card works too.
That definitely helped. We're not terrible in the rain, though it's definitely not our preferred condition.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:20 pm
by geordie_6
Barbeary looks bloody good at 8 mind. Do Waps have any plans to push him back to hooker, or just work on him as a backrower?

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:32 pm
by sockwithaticket
geordie_6 wrote: Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:20 pm Barbeary looks bloody good at 8 mind. Do Waps have any plans to push him back to hooker, or just work on him as a backrower?
No idea what the plan is. I'd suspect his basics as a hooker aren't necessarily up to snuff if Taylor, Cruse and Oghre are ahead of him for a spot there.

Equally it could be that with certain injuries and absences in the back row recently we need an extra body in the back row and he's got the attributes to be most effective there compared to the others.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:05 pm
by Margin__Walker
Looks likely that Newcastle are about to go 4 from 4



Got a feeling January is going to be really messy for this type of stuff.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:47 pm
by Stranger
Game off

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:11 pm
by sockwithaticket
Newcastle to chalk up another win then?

I'd have called you a liar and a fantasist if, at the start of the season, you'd told me they'd be 4 from 4.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:57 pm
by Margin__Walker
sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:11 pm Newcastle to chalk up another win then?

I'd have called you a liar and a fantasist if, at the start of the season, you'd told me they'd be 4 from 4.
Yep, unless they decide to go off reservation, I think the pre agreed point split for this eventuality is 4/2. With the 2 points for the team at 'fault'

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:32 pm
by Margin__Walker
Bath v LI also off after LI returned positive cases

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:08 am
by sockwithaticket
Teams for the games actually going ahead.



Harlequins v Bristol
Harlequins Starting XV
1. Jordan Els
2. Scott Baldwin
3. Wilco Louw
4. Dino Lamb
5. Glen Young
6. James Chisholm
7. Will Evans
8. Alex Dombrandt - Captain
9. Danny Care
10. Marcus Smith
11. Ross Chisholm
12. Ben Tapuai
13. James Lang
14. Louis Lynagh
15. Mike Brown

Impact Players
16. Elia Elia
17. Santiago Garcia Botta
18. Simon Kerrod
19. Hugh Tizard
20. Tom Lawday
21. Martin Landajo
22. Lennox Anyanwu
23.Tyrone Green

Unavailable for selection:
Andre Esterhuizen, Joe Marler, Scott Steele, Joe Marchant

Unavailable due to injury:
George Head, Craig Trenier, Will Collier, Matt Symons, Stephan Lewies, Luke Northmore, Paul Lasike, Michele Campagnaro, Nathan Earle, Cadan Murley
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Exeter vs. Gloucester
EXETER CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE GLOUCESTER

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Olly Woodburn
13 Ian Whitten
12 Ollie Devoto
11 Tom O’Flaherty
10 Joe Simmonds (capt)
9 Jack Maunder
1 Ben Moon
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
3 Harry Williams
4 Jonny Gray
5 Sam Skinner
6 Dave Ewers
7 Jannes Kirsten
8 Sam Simmonds

16 Jack Yeandle
17 Alec Hepburn
18 Marcus Street
19 Don Armand
20 Richard Capstick
21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
22 Harvey Skinner
23 Tom Hendrickson
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Northampton vs. Worcester

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Sale vs. Wasps

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From the Wasps pov, the AJ Bell is not a happy hunting ground and I'm not sure this is the team to redress the balance, though I appreciate Blackett giving the non-first choice players, particularly the young half back pair, more game time. The absence of our internationals, particularly Robson, for much of this season so far has revealed that we need their understudies and the rest of the team to learn how to get by without them.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:25 pm
by Paddington Bear
Enjoyable game the Quins Bristol one

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:38 pm
by sockwithaticket
Game over.

First useful thing I've seen Adeolokun do since Pat Lam chucked him a sympathy contract.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:54 pm
by Saint
Saints leading 10-0 after a stone cold deliberate knockon from Wuss gave us a PT

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:03 pm
by Saint
Concede a soft try through a dodgy forward pass, but the score a try of beauty. 17-7

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:16 pm
by Paddington Bear
Worcester with execution would be an interesting prospect

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:37 pm
by Saint
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:16 pm Worcester with execution would be an interesting prospect
Saints with the ability actually pass would be lethal

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:15 pm
by Saint
YYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:16 pm
by sockwithaticket
Far from guaranteed for most of the game, but a BP win is a great way to get over their terrible run.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:20 pm
by Oxbow
That's made my Christmas a little bit happier.

Re: The Official English Rugby Thread

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:45 pm
by Niegs
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:08 am
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From the Wasps pov, the AJ Bell is not a happy hunting ground and I'm not sure this is the team to redress the balance, though I appreciate Blackett giving the non-first choice players, particularly the young half back pair, more game time. The absence of our internationals, particularly Robson, for much of this season so far has revealed that we need their understudies and the rest of the team to learn how to get by without them.
I keep seeing Odogwu doing good things in highlights. How's he doing throughout the match? Likely to be a regular in the 13 shirt?