NPR

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:27 am I realise that the point will be immediately made that this is a sample size of 1 but last night's result points to a continuing weakness in Prem rugby. Bath, runaway leaders, losing at home to LaR who have been dogsh*t in the T14 this season? LaR were hammered at home to newly promoted Vannes last week.

Quickly looks up "Runaway" in the dictionary

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:27 am I realise that the point will be immediately made that this is a sample size of 1 but last night's result points to a continuing weakness in Prem rugby. Bath, runaway leaders, losing at home to LaR who have been dogsh*t in the T14 this season? LaR were hammered at home to newly promoted Vannes last week.

Yep. Bath should have won that.
Oh and if "runaway" means level on points with Bristol at the top then you're spot on as always.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:27 am I realise that the point will be immediately made that this is a sample size of 1 but last night's result points to a continuing weakness in Prem rugby. Bath, runaway leaders, losing at home to LaR who have been dogsh*t in the T14 this season? LaR were hammered at home to newly promoted Vannes last week.

Conditions were awful, which you'd think would favour a physically big and powerful team.

But I would agree the french league is high quality.

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:07 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:27 am I realise that the point will be immediately made that this is a sample size of 1 but last night's result points to a continuing weakness in Prem rugby. Bath, runaway leaders, losing at home to LaR who have been dogsh*t in the T14 this season? LaR were hammered at home to newly promoted Vannes last week.

Yep. Bath should have won that.
Oh and if "runaway" means level on points with Bristol at the top then you're spot on as always.

Just too many errors, set piece in particular, and a very disorganised early defence which gifted them one of their tries.

And an honourable mention for De Glanville starting and stopping his marked clearance kick - that can't really be blamed on the weather.

inactionman wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:07 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:27 am I realise that the point will be immediately made that this is a sample size of 1 but last night's result points to a continuing weakness in Prem rugby. Bath, runaway leaders, losing at home to LaR who have been dogsh*t in the T14 this season? LaR were hammered at home to newly promoted Vannes last week.

Conditions were awful, which you'd think would favour a physically big and powerful team.

But I would agree the french league is high quality.

One of my close friends I stayed with in the Summer is a former LaR player [/globus] and he thought they'd struggle this year. Reckoned too many players had got comfortable and it needed a clear out.

Those sort of conditions would have helped I guess: sides who can run with the ball are the ones who have really troubled LaR.

I see that Bernol's opening comment was that Russel never changes I assume he had one of his lack of game management/control showings?

No Durbanites at the rugby. In the surf.

Exeter's B team or is it C?

Look like Ellispark. Where are the supporters

Red for Exeter nr 8.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:12 pm Red for Exeter nr 8.

Yellow

Exeter score with 14 men. 7-0

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:19 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:12 pm Red for Exeter nr 8.

Yellow

Lucky it's a French ref.

The Chiefs stand up nicely

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:24 pm

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:19 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:12 pm Red for Exeter nr 8.

Yellow

Lucky it's a French ref.

Possibly, I'm not watching just happened to notice it on the BBC rugby feed

Think it was forward

7 all

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:53 pm Exeter's B team or is it C?

Doesn't matter. Theye haven't won a league match all season

Sharks on the roll now.

Exeter are giving this a good go, but they just can’t compete with the tempo Sharks can produce

Again. It's going to be a long afternoon

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:35 pm Exeter are giving this a good go, but they just can’t compete with the tempo Sharks can produce

Got Sharks to win +27 on Superbru
Could be a lot more
They really do need a new management team

Vok Fassi.

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:41 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:35 pm Exeter are giving this a good go, but they just can’t compete with the tempo Sharks can produce

Got Sharks to win +27 on Superbru
Could be a lot more
They really do need a new management team

Sending England's bottom team to SA to get horsed is not a great advert for Europe's premier rugby competition.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:44 pm Vok Fassi.

Ja. He is kak ne.

Irrespective of the 2 huge hits he has taken one literally knocked him out.Become a very targeted player.

When Willemses groin gets some attention he is the number 1

robmatic wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:45 pm

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:41 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:35 pm Exeter are giving this a good go, but they just can’t compete with the tempo Sharks can produce

Got Sharks to win +27 on Superbru
Could be a lot more
They really do need a new management team

Sending England's bottom team to SA to get horsed is not a great advert for Europe's premier rugby competition.

I gather you're not talking about the English Premiership (C) TNT Sports?

Shocking Sharks discipline

Sharks now two yellows. Add Fassie and they play with 12.

I like the Exeter 15 playing with the girlie bangles.

Sharks lead 39-21 after 70

How on earth is that not a yellow?

Another yellow?

A third yellow. Jesus wept

Look at the crowd, just show how many Stormers supporters attend last week.

Another yellow?

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 2:47 pm Another yellow?

Is for me

Mapimpi very lucky. If it was Marius.....

That’s a huge drop. Against 12 men anything is possible

Exeter playing like kants.

AE keeping things calm.

Chiefs have lost 7 of 7 in GP and can’t put 12 men away today. Their coach shouldn’t be allowed on the plane home tomorrow.

They are shockingly bad, how a pro team can not score a single point against a team with 3 off the pitch is just astounding.