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No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
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ASMO wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:19 am
Raggs wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:17 am So we're going to try and beat Italy up in the set piece, and act like everything is OK.
Pretty much this, and then Steady Eddie will come out and say "i told you so"
You’re all being silly. This weekend England’s kicking game is going to be perfect and they will win at a canter.

EJ knows what he’s doing.
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Oxbow wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
And 13 teams next season so that Sarries don't have to sully themselves in the Championship for more than a handful of matches this season.
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Oxbow wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
Season structure next year will be interesting with the extra weekends to find. Prem Cup either midweek or scrapped perhaps
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Oxbow wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
That'll be handy for Glaws this season then!
It will also help avoid any legal challenges to the points awarded for Covid match cancellation
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:10 pm
Oxbow wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
And 13 teams next season so that Sarries don't have to sully themselves in the Championship for more than a handful of matches this season.
Unless I'm misreading it, couldn't that be Ealing as well if they beat Sarries to the promotion place
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SaintK wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:42 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:10 pm
Oxbow wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
And 13 teams next season so that Sarries don't have to sully themselves in the Championship for more than a handful of matches this season.
Unless I'm misreading it, couldn't that be Ealing as well if they beat Sarries to the promotion place
It could be Ealing but it won't be Ealing, none of the Championship teams will get within a country mile of Saracens with their international contingent back.
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SaintK wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:42 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:10 pm
Oxbow wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm No relegation this season confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
And 13 teams next season so that Sarries don't have to sully themselves in the Championship for more than a handful of matches this season.
Unless I'm misreading it, couldn't that be Ealing as well if they beat Sarries to the promotion place
Although we have a couple of live Ealing fans on the Quins board getting very upset if you dare mention the comparative quality of the Sarries team they've beaten a few times in those exhibition games, I harbour zero doubts that Saracens are professional enough to batter the living fuck out of Ealing's Championship-standard team when things restart for real.
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We cantered back up with just one loss (Exeter away in what sounded like appalling conditions) and our squad was much worse than Sarries.

We did start to bring through some of the core of the Prem winning team, though.
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:56 pm
SaintK wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:42 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:10 pm

And 13 teams next season so that Sarries don't have to sully themselves in the Championship for more than a handful of matches this season.
Unless I'm misreading it, couldn't that be Ealing as well if they beat Sarries to the promotion place
Although we have a couple of live Ealing fans on the Quins board getting very upset if you dare mention the comparative quality of the Sarries team they've beaten a few times in those exhibition games, I harbour zero doubts that Saracens are professional enough to batter the living fuck out of Ealing's Championship-standard team when things restart for real.
Yes, quite. Just wanted to ensure I wasnt misunderstanding it!
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Does it mean that 2 sides will be relegated next season ?
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Ovals wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:14 pm Does it mean that 2 sides will be relegated next season ?
No definitely not.
The RFU said promotion and relegation could be put on hold for "three or four seasons" as it reviews the calendar.
Ringfencing by the sounds of it!
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Uren for Bristol really is a terrible scrum half, Ben Youngs'esque in his speed and delivery
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Last time you said that he ended up dominating the match and was MOTM.
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Who had Glaws and Bristol square at half time?
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A not straight lineout. Torq probably isn't watching, though.
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Oof Gloucester...

Definitely should have managed that final opportunity better. Making progress, though. They're only just missing out on results.

For all that's been said about his talent, the walkover against Bath aside, Bristol look a lot less fluent with Lloyd at 10.
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Elliot f*cking Daly.
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Can we all pitch in to buy Youngs, Farrell and Daly tickets for one of Musk's SpaceX test flights?
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Preferably one that explodes on the launch pad?
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Ah, I tend to not take an interest in anything Musk does so that whooshed me.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:08 pm Can we all pitch in to buy Youngs, Farrell and Daly tickets for one of Musk's SpaceX test flights?
Can we also give Slade a ticket too, i cannot see why people are wanking over him, he is very ordinary, i mean very very ordinary.
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Daly again, shoot the cunt into the sun
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Ugo Monye - please shut the fuck up.
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Kawazaki wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:53 pm Ugo Monye - please shut the fuck up.
He speaks his mind.


Sadly for us.
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Oxbow wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:12 pm Ah, I tend to not take an interest in anything Musk does so that whooshed me.
Tbh I've only cottoned on because they keep exploding and I like that it must be costing the cunt.
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Robson was very pleasing today. Difference between his service and Youngs' was night and day.

Desperately sorry for Willis. It looked horrible and I really hope it's not the same knee as before.

7 points fewer scored and 8 more conceded than France seems a fair reflection of where we are.

ASMO wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:16 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:08 pm Can we all pitch in to buy Youngs, Farrell and Daly tickets for one of Musk's SpaceX test flights?
Can we also give Slade a ticket too, i cannot see why people are wanking over him, he is very ordinary, i mean very very ordinary.
He's not as actively harmful as the other 3 to our chances. I suspect he'd be much, much more effective alongside a Lawrence type rather than Farrell.
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I do like Kyle Sinckler
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Obvious take away from today, England look so much better with Robson at 9 and Ford at 10. Youngs and Farrell against Wales it is then.
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First thoughts have to be with Willis. I really hope I’m wrong but I suspect that’s his last game in an England shirt.

Agreed on Robson and surely he has to be given a start soon. We actually created a lot that Youngs butchered.
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:27 pm
Agreed on Robson and surely he has to be given a start soon. We actually created a lot that Youngs butchered.
I started keeping a tally of how many times Youngs' pass caused someone to check, reach behind them, reach above them or actually have to jump to catch the ball and quickly got too depressed to carry on.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:33 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:27 pm
Agreed on Robson and surely he has to be given a start soon. We actually created a lot that Youngs butchered.
I started keeping a tally of how many times Youngs' pass caused someone to check, reach behind them, reach above them or actually have to jump to catch the ball and quickly got too depressed to carry on.
As I said on the match thread I was doing to same, pointing it out each time to a cuddly toy golden retriever. Absolutely astonishing
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:36 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:33 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:27 pm
Agreed on Robson and surely he has to be given a start soon. We actually created a lot that Youngs butchered.
I started keeping a tally of how many times Youngs' pass caused someone to check, reach behind them, reach above them or actually have to jump to catch the ball and quickly got too depressed to carry on.
As I said on the match thread I was doing to same, pointing it out each time to a cuddly toy golden retriever. Absolutely astonishing
:lol: Probably the best audience tbf.At this point what else can anyone do, but agree and shrug.
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I am 100% sure that Ford's crap tackle for Italy's late try will be all that gets focused on rather than a decent game doing his main job.

Jones sounding stubborn as ever on the radio, accusing the press of calling him an idiot.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:46 pm I am 100% sure that Ford's crap tackle for Italy's late try will be all that gets focused on rather than a decent game doing his main job.

Jones sounding stubborn as ever on the radio, accusing the press of calling him an idiot.

Yep it will the explanation for a 5/10 for him in most papers (Farrel at 7/10) and a narrative that hes being dropped for the next game 'as Jones looks to solidify the midfield' yadda yadda yadda

Anyway both sides playing this evening would have beaten England. Wales in particular look defensively sharp and will run the kicks back with interest.
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I think we’ll murder Wales, controversially. Keep Rees-Zammit under wraps and beat them up front. Very bullish about this one
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Just read the Graun ratings and they have Ford (6) 1 mark lower than Slade (7) and a mere 1 mark higher than Farrell and Youngs (5). :eh:
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:24 pm Just read the Graun ratings and they have Ford (6) 1 mark lower than Slade (7) and a mere 1 mark higher than Farrell and Youngs (5). :eh:
There's both good and bad to Eddie not listening to the papers. Overall, it's a good thing.
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They gave Lawes 8/10. Eight. Out. Of. Ten.
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