NPR

frodder wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:13 pm So was North's red deserved?

Stone dead, all day long ref, and twice on Sundays... Could have been horrible.

bessantj wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:13 pm

penguin wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:04 pm We're not as eloquent as Bristol right now... Conversationally we might need to knock their pint over, call them a cunt and hope we can put them off their stride.

Calling cider sub par, dropping a sbd and pissing all over the seats in the toilet it is.

Sympathy bump

Christ. Just watching the highlights of Bristol's game at the weekend...Semi Radradra is something else. The thought of him and Charles Piatau trying to out-superstar each other is worrying.

Ollie Griffiths has picked up a hamstring injury...FFS.

I could do with a bit of good news - signing Bateman or Rowlands (or both) would help.

penguin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:53 pm Christ. Just watching the highlights of Bristol's game at the weekend...Semi Radradra is something else. The thought of him and Charles Piatau trying to out-superstar each other is worrying.

Ollie Griffiths has picked up a hamstring injury...FFS.

I could do with a bit of good news - signing Bateman or Rowlands (or both) would help.

Was just popping in to ask if any of you had heard anything on Rowlands. I'd love for him to stay at Wasps, but can't blame him for wanting to play international rugby if he can.

Raggs wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:13 pm

penguin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:53 pm Christ. Just watching the highlights of Bristol's game at the weekend...Semi Radradra is something else. The thought of him and Charles Piatau trying to out-superstar each other is worrying.

Ollie Griffiths has picked up a hamstring injury...FFS.

I could do with a bit of good news - signing Bateman or Rowlands (or both) would help.

Was just popping in to ask if any of you had heard anything on Rowlands. I'd love for him to stay at Wasps, but can't blame him for wanting to play international rugby if he can.

You're guess is as good as mine...there used to be a couple of people (Paul in particular) who used to be good for the inside knowledge on the old bored, but not sure where they ended up.

penguin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:36 pm

Raggs wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:13 pm

penguin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:53 pm Christ. Just watching the highlights of Bristol's game at the weekend...Semi Radradra is something else. The thought of him and Charles Piatau trying to out-superstar each other is worrying.

Ollie Griffiths has picked up a hamstring injury...FFS.

I could do with a bit of good news - signing Bateman or Rowlands (or both) would help.

Was just popping in to ask if any of you had heard anything on Rowlands. I'd love for him to stay at Wasps, but can't blame him for wanting to play international rugby if he can.

You're guess is as good as mine...there used to be a couple of people (Paul in particular) who used to be good for the inside knowledge on the old bored, but not sure where they ended up.

Paul_ still pops up on the bored. Have you kicked that 1 into touch Penguin?

penguin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:53 pm Christ. Just watching the highlights of Bristol's game at the weekend...Semi Radradra is something else. The thought of him and Charles Piatau trying to out-superstar each other is worrying.

Ollie Griffiths has picked up a hamstring injury...FFS.

I could do with a bit of good news - signing Bateman or Rowlands (or both) would help.

That's a bummer, Dragons could have been competitive otherwise, it's not really a game now. Ah well, look forward to next season now.

frodder wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:48 pm

penguin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:36 pm

Raggs wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:13 pm

Was just popping in to ask if any of you had heard anything on Rowlands. I'd love for him to stay at Wasps, but can't blame him for wanting to play international rugby if he can.

You're guess is as good as mine...there used to be a couple of people (Paul in particular) who used to be good for the inside knowledge on the old bored, but not sure where they ended up.

Paul_ still pops up on the bored. Have you kicked that 1 into touch Penguin?

We'll see how things settle down once rugby has been back properly for a bit...but I prefer this bored for interface. No point being on the best interface if no buggers here, so we'll see.

So back to the P12 and losing 6m TV money. What a shit show!!

I see Phil Dollman is still doing the business for Exeter.

LandOTurk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:21 pm So back to the P12 and losing 6m TV money. What a shit show!!

Just what the league needs!

Can someone post a gif of Ioan Lloyd's try for Briz please.

Tomos is crocked

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53916288

penguin wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:38 am

Fuck yeah!

frodder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:16 am Tomos is crocked

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53916288

Fuck no!

bessantj wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:21 pm

A good Caerphilly lad is our Phil

frodder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:28 pm

bessantj wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:21 pm

A good Caerphilly lad is our Phil

Wasted at Exeter, but they need him or they'd fall apart.

frodder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:28 pm

bessantj wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:21 pm

A good Caerphilly lad is our Phil

Caerphilly and Bedwas rugby clubs.

Do you know Graham Douglas Frodder?

The Druid wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:49 pm

frodder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:28 pm

bessantj wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:21 pm

A good Caerphilly lad is our Phil

Caerphilly and Bedwas rugby clubs.

Do you know Graham Douglas Frodder?

Sorry Druid I'm not familiar. Who is he?

frodder wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:50 am

The Druid wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:49 pm

frodder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:28 pm

A good Caerphilly lad is our Phil

Caerphilly and Bedwas rugby clubs.

Do you know Graham Douglas Frodder?

Sorry Druid I'm not familiar. Who is he?

Played rugby with him at school, he went on to play For Welsh youth 1970 - 71. And Bedwas rfc for many years. Formed his own company and did quite well, just an all round good bloke really.

I see Keiron Assiratti has gone to Bristol on a short term loan deal...could be good for everyone that. Chance for him to see a different environment, and a high quality one at that, hopefully get some game time in a competitive league, that should kick his progress on.

penguin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:01 pm I see Keiron Assiratti has gone to Bristol on a short term loan deal...could be good for everyone that. Chance for him to see a different environment, and a high quality one at that, hopefully get some game time in a competitive league, that should kick his progress on.

Yeah. always useful to have a prop in a highly competitive environment especially in the English league which focuses on the forwards.

2021 Lions bolter, future record Welsh try scorer and potentially tragically over-hyped youngster Louis Grees-Lightnit showing good wheels:

Wow, that lad needs a Welsh cap like I need a nice glass of red right now

Tommy Reffell apparently being poached by the Saes

Dragons (v Scarlets Rugby): Will Talbot-Davies, Jared Rosser, Adam Warren, Nick Tompkins, Ashton Hewitt, Sam Davies, Rhodri Williams (c); Josh Reynolds, Elliot Dee, Chris Coleman, Max Williams, Matthew Screech, Aaron Wainwright, Taine Basham, Harrison Keddie

Replacements: Ellis Shipp, Conor Maguire, Leon Brown, Joe Maksymiw, Huw Taylor, Luke Baldwin, Arwel Robson, Jack Dixon

Interesting selections here - that is a young front 5. Dee and Screech but Reynolds and Coleman with Max Williams in the second row. Happy to see them get starts just a little concerned about all 3 at the same time. Great looking backrow, like the midfield combination, and look forward to seeing Rosser again who I don't think has had the plaudits he's deserved for how good he's been. Would have liked to have seen Holmes at 15 rather than Talbot-Davies...but still, lots of good young players on show. Looking forward to seeing how they go.

Scarlets: Angus O'Brien; Johnny McNicholl, Steff Hughes, Johnny Williams, Steff Evans; Dan Jones, Kieran Hardy; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens (capt), Samson Lee, Jake Ball, Lewis Rawlins, Ed Kennedy, James Davies, Sione Kalamafoni.

Replacements: Ryan Elias, Phil Price, Javan Sebastian, Josh Helps, Josh Macleod, Dane Blacker, Paul Asquith, Tom Rogers.

Strange selection, looks like they're giving people a game before Europe comes around, we're out of the play-offs so it doesn't matter that much I suppose.

penguin wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:02 am

Dragons (v Scarlets Rugby): Will Talbot-Davies, Jared Rosser, Adam Warren, Nick Tompkins, Ashton Hewitt, Sam Davies, Rhodri Williams (c); Josh Reynolds, Elliot Dee, Chris Coleman, Max Williams, Matthew Screech, Aaron Wainwright, Taine Basham, Harrison Keddie

Replacements: Ellis Shipp, Conor Maguire, Leon Brown, Joe Maksymiw, Huw Taylor, Luke Baldwin, Arwel Robson, Jack Dixon

Interesting selections here - that is a young front 5. Dee and Screech but Reynolds and Coleman with Max Williams in the second row. Happy to see them get starts just a little concerned about all 3 at the same time. Great looking backrow, like the midfield combination, and look forward to seeing Rosser again who I don't think has had the plaudits he's deserved for how good he's been. Would have liked to have seen Holmes at 15 rather than Talbot-Davies...but still, lots of good young players on show. Looking forward to seeing how they go.

It can't really effect our season so give them a go.

Up against Wyn Jones and Samson Lee... Could be a long afternoon. Don't get me wrong, I like to see youth given a chance, just s little nervous.

penguin wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:24 pm Up against Wyn Jones and Samson Lee... Could be a long afternoon. Don't get me wrong, I like to see youth given a chance, just s little nervous.

I wouldn't fancy two minutes of that, the bench isn't first choice mostly either, so it would be no suprise to see a couple of yellows off the front row. I've not seen anything of Maguire, so have no Idea how he'd go with Brown and Dee, if as I'd expect, they're summoned second half.

It always amazes me how the Scarlets seem to churn out fat kids that mature well, and we in Gwent, the Roider capital of South Wales, can't seem to mature props with any regularity. Must be a direct result of having a gash/no real academy for years. Although Coleg Gwent seems to do a decent job of late.

250 appearances for the Sheriff, remarkable in modern rugby considering he's an established international as well. Fair play to him.

Forward in the end but some good defence by the Dragons from some good attack by the Scarlets.

Try from the Scarlets forwards, probably not legally

King Rosser getting a try for the good guys! 10-7

Anyone got a link for this game?

Oof, Scarlets forwards giving the Dragons some problems. 10-14

dantedelew wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:42 pm Anyone got a link for this game?

I'm listening to it on BBC radio on the BBC sports site.

Scarlets scrum killing the Dragons scrum at the moment.

bessantj wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:44 pm

dantedelew wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:42 pm Anyone got a link for this game?

I'm listening to it on BBC radio on the BBC sports site.

This is getting worse for the Dragons as the Scarlets scrum kills it again. 10-19.