European Rugby Thread

[Torquemada 1420]

Saints have got this horribly wrong. Racing have lost 4 of their last 5 games because their pack is powder puff and been beaten up.

But that backline is the best in the comp and the pack is mobile so trying running rugby against them is suicide.

[petej]

Flake Russell eh?

I think it takes more guts to play as Russell does than as a dull defensive 10.

Should really be a yellow on Racing there. Saints get the try eventually.

[petej]

Ref really not doing Saints any favours.

[Torquemada 1420]

Flake Russell eh?

I think it takes more guts to play as Russell does than as a dull defensive 10.

Should really be a yellow on Racing there. Saints get the try eventually.

I don't think it's guts. Russell can only play that way and so it's not elective. Fun to watch tonight.

[Torquemada 1420]

What part of "carried back" is Mitchell struggling to understand?

[Biffer]

Surprised that high tackle wasn't a yellow. With force

[Torquemada 1420]

Surprised that high tackle wasn't a yellow. With force

Surprised the ref didn't see it at all. Was called by TMO

[petej]

Surprised that high tackle wasn't a yellow. With force

Surprised the ref didn't see it at all. Was called by TMO

Consistent at least.

[fishfoodie]

Proper pumping now

[I like neeps]

How on earth is Furbank an international for England? He's awful.

[Tichtheid]

Superbe

[Torquemada 1420]

Going to so sound churlish because he has been brilliant tonight but that was bad by Russell. Adv and a free play to do what he does best: instead he does a bad kick to throw away the adv and immediately put his side back under pressure,

[Tichtheid]

How on earth is Furbank an international for England? He's awful.

It's only England

[Biffer]

45-14 with fifteen minutes to play. This could get really ugly.

[petej]

Going back to the late hit on Biggar. It is an intentional piece of foul play leading to an injury replacement . There is a case that the Racing player be banned for the amount of time Biggar is out.

[Biffer]

Going to so sound churlish because he has been brilliant tonight but that was bad by Russell. Adv and a free play to do what he does best: instead he does a bad kick to throw away the adv and immediately put his side back under pressure,

Yep, it sounds like you're desperate as ever to find something wrong with what Russell does. That's not going to surprise anyone.

[Big D]

Of course that's a pen. Healey is talking shite.

[Torquemada 1420]

Ludlam "he's nowhere near him".

Read the laws you idiot.

[petej]

That is bullshit.

If going back to the original penalty, card a racing player.

Referee is shit.

[sockwithaticket]

I've kept my mouth shut on Adamson so far, but that try being chalked off is farcical.

[Torquemada 1420]

I've kept my mouth shut on Adamson so far, but that try being chalked off is farcical.

No it's not. Same principle as Imhoff being pinged for a pen for being in front which brought Saints back down here. Imhoff absolutely was nowhere near anyone and had no impact on play but the law is the f**king law.

[Biffer]

Yeah, the critical thing is he ran the line from in front of the pass.

[Torquemada 1420]

FM.Seen it all now. A player dislocates his shoulder trying to catch a pass.

[sockwithaticket]

I've kept my mouth shut on Adamson so far, but that try being chalked off is farcical.

No it's not. Same principle as Imhoff being pinged for a pen for being in front which brought Saints back down here. Imhoff absolutely was nowhere near anyone and had no impact on play but the law is the f**king law.

I popped off to grab dinner, so I think I missed that one.

In this case, it was Machenaud's angle of running that denied any possibility of making a tackle, he was travelling in completely the wrong direction. If he'd been running to make a tackle on the ball carrier, he wouldn't have ended up colliding with Sleightholme.

[Torquemada 1420]

Gets easier for Saints. Chat on

[petej]

If you late hit Russell and take him out of the match do Racing do so well?

Going back to the late hit on Biggar. It is an intentional piece of foul play leading to an injury replacement . There is a case that the Racing player be banned for the amount of time Biggar is out.

[Biffer]

If you late hit Russell and take him out of the match do Racing do so well?

Going back to the late hit on Biggar. It is an intentional piece of foul play leading to an injury replacement . There is a case that the Racing player be banned for the amount of time Biggar is out.

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

[Torquemada 1420]

Russell with MOTM I assume but could easily have been Lauret. He and Tanga have had a field day.

[petej]

If you late hit Russell and take him out of the match do Racing do so well?

Going back to the late hit on Biggar. It is an intentional piece of foul play leading to an injury replacement . There is a case that the Racing player be banned for the amount of time Biggar is out.

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

[Biffer]

If you late hit Russell and take him out of the match do Racing do so well?

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

I can't see anyone on any platform talking about a late hit except you.

[petej]

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

I can't see anyone on any platform talking about a late hit except you.

I always get pissed with cowardly/foul play leading to injuries for personal reasons.

[Torquemada 1420]

I can't see anyone on any platform talking about a late hit except you.

Tried to run it back and could not see it either.

[Biffer]

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

I can't see anyone on any platform talking about a late hit except you.

I always get pissed with cowardly/foul play leading to injuries for personal reasons.

You're desperately clutching at straws. Making up late hit allegations because Saints got their arse handed to them.

[Tichtheid]

If you late hit Russell and take him out of the match do Racing do so well?

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

This is not true.

Russell offers himself to the hard hit several times in every match to put other players into space.

He's never hidden in defence, always defending his own channel.

[Biffer]

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

This is not true.

Russell offers himself to the hard hit several times in every match to put other players into space.

He's never hidden in defence, always defending his own channel.

Exactly. Pete's just asshurt from the pumping Saints got tonight.

[Oxbow]

I don't think petej is a Saints fan is he? I am however and I don't think the hit on Biggar was particularly late. And, we were shit.

[petej]

I don't think petej is a Saints fan is he? I'm am however and I don't think the hit on Biggar was particularly late. And, we were shit.

Tigers fan.

Still don't like Bigger being subbed due to a piece of foul play. If a late hit on Racing key player Russell led to him leaving the field it would have made this a closer match and I really like Russell and would have been most critical if he had been injured by some c*nt hitting him late.

Saints were really naïve and needed to badger the ref a bit more, play up/act especially with a team like Racing. You miss Lawes who certainly wouldn't have given Russell that much space and time.

Admittedly, I should have really written Racing don't play so well if Russell isn't on the field instead of "Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit."

[Biffer]

I don't think petej is a Saints fan is he? I'm am however and I don't think the hit on Biggar was particularly late. And, we were shit.

Tigers fan.

Still don't like Bigger being subbed due to a piece of foul play. If a late hit on Racing key player Russell led to him leaving the field it would have made this a closer match and I really like Russell and would have been most critical if he had been injured by some c*nt hitting him late.

Saints were really naïve and needed to badger the ref a bit more, play up/act especially with a team like Racing. You miss Lawes who certainly wouldn't have given Russell that much space and time.

Admittedly, I should have really written Racing don't play so well if Russell isn't on the field instead of "Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit."

No one saw the late hit except you. No one anywhere.

[Yr Alban]

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

Russell doesn't play so well if you smash him up a bit.

This is not true.

Russell offers himself to the hard hit several times in every match to put other players into space.

He's never hidden in defence, always defending his own channel.

He really does. Whatever else Russell might be, he’s always been prepared to take a hard hit for the team.

[Biffer]

If you late hit Russell and take him out of the match do Racing do so well?

Going back to the late hit on Biggar. It is an intentional piece of foul play leading to an injury replacement . There is a case that the Racing player be banned for the amount of time Biggar is out.

It was 35-14 when Biggar went off

I’ve actually just noticed it was 35-7 when Biggar went off.