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A game LaR would have won were it not for their own stupidity (Wardi) and a succession of injuries. We've been saying for the last few seasons that LaR's handicap has been dreadful options at half back.
You are right about that, Top14 this year looks barely better than ProD2 mainly because the amount of penalties they get by holding the ball during the rucks or offside in the mauls etc.Very boring seeing the same mistakes again and again .Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 1:27 pm T14 is quite strange this year so far. No standout side and quality is patchy. On the upside, it looks the most competitive I can ever remember with even the promoted 2 going okay.
) .I'm actually quite worried what will happen when the Euro games start.Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 2:53 pmYou are right about that, Top14 this year looks barely better than ProD2 mainly because the amount of penalties they get by holding the ball during the rucks or offside in the mauls etc.Very boring seeing the same mistakes again and again .Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 1:27 pm T14 is quite strange this year so far. No standout side and quality is patchy. On the upside, it looks the most competitive I can ever remember with even the promoted 2 going okay.
I haven’t watched a full game beside a couple ones with ST and Castres ( CO, I know
Like I said on the thread, Ramos was MOTM for me. Not convinced he'll keep that up but will take that effort.Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:28 pm The writer is right on the money about the Fra/OZ game.
https://www.lerugbynistere.fr/news/rugb ... 222022.php
Like anyone who didn't inhabit an alternative universe should be surprised. Ntamack needs to be jettisoned entirely and an effective backup to Jalibert brought in. If Galthie is thinking of sticking with Ramos, he then has options of Ramos and Dupont at 10 if in a tight corner which frees up a slot on the bench.Mention spéciale à Matthieu Jalibert pour son peu de temps passés sur la pelouse, mais rudement efficace. En 22 minutes, il parcourt 46 mètres et bat 2 défenseurs. Des meilleurs résultats que ceux de Romain Ntamack, présent 58 minutes sur la pelouse.
https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/xv-de-fr ... tory.shtmlMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:28 pm Completely agree with you and also what you said in the match thread. Jalibert should be a starter but not for the SA game, Ntamak is stronger and a better defender than he is, plus losing chances are higher and the pro Ntamak will blame MJ.
Yeah, when I saw that I was likeTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:32 pmhttps://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/xv-de-fr ... tory.shtmlMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:28 pm Completely agree with you and also what you said in the match thread. Jalibert should be a starter but not for the SA game, Ntamak is stronger and a better defender than he is, plus losing chances are higher and the pro Ntamak will blame MJ.
as he might have been the Fr player that ran the least for that game.Total lack of self awareness.Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:29 pmYeah, when I saw that I was likeTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:32 pmhttps://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/xv-de-fr ... tory.shtmlMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:28 pm Completely agree with you and also what you said in the match thread. Jalibert should be a starter but not for the SA game, Ntamak is stronger and a better defender than he is, plus losing chances are higher and the pro Ntamak will blame MJ.
But he’ll be the starter against SA
It will all be true and no-one will be brought to justice.Tichtheid wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:38 pm French financial prosecutors raid headquarters of 2023 Rugby World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... -world-cup
Well not so fast ... sentencing on the current trials is very soon.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:26 pmIt will all be true and no-one will be brought to justice.Tichtheid wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:38 pm French financial prosecutors raid headquarters of 2023 Rugby World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... -world-cup
Justice and sentences awarded not necessarily being the same thing!laurent wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 5:36 pmWell not so fast ... sentencing on the current trials is very soon.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:26 pmIt will all be true and no-one will be brought to justice.Tichtheid wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:38 pm French financial prosecutors raid headquarters of 2023 Rugby World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... -world-cup
Even medias like rugbyrama are starting to talk about it. Dupont won’t play this weekend, let’s hope Lucu/Jalibert will start.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:09 pm Is there anyone on the planet other than Galthie, ST fans and the Ntamack family who still thinks Romain is an intl player?
What I wrote on match threadMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:20 pmEven medias like rugbyrama are starting to talk about it. Dupont won’t play this weekend, let’s hope Lucu/Jalibert will start.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:09 pm Is there anyone on the planet other than Galthie, ST fans and the Ntamack family who still thinks Romain is an intl player?
I’m not or wasn’t a Macalou’ fan but he had an outstanding game
Ovale Masqué https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/spring ... 83162.html
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:29 am A few told you sos amidst this.
1) Have said repeatedly over the years that Marseille is the best atmosphere ground in France. Partly because unlike Paris, it's near the heartlands. And what a noise. More games here.
2) In a game of utter brutality where the Boks held most of the cards for most of the game, despite du Toit's f**king madness (which has resulted in a fracture to Danty's eye)..... I said last week France cannot play 2 lightweight locks together (Woki and Flament), and so it proved. France were absolutely killed in the mauls and struggled in the scrums until Tao came on. Woki continues his poor form. Lost most of the breakdown battle too. Ironically it was Fra's subs who turned the tide and not the Bomb Squad.
3) Macalouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. How f**king long have I said he cannot be ignored and not least for his freakish athleticism? How TF Jelonch** got MOTM, only a Fre broadcaster could say. A flanker dumped on the wing whilst filling in the backrow at scrums, he was everywhere. 1st man to challenge the Boks at every restart (that's how fast he is), putting in key tackles (he was up against the fastest Bok) and may have created a breakaway try if Barnes hadn't made a terrible call when he was not held. No more of this stubborn stupidity please Galthie. He'd walk into any other side in the world.
**MOTM to a man who missed a tackle for a try and was sat on his arse by the smallest player on the park and gave away 2 pens?
4) Just f**k off Ntamack. The guy next to me almost had a conniption at yet another sh*thouse display of aimless kicking and starving the backs of ball. Jalibert created more in the 1st minute he was on than Ntamack did his entire game. Total sh*te when Fra had the man advantage.
Tactically I thought Galthie was poor. Generally, a game plan of trying to beat the Boks up seems a pretty dim idea and it won't work next time if they don't go full retard for a red card. How many times did the Boks try that kick pass to get around Penaud and Fra never adapted? Luckily they got it wrong most of the time (knock ons etc) but it led to Dupont's sending off. I'm not blaming Penaud so much as the defensive shape: Boks were down a man FFS so should never have been able to create an overlap.
The major plus from this was Fra sides of old would have folded up and died. This lot seem to have found the knack of winning even when playing poorly.
Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:20 pm Ovale Masqué https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/spring ... 83162.html
C’est pourquoi je propose qu’on perde contre le Japon. D’une, ça leur permettra de réaliser un exploit que même Guy Novès n’a pas réussi à accomplir. De deux, le public toulousain est déjà parfaitement habitué aux défaites à domicile pendant le mois de novembre.
I like this oneTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:37 pmMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:20 pm Ovale Masqué https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/spring ... 83162.html
Especially:C’est pourquoi je propose qu’on perde contre le Japon. D’une, ça leur permettra de réaliser un exploit que même Guy Novès n’a pas réussi à accomplir. De deux, le public toulousain est déjà parfaitement habitué aux défaites à domicile pendant le mois de novembre.
The whole report is hilarious.Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:45 pmI like this oneTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:37 pmMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:20 pm Ovale Masqué https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/spring ... 83162.html
Especially:C’est pourquoi je propose qu’on perde contre le Japon. D’une, ça leur permettra de réaliser un exploit que même Guy Novès n’a pas réussi à accomplir. De deux, le public toulousain est déjà parfaitement habitué aux défaites à domicile pendant le mois de novembre.
Arendse finit par trouver la faille après une passe lumineuse de Willy le Roux, qui aura passé une bonne partie de la rencontre à jouer en position de n°10 (au contraire de Romain Ntamack).
100% correct about your match thread comments
Un match contre les Boks, ça ne se note pas sur 10 dans l’Équipe, mais en années d’espérance de vie perdues.
FM, even Bernol has noticedMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:45 pmI like this oneTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:37 pmMarylandolorian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:20 pm Ovale Masqué https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/spring ... 83162.html
Especially:C’est pourquoi je propose qu’on perde contre le Japon. D’une, ça leur permettra de réaliser un exploit que même Guy Novès n’a pas réussi à accomplir. De deux, le public toulousain est déjà parfaitement habitué aux défaites à domicile pendant le mois de novembre.
Arendse finit par trouver la faille après une passe lumineuse de Willy le Roux, qui aura passé une bonne partie de la rencontre à jouer en position de n°10 (au contraire de Romain Ntamack).
100% correct about your match thread comments
I don’t know about that, Urios pushed away some good players last year, like Païva- Seuteni (not sure about Woki), but La cerise sur le gâteau has been Jalibert looking for a new club and this is a big NO from Marti, MJ is his protégé .Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:06 pm FFS
https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/2 ... tory.shtml
I'm just not a fan of player power being used to oust managers. We've seen wayyyy to much of this sh*t in France right back to Skrela/Villepreux as Fre coaches.Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:59 pmI don’t know about that, Urios pushed away some good players last year, like Païva- Seuteni (not sure about Woki), but La cerise sur le gâteau has been Jalibert looking for a new club and this is a big NO from Marti, MJ is his protégé .Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:06 pm FFS
https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/2 ... tory.shtml
From your other post
Malgré son excellente entrée face à l’Australie, Matthieu Jalibert est amené à rester le remplaçant idéal. Le Bordelo-Béglais offre une solution de luxe à Fabien Galthié en sortie de banc. La hiérarchie est bien établie et elle le sera encore une fois ce dimanche.
Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:19 pm An other good week for Ovale masqué
https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/tirami ... 56223.html
This for Laurent ( I didn’t know the full story ( and still don’t ).
Chalureau est alors arrêté in extremis par un courageux antifa japonais.
la défense française totalement passive et silencieuse, un peu comme la presse sportive française quand on annonce la sélection d’un joueur condamné pour agression raciste.
Allez, tapes dans ma main !/ - Euh, t’es sûr ?
D’ailleurs, saviez-vous que c’était la finale de la Coupe du monde de rugby à XIII ce week-end ? Non ? Et bien c’est normal car tout le monde s’en fout.
Bellau was awful last night, plus a lot of kids in this group, I didn’t know a third of the names.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:31 pm The decline at ASM continues unabated. A hammering in Paris and now Iturria is jumping ship to Bayonne.
Belleau's confidence is shot to pieces. It fell apart last year at RCT. He reminds me off Plisson after Lawes broke him in half. All rabbit in headlight stuff.Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:27 pmBellau was awful last night, plus a lot of kids in this group, I didn’t know a third of the names.Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:31 pm The decline at ASM continues unabated. A hammering in Paris and now Iturria is jumping ship to Bayonne.
It wasn’t Le Garrec best game neither, made a lot of bad decisions under (light) pressure.
Bordeaux doing much better without Furios
Really enjoyed Lou/ST
I'm sure Russell doesn't want to leave. He's being paid plenty for doing a bad job!Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:13 pm Re Jalibert
Selon les informations de Midi Olympique, même si ce dernier a récemment réaffirmé dans ces mêmes colonnes être sous contrat jusqu’en 2025, notre demi d’ouverture, Matthieu Jalibert, devrait rencontrer le président de l’UBB, Laurent Marti, avec ses conseillers pour évoquer l’éventualité d’une libération anticipée à la fin de la saison. En cas d’accord, le joueur pourrait prendre la direction du Racing 92 et retrouver son ami, Cameron Woki.
Contrary of what I said before he might leave (and should?). MJ wants to win titles and after a couple of good seasons Bordeaux is going down and I’m not sure they’ll be a top club again (á La LOU), the Arena will be perfect for him, but so far it doesn’t look like Russell wants to leave.