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ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:16 pm Take away the latch, Exeters pick and drive is toothless

ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:25 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:24 pm Hill's handling has been dreadful. How many knock ons in the carry?

He is never international standard

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:41 pm Tony Rowe looks like his head is melting.

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:33 pm That's really disappointing given how well we did to hold them out earlier.

I think we might lose this, especially with Robson off.

Raggs wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:38 pm Just rewatching Sale Quins, because I do want to see who it was that threw that wild pass running away from the tackle (I think Murley, but could be wrong), when I find it, I'll post the time stamp. However, I've just seen something that if it happened to my team, I'd be a bit annoyed, but given it's an England player, I'm chuffed.

Watch Curry and Care in the scrum at 25.05 on the match clock. Care is stood where he's supposed to be, at the side onside, and Curry is doing his utmost to trip him up, actually succeeds in the end!

Niegs wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:04 pm I just noticed Nowell has a Redbull scrumcap. Would that be individual branding? Can’t say I’ve seen that sort of thing before.

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:38 pm Saw something where it was pointed out that Worcester are doing Italy type numbers, they've 2 wins in their last 26 games.

Because I was at a loose end and couldn't remember when Worcester weren't shite i looked up their finishes over the last decade.

10th, 11th, 12th, relegated, 10th, 11th, 11th, 10th, 9th*, 12th

*Would've been 10th but for Sarries points deductions.

The only other teams with comparable records in that time are London Irish with five bottom three finishes plus 2 seasons of being relegated and Newcastle with six bottom three finishes and 2 seasons of being relegated. Before the most recent relegation, though, Falcons made the play offs. Worcester can't even dream of that.

Get rid of them and put the league back to 12 I say.

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:38 pm Saw something where it was pointed out that Worcester are doing Italy type numbers, they've 2 wins in their last 26 games.

Because I was at a loose end and couldn't remember when Worcester weren't shite i looked up their finishes over the last decade.

10th, 11th, 12th, relegated, 10th, 11th, 11th, 10th, 9th*, 12th

*Would've been 10th but for Sarries points deductions.

The only other teams with comparable records in that time are London Irish with five bottom three finishes plus 2 seasons of being relegated and Newcastle with six bottom three finishes and 2 seasons of being relegated. Before the most recent relegation, though, Falcons made the play offs. Worcester can't even dream of that.

Get rid of them and put the league back to 12 I say.

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:48 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:38 pm Saw something where it was pointed out that Worcester are doing Italy type numbers, they've 2 wins in their last 26 games.

Because I was at a loose end and couldn't remember when Worcester weren't shite i looked up their finishes over the last decade.

10th, 11th, 12th, relegated, 10th, 11th, 11th, 10th, 9th*, 12th

*Would've been 10th but for Sarries points deductions.

The only other teams with comparable records in that time are London Irish with five bottom three finishes plus 2 seasons of being relegated and Newcastle with six bottom three finishes and 2 seasons of being relegated. Before the most recent relegation, though, Falcons made the play offs. Worcester can't even dream of that.

Get rid of them and put the league back to 12 I say.

They have a good stadium, good training facility and their academy has produced some good players too. From a league and England perspective, a club like Bath offers far less than Worcester do if we're being objective.

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:27 pm No question that Worcester have underperformed. How far is Worcester from Birmingham? I know Birmingham has a fairly dreadful history as a rugby area but it's still the second or third largest city in England. Do they actively recruit from the Birmingham area?

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:54 pm
I'm eager to hear how that works.

Bath might be chronically less than the sum of their parts, but they are much better for the league at least. If nothing else teams have to put more effort into beating them than Worcester. They're also producing some quality from their academy with the likes of Ojomoh, de Glanville and Reid while also providing unorthodox routes to the top flight for the military guys like McNally and Rokduguni or the 7s guys like Muir (who is fantastic) and McConnochie.

Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:51 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:54 pm
I'm eager to hear how that works.

Bath might be chronically less than the sum of their parts, but they are much better for the league at least. If nothing else teams have to put more effort into beating them than Worcester. They're also producing some quality from their academy with the likes of Ojomoh, de Glanville and Reid while also providing unorthodox routes to the top flight for the military guys like McNally and Rokduguni or the 7s guys like Muir (who is fantastic) and McConnochie.

Nope. That was LI

ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:06 pm Itoje scores in 6 mins

ASMO wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:21 pm Ben Earl HAS to be in the discussion for an England back row spot, he is ridiculously good.