General Rugby Discussion II

awec

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057240564

Scythica

Savea to Quins rumour quashed fairly quickly!

EDIT: First!

Erik Shin

Scythica wrote: »

Savea to Quins rumour quashed fairly quickly!

Was it you who started it?

Erik Shin

As someone who doesn't follow the world of rugby league too closely..
Is the fact Lebanon beat France in the world cup a real big shock...or are France really rubbish?

Burkie1203

Erik Shin wrote: »

As someone who doesn't follow the world of rugby league too closely..
Is the fact Lebanon beat France in the world cup a real big shock...or are France really rubbish?

Lebanon are a team of NRL based aussies i think.


WRU are looking to fund a move to bring George North back to wales

Bridge93

Ireland had a good win against a supposedly better Italian team. Only 4 Irish born guys in the squad though. International rugby league is a farce. 3/4 teams and the rest made up of players not good enough for those teams

Mirco Bergamasco is in the Italy squad actually, as is Terry Campese who is the nephew of a David.

Rugby league isn't recognized as a sport, unlike pole dancing and foot golf

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/rugby-league-world-cup/not-officially-a-sport-rugby-league-misses-out-to-pole-dancing-and-foot-golf-20171024-gz70n4.html

thomond2006

Unsurprisingly Rugby 18 is meant to be dog****.
http://www.gamesradar.com/rugby-18-review/

razorblunt

thomond2006 wrote: »

Unsurprisingly Rugby 18 is meant to be dog****.
http://www.gamesradar.com/rugby-18-review/

Well, I, for one am shocked.




The review, is a great read though. all it's missing is a line saying "Stuart Barnes rates this 10/10 ... for Exeter fans".

CIARAN_BOYLE

Erik Shin wrote: »

As someone who doesn't follow the world of rugby league too closely..
Is the fact Lebanon beat France in the world cup a real big shock...or are France really rubbish?

To my understanding in rugby league there are three main countries with professional teams.

Australia, New Zealand and England. New Zealand have a team in the NRLand a decent domestic set up.

Then there is a big gap to the second tier that is France. This is a country with a professional team (mainly staffed by foreign players).

Then all other countries rely on a mix of domestic amateurs one or two foreign based professionals and a majority that is granny rule imports.

Unlike rugby union playing international rugby doesn't lock you into that country. For this world cup new zealand have been gutted by a lot of their squad making themselves available for Samoa Tonga Fiji or PNG. They still have the quality and the easy group so should qualify top of their group and be seeded in the qf.

Yeah_Right

^^^^
That's a pretty accurate summary. International rugby league is a joke.

The highest level of RL is State of Origin.

Burkie1203

SA 400m runner wayde van niekirk did his ACL playing a game of celebrity touch rugby. Will miss the commonweatlh games

pickarooney

Oh no, not the Commonwealth Games!

Erik Shin

Bundi Aki?

CatFromHue

The injury crisis that England face on the wing after Jonny May was ruled out of immediate contention will not be easily resolved by summoning Marland Yarde after the former Harlequins’ wing was criticised by his recent club team-mate, Chris Robshaw, for letting down the club following his transfer to Sale Sharks. Harlequins’ patience with Yarde ran out after a string of time-keeping issues finally led to him being dropped for the match against Wasps triggering the switch of clubs.

As far as Robshaw is concerned, there is no regret at Yarde’s departure.

“Marland has run out of lives and as a club we are going to be in a better place now,” said Robshaw. “I am disappointed in him. It's a massive shame for the club because he's a talented player but [director of rugby] John [Kingston] has made a great stance.”

That's quite the statement from Robshaw

irishbucsfan

RWC 2019 fixtures incoming

Bazzo

Dan Carter says he's keen to play on for a couple more years...

https://twitter.com/DanCarter/status/926184535074668545

irishbucsfan

Bazzo wrote: »

Dan Carter says he's keen to play on for a couple more years...

https://twitter.com/DanCarter/status/926184535074668545

I'd like to make a suggestion that they should break the bank and bring him to Ulster

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I'd like to make a suggestion that they should break the bank and bring him to Ulster

Hard to know what Ulster should do about the 10 situation. If they go out and sign someone on a more permanent contract it would suggest Jackson's time at Ulster is up, no matter what the outcome of his current situation.

On the other hand if we sit and wait we could end up in the same place we are right now for next season if things drag on.

Bridge93

The player ratings on that new game are the most laughably poor set of scores I've seen on any game for any sport

Erik Shin

I'm not going to post any links..but the goings on at Fife rugby club are shocking to say the least

FACECUTTR

Erik Shin wrote: »

I'm not going to post any links..but the goings on at Fife rugby club are shocking to say the least

Didn't actually want to read the article. I thought we were living in 2017 !! There are some seriously ****ed up people in society.

razorblunt

Erik Shin wrote: »

I'm not going to post any links..but the goings on at Fife rugby club are shocking to say the least

Fife is the land that time forgot. Their coach is Peter Horne's Dad too.

CatFromHue wrote: »

That's quite the statement from Robshaw

You never really see that sort of statement anymore, but it's good to see in a way especially coming from someone like Robshaw, well within his rights too.

razorblunt

GSTQ before the Baa Baas game, jesus wept.

Clegg

Fifita just ran 60m from inside his own half to inside the Baabaa's 22. Blindside flanker outpacing outside backs. Ridiculous player.

razorblunt

Legs were running faster than his brain though.

jacothelad

razorblunt wrote: »

GSTQ before the Baa Baas game, jesus wept.

Imagine. The English National Anthem being played before a major sporting event in England. You'd never get the Irish Anthem being played before an event here.

swiwi_

razorblunt wrote: »

GSTQ before the Baa Baas game, jesus wept.

jacothelad wrote: »

Imagine. The English National Anthem being played before a major sporting event in England. You'd never get the Irish Anthem being played before an event here.

Are there any ANY English players in the Baa-baas?

I'm with razorblunt, no need for English anthem for a match not involving England. I know you get a bit irritated about anthem issues though jaco.

Swan Curry

The whole ****ing month of november is now dedicated to the glory of the british army

jacothelad

swiwi_ wrote: »

Are there any ANY English players in the Baa-baas?

I'm with razorblunt, no need for English anthem for a match not involving England. I know you get a bit irritated about anthem issues though jaco.

I think they are a waste of space and shouldn't be in any game but I'm even less a fan of opportunist hypocrisy.

razorblunt

Did they play it before any WC games in the past? Both in rugby or any other sport? No of course not.
Do any of the countries do it? Completely needless.

razorblunt

razorblunt wrote: »

GSTQ before the Baa Baas game, jesus wept.

Isn't it always played before baa baa games ?

razorblunt

Grace Victorious Hailstorm wrote: »

Isn't it always played before baa baa games ?

Not that I know of, the commentators said it was for the "hosts".

razorblunt

razorblunt wrote: »

Not that I know of, the commentators said it was for the "hosts".

I thought they did because they are technically a London club. Open to correction though

razorblunt

Christian Day making a case for the banning of blades.
WARNING - nasty enough cut.

https://twitter.com/christianday/status/926871888386805760

FACECUTTR

razorblunt wrote: »

Christian Day making a case for the banning of blades.
WARNING - nasty enough cut.

https://twitter.com/christianday/status/926871888386805760

Nasty gash but why would backs be scrum bar a yc ? There's plenty of nasty injuries in rugby that are not connected to blades.

Neil3030

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/11/01/warren-gatland-eddie-jones-should-next-lions-coach-billy-vunipolas/

Warren Gatland wrote:

"I’d like to see Eddie Jones [coach the next Lions series]," Gatland told the Guardian. "Considering that Billy Vunipola said the Lions would have won 3-0 in New Zealand if Eddie had been coach, I’d like to ask Billy why they didn’t win in Dublin to win the Six Nations.”

Bazzo

Is the only rugby on today really Top 14?! This is like getting to the pub and finding out the only beer they have is Budweiser!

irishbucsfan

Bazzo wrote: »

Is the only rugby on today really Top 14?! This is like getting to the pub and finding out the only beer they have is Budweiser!

Saracens are playing Harlequins in the hugely competitive and very definitely good Anglo-Welsh Cup

Bazzo

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Saracens are playing Harlequins in the hugely competitive and very definitely good Anglo-Welsh Cup

This is like getting to the pub and finding out the only beers are Budweiser and Bud Light!

jacothelad

Bazzo wrote: »

This is like getting to the pub and finding out the only beers are Budweiser and Bud Light!

or Harp......

.ak

Cracking game in Montpellier right now, Clermont giving them all sorts of trouble.

(On Sky Sports Arena)

.ak

.ak wrote: »

Cracking game in Montpellier right now, Clermont giving them all sorts of trouble.

(On Sky Sports Arena)

Watching it on Canal+ where for half time entertainment French Marie Therese interviews Sebastian Chabal in front of a studio audience.

Fairly crunching encounter.

Huge huge intercept there, Glasgow double header against Montpellier could be very hard to call.

Burkie1203

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Huge huge intercept there, Glasgow double header against Montpellier could be very hard to call.

Depends on how glasgow approach them. Are Glasgow home first?

Bazzo

Nadolo's strike rate is incredible. I don't remember the last game I watched with him involved where he didn't score at least one try and IIRC the last 3 I've watched with him(this season) he's scored 2.

Burkie1203

Sarries just blew a 20 point lead v Quins

Burkie1203

Joy Neville reffed a welsh premiership game yesterday. Just saw on scrum v

Erik Shin

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/liam-williams-sees-speech-therapist-13860025.amp

Something I never knew about Williams, good on him and hopefully he can overcome it

awec

Didn't realise that rugby league has a world cup. :pac:

And it actually has 14 teams, of which Ireland are one, even though it seems that half the teams are just Australians in different coloured jerseys to make up the numbers.