Gallagher Premiership 2018/2019

ScrubsfanChris

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Other than Newcastle depending on how they get on next season, not really. There was a 33 point difference between LI at the top and Bedford in third. Ealing were second and 13 points behind LI. Which is a fair turnaround considering they were in the National League 1 only 4 years ago, but they also don't have a ground that meets the requirements for the premiership.

Ealing went and beat LI in the Cup too :pac:

But yeah, their current ground is only around 3000 and lacks the media/hospitality amenities needed.

CatFromHue

Buer wrote: »

Hopefully LI are getting better value for money in signing guys like PJ and SOB who will probably command a diminished salary for various reasons or possibly have clauses in their contract based on appearances.

SOB was doing media duties for the Sunday papers last week so they had it that he will be getting 425K euro per year.

Not too shabby.

Squidgy Black

Being reported that CVC, RFU and Newcastle are close to coming to an agreement to expand the Gallagher Premiership to 13 teams starting next season.

Which would mean Newcastle wouldn't be relegated and they want to introduce a two-legged playoff between the bottom placed Premiership team and the winner of the Championship.

Bit of a joke if it does go ahead to be honest, all because LI finally got back into the top tier they now have their 13 shareholders in the league (if Newcastle aren't relegated as part of this deal).

Squatter

I really enjoyed all of the final round of GP games last weekend - although I only watched the highlights on BT.

Some right crackers, some fantastic tries (Danny Solomona's finish was sensational) and three important games going right down to the wire:-


* the winning try for Bath was scored in the 78th minute and converted for a 32-31 win at Tigers (so Bath qualify for Europe),

* Quins missed a last minute penalty from the half way line to lose 27-25 at Wasps. The kick passed literally inches below the crossbar. Had it gone over they would have made the play-offs instead of Saints.

* a Sarries scrum was destroyed when the clock was in the red - and Duncan Weir converted the difficult kick for Worcester who thus won 31-29

plus

* 13 try thriller at Sale who won 46-41 against a below strength Gloucester.

* brutal game in Sandy Park where the Chiefs demolished Saints 41 - 20

The semis next weekend see Sarries host Gloucester and then the Saints are back in Sandy Park - I feel their pain!

jr86

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Being reported that CVC, RFU and Newcastle are close to coming to an agreement to expand the Gallagher Premiership to 13 teams starting next season.

I never for one second thought Leicester would be relegated - even if they finished bottom

However I thought they'd leave it be at the 12 teams given they survived

thomond2006

bUt ReLeGaTiOn MaKeS oUr LeAgUe StRoNgEr.

troyzer

Great start for Gloucester.

troyzer

Never mind.

bilston

Atkinson looks a decent player at 12 for Gloucester

ScrubsfanChris

Gloucester are a good team to watch but they make some brain dead mistakes.

troyzer

Game over.

Saracens are such a horrible team to play against.

ScrubsfanChris

Northampton just scoreed an incredible team try from their own 22

baas baa

Kvesic is an animal around the ruck.

baas baa

Northampton butcher a certain 7 pointer

OldRio

baas baa wrote: »

Northampton butcher a certain 7 pointer

How the hell did he drop that.

AdamD

Can we claim this O'Flaherty lad?

OldRio

Tom O'Flaherty for Exeter. Looks good.

OldRio

Haha beat me to it Adam.

Squatter

For the second Saturday in a row Saints travelled to Sandy Park, did their best, but got stuffed.

Pity Reinach dropped that gimme pass - it would have kept the game interesting for maybe 10 minutes longer!

Jupiter Mulligan

Slap on the wrist for Geordie!

The Leicester coach, Geordan Murphy, has been banned from matchday coaching duties for his club’s first three games of next season, ordered to pay £1,500 to charity and instructed to write an open letter of apology to his players for verbally abusing a match official following the Tigers’ final league game against Bath earlier this month.

LuckyGent88

Very eventful start to the final. 8-7 Saracens after 8 mins and a yellow card to Slade already

conor678

Sarries getting momentum now. Such a hard team to stop once they get going. Surprised the chief's forwards haven't fronted up more

Clegg

Itoje shot out if the line, didn't hold the tackle and left a gap in defence for Exeter to get to metre of Saracens line.

Saracens infringe at their line and Itoje is carded.

LuckyGent88

Exeter need to take advantage here

conor678

Good game this. Itoje surprises me all the time he doesn't get more yellow cards. Hopefully he's getting found out now.

Great response from chiefs forwards

LuckyGent88

Nice to see Exeter really take advantage of the yellow for Itoje. He is a yellow card magnet

Clegg

Two trys for Exeter while Itoje is in the bin. Very bad 10 minutes for him.

RugbyLover123

Jack Nowell is a class player

Dog Botherer

very good game this

guapos

This a great game, some lovely lines taken by both teams