English Premiership Season 21/22

Dave_The_Sheep

So, Bristol start off the season with a genuinely embarrassing display against Saracens, played well enough for 20 minutes, then pretty much nothing from there on in. Saracens just squeezed the life out of them.

Rest of this weekend's fixtures.

Saturday

15:00

Leicester TigersExeter Chiefs

Northampton Saints - Gloucester

Worcester Warriors - London Irish

17:00

Sale - Bath

Sunday

15:00

Newcastle Falcons - Harlequins

OldRio

Unfortunately I watched it last night. 49 kicks in the first half alone. TBH I fell asleep the second half.

Utter tripe.

Dave_The_Sheep

As a neutral it was pretty dire alright.

molloyjh

86 kicks from hand I see. There were only 58 in that second Lions test. Sounds l didn’t miss much yesterday. That’s an insane number of kicks. With ball in play time around the 30-40 minute mark (assumption on my part) that’s at least 2 kicks per minute on average. Probably more. That must have been grim viewing.

Burkie1203

Exeter have no main Jersey sponsor ATM.

phog

I only saw the last few minutes of the Bristol game and was shocked at their handling, error, after error after error. For what Pat Lam brought to Connacht this looked unbelievable.

TRC10

Is it just me or does Danny Cipriani look like he's enjoyed his off-season a bit too much?

For a minute I thought it was Andy Goode at 10 for Bath 😂

Beasty

Took a trip to the AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday - Sharks started well enough but the Chiefs eventually swamped them. Was close up to the action and had a decent enough camera:

Things are a little different from when I was a 6 foot and nearly 2 inches 14yo at school and just had to reach up to get the ball at the lineout (that was getting on for 4 decades ago mind)

molloyjh

So Pat Lam really isn’t having a great start to his new 7 year contract. Went 0-21 up away to Quins. Lost 52-24 in the end.

Dave_The_Sheep

Heart bleeds after that injury bullshit at the end of last season.

Burkie1203

Bath 0-45 Sarries at half time

bilston

Saracens 45-0 up away to Bath at half time...most competitive league in the world...lol

Burkie1203

17-71 now

Digifriendly

Biggest home defeat in history of the English Premiership. Bath were fielding a pretty decent side to boot.

Fullerp

how??????

RugbyLover123

AJ McGinty off to Bristol next season. Good move for them as I don’t really think they were winning the Prem with Sheedy as their 10.

OldRio

Well Gloucester v Bath? Every game matters?

At this stage it's just embarrassing.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118158281#Comment_118158281

Not a premiership game.

A league cup game.

But sentiment still rings true

Muligatawney

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118158281#Comment_118158281

It's not the Premiership tbf. No idea why this competition persists.

Burkie1203

Vincent Koch off to Wasps next season

Burkie1203

Jonny Hill off to Sale Sharks

Sam Skinner off to Edinburgh

dastardly00

For anyone dying to watch some live rugby... Harlequins v Northampton at Twickenham has just started on BT Sport 1

dastardly00

Three tries within the first ten minutes... the crowd are getting their money's worth anyway

dastardly00

21-21 after half an hour. 3 tries each. Defences have been pretty poor, but it has been entertaining

Iompair

Watched this game, first half was pretty entertaining, lots of droped balls in the second half though. Thought Barnes and his team had a mixed game, hot on sealing off at ruck time but happy to let the lifters in the lineout step in front of the jumper before he'd come back to the ground or passed the ball back. Handy to know if you've already got a decent maul and have him as ref.

OldRio

This could get rather Sarriesesq

https://twitter.com/LeicesterTigers/status/1475788676114362368?s=20