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English Premiership Season 21/22

  • 17-09-2021 9:38pm
    #1
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,328 ✭✭✭


    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



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  • #2
    OldRio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,907 ✭✭✭OldRio


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

    Utter tripe.



  • #3
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,328 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    As a neutral it was pretty dire alright.



  • #4
    molloyjh
    Registered Users Posts: 24,745 ✭✭✭✭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.



  • #5
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,098 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Exeter have no main Jersey sponsor ATM.



  • #6
    phog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,665 ✭✭✭✭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.



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  • #7
    TRC10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭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 😂



  • #8
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,165 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭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:

    sharks v chiefs.jpg

    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)



  • #9
    molloyjh
    Registered Users Posts: 24,745 ✭✭✭✭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.



  • #10
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,328 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


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



  • #11
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,098 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Bath 0-45 Sarries at half time



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  • #12
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,742 ✭✭✭✭bilston


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



  • #13
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,098 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    17-71 now



  • #14
    Digifriendly
    Registered Users Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭Digifriendly


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



  • #15
    Fullerp
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Fullerp


    how??????



  • #16
    RugbyLover123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭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.



  • #17
    OldRio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,907 ✭✭✭OldRio


    Well Gloucester v Bath? Every game matters?

    At this stage it's just embarrassing.



  • #18
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 40,948 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


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

    Not a premiership game.

    A league cup game.

    But sentiment still rings true



  • #19
    Muligatawney
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭Muligatawney


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

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



  • #20
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,098 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Vincent Koch off to Wasps next season



  • #21
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,098 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Jonny Hill off to Sale Sharks

    Sam Skinner off to Edinburgh



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  • #22
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


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



  • #23
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


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



  • #24
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,300 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


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



  • #25
    Iompair
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭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.



  • #26
    OldRio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,907 ✭✭✭OldRio


    This could get rather Sarriesesq

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




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