General Rugby Discussion II

bilston · 10-08-2020 6:11pm

rayd3 wrote: »

Thank you very much for your welcome. How many posts should I accumulate before posting further, dear leader.

25

jacothelad · 10-08-2020 6:14pm

rayd3 wrote: »

Thank you very much for your welcome. How many posts should I accumulate before posting further, dear leader.

bilston wrote: »

25

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Quin_Dub · 10-08-2020 7:18pm

Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is being lined up for a high profile position with World Rugby, with the governing body keen to bring the New Zealander on board in a brand new role. Schmidt is reportedly World Rugby’s first choice for the newly created role of ‘Director of Rugby and High Performance’.

According to the Sunday Times, the position would oversee “the management of match officials, interacting with coaches on law implementation and helping to drive high performance in emerging rugby nations.”

Sounds like an ideal role for him.

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10-08-2020 8:55pm

bilston wrote: »

I blame Venjur...

Yeah_Right wrote: »

So do I.
What are we blaming him for?

Dog Botherer wrote: »

everything

sydthebeat wrote: »

Covid-19 obviously

jacothelad wrote: »

Brexit....Jedward....Donald Turnip....Rap.....Shaven temples.... Harp....The Grassy Knoll gunman....Peach Schnapps..

Dog Botherer · 11-08-2020 5:11am

I especially blame you for rick and morty

Burkie1203 · 11-08-2020 10:12am

https://twitter.com/rugby_ie/status/1293110034063294464?s=19

11-08-2020 11:46am

That's a disaster. I wonder due to the nature of the sport, does covid travel far more quickly. No mention if it was players or otherwise.

Former Former · 11-08-2020 11:57am

Well, here's the Stade squad last week:

Like, I understand that social distancing and masks are not always practical, but spending a week cheek to jowl in a training camp like this was asking for trouble.

aloooof · 11-08-2020 11:58am

https://twitter.com/LiRFC/status/1293117468425281537

Burkie1203 · 11-08-2020 1:09pm

Former Former wrote: »

Well, here's the Stade squad last week:

Like, I understand that social distancing and masks are not always practical, but spending a week cheek to jowl in a training camp like this was asking for trouble.

Especially going hundreds of miles away en masse for a training camp

Some games in Scottish football off this weekend. I reckon pro14 will be derby based early on in season to buy some time

Dog Botherer · 11-08-2020 3:32pm

aloooof wrote: »

https://twitter.com/LiRFC/status/1293117468425281537url]

serious signing. there’s probably a rake of capped Puma’s available on low money with Jaguares on the way out.

clsmooth · 11-08-2020 3:38pm

Dog Botherer wrote: »

serious signing. there’s probably a rake of capped Puma’s available on low money with Jaguares on the way out.

2 1/2 years younger then Rory Best. He’s no spring chicken but they might get a year or two out of him

Dog Botherer · 11-08-2020 3:43pm

clsmooth wrote: »

2 1/2 years younger then Rory Best. He’s no spring chicken but they might get a year or two out of him

far more talented than Best though, and I’m a fan of Best. definitely the kind of player you could build a pack around if his head is right for it.

clsmooth · 11-08-2020 3:54pm

Dog Botherer wrote: »

far more talented than Best though, and I’m a fan of Best. definitely the kind of player you could build a pack around if his head is right for it.

Not sure you’d want to build you pack around a 35 year old hooker. Cracking player in his prime though.

pickarooney · 11-08-2020 4:56pm

Former Former wrote: »

Well, here's the Stade squad last week:

Like, I understand that social distancing and masks are not always practical, but spending a week cheek to jowl in a training camp like this was asking for trouble.

Why would they not test the squad before travelling?

Burkie1203 · 11-08-2020 5:12pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Why would they not test the squad before travelling?

They seemed to be out and about quite a bit.

14-08-2020 9:26am

Super Rugby Aotearoa cancellled due to Covid19 resurgence :https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/423570/covid-19-cancels-super-rugby-aotearoa-finale

Cookiemunster · 14-08-2020 10:26am

Not quite, with one of the two games still to go ahead.

irishbucsfan · 14-08-2020 11:13am

Completely sensible given the title is decided

aloooof · 14-08-2020 1:59pm

I'll see your Finishers and raise you System players. Hmmm.

https://twitter.com/CharlieFelix/status/1294232327112056832

Yeah_Right · 14-08-2020 3:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Super Rugby Aotearoa cancellled due to Covid19 resurgence :https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/423570/covid-19-cancels-super-rugby-aotearoa-finale

The Crusaders were just looking for an excuse to avoid getting humiliated by the Blues at the Garden. It was going to be a 50 point thrashing!! :mad:

molloyjh · 14-08-2020 6:57pm

aloooof wrote: »

I'll see your Finishers and raise you System players. Hmmm.

https://twitter.com/CharlieFelix/status/1294232327112056832

Ugh, I have nothing more than that. Just ugh.

Burkie1203 · 15-08-2020 8:11am

Lyon now reported a small cluster, a bit non specific on whether it's players or staff from what I can make out.

bilston · 15-08-2020 1:44pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Lyon now reported a small cluster, a bit non specific on whether it's players or staff from what I can make out.

I wonder what the odds are of Ulster making it to Toulouse in mid September. I'm less and less confident of the Champions Cup being completed.

salmocab · 15-08-2020 1:51pm

bilston wrote: »

I wonder what the odds are of Ulster making it to Toulouse in mid September. I'm less and less confident of the Champions Cup being completed.

I think they’ll muddle through this years in a bid to save some rights money but I’d say next season’s must be a real doubt, next years will be a logistical mess and between that and the fixture pile up I can see that going by the wayside.

Burkie1203 · 15-08-2020 6:59pm

bilston wrote: »

I wonder what the odds are of Ulster making it to Toulouse in mid September. I'm less and less confident of the Champions Cup being completed.

That's a big number 6 months into this

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1294694634531123200?s=19

bilston · 15-08-2020 7:33pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

That's a big number 6 months into this

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1294694634531123200?s=19

I must check out the comparable figures in the UK.

I think some European countries are probably working on a policy of "acceptable losses" at this stage. I mean the UK is rapidly getting back to normal, yet there was a day last week where over 100 people died from Covid. Yet I don't seem a clamour to go back to a stricter lockdown. When it does happen in localised areas there seems to be a large amount of opposition.

Bazzo · 16-08-2020 9:03am

bilston wrote: »

I must check out the comparable figures in the UK.

I think some European countries are probably working on a policy of "acceptable losses" at this stage. I mean the UK is rapidly getting back to normal, yet there was a day last week where over 100 people died from Covid. Yet I don't seem a clamour to go back to a stricter lockdown. When it does happen in localised areas there seems to be a large amount of opposition.

The numbers here seem to be kept very hush (surprise surprise). I get the Irish numbers daily by either catching them on the radio for the previous day or scrolling through twitter but haven't seen any UK numbers in ages despite also listening to BBC 2 and following a few British news sites on twitter.

pickarooney · 16-08-2020 11:48am

Lads, this is the rugby thread

connemara man · 16-08-2020 11:57am

Hey let's leave the Covid chat to off topic.

I know the above was related to a question but if possible can we leave all that out of the rugby chats as much as possible. And especially can we leave the commentary of the situation to off topic (I understand they will entangle at times)

Burkie1203 · 16-08-2020 12:13pm

connemara man wrote: »

Hey let's leave the Covid chat to off topic.

I know the above was related to a question but if possible can we leave all that out of the rugby chats as much as possible. And especially can we leave the commentary of the situation to off topic (I understand they will entangle at times)

The current situation in several countries is going to have a major impact on rugby in the very near future. European cup and 6n/AIs

Paul Smeenus · 16-08-2020 9:05pm

If Ulster do go to Toulouse to play, would they have to quarantine in their return? (Apologies if too Covid-y. But presumably then those players wouldn't be available for a fortnight afterwards?)

salmocab · 16-08-2020 9:12pm

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

If Ulster do go to Toulouse to play, would they have to quarantine in their return? (Apologies if too Covid-y. But presumably then those players wouldn't be available for a fortnight afterwards?)

Pro soccer seems to have special systems in place I’d presume other sports have too

Synode · 16-08-2020 9:56pm

salmocab wrote: »

Pro soccer seems to have special systems in place I’d presume other sports have too

All the Champions League games are being played in Lisbon.

Paul Smeenus · 16-08-2020 9:56pm

salmocab wrote: »

Pro soccer seems to have special systems in place I’d presume other sports have too

Cheers

Cookiemunster · 16-08-2020 10:45pm

Synode wrote: »

All the Champions League games are being played in Lisbon.

Real Madrid and LASK from Austria travelled to Manchester last week without quarantining. All last 16 second leg ties were played in the clubs grounds.

While the CL games are in Portugal, and the EL games are in Germany, none of the teams had to quarantine.

Smaller clubs (including Irish clubs) are travelling around Europe for the early rounds of this seasons CL and EL. UEFA have special Covid regulations in place and I'd fully expect rugby authorities to do similar.

salmocab · 16-08-2020 10:53pm

Synode wrote: »

All the Champions League games are being played in Lisbon.

Yeah but there have been plenty of other games

Synode · 16-08-2020 10:59pm

If you've a good testing regime in place then there's no need for quarantining

bilston · 16-08-2020 11:13pm

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

If Ulster do go to Toulouse to play, would they have to quarantine in their return? (Apologies if too Covid-y. But presumably then those players wouldn't be available for a fortnight afterwards?)

Don't think the 14 day quarantine applies to professional sports people in the UK, which presumably Ulster would fall under? Not sure if it's different in the Republic?

Burkie1203 · 19-08-2020 5:15pm

https://twitter.com/IrishTimesSport/status/1296117979671703553?s=19

19-08-2020 8:15pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/IrishTimesSport/status/1296117979671703553?s=19

Lesions to the lung are potentially a life long affliction heavily impacting athletic performance.

If clubs are not taking precautions seriously and not adhering to best advise they are going to end up with huge liabilities. Given the recent images of Stade Francais on a training camp I suspect they could already be in legal trouble.

Eod100 · 19-08-2020 8:16pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/IrishTimesSport/status/1296117979671703553?s=19

Jesus

Dog Botherer · 19-08-2020 8:40pm

was reading the other day about a MLB player who, after fully recovering from the virus itself, was unable to throw more than a couple of dozen pitches without being completely exhausted and having to stop training. a bad case easily could become career threatening, with the relaunch of all of these leagues the medical teams will have to be incredibly vigilant.

Paul Smeenus · 19-08-2020 9:36pm

Jamie Roberts has reportedly tested positive .

Burkie1203 · 19-08-2020 9:37pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lesions to the lung are potentially a life long affliction heavily impacting athletic performance.

If clubs are not taking precautions seriously and not adhering to best advise they are going to end up with huge liabilities. Given the recent images of Stade Francais on a training camp I suspect they could already be in legal trouble.

The one thing that scares me personally about covid19 is we do not know the long term impact it can have on your respiratory system if you contract it. I know one person who was hospitalised in Late April and has been barely able to walk 2km lately. She ran the marathon last October in under 4 hours.

Dog Botherer · 19-08-2020 9:42pm

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Jamie Roberts has reportedly tested positive .

that’s surely the Dragons first game off then? reportedly trained with the squad and had been socializing with his former Cardiff Blues teammates too.

Eod100 · 19-08-2020 10:00pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

The one thing that scares me personally about covid19 is we do not know the long term impact it can have on your respiratory system if you contract it. I know one person who was hospitalised in Late April and has been barely able to walk 2km lately. She ran the marathon last October in under 4 hours.

Exactly. Not even a year since first case so still very early days to tell long term impact.

Cookiemunster · 20-08-2020 7:34am

Dog Botherer wrote: »

that’s surely the Dragons first game off then? reportedly trained with the squad and had been socializing with his former Cardiff Blues teammates too.

As I posted in the Pro14 thread. The squad got tested again on Tuesday, with results expected yesterday. Unless there were more cases, the match was to do ahead. I haven't heard anything about more cases, so I'd guess that the game is on.

And I doubt there's many players left at the Blues since he was there.

sydthebeat · 20-08-2020 9:06am

I see JP Doyle has been let go by the RFU as a senior referee.

Sad, I think he was one of the better ones.

ionadnapokot · 20-08-2020 9:21am

sydthebeat wrote: »

I see JP Doyle has been let go by the RFU as a senior referee.

Sad, I think he was one of the better ones.

Start of the cutbacks?
IRFU would do well to offer him a job.Standard of reffing in this country not as good as it once was.
Use the players salary cut and all:pac:

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