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Premiership Rugby 2020-2021

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  • #62
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,207 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Were we expecting Sale to be absolutely annihilating Bristol!?


  • #63
    sydthebeat
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    Podge_irl wrote: »
    Were we expecting Sale to be absolutely annihilating Bristol!?

    Yeah, that's basically Bristol 2nds apart from Earl.... And sale having lost two in a row since the restart, it was very much a must win game for them.


  • #64
    sydthebeat
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    15min hat trick for ollie Thorley today for glaws


  • #65
    sydthebeat
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    sydthebeat wrote: »
    15min hat trick for ollie Thorley today for glaws

    4 in 22 mins!!


  • #66
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    https://twitter.com/LiRFC/status/1300810647362568195


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  • #67
    OldRio
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    Spectators allowed in at Quinns v Bath.


  • #68
    Dave_The_Sheep
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    Owen Farrell high tackle against Wasps' Watkinson. Straight red.

    https://streamable.com/lhnuc3


  • #69
    Dog Botherer
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    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    Owen Farrell high tackle against Wasps' Watkinson. Straight red.

    https://streamable.com/lhnuc3

    cost them the game too


  • #70
    Buer
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    Dog Botherer wrote: »
    cost them the game too

    Interestingly, the game was very much in the balance still at that point.

    That was the first choice Saracens line up too. I presume this was their practice run for Leinster and they'll rest them next week.


  • #71
    sydthebeat
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    Bristol up 21 - 3 after 19 mins


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  • #72
    Interested Observer
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    These games are garbage.


  • #73
    Dog Botherer
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    Interested Observer wrote: »
    These games are garbage.

    there’s been about 5 half decent games in the premiership since it came back. so many scratch sides and throwing of matches.


  • #74
    Burkie1203
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    Owen Farrell hearing ongoing

    He must have brought a four course meal


  • #75
    The Lost Sheep
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    Farrell banned until October 5th


  • #76
    molloyjh
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    5 match ban - misses the remainder of Saracens season.
    6 match ban - sees him miss the Barbarians game
    7 match ban - sees him miss the Italy game

    So 5 matches punishes him without hurting England. Possibly tin foil hat stuff, but there you go. A full reduction despite having a previous ban for a dangerous hit doesn't make complete sense to me.


  • #77
    Burkie1203
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    molloyjh wrote: »
    5 match ban - misses the remainder of Saracens season.
    6 match ban - sees him miss the Barbarians game
    7 match ban - sees him miss the Italy game

    So 5 matches punishes him without hurting England. Possibly tin foil hat stuff, but there you go. A full reduction despite having a previous ban for a dangerous hit doesn't make complete sense to me.


    5 match ban is more then I expected. I was convinced it would be 6 weeks cut to 3 weeks.


  • #78
    Interested Observer
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    The mitigation is an absolute joke, they just decided to ignore his previous ban and WTF they have his charities involved in the hearing I do not know, but it's about as long as anyone could have expected imo.


  • #79
    Dog Botherer
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    molloyjh wrote: »
    5 match ban - misses the remainder of Saracens season.
    6 match ban - sees him miss the Barbarians game
    7 match ban - sees him miss the Italy game

    So 5 matches punishes him without hurting England. Possibly tin foil hat stuff, but there you go. A full reduction despite having a previous ban for a dangerous hit doesn't make complete sense to me.

    oh no, no tin foil hat stuff, you’re dead on. i think if there was any way to get him to play against Leinster they would but i guess there’s no way they could spin the England captain swinging his arm into the side of the head of a young player because he was frustrated as deserving of a 1 week ban.


  • #80
    Digifriendly
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    Watching some of last night's action - Big gap between teams in top half of table and those in bottom half. Leicester, once a great side, are looking particularly out of their depth while London Irish despite some decent signings are struggling too. Exeter, Sale, Wasps, Bristol and Bath all looking impressive.


  • #81
    thomond2006
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    The congestion in fixtures seems to have created a Top14 type situation where the rotation of lineups and haphazard scorelines suggests that teams are targeting certain games and throwing others.


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  • #82
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    Rough reading - Leicester seem in all kinds of trouble.

    https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2020/0909/1164274-murphy-bemoans-worst-defeat-of-his-time-at-leicester/


  • #83
    thomond2006
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    Venjur wrote: »
    Rough reading - Leicester seem in all kinds of trouble.

    https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2020/0909/1164274-murphy-bemoans-worst-defeat-of-his-time-at-leicester/

    This was inevitable when you have the revolving door Leicester had in the off-season / lockdown.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2020%E2%80%9321_Premiership_Rugby_transfers


  • #84
    crisco10
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_(rugby_union)

    Shame this guy can't save them from that which must not be named.


  • #85
    sydthebeat
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    The schedule since the restart has been so full that it's made a mockery of the competition. Teams actively throwing games as a method of being pragmatic.
    The only team that really tried to make their squad 50/50 of starters and reserves were saints who have lost 5 from 6 since the restart, and are currently 13 - 3 down to Leicester.

    Today wasps hosted Bristol. Wasps firsts versus bears seconds. Wasps had the TBP after 17 minutes!

    All they've been doing since is basically keeping bears at arms length... It's currently 59 - 28

    These are two playoff competitors.....


  • #86
    Clegg
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    Leicester are a tremendously dumb side. Lavanini was binned for repeated infringements on their own try line. Northampton kicked to the line and 30 seconds later they collapse the lineout drive, concede a penalty try and get another yellow. Now they have to play 10 minutes with 13 men.


  • #87
    Clegg
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    And in the 8 minutes from the yellows to half time Leicester manage to outscore Northampton 3-0 despite being down to 13 men. Northampton look dreadful.


  • #88
    Clegg
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    Hopefully Byrne gets an extension on his Bristol contract. Think it's just a loan currently.

    https://twitter.com/BristolBears/status/1305133927695290368?s=19


  • #89
    Interested Observer
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    That gigantic left wing who plays for NH is unbelievably average.


  • #90
    Burkie1203
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    Glaws couldn't score in a brothel ......


    https://twitter.com/nesw2019/status/1305610442719604737?s=19


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  • #91
    swiwi_
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    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    Owen Farrell high tackle against Wasps' Watkinson. Straight red.

    https://streamable.com/lhnuc3

    I see Andy Goode supported the ban.

    Basically a case of Goode, the ban and the rugby.


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