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Feb 5, 2022 19:49:42 GMT
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Post by hcstokie on Feb 5, 2022 19:49:42 GMT
He very much was allowed to catch it. The danger in doing so was that the Scottish attackers would then have robbed the ball from him because he was isolated and they score a try. Or he could've caught it, held onto it and conceded a penalty which would've been a 'guaranteed' three points if kicked at goal, or possibly a try or nothing if kicked for a line-out. Holding onto the ball would've been a yellow card. All of those outcomes rely on play carrying on and Scotland managing to score the points. Instead, he chose to deliberately bat the ball out, penalty try, automatic seven points and a yellow card. Brainless! Thanks for explaining that- I didn't understand it whilst watching. He looked at though he could have caught it and then kicked it out (well to me anyway!)!!! He could have caught it but there was no space or support to do anything else really. His best option would have been to maybe catch it and get tackled over the byline for a line out on his own try line but I guess it’s easier said than done, especially as the Scottish lad was between him and the touch line.
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Feb 12, 2022 16:30:20 GMT
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Post by noustie on Feb 12, 2022 16:30:20 GMT
Fucking hate losing to Wales!
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 12, 2022 18:17:42 GMT
Fucking hate losing to Wales! Scotland would have better campaigns if they didn't put all their eggs in one basket ie beating England is all that matters. I know they would argue that they don't do that, but the difference in the level of performance versus the other home nations is often quite stark. Think we've got two decent sides in Ireland and France and the rest will be fighting for scraps at the other end!
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Feb 12, 2022 18:22:02 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2022 18:22:02 GMT
Come on Oirland
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Feb 12, 2022 19:23:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2022 19:23:52 GMT
Who are we playing? If they win then I love rugstering. Come on score a touchdown
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Feb 12, 2022 19:26:11 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2022 19:26:11 GMT
Who are we playing? If they win then I love rugstering. Come on score a touchdown Those filthy garlic obsessed frogs! That’s all my racism this evening
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Feb 12, 2022 19:28:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2022 19:28:35 GMT
Who are we playing? If they win then I love rugstering. Come on score a touchdown Those filthy garlic obsessed frogs! That’s all my racism this evening I can safely say I've never watched a game of rugby all the way through but am a big fan after that. Did we win the Stanley Cup?
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 13, 2022 17:33:44 GMT
Solid performance from England today, and shutting out Italy as well. I had expected a bigger score but 33-0 is fair enough I suppose.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 13, 2022 17:53:34 GMT
Might seem a strange thing to say on the back of a 33-0 drubbing but Italy stayed consistent for the full 80 minutes. Usually they fall apart around the 55-60 minute mark. Unfortunately for them, they're still not very good so that consistency is about all they can point to.
England were meh. Same old mediocre back line, even against a team like Italy. I can't really remember a time when we had a genuinely exciting backs division that got you off your seat every time they got the ball.
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Post by thevoid on Feb 13, 2022 19:15:45 GMT
Solid performance from England today, and shutting out Italy as well. I had expected a bigger score but 33-0 is fair enough I suppose. With all due respect to them it was Italy. We need a convincing performance against the Welsh.
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Feb 13, 2022 23:51:32 GMT
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Post by Scrotnig on Feb 13, 2022 23:51:32 GMT
Every time I put the rugby on it just looks like a fight’s broken out on the pitch.
Just me then….
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Feb 14, 2022 2:14:34 GMT
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Post by mtrstudent on Feb 14, 2022 2:14:34 GMT
Might seem a strange thing to say on the back of a 33-0 drubbing but Italy stayed consistent for the full 80 minutes. Usually they fall apart around the 55-60 minute mark. Unfortunately for them, they're still not very good so that consistency is about all they can point to. England were meh. Same old mediocre back line, even against a team like Italy. I can't really remember a time when we had a genuinely exciting backs division that got you off your seat every time they got the ball. Got a soft spot for Italy. You're totally right about how they normally peter out, was nice to see them keeping on until the end.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 26, 2022 17:17:44 GMT
Eng v Wales game is dreadful.
It's like watching Stoke v Mansfield in the old third division!
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 26, 2022 17:55:02 GMT
Eng v Wales game is dreadful. It's like watching Stoke v Mansfield in the old third division! Totally agree, It's abysmal. I can't believe how much England have regressed since the last World Cup. Wales are not any better either. Looking good for France this year, and for the World Cup next year.
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Post by mtrstudent on Feb 26, 2022 18:22:45 GMT
Eng v Wales game is dreadful. It's like watching Stoke v Mansfield in the old third division! Totally agree, It's abysmal. I can't believe how much England have regressed since the last World Cup. Wales are not any better either. Looking good for France this year, and for the World Cup next year. Tedious. Laboured. Slog. Hard to get excited watching this England.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Feb 26, 2022 18:52:52 GMT
in some ways that was like watching Stoke. Better side for most the game then panic and (nearly) throw it away.
Chuffed we won against the country that invented rugby.
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Post by franklin on Feb 26, 2022 19:46:28 GMT
It really was slow ponderous stuff Jones seems to be taking us backwards.
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 26, 2022 20:31:02 GMT
It was a good response from Wales in the second half. England had just done enough earlier to win. Outscored by 3 tries to 1 shows our lack of attacking ability. Eddie needs to change things as (just like Stoke with MON) we're going nowhere with the current team and tactics.
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Feb 26, 2022 20:55:45 GMT
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 26, 2022 20:55:45 GMT
Agree with all the above.
To be honest, I think we can all write off any hope of England winning the World Cup next year. I can't see Jones turning this current team into contenders in 18 months at all. So laboured in possession.
NZ or France would be my favourites at the moment, with home advantage probably just edging it for Les Bleus.
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Feb 26, 2022 21:15:11 GMT
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Post by noustie on Feb 26, 2022 21:15:11 GMT
Agree with all the above. To be honest, I think we can all write off any hope of England winning the World Cup next year. I can't see Jones turning this current team into contenders in 18 months at all. So laboured in possession. NZ or France would be my favourites at the moment, with home advantage probably just edging it for Les Bleus. We had France under the cosh and 20 seconds later they've scored a try - our forward line was fucked before we even started but different level to us. Dupont is unbelievable
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Post by thevoid on Feb 26, 2022 21:17:57 GMT
Might as well give France the Grand Slam now, no way are they not beating England and Wales.
When does Jones' contract run out? Time for a change I think as it's gone stale
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 26, 2022 22:22:02 GMT
Might as well give France the Grand Slam now, no way are they not beating England and Wales. When does Jones' contract run out? Time for a change I think as it's gone stale His contract runs out after the 2023 World Cup.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Feb 26, 2022 22:35:59 GMT
in some ways that was like watching Stoke. Better side for most the game then panic and (nearly) throw it away. Chuffed we won against the country that invented rugby. Living and working as I do in Wales going into work on Monday should be fun. All the usual bellicose crap that appears over here is is unusually absent today. 😁🤔
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 26, 2022 22:46:36 GMT
Agree with all the above. To be honest, I think we can all write off any hope of England winning the World Cup next year. I can't see Jones turning this current team into contenders in 18 months at all. So laboured in possession. NZ or France would be my favourites at the moment, with home advantage probably just edging it for Les Bleus. We had France under the cosh and 20 seconds later they've scored a try - our forward line was fucked before we even started but different level to us. Dupont is unbelievable And that's very much the difference between good sides and the also rans like England, Scotland and Wales at the moment. NZ are the same as France, able to make the most of small opportunities and turn them into tries. Leaving England out of the picture, I'd be quite happy to see France gain a measure of revenge over NZ in the final next year, having lost so narrowly in 2011.
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Post by thevoid on Feb 27, 2022 12:07:37 GMT
Might as well give France the Grand Slam now, no way are they not beating England and Wales. When does Jones' contract run out? Time for a change I think as it's gone stale His contract runs out after the 2023 World Cup. inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/rugby-world-cup-2023-draw-groups-pools-fixtures-dates-793978We've got an easy World Cup group we should win you'd imagine, toughest games being Argentina and Somoa (if we didn't win that questions would need to be asked anyway). QF brings Australia or Wales- would rather have the Aussies I think as they're awful right now and we have a hex over them. So not an insurmountable route to a semi and anything less than that would surely see him not given another contract. The SF would bring France, NZ, SA or Ireland so reaching a final would be a shock on current form. Ireland have so far never won a knockout game at the World Cup which is staggering given the players and teams they've had, and club successes at Heineken Cup level. If we reached the final he'd probably have earned an extension even if we lost again. France will never have a better chance although they're in the tougher side of the draw. But they do have NZ's number in World Cups.
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 27, 2022 12:30:17 GMT
His contract runs out after the 2023 World Cup. inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/rugby-world-cup-2023-draw-groups-pools-fixtures-dates-793978We've got an easy World Cup group we should win you'd imagine, toughest games being Argentina and Somoa (if we didn't win that questions would need to be asked anyway). QF brings Australia or Wales- would rather have the Aussies I think as they're awful right now and we have a hex over them. So not an insurmountable route to a semi and anything less than that would surely see him not given another contract. The SF would bring France, NZ, SA or Ireland so reaching a final would be a shock on current form. Ireland have so far never won a knockout game at the World Cup which is staggering given the players and teams they've had, and club successes at Heineken Cup level. If we reached the final he'd probably have earned an extension even if we lost again. France will never have a better chance although they're in the tougher side of the draw. But they do have NZ's number in World Cups. I agree with your thinking. However I think Eddie is ready to move on after the World Cup, win or lose. The RFU should be getting his replacement lined up and it looks like Warren Gatland is the number one target. The others being considered are Rassie Erasmus, Scott Robertson, Rob Baxter, and Andy Farrell. All proven winners and excellent coaches, but I'd prefer Gatland as he knows the English game and players due to his stint with the Lions. It'll be interesting to see who gets the job.
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Post by thevoid on Feb 27, 2022 12:51:33 GMT
inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/rugby-world-cup-2023-draw-groups-pools-fixtures-dates-793978We've got an easy World Cup group we should win you'd imagine, toughest games being Argentina and Somoa (if we didn't win that questions would need to be asked anyway). QF brings Australia or Wales- would rather have the Aussies I think as they're awful right now and we have a hex over them. So not an insurmountable route to a semi and anything less than that would surely see him not given another contract. The SF would bring France, NZ, SA or Ireland so reaching a final would be a shock on current form. Ireland have so far never won a knockout game at the World Cup which is staggering given the players and teams they've had, and club successes at Heineken Cup level. If we reached the final he'd probably have earned an extension even if we lost again. France will never have a better chance although they're in the tougher side of the draw. But they do have NZ's number in World Cups. I agree with your thinking. However I think Eddie is ready to move on after the World Cup, win or lose. The RFU should be getting his replacement lined up and it looks like Warren Gatland is the number one target. The others being considered are Rassie Erasmus, Scott Robertson, Rob Baxter, and Andy Farrell. All proven winners and excellent coaches, but I'd prefer Gatland as he knows the English game and players due to his stint with the Lions. It'll be interesting to see who gets the job. Yeah I do think it's time for a change. The penalty count has been a long-standing issue under Jones and cost us the final.
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 27, 2022 18:25:38 GMT
Narrow win for Ireland, 57-6 over 13 man Italy. I always hope Italy do well (except against England) but they just don't seem to be getting any better do they despite the number of years that they've been in the 6 Nations.
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Post by RedandWhite90 on Mar 11, 2022 19:35:17 GMT
Come as an empty seat day in Cardiff.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Mar 11, 2022 19:55:29 GMT
Oh God, it's Eddie Butler...time to change channel.
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