Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:08 pm  

He will probably end up at Rochdale Hornets then.

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:03 pm  

Nice to see England have reacted to their defeat with the usual level of humility. Clearly playing like they did they would have won under any other referee

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:11 am  

Why does it not surprise me. Building up to the game there was the usual hyperbole about England's new generation & how Lancaster had turned them around blah blah blah. It was the day after the game before I actually heard they had got beat. It was as if there was a news blackout.

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:31 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Why does it not surprise me. Building up to the game there was the usual hyperbole about England's new generation & how Lancaster had turned them around blah blah blah. It was the day after the game before I actually heard they had got beat. It was as if there was a news blackout.

Weird wasn't it? Other than to suggest that it was actually positive because Owen Farrell will learn from it all or some such guff.

I've been working in Cardiff all week though, the known RU fans from England have been getting a right ribbing- the one RL fan visiting (i.e. me) has been treated like a Welshman!

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:56 pm  

Nice to see that the bosses at Old Trafford have had a change of heart over allowing yawnion WC games to be staged there

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:21 pm  

Neil Jenkins appointed assistant coach for the Lions. Says a lot about international Union. Terrible player but great kicker. Looking forward to following the Lions... Not.

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:56 pm  

25,000 out at Twickenham to see Toulon kick 7 penalties (plus a drop goal) to Saracens' 4. The pinnacle of Northen hemisphere rugby, they tell me. Pah.

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:20 am  

JonB95 wrote:

25,000 out at Twickenham to see Toulon kick 7 penalties (plus a drop goal) to Saracens' 4. The pinnacle of Northen hemisphere rugby, they tell me. Pah.

Surely a 'masterclass'. Or so the papers said. Therein lies the problem.

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Thu May 02, 2013 12:19 pm  

Some interesting venue choices for the 2015 RUWC.

Italy vs a qualifier at Elland Road, New Zealand vs Argentina at Wembley, South Africa vs a qualifier at the Olympic Stadium.

Re: Rugby Union, If you must talk about it, do it here. PART : Thu May 02, 2013 7:46 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Some interesting venue choices for the 2015 RUWC.

Italy vs a qualifier at Elland Road, New Zealand vs Argentina at Wembley, South Africa vs a qualifier at the Olympic Stadium.

No doubt the press will be all over the All Blacks calling them the best sporting team on the planet etc etc so they will fill Wembley – similarly SA a big name and the Olympic stadium is a draw for some

The Argentina game at Elland Road is a gamble for me, they will have to work hard to get a full house of paying customers