Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue May 24, 2011 6:28 am  

Rugby union in a sad state in NSW. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... %7C+NRL%29

Rugby union in a sad state in NSW. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... %7C+NRL%29

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue May 24, 2011 6:45 am  

Catalancs wrote: Rugby union in a sad state in NSW. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... %7C+NRL%29 Shurely shum mishtake. Wasn't this the year yawnion was going to kill of rugby in Oz?

Catalancs wrote: Rugby union in a sad state in NSW. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... %7C+NRL%29 Shurely shum mishtake. Wasn't this the year yawnion was going to kill of rugby in Oz?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue May 24, 2011 9:59 pm  

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... offer.html I'd heard Gloucester were sniffing around him. Could they be the club in the west?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... offer.html I'd heard Gloucester were sniffing around him. Could they be the club in the west?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed May 25, 2011 2:28 am  

Woeful article. Comment from Art van der Lay is right.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed May 25, 2011 11:24 am  

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_567 ... um=twitter Can't see what rugby league stands to gain from this whereas union must be praying it happens.

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_567 ... um=twitter Can't see what rugby league stands to gain from this whereas union must be praying it happens.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 3:10 am  

Union is at best the ninth biggest sport in Australia and dropping rapidly.

Merely a reversion to the status quo in this country after the Super League debacle.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 8:49 am  

Read this last night. makes the final even less appealing. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... h-rugby.do

Read this last night. makes the final even less appealing. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... h-rugby.do

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 11:36 am  

dids858 wrote: Read this last night. makes the final even less appealing. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... h-rugby.do I fancy Leicester to win but I might back SAracens. Had a decent sized bet on Leicester ante-post so it would be a win-win situation (nobody mention the draw!). Won't be able to watch the final myself as I'm going to a pre-Champions League party. According to his close mate Mark O'Meley, Willie Mason will be playing in the centres at Twickenham Sunday. If that's true I think his performance will depend on the amount of time he spends on the pitch. Remember, this is a 31 year old bloke who's never played rugby union. If he plays most of the game I can see him coming unstuck and embarrassing himself, whereas if he's used sparingly I reckon a couple of barnstorming runs will have the union journos' quills exploding.

dids858 wrote: Read this last night. makes the final even less appealing. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... h-rugby.do I fancy Leicester to win but I might back SAracens. Had a decent sized bet on Leicester ante-post so it would be a win-win situation (nobody mention the draw!). Won't be able to watch the final myself as I'm going to a pre-Champions League party. According to his close mate Mark O'Meley, Willie Mason will be playing in the centres at Twickenham Sunday. If that's true I think his performance will depend on the amount of time he spends on the pitch. Remember, this is a 31 year old bloke who's never played rugby union. If he plays most of the game I can see him coming unstuck and embarrassing himself, whereas if he's used sparingly I reckon a couple of barnstorming runs will have the union journos' quills exploding.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 12:24 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

According to his close mate Mark O'Meley, Willie Mason will be playing in the centres at Twickenham Sunday. If that's true I think his performance will depend on the amount of time he spends on the pitch. Remember, this is a 31 year old bloke who's never played rugby union. If he plays most of the game I can see him coming unstuck and embarrassing himself, whereas if he's used sparingly I reckon a couple of barnstorming runs will have the union journos' quills exploding.

Inside centre would suit him as he starts to learn the game, wasn't that where Sarries stuck Andy Farrell?

You're not asked to do anything too technical usually, just get over the gainline and recycle the ball. Anyone runs at you, put them down and then get off the tackled player. Much like being a league back-rower really.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 12:57 pm  

I think he'll be told to just carry it up the middle in atack but he'll need to be helped out in defence. Do you think his positioning might be a bit suspect? I can see him putting a big shoulder in if he's on the field long enough. Wonder if anyone has told him that's a no-no in union.