: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:13 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Couldn't you just stay in the bar, get smashed and the telly put onto Soccer Saturday?

like the other 50,000? (or whatever it was)
soccer saturday on a friday?

: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:21 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

didnt even know it was on

Neither did I

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Couldn't you just stay in the bar, get smashed and the telly put onto Soccer Saturday?

It's an idea, but the train down with yawnion types & being surrounded by them on Wembley Way & in the bar would have been unbearable.

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:57 pm  

there's trouble at t'mill... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7641922.stm

there's trouble at t'mill... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7641922.stm

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:59 pm  

and they say the rugby league world cup will be full of mismatches ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7595580.stm

and they say the rugby league world cup will be full of mismatches ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7595580.stm

: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:30 pm  

anyone know if SBW played in tonight's 56-3 drubbing of toulon by northampton? chris ashton was on scoresheet.
look out for a cricket score when newcastle play spanish side el salvador on sunday.
it won't get a mention when they get walloped... wonder if the media would gloss over it if it happened in league

: Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:46 am  

Catalancs wrote:

anyone know if SBW played in tonight's 56-3 drubbing of toulon by northampton? chris ashton was on scoresheet.
look out for a cricket score when newcastle play spanish side el salvador on sunday.
it won't get a mention when they get walloped... wonder if the media would gloss over it if it happened in league

Apparently Toulon rested all their top players.
Anyway, just a quick question. I cant get to sleep and just looking through random crap on the internet, and found out that the the Buceresti Oaks which participate in the European Challenge Cup is a team made up of the best domestic Romanian players. But Georgia are ranked higher in the IRB rankings, so why isn't it them who have the team in the comp instead?

: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:55 am  

The Key wrote:

Apparently Toulon rested all their top players.
Anyway, just a quick question. I cant get to sleep and just looking through random crap on the internet, and found out that the the Buceresti Oaks which participate in the European Challenge Cup is a team made up of the best domestic Romanian players. But Georgia are ranked higher in the IRB rankings, so why isn't it them who have the team in the comp instead?

Probably because very few of the top Georgian players actually still play in the Georgian league, at a guess? The best Georgians are playing in France for example.

IIRC the Romanians have always had a team in the Challenge Cup since its inception.

: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:21 am  

The Key wrote:

Apparently Toulon rested all their top players.
Anyway, just a quick question. I cant get to sleep and just looking through random crap on the internet, and found out that the the Buceresti Oaks which participate in the European Challenge Cup is a team made up of the best domestic Romanian players. But Georgia are ranked higher in the IRB rankings, so why isn't it them who have the team in the comp instead?

and with the current situation in georgia maybe the IRB doesnt want its supestars playing there
maybe the best georgian players dont want to play there
and as andy said, most of the top georgian players play in france anyway

the same happened with league in lebanon (and they still completed their domestic season )

: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:51 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Probably because very few of the top Georgian players actually still play in the Georgian league, at a guess? The best Georgians are playing in France for example.

IIRC the Romanians have always had a team in the Challenge Cup since its inception.

Wouldn't bet against Russian teams being involved in the Challenge Cup soon given how they have a professional domestic comp which is probably of a higher standard than everything barring Guiness Premiership, Magners League, Top 14 and Super 10(Italy).

: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:40 am  

freshwater wrote:

Wouldn't bet against Russian teams being involved in the Challenge Cup soon given how they have a professional domestic comp which is probably of a higher standard than everything barring Guiness Premiership, Magners League, Top 14 and Super 10(Italy).

dont you think theyd face similar problems to the league teams in getting visas to leave the country?
this has been a big headache for the teams competing in the chalenge cup. i remember a few years ago kazan almost had to withdraw from a tie, getting their visas at the last minute