: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:05 pm  

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

I agree silly scorelines such as 74-0 should be heavily criticised.

: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:29 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

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

Suppose that could come into it, still think that Russian Rugby Union is making very potent strides, they will have to include them in something soon given that they could soon attract players of higher quality to their league if they are cash rich like their football cousins.

: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:08 pm  

TARANIS wrote:

I agree silly scorelines such as 74-0 should be heavily criticised.

when you've got tony smith using words like 'useful run-out' and john dixon saying 'we can only grow from here' and 'It's a starting point' i think it gives you an idea of how the coaches and temas approached the friendly

: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:53 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.

I thought that the top Romanian players also plied their trade elsewhere though?

: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:56 pm  

The Key wrote:

I thought that the top Romanian players also plied their trade elsewhere though?

i read last week that the romanian team in the euro competition, buceresti (spelling?) is made up of the best romanian players.
im pretty sure they play their games in romania.
1,000 turned up to see their game at the weekend.
also 3 or 4 more sub 2,500 crowds over weekend

: Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:31 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

:roll: when you've got tony smith using words like 'useful run-out' and john dixon saying 'we can only grow from here' and 'It's a starting point' i think it gives you an idea of how the coaches and temas approached the friendly

Seems a little 'pot and kettle' from you there.

RU landslide = bad; RL landslide = OK.

: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:02 am  

TARANIS wrote:

Seems a little 'pot and kettle' from you there.

RU landslide = bad; RL landslide = OK.

You're quite new round here, aren't you

That's exactly how it works.
It's one of life's contradictions.
You will also find that according to many on here the fawning RU friendly press never say a bad word about RU, and that examples of RU journalists slating games are frequently linked to the board by the same people.

: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:39 am  

Shadow wrote:

You're quite new round here, aren't you

That's exactly how it works.
It's one of life's contradictions.
You will also find that according to many on here the fawning RU friendly press never say a bad word about RU, and that examples of RU journalists slating games are frequently linked to the board by the same people.

worst attempt at irony ... ever

: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:42 am  

TARANIS wrote:

Seems a little 'pot and kettle' from you there.

RU landslide = bad; RL landslide = OK.

fair enough. i still say it depends on the game.
when the union press come out saying its a global game and then the all blacks put towards 100 points on a 'strong' union nation like samoa you have to say that its a bit of an exagerated claim.
as far as i know the vast majority of folk esxpected england to easily beat the young, largely inexperienced wales team on friday.
i certainly did. that's why i had 20 quid on england -36

: Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:20 am  

But you don't think people expected the All Blacks to whip Samoa.

If you know so little about union why comment upon it.

Making judgements with no knowledge, isn't that a definition of bigotry?