: Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:48 pm  

Found something new out today that the ra ra boys dont speak loudly about in the press.

Namely that England RU legend Martin Johnson actually played for the Junior All Blacks. Though born in England his RU education was in NZ were he went to school.

Cant England RU develop any talent themselves?

: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:16 pm  

Billy Banter wrote:

Could England not respond with a malevolent Morris dance? I can just see Borthwick bashing Nonu with a pigs bladder on a stick.

How about doing one of the stick dances at them? a couple of broken bones before the start & england may have a chance of only losing by 10 - 20 points

: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:19 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Found something new out today that the ra ra boys dont speak loudly about in the press.

Namely that England RU legend Martin Johnson actually played for the Junior All Blacks. Though born in England his RU education was in NZ were he went to school.

Cant England RU develop any talent themselves?

Lol

Did peacock not play in Aus when he was younger?

Every great player should have a spell in the southern hem as it would improve their game no end

: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:40 pm  

DAIHAPPY wrote:

:lol: How about doing one of the stick dances at them? a couple of broken bones before the start & england may have a chance of only losing by 10 - 20 points

Result! A moral victory.

: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:06 pm  

It's not hard to tell that Wales are being coached by RL men.

: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:01 pm  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

It's not hard to tell that Wales are being coached by RL men.

why?

: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:16 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

why?

They looked to throw it around at every opportunity, a real rarity in northern hemisphere RU.

: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:18 pm  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

They looked to throw it around at every opportunity, a real rarity in northern hemisphere RU.

point taken, actually england-NZ are on after villa-fulham on spanish tv
so im off out as soon as the football's finished

: Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:16 pm  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

They looked to throw it around at every opportunity, a real rarity in northern hemisphere RU.

True, but Wales have always played a running/passing game, the RL coaching just means that they are better at the way they want to play.

: Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:43 pm  

I cannot abide the sport but watched some of the first half when I woke up on the settee around midnight. England are gash, they can just about manage the set piece scrum & line outs which they can practice ad nauseum, but ask them to do anything creative or off the cuff & they haven't got a clue. Log may it continue.