Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:44 am  

Catalancs wrote:

I was going to say they're all on my blocked list, but cj's posts are lucky enough to still get my attention

cj...



You are a card, Cats.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:46 pm  

cjhatesunion wrote:

Come on OD you tell me,you seem to have all the answers.

We all have Northampton Saints RU season tickets is the only thing I can think of

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:46 pm  

Phil Blake, another rugby league player who while a genius in attack couldn't tackle the top off a pudding, has been appointed to a defensive coaching job with rugby union... http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sp ... 175j5.html Two in fact. One for the Wallabies and one for the Force. He joins the likes of Les Kiss as another attacking rugby league player, not known for defence, ending up in such a role. The Wallabies, who haven't won anything since their last rugby league tackling tutor, John Muggleton, left, may be a chance of winning something again...

Phil Blake, another rugby league player who while a genius in attack couldn't tackle the top off a pudding, has been appointed to a defensive coaching job with rugby union... http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sp ... 175j5.html Two in fact. One for the Wallabies and one for the Force. He joins the likes of Les Kiss as another attacking rugby league player, not known for defence, ending up in such a role. The Wallabies, who haven't won anything since their last rugby league tackling tutor, John Muggleton, left, may be a chance of winning something again...

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:35 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Leicester Tigers to revert to lettered shirts. Great to see some history revisited. Would love them to keep the letters permanently. On a side note I'd love to see visiting rugby league nations play club games again. It does look unprofessional when the union is on telly and not all players have names on the back. Especially for a 'Premier' league.

Catalancs wrote: Leicester Tigers to revert to lettered shirts. Great to see some history revisited. Would love them to keep the letters permanently. On a side note I'd love to see visiting rugby league nations play club games again. It does look unprofessional when the union is on telly and not all players have names on the back. Especially for a 'Premier' league.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:34 pm  

It says something when letters on the back is more interesting than the game.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:15 pm  

Am I right in thinking Australia ended a 14 match losing streak against the All Blacks today?
14 consecutive losses between arguably the world's top two sides!

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:14 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Am I right in thinking Australia ended a 14 match losing streak against the All Blacks today?
14 consecutive losses between arguably the world's top two sides!

Did Money Bill Williams play today.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:38 am  

cjhatesunion wrote:

Did Money Bill Williams play today.

No idea mate. Watched the Kiwis spank PNG then went for a run.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:31 am  

t-r-i-n-i-t-y wrote:

It does look unprofessional when the union is on telly and not all players have names on the back. Especially for a 'Premier' league.

I'm currently in Brussels and last night was at a FC Brussels Molenbeek v Tienen game. The players had numbers and a sponsor's name on every jersey, and they don't make programmes- which is, incredibly, even worse!

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:23 pm  

Shamelessly lifted from http://www.rugbyleagueinternationalscores.com, So a short, yet interesting post today, I hope. I got an email from John Slade at Estonian Rugby, so over there the governing body covers not only Union but League as well. The email is about Russian Rugby Unions search for players for their team in the Union World Cup. “Any New Zealand based rugby player – or indeed anybody from Estonia, if they are willing to travel – who has at least one Russian grandparent and the paperwork to prove it is invited to participate in a couple of trial games overseen by Russia’s coach Steve Diamond and his assistants Henry Paul, the former England and Gloucester centre, and Jos Baxendell, the ex-Sale stalwart. Helpfully for Diamond, the International Rugby Board eligibility regulations stipulate that a Russian grandparent includes any individual who was born in the old Soviet Union and were citizens of that nation, even though they might effectively come from one of the ‘new nations’ that subsequently separated from the mother country. The net can be cast very wide indeed.” … and people criticize Rugby League for having heritage players. Interesting food for thought.

Shamelessly lifted from http://www.rugbyleagueinternationalscores.com, So a short, yet interesting post today, I hope. I got an email from John Slade at Estonian Rugby, so over there the governing body covers not only Union but League as well. The email is about Russian Rugby Unions search for players for their team in the Union World Cup. “Any New Zealand based rugby player – or indeed anybody from Estonia, if they are willing to travel – who has at least one Russian grandparent and the paperwork to prove it is invited to participate in a couple of trial games overseen by Russia’s coach Steve Diamond and his assistants Henry Paul, the former England and Gloucester centre, and Jos Baxendell, the ex-Sale stalwart. Helpfully for Diamond, the International Rugby Board eligibility regulations stipulate that a Russian grandparent includes any individual who was born in the old Soviet Union and were citizens of that nation, even though they might effectively come from one of the ‘new nations’ that subsequently separated from the mother country. The net can be cast very wide indeed.” … and people criticize Rugby League for having heritage players. Interesting food for thought.