Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:34 pm  

Quade Cooper finally found out! The RFU’s annual report will reveal a final loss for the year ending June 30 this year of £1.1 million, £400,000 below its budgeted loss.

Quade Cooper finally found out! The RFU’s annual report will reveal a final loss for the year ending June 30 this year of £1.1 million, £400,000 below its budgeted loss.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:19 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Quade Cooper finally found out! Similar to the problems England had when Charile Hodgson was being touted as Wilkinson's successor. He went as first choice on a southern hemisphere tour and looked like a turnstile.

Catalancs wrote: Quade Cooper finally found out! Similar to the problems England had when Charile Hodgson was being touted as Wilkinson's successor. He went as first choice on a southern hemisphere tour and looked like a turnstile.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:39 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Similar to the problems England had when Charile Hodgson was being touted as Wilkinson's successor.

He went as first choice on a southern hemisphere tour and looked like a turnstile.

Am I alone in thinking Hodgson has managed to carve out a career in top level union whilst being quite limited and vastly overrated?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:19 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Am I alone in thinking Hodgson has managed to carve out a career in top level union whilst being quite limited and vastly overrated?

I thought they were pre-requisites in yawnion.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:39 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Am I alone in thinking Hodgson has managed to carve out a career in top level union whilst being quite limited and vastly overrated?

You're not the only one but I would strongly disagree. At club level he has been the most solid 10 in the Premiership for me. At International level he has messed up a couple of times and it's been noted more. The Twickenham boo boys never really want anybody but for Johnny and so they probably love it when he does so.

He's not on great form at the moment for us but no doubt will still get picked when he's off England duty. We've been playing some excellent, attractive running Rugby the past month or so without him. He is still our best fly half but there has been a lot less tactical kicking without him

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:43 pm  

Shark J wrote:

You're not the only one but I would strongly disagree. At club level he has been the most solid 10 in the Premiership for me. At International level he has messed up a couple of times and it's been noted more. The Twickenham boo boys never really want anybody but for Johnny and so they probably love it when he does so.
He's not on great form at the moment for us but no doubt will still get picked when he's off England duty. We've been playing some excellent, attractive running Rugby the past month or so without him. He is still our best fly half but there has been a lot less tactical kicking without him

Just personal opinions
A friend of my dad's, who's a union ref is a fan, but I've never got it with him.
Do you think you'll manage to keep hold of him?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:56 pm  

You have to love the collective orgasm over 'the greatest try in the history of Twickenham' - you wonder why they haven't thrown the ball around before! It does mean that Ashton's 'wonder try' (thought Wayne McDonald's solo try in the Saints/Leeds game was better) will be repeated with that other union favourite of that Edwards one in the NZ/Barbarians game.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:49 am  

I saw it for the first time yesterday and thought is that it.

The only surrprising in bit is that the ball was passed twice with out being kicked.

Then the footrace is all over as the aussies are fat and slow.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:54 am  

here is something the RFU wont be shouting from the rooftops about http://www.docklands24.co.uk/news/forme ... s_1_728763

here is something the RFU wont be shouting from the rooftops about http://www.docklands24.co.uk/news/forme ... s_1_728763

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:16 pm  

Canada 60-22 Spain. Spain's French coach selected 17 French players in his squad and has said he will be looking at Argentinians who are eligible to represent 'Los Leones'.