OFFICIAL Rugby Thread

[BlackAchilles]

wales got there ass whooped by a club team

I'm guessing this is Gatland's Waterloo

Meaning the Lions are gonna need a boss too, but I heard Eddie Jones had to sign a non-interest clause preventing him from taking the gig, even tho IMO he's currently the best coach in all of sport (Didn't say "most accomplished", but at this moment he's the biggest difference maker)

 

[Jutt]

wales got there ass whooped by a club team

Halfpenny still out? Dude is automatic

 

[So UnThotful]

Halfpenny still out? Dude is automatic

i assume still injured or out of form

not one the team, the back up Williams had some good runs against the all blacks and he set up both tries fro wales

 

[BlackAchilles]

Eddie Jones has led England to succesfully avenge last year's world cup, and I could definitely see a sweep

Itoje is #blackexcellence in rugby

 

[Jutt]

Bumping this for today's clashes.

France is all out of sorts and the All Blacks might run up the score on em


England is playing Argentina without Itoje or Farrell, but my guy Jonathan Joseph is getting some burn


I peeped the Barbarians v All Blacks last weekend, it looks like my man Savea is getting

 

[BlackAchilles]

If u got Peacock they've finally started showing the end of year tests

Today we get All Blacks vs England and Fiji vs Scotland

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

@BlackAchilles if you ever get the chance watch the Bristol Bears in the English Premiership. Most fun free flowing chaotic rugby you'll ever see. They get beaten up in European competitions tho.

 

[Formerly known as...]

@BlackAchilles if you ever get the chance watch the Bristol Bears in the English Premiership. Most fun free flowing chaotic rugby you'll ever see. They get beaten up in European competitions tho.

Bristol do play good open rugby. Like watching a super rugby team (NZ/Australia) play at times

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Bristol do play good open rugby. Like watching a super rugby team (NZ/Australia) play at times

It's so alien to English Rugby. Its like watching 7's with the offloads. But it's just too far open to play that style vs the French and Irish powerhouse teams in Europe. Got battered by Rochelais and Leinster the previous 2 weekends.

 

[Formerly known as...]

It's so alien to English Rugby. Its like watching 7's with the offloads. But it's just too far open to play that style vs the French and Irish powerhouse teams in Europe. Got battered by Rochelais and Leinster the previous 2 weekends.

To much power upfront with french and Irish teams. And their back row players get over that ball easy for turnovers. They suffocate teams like Bristol, Bristol still need some force in the front row to front up against the big teams

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

To much power upfront with french and Irish teams. And their back row players get over that ball easy for turnovers. They suffocate teams like Bristol, Bristol still need some force in the front row to front up against the big teams

I doubt thats going to happen as Bristol have changed their recruitment policy after years of big spending on names and are now going for more younger players from the Championship and Universities. Hard to compete against the The French and Irish teams are like all-star squads firepower. The French are like a whose whose of world rugby and Leinster and Munster is basically the Irish national team.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Do we think England has a shot today or do Ireland lay down a marker and stamp them out

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Do we think England has a shot today or do Ireland lay down a marker and stamp them out

If it follows the usual pattern under Borthwick. England are in it for 60mins and then shyt the bed when the game is there to kick on and finish the match.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Nice bit of rugby from England to start

 

[BlackAchilles]

Complete collapse in the second half by England