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Our Lord and Saviour, Rees Preistland is getting a start against the forces of darkness today.
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He seems to be winning.
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Jan 30, 2016 17:27
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loving Priestland. One poo poo kick and Sarries turn the field round and score.
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Jan 30, 2016 18:01
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drat, that comeback rush.
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Jan 30, 2016 18:12
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Once the try went over Bath broke loving Priestland
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Jan 30, 2016 18:21
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Edinburgh are a raging dumpster fire and the only reason they're not being worn like a hat by Cardiff is because the Gods have decided to shaft Cardiff hard.
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Jan 30, 2016 19:51
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No matter how poo poo your team is, you can always rest easy knowing that they're probably being better run than the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise. Good god, what a mess. http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2016/rugby/story/285249.html
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Jan 30, 2016 20:03
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tarbrush posted:Once the try went over Bath broke Who thought signing Priestland was a good idea?!
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Plucky Brit posted:Who thought signing Priestland was a good idea?! Apart from him and his mum?
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Jan 30, 2016 21:16
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The Pro 12 table is so messed up after today's "top of the table" fixture in Galway, that even after Ulster and Munster catch up on points, we're still guaranteed at least one Comedy Team in the top 4 :
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Vaders Jester posted:Edinburgh are a raging dumpster fire and the only reason they're not being worn like a hat by Cardiff is because the Gods have decided to shaft Cardiff hard. How was the game? I didn't get to see it, and reading that Cardiff scored all 10 of their points inside the first 15 minutes, it sounded pretty poo poo. I'm a delusional Cardiff apologist, but even I'd admit that losing to us recently is embarrassing. Plucky Brit posted:Who thought Everybody in Wales had had the same question for years
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Jan 31, 2016 00:51
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tarbrush posted:Apart from him and his mum? Maybe he was signed so Ford would look like Carter by comparison.
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Jan 31, 2016 00:56
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Tyma posted:The Pro 12 table is so messed up after today's "top of the table" fixture in Galway, that even after Ulster and Munster catch up on points, we're still guaranteed at least one Comedy Team in the top 4 : Heh, didn't Priestland used to play for the Scarlets?
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Jan 31, 2016 01:46
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They might as well send him to an Italian side.
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Jan 31, 2016 02:26
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As an Ulster fan I'm making GBS threads myself. We have Charlie Piutau joining next year in what could be a challenge cup side. Hope we can slime our way in front of Munster before the end of the season though. Our coach did say we had two big name signings to announce this week, it'll probably be someone I've never heard of and a Leinster substitute though.
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stavros880 posted:How was the game? I didn't get to see it, and reading that Cardiff scored all 10 of their points inside the first 15 minutes, it sounded pretty poo poo. I'm a delusional Cardiff apologist, but even I'd admit that losing to us recently is embarrassing. Awful. Basically Cardiff butchered 3 possible tries and the Edinburgh backs were as fuckawful as they always are, just without the usual set piece and break down dominance that Edinburgh work off due to the 6N. The ref also let Cardiff away with at least two dangerous tackles without any yellow card being shown, including one by Ma'afu that was a very blatant no arms tackle against a player without the ball. (Not that Edinburgh would have made anything of it, they were utterly shite and deserve the loss.).
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Jan 31, 2016 03:20
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I think Quins are playing their junior team.
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goatface posted:I think Quins are playing their junior team. loving shocking. Gonna slip down a few places in the premiership over the next few weeks I reckon. Mind you Saints next weekend and they haven't been looking sharp recently. When's Super Rugby starting?
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Jan 31, 2016 22:42
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Friendlies are starting this weekend in Australia, Tahs v Brumbies, so not very friendly. I'd imagine it's the same all around.
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Jan 31, 2016 23:28
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After reading the bonus rules, I think a whole lot of people are about to embark on a life of sobriety.
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zzttaozia posted:loving shocking. Gonna slip down a few places in the premiership over the next few weeks I reckon. Mind you Saints next weekend and they haven't been looking sharp recently. Later this month. 26th or thereabouts.
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So Cooper's playing for the Aussie 7s team? I don't understand this apparent obsession with selecting him when he's proven every time that he lacks the temperament for the big occasions.
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Vagabundo posted:So Cooper's playing for the Aussie 7s team? I don't understand this apparent obsession with selecting him when he's proven every time that he lacks the temperament for the big occasions. If it leads to him getting sent off in a gold medal match v NZ for a foot-trip or something dumb I'm all for it.
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Vagabundo posted:So Cooper's playing for the Aussie 7s team? I don't understand this apparent obsession with selecting him when he's proven every time that he lacks the temperament for the big occasions. The mainstream interest in watching Cooper fail at something is far greater than the mainstream interest in Rugby 7s?
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Wales to play Ireland 15. Gareth Anscombe 14. George North 13. Jonathan Davies 12. Jamie Roberts 11. Tom James 10. Dan Biggar 09. Gareth Davies 01. Rob Evans 02. Scott Baldwin 03. Samson Lee 04. Luke Charteris 05. Alun Wyn Jones 06. Sam Warburton 07. Justin Tipuric 08. Taulupe Faletau Replacements: Ken Owens, Gethin Jenkins, Tomas Francis, Bradley Davies, Dan Lydiate, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Priestland, Alex Cuthbert.
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So I'm as pro-England and pro-Bath as they come, but I don't really understand in what universe Ollie DeVoto warrants an England place and Kyle Eastmond or any number of other promising centers don't. Don't get me wrong, he's perfectly acceptable, but he's just not outstanding at anything.
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Scotland side has been announced. John Barclay is back and Mark Bennett seems to have recovered from his shoulder injury. It might not be a total humiliation after all. 1. Al Dickinson 2. Ross Ford 3. WP Nel 4. Richie Gray 5. Jonny Gray 6. John Barclay 7. John Hardie 8. Dave Denton 9. Greig Laidlaw 10. Finn Russell 11. Tommy Seymour 12. Matt Scott 13. Mark Bennett 14. Sean Maitland 15. Stuart Hogg 16. Stuart McInally 17. Gordon Reid 18. Zander Fagerson 19. Tim Swinson 20. Blair Cowan 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 22. Duncan Weir 23. Duncan Taylor
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England: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Jack Nowell, George Ford, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley (captain), Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury, George Kruis, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell and Billy Vunipola. Replacements: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Paul Hill, Courtney Lawes, Jack Clifford, Ben Youngs, Alex Goode and Ollie Devoto. Farrell at centre. DeVoto on the bench. We're going to kick EVERYTHING.
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Feb 4, 2016 13:27
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England side looks about what I expected. Even with dad out of the picture, Farrell was always going to get into the side. I hope England do kick everything, Hogg plays best when he's allowed to run at the opposition (and not diving like a twat).
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We're going to be utter rubbish. The team isn't very creative and will again get hosed at the breakdown by anyone with a competent back row. We will lose a lot of boring shitfests 15-12
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tarbrush posted:We're going to be utter rubbish. The team isn't very creative and will again get hosed at the breakdown by anyone with a competent back row. We will lose a lot of boring shitfests 15-12 Never rule out Scotland's ability to piss a game away in the last minute of a match. Though Hardie and Barclay are going to beat the piss out of the England backrow in the breakdown.
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Oh sure, but who wants to watch a game of kick tennis decided by whichever side happens to upset the ref at the deciding moment. If my teams are going to be bad, I expect them to be fun or funny. This England side will be mediocre and very boring.
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Farrell might throw a tantrum, that's at least funny to watch but yeah. It doesn't look like the most exciting team selection and sadly Rees Preistland is Welsh so they have the monopoly on comedy this year.
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I suppose there is plenty of potential for comedy cards and aggrieved toddler faces
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After all the talk of picking a proper 7, they end up with Haskell  Good to see Tom James back for Wales, not spectacular, but has been fairly solid recently. Weird seeing Cuthbert on the bench though, doesn't cover any other positions so will force a reshuffle if he had to come on.
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Vagabundo posted:So Cooper's playing for the Aussie 7s team? I don't understand this apparent obsession with selecting him when he's proven every time that he lacks the temperament for the big occasions. Cooper's crab-like preference for running sideways at the slightest provocation makes him a natural Sevens player. I just want to see him get flattened by SBW like the jobber he is. tarbrush posted:England: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Jack Nowell, George Ford, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley (captain), Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury, George Kruis, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell and Billy Vunipola. Not as new-look as I had hoped, to be honest. I thought Eddie Jones was going to bring a more interesting team to this one - for example, Itoje and Eastmond would make this a much more interesting side to watch. Meanwhile, voici la composition équipe XV de France!  There's very little chance of them losing to Italy, obviously, but it will be interesting to see how Guirado fares as captain. edit: Wales has 3 guys named Gareth and two Davies, but only one Jones...not sure about this one.
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tarbrush posted:England: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen Farrell, Jack Nowell, George Ford, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley (captain), Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury, George Kruis, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell and Billy Vunipola. Yeah but who the hell else would you pick? Slade would be the 12 but he's injured. Kyle Eastmond is five foot seven and you can't have him next to George Ford in an international defense. He gets run over at club level already. Meanwhile we have a creative fly half and the most exciting 13 in the tournament. Wings are decent, full back is solid to great. I don't know what else you can ask for with who's available. At 7 there just isn't a good fetcher in England (and Armitage aint coming back just now). Doesn't matter how much you want a proper number 7, Matt Kvesic just isn't that good and Haskell is leagues ahead of him as a rugby player.
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