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Hand Knit posted:hey it's 2017 do you guys want a new thread title? fallingdownjoe posted:Rugby Union 2017 - AM NOT A FIGHT AM A LOVER BOY
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Feb 12, 2017 18:42
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Second this.
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Feb 12, 2017 18:43
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 Context This JPG is the highlight of the Six Nations so far.
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Feb 12, 2017 18:44
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Tyma posted:
The only decent thing that I've ever found on reddit
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Feb 12, 2017 18:46
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you got it
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Feb 12, 2017 18:50
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Feb 12, 2017 18:51
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Tyma posted:This is coming from the man who convinced me to proclaim live on national Radio that Finn Russell was the future of Lions Rugby. I said you had to do that for Hugh Blake. Who's even more ridiculous.
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Feb 12, 2017 19:01
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Farrell at 10 for the Lions and 12 for England would be funny.
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Feb 12, 2017 19:20
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Tyma posted:
lmao nice
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Feb 12, 2017 19:23
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goatface posted:Farrell at 10 for the Lions and 12 for England would be funny. They made Hogg play at 10 for the midweek Lions because he'd played at 10 a little while at high school so it wouldn't be the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
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Feb 12, 2017 19:25
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An English tabloid newspaper has incriminating footage of drunk Gareth Davies viciously attacking an old man with a shoe  https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/2837883/six-nations-gareth-davies-fight-video-bouncers-wales/ Davies for lions!
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Feb 12, 2017 19:27
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Vaders Jester posted:They made Hogg play at 10 for the midweek Lions because he'd played at 10 a little while at high school so it wouldn't be the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Hogg played 10 for Glasgow for a couple of games also. It was...er...interesting. He wasn't bad per se, but you could tell it wasn't a natural fit for him. quote:So how badly does today impact Russell's Lions bid? What everyone else said - I don't think he's that high up on the list. He might be called up and given an off game, but there's other players ahead of him in the queue.
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Feb 12, 2017 19:28
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Tyma posted:
 WMain00 posted:Hogg played 10 for Glasgow for a couple of games also. It was...er...interesting. He wasn't bad per se, but you could tell it wasn't a natural fit for him. Yeah, I think this was in the run up to the Lions because Gatland had asked for him to get some experience, he's done it a couple of times since but he's clearly a fullback. Like you say, it was... interesting. Vaders Jester fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Feb 12, 2017 |
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Feb 12, 2017 19:28
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goatface posted:The scrum was a silly amount lighter. The French pack is full of fatboys. I think they were about 950kg today, they could have made 1000 with the biggest 8 in the squad 
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Feb 12, 2017 19:32
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The French pack is big but mostly shite. If nel and Dickenson were fit we would have cunted them.
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Feb 12, 2017 19:40
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Vaders Jester posted:
He played stand off for hawick. Hogg has played 10 once for Glasgow, a few weeks back against Treviso, he was fine but its only Treviso. This was because the only other option was Rory Clegg, and he's gash. Literally a cabbage would be better.
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Feb 12, 2017 19:45
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HappyCamperGL posted:Sexton and Farrel are still the outstanding outside halfs for the lions. Sexton maybe but Farrell isn't even the outstanding 10 for England.
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Feb 12, 2017 21:08
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DickEmery posted:Sexton maybe but Farrell isn't even the outstanding 10 for England. Sexton is a cabbage at this stage though, I'd heard rumblings he'd knock test rugby on the head after the Lions tour but he might not even get there. I could honestly see Ford at 10 and farrell at 12 for the Lions by default, if they guide England to a slam it'll happen. Sexton might not make it and Biggar is doing his best to hold onto the Welsh 10 jersey. Russell could be a bolter, dependent on how Biggar does in the 6N.
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Feb 12, 2017 22:50
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My only worry about Ford is that he's a pretty small guy for a 10 and he might get run over by NZ targeting him. he had a pretty rough game against Wales going through him a few times.
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Feb 12, 2017 23:24
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DickEmery posted:Sexton maybe but Farrell isn't even the outstanding 10 for England. Who is better? Farrell is England's best 10, he is also England's best 12 ATM. But the drop off from Farell to Ford is orders of magnitude less then Farrell to Eastmond/Devoto/Baritt/36 or whoever.
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Feb 12, 2017 23:42
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Can Daly play 12? It is baffling how much sheer depth England have at every position except inside centre.
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Feb 12, 2017 23:52
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HappyCamperGL posted:Who is better? Danny Cipriani 
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Feb 12, 2017 23:53
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I think the Lions half backs might be in pairs. So it'll be Youngs and Farrell or [Welsh9] and Biggar. Unless Sexton is miraculously recovered by then. It's all irrelevant though. New Zealand are going to hammer the Lions.
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Feb 13, 2017 00:32
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Murray should be there, if it's in pairs I could see Johnny make the flight but I wouldn't count on his body holding up. Murray takes a lot of pressure off whoever the 10 is by having a strong tactical kicking game in his own right. It's a mystery though with Gatland, a weak Wales in the 6N might prevent a repeat of the Welsh heavy 2013 squad but I still think he'll err on the side of caution and name a 9 and 10 from the same country.
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Feb 13, 2017 01:18
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I still think he'll err on the side of caution and name a 9 and 10 from the same country. Gatland absolutely does not give a poo poo about the fairness of inclusivity. Here's the team he picked in his first game as Welsh manager, away to England in the 6 Nations: 15. Lee Byrne (Ospreys) 14. Shane Williams (Ospreys) 13. Sonny Parker (Ospreys) 12. Gavin Henson (Ospreys) 11. Mark Jones (Scarlets) 10. James Hook (Ospreys) 09. Mike Phillips (Ospreys) 01. Duncan Jones (Ospreys) 02. Huw Bennett (Ospreys) 03. Adam Jones (Ospreys) 04. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) 05. Ian Gough (Ospreys) 06. Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys) 07. Martyn Williams (Blues) 08. Ryan Jones (Ospreys) He's absolutely picking Webb and Biggar. I don't even think Webb is anywhere near the best Scrum Half in Wales, and Biggar is almost certainly not as good as Owen Williams, but that's the pairing that The Ospreys are built around, and as long as he can justify starting them for Wales as a pair, he'll start them for The Lions as a pair. Tyma fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Feb 13, 2017 |
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Feb 13, 2017 01:56
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tarbrush posted:Can Daly play 12? It is baffling how much sheer depth England have at every position except inside centre. He's got the speed and the kicking game, but I'm not sure he's got the tackling.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:26
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Vagabundo posted:OK, since Apollodorus hasn't posted in this thread in a month, the "If Ireland wins" clause goes to SomeDrunkenMick (that avatar was my handiwork, sorry). No worries on the avatar, it's good reminds me that Ireland are never too far away from having their dreams crushed in the most brutal of manners. Keeps my feet on the ground and my expectations right in the creamy middle. No heady heights for me!
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SomeDrunkenMick posted:No worries on the avatar, it's good reminds me that Ireland are never too far away from having their dreams crushed in the most brutal of manners. Keeps my feet on the ground and my expectations right in the creamy middle. No heady heights for me! I look forward to the day when I don't have to look way up in the sky for middling expectations. In other news, Brian Mujati signed for the Ospreys, so we'll get to see what Swansea looks like from a drone soon.
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Feb 13, 2017 16:24
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HappyCamperGL posted:Who is better? England could play Slade/Burrell/Te'o at 12, who are all better than those guys. Ford's vision and distribution are much much better than Farrell's and he's crucial to our attacking plan, which is why we don't play Farrell at 10 even though Ford tackles like a wet rag. Also it's looking like we won't have to see Mike Brown butcher many more overlaps because they're moving Daley to fullback.
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Feb 13, 2017 16:45
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Seems wierd, I'd assume they'd move Watson to fb when he's fit and keep Daly on the wing.
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Feb 13, 2017 17:28
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tarbrush posted:Seems wierd, I'd assume they'd move Watson to fb when he's fit and keep Daly on the wing. Would make sense but apparently it's not what they're planning. Also pretty sure Jamie George will be starting because he's so much better than Hartley
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Feb 13, 2017 17:52
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Hartley must have incriminating pictures of Eddie Jones, it's the only way he's still in the team because it's certainly not on merit at this point.
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Feb 13, 2017 20:46
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Julio Cruz posted:Hartley must have incriminating pictures of Eddie Jones, it's the only way he's still in the team because it's certainly not on merit at this point. He's there because he's a mouthy oval office who isn't afraid to tell the others what to do. Eddie was complaining that there aren't too many natural leaders in the team. Apparently it's a problem with young people these days.
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Feb 13, 2017 22:55
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I wonder how much of that is down to being concerned your captain might attempt to gouge out one of your eyes on the training pitch if you disagree with him once too often.
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Feb 13, 2017 23:18
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To be fair to him, as captain of England, he's done a good job of managing his team and the referees. Way better than say Stephen Moore did. He's probably lacking in game management compared to how Sir was and the rest of the ABs leadership group, but then again, who isn't...
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Feb 14, 2017 07:47
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Ford resigns for Leicester? George Ford: Leicester Tigers re-sign England fly-half from Bath http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38923684
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Feb 14, 2017 12:18
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Booooooooo
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Feb 14, 2017 12:26
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To cheer myself up after the terrible weekend, I got sevens tickets at twickenham.
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Feb 14, 2017 12:27
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Ugh, and we're signing Freddie Burns to replace him. Has Burns got any better?
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Feb 14, 2017 12:32
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He's a perfectly competent club 10 I guess
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Feb 14, 2017 12:58
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