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stavros880
May 2, 2005
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stavros880 posted:

Now to see if Scarlets can join them there for the Champions Cup.

Looks like that's a no then.

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stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Do you want power tries? Because you're getting power tries...



https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/03/flashing-lights-seven-point-tries-and-rolling-subs-its-world-series-rugby

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Sam Warburton has retired from rugby at 29. Repeated injuries seem to have taken their toll on him.
Thankfully Wales seem to have plenty of 7s to replace him.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Tyma posted:

Premier Sports pro14 coverage is fine so far.

Some folks will be mad to hear that they've just launched a "first month free" promotion.

I'm watching on the Blues-Leinster game on TG4 stream in Irish. No idea what the commentators are saying :)
Have they released which games will be on s4C yet?

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Are there any good refs apart from Nigel Owens? JP Doyle is giving a masterclass of making poo poo up as he goes along in the Lyon-Blues game.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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bessantj posted:

I dunno but this reffing of the Blues is a bit of a disgrace.

He's all over the place. The Lyon winger blatantly slapped the ball out play with the back of his hand to prevent a Blues try, but Doyle decided "he was clearly going for the ball". Quite how he'd catch it with the back of his hand is beyond me.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys

Vaders Jester posted:

Scotland call up Blade Thomson to their squad for the AIs. Finally, a solid ball carrying 8.

But apparently he won't be available for the game against Wales. The Scarlets won't release him as it's outside the international window :)

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Cardiff are 2 tries down against Glasgow after 4 minutes. I think the clashing shirts are confusing the Blues so they are forgetting to tackle them.

Edit: Reffing the offside line is not important today apparently

stavros880 fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Oct 21, 2018

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Have to feel sorry for Luke Morgan. Gets his first call up, presumably has his whole family watching but the most notable thing he does all game is flashing his arse at the camera.

Nevermind, it was Steff Evens

stavros880 fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Nov 3, 2018

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys

Vagabundo posted:

Good to see that the refs have wasted no time in showing the SH teams what they're up against.

It was an Australian ref for what it's worth.
Shocking decision though

https://twitter.com/RugbyLAD7/status/1058767238839369728?s=19

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Larmour will be a hell of a player/the loving state of this defending*

https://twitter.com/PremierSportsTV/status/1058844302372233220?s=19


*Delete as appropriate

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Wales starting to pull away from Tonga after a wobble earlier.
Anyone watching the England Japan game? Saw the half time score, looks..... not what I expected.

Edit: Patchell walking though the whole Tongan team from the half way line

stavros880 fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Nov 17, 2018

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Think Kearney was lucky to avoid a yellow, but glad he did so we get to experience this:

https://twitter.com/alang0486/status/1063904512006598658?s=19

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Being a nerd and checking out the current Wales squad on Wikipedia:
39 Players, 30 born in Wales, 9 born outside Wales.

The 9 being:
Welsh parent(s) and grew up in Wales
Dan Lydiate - born England, moved to wales age 4, mother Welsh
Ross Moriarty - born England, moved to Wales age 2 (I think), Father welsh (and former Wales international)
Jonathan Davies - born England, moved as a child, both parents Welsh
George North - born England, moved to Wales age 2, Mother Welsh

Welsh parent and grew up abroad
Jake Ball - born England, Father welsh
Gareth Anscombe - born NZ, mother Welsh

Welsh grandparent(s), grew up abroad
Tomas Francis - born england, grandmother Welsh
Jonah Holmes - born England, grandparents Welsh

Residency
Hadleigh Parkes - born NZ

Personally I think the residency requirements should be lengthened (5 years? at least for top ten nations), and the grandparents rules either eliminated or changed. e.g. change to 5 years residency, shortened to 3 if a grandparent is from the country.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Owen Farrell again getting away with a shoulder charge. Should have been a card and a penalty try.

https://twitter.com/RugbyLAD7/status/1066357134873497600

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Romain Poite showing why he is so loved in this Saracens Cardiff game :rolleyes:

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
New drinking game: drink whenever someone knocks on or misses a kick.
Say goodbye to your livers.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys

HappyCamperGL posted:

That was seriously loving retarded that pass.

Worse than Anscombe's against Ireland last year :)

No idea how we won this game. It was a weird, oddly compelling combination of Wales being poo poo, France (mostly) playing well and Wayne Barnes doing whatever the hell that was for 80 minutes.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Thomas Young providing quicker service from the breakdown than the proper scrum half

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
France looking good, or Scotland getting their Scotlanding in early?

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys

Vaders Jester posted:

Magic 8 Ball refereeing at its finest.

Tipuric uses his arms in a tackle? Penalty. England constantly offside? Play on.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Vaders Jester posted:

Just saw the Tipuric "penalty" from the start. How the balls was that given as a penalty?


CyberPingu posted:

This ref is shite

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Ireland need this break to calm down and regroup. They're losing their heads now. I can see Sexton getting a talking to from the ref if he carries on like this
The same goes for Moriarty. There's a good chance he's going to lose his hit in the second half and lamp someone :)

goatface posted:

Hah, that "gently caress off!" from Sexton when he saw the penalty call.

I know all players complain when they get a scrum penalty called against them, but the Irish loosehead clearly wasn't bound and hand his hand on the floor to support himself. It was hardly controversial.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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goatface posted:

He was bound, it was clean.

Yeah, that was weird, never a penalty.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Aled Davies is on. Gatland throwing Ireland a bone.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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I'm beginning to think this Ireland performance is some kind of head-fake ahead of the world cup....

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Big fan of this

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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stavros880 posted:

Big fan of this

......

stavros880
May 2, 2005
I like monkeys
Owen Farrell shoulder charge? Say it isn't so.....

Edit: lol.....just a penalty

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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This is yet another reason for the Scottish to hate the English. They steal everything worth taking. They've even stolen Scotlanding from them.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Is this the first double-Scotlanding?

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Tyma posted:

There 6 countries left in the pot, and the 3 "most interesting" ones are still open.

I'll leave it open for another few days, but if anyone wants follow a second country in addition to your ACTUAL NEW LEGALLY DESIGNATED RUGBY NATIONALITY, I can wrangle things to make sure that you write about 2 countries playing in different groups :)

I'll adopt one of the remaining countries. The more inept the better.

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Tyma posted:

You're going to loving LOVE the next 3 months of your life!

"Tyma" posted:



You're dead to me

stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Rob Howley has been sent home from Japan after allegedly breaking rules on gambling on rugby matches.
He's been replaced in Japan by Stephen Jones. Any chance our attack will get better now someone else is in charge of that area?

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stavros880
May 2, 2005
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Aramoro posted:

Only if Stephen Jones has access to a time machine.

:(

I should point out, I assume the Stephen Jones they are referring to is the rugby coach, not the idiot of a journalist.

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