European Club Rugby
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@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
Toulouse, who were tactically and mentally a shambles, had Faumuina at 3, still in fine fettle, Kaino at 8 (pulled early in the 2nd half) and unbelievably they stuck Pita Ahki at starting 12
Whaaaaat. He is fat and a unfit and was fucked after ten minutes. He was walking and offside for most of the game that I saw and offered zero.
Nah he was grand. Maybe you had a few, for this game I was stone cold sober.
Yeah must have been that strong water I was drinking. I only watched the first half, so he must have had a massive energy boost in the 2nd. I was laughing at him taking ten seconds to get up off the ground everytime he did anything, then standing there for a sec and walking back. Which was happening within ten minutes of kick off.
Although I obviously made that up what with being so drunk I couldn't read numbers.
i dipped in and out of the game as it looked a foregone conclusion to me. From what I saw fat Charlie carried well but did little else in the loose. The Toulouse scrum was also pants for the best part of the game.
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Conrad Smith's role as defence co-ordinator must be in serious jeopardy if he is still in that position.
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James Haskell is retiring from Rugby:
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Is anyone surprised by this? FFS no matter how good artificial turf, it's still not as flexible as real grass. One day maybe, but I think they jumped on it far too early in NH. England's (now stopped cos they ran out of money) RWC legacy was supposed to be a ton of these pitches. Probably lucky for them they did run out of cash!
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Is anyone surprised by this? FFS no matter how good artificial turf, it's still not as flexible as real grass. One day maybe, but I think they jumped on it far too early in NH. England's (now stopped cos they ran out of money) RWC legacy was supposed to be a ton of these pitches. Probably lucky for them they did run out of cash!
@Machpants said in NH club rugby:
Is anyone surprised by this? FFS no matter how good artificial turf, it's still not as flexible as real grass. One day maybe, but I think they jumped on it far too early in NH. England's (now stopped cos they ran out of money) RWC legacy was supposed to be a ton of these pitches. Probably lucky for them they did run out of cash!
Well please don't complain when NH rugby becomes even more turgid in the winter months.
And before you trot out the 'simple solution' that the answer is for the NH to switch to a Summer schedule, the second wettest month in Wales is July.
And is one of the biggest factors Glamorgan cricket club rarely win anything - 4pt no result draws.
The plastic pitch at Cardiff Blues has allowed for a better spectacle and games to actually take place.
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Oh I agree that it's a better spectacle, but that won't be great at the expense of lots of broken players. If they start playing on all plastic pitches, will injuries increase exponentially? Looks pretty nasty to me, this sort of thing is not the real problem, it's the trapping/catching of limbs as people fold over in contact situations.
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Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
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Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:
Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
Yeah pretty gritty. So be cool to see them against the crusaders, one game on a dry pitch, another wet. I think that would decide it!
I also agree with the comment on the breakdowns, awful free for all.
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Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:
Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
Yawn. So sick of reading, writing, hearing this shit.
Heads up - only about 6-7 international sides are actually any good. All international sides don’t get 35+ weeks a year together.
The best team in the wealthiest region where rugby is played is if international standard. Colour me surprised.
(Nothing personal, it just seems this was the marketimg for this match ... and it bored the shit out of me).
Good match, very physical. But with no skin in the game, could easily have left the room. And did.
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Cup final very bash and crash and flat footed rugby.
I hope these French refs don’t run the RWC the same way as this. Tacklers are allowed ages to release. Players off their feet over the breakdown is standard play@Crucial said in NH club rugby:
Cup final very bash and crash and flat footed rugby.
I hope these French refs don’t run the RWC the same way as this. Tacklers are allowed ages to release. Players off their feet over the breakdown is standard playThe French are doing their best to ruin rugby. It's a two prong attack; on and off the field.
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Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:
Sarries would have beaten most international sides this afternoon
Whereas the top NZ sides are total push-overs to international touring teams?
The Crusaders are more than a match for most international sides when fully fit.
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Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning chaps?
Yes the good club/provincial sides can & do give international touring sides a hard time / a loss.
This wasn't an English club side are better than a NZ Super team pissing contest.
It was a comment on the structure of their play and tactics. Reminded me a lot of Ireland and Wales despite having lots of English internationals in the team.
And I turned over too.
To the Rugby League Challenge Cup match between Bradford and Leeds.
Far more entertaining.
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Stephen Jones is just a bit early with his gloating.
This year Crusaders vs Saracens would be a good game. Next year, the Crusaders - and I suspect most Super teams - will be significantly weaker.
Razor will need to retain people like Todd and Romano as well as unearth some real nuggets in the forwards if the Crusaders are to be realistically comparable to the best Euro teams.
