The World of Rugby Thread

[ItalAussie]

Not that I believe the conspiracy for a moment, but surely there's more people watching in the UK than the entire population of Tonga?

[Lewis]

Yes, but the BBC pay about fifty pence for what little rugby league they show, where as the coverage in Australia will be on those BILLION DOLLAR DEAL terms, so following the broadcasting monies would lead you to conclude that having more of Australia watching makes more financial sense than increasing English viewing (especially since we will watch it anyway, which the SEETHING island bros might not).

[hfswjyr]

As if the Australians care about the "World Cup". If it's not origin or Nrl they couldn't care less. Which makes NZ losses to Aus hurt that much more.

[Lewis]

Australia vs Tonga would get more of them interested than watching them beat us again.

[Queenslander]

There would have been plenty of Australians cheering on Tonga in the final.

[Lewis]

They need to be having some sort of whip round to keep Jason Taumalolo in Tonga colours (drop 'Jason' for added effect). Then again, he doesn't really need the money, so maybe they would be better off covering some of what Andrew Fifita will lose not playing State of Origin.

[Queenslander]

The WARCHEST would be perfect at a time like this but nah not for Tonga.

[Baz]

Jonny Lomas :cool:

[niko_cee]

Wayne Bennett really does give the best press interviews.

[Disco]

My Aussie stream just said this was 'the best rectangular stadium in the world'.

[Queenslander]

Not even close to a sellout

[Queenslander]

My Aussie stream just said this was 'the best rectangular stadium in the world'.

What did you expect? It is also the best grass in the best stadium in the best city, ib the best state, in the best country, in the best hemisphere.

[Queenslander]

An Australian ref in the final is such a small time shit cunt appointment.

[Disco]

He's supposed to call high tackles on both sides right?

Also, well done to whoever got picked up on the ref mic shouting 'you're a cheating cunt' :D

[Queenslander]

James Graham was the man.

This final is a perfect example of the NRL fucking over International League.

[niko_cee]

Absolutely idiotic to chuck that out to the man on the wing with about 14 Australians ready to push him out. What was it, tackle 2?

[Queenslander]

Gale is monster with the boot.

[Lewis]

We've been good, and a Super League referee, trained to spot forward passes, would have us at 0-0.

James Graham is the best person in rugby league.

[Dave.]

Can someone explain to me why we have an Australian referee in this final? In almost every other sport, there would be a neutral referee and rightly so.

[ScousePig]

Robbie Paul looks ready to chin someone.

[Queenslander]

Can someone explain to me why we have an Australian referee in this final? In almost every other sport, there would be a neutral referee and rightly so.

Because we are a small time shit cunt Rugby League nation.

[Queenslander]

That was a fucking penalty to England.

[Baz]

My Aussie stream just said this was 'the best rectangular stadium in the world'.I know “Chappers” is pretty terrible, but why not just stick BBC1 on?

[Disco]

I don't have a tv.

[Baz]

What a life. :eyemouth:

[Lewis]

We're getting decisions here. Scenes.

[Queenslander]

Mocker Gods

[Lewis]

I've never seen Australia look tired.

[Queenslander]

Carn Wayne!

[Lewis]

You fucking pudding Burgess.

[Baz]

Gale to win it with a drop goal. :drool:

[Lewis]

Gale to win it with a drop goal. :drool:

We should start a crowd funding page to get him a hair transplant if he does.

[Lewis]

How has that gone forward you idiot?

[Baz]

You fucking pudding Burgess.Man’s a disaster.

[Baz]

Has this ref won a competition to be here?

[Lewis]

Gale you dickhead.

[Queenslander]

Embarrassing.

[Baz]

:uh:

[Lewis]

Our defence was mega, but it's basically a new take on not taking chances when/where it matters. Wayne Bennett. :cool:

lol at Canterbury forcing Graham out for that overrated fanny Aaron Woods.

[Queenslander]

Our defence was mega, but it's basically a new take on not taking chances when/where it matters. Wayne Bennett. :cool:

lol at Canterbury forcing Graham out for that overrated fanny Aaron Woods.

Imagine your childhood with Wayne coaching your team. :cool:

[Giggles]

6-0? What the fuck sort of a score is that? Thank God I didn't bother watching.

[ItalAussie]

Margin flattered England a little, and the better team won.

[Lewis]

I missed Jonny Lomax not following that last play in. Lazy little cunt.

[ItalAussie]

What happened?

[Queenslander]

Brad Thorn has cut Quade Cooper from the Reds this morning.

[Lewis]

The Gold Coast have got a million dollars burning a hole in their pocket (lol at Jarryd Hayne yet again) and a spot in the halves. Why not?

[Queenslander]

Would be worth a punt but he cant tackle.

[Lewis]

Neither can Johnathan Thurston. Go with it.

[Queenslander]

Thurston can at least kick from hand and off a tee reliably.

[Queenslander]

Not even 1% of his lols.

https://youtu.be/sBbbyjSgJ5w

[Lewis]

It's only the Titans.

[hfswjyr]

Quade is the biggest bottler I've ever seen on the rugby pitch. I don't doubt he's trying, but the big occasions clearly get to him.

Can't believe Australia can't produce another decent 10.

[Queenslander]

The local young fellas reckon he is into those party drugs.

[Queenslander]

Quade is the biggest bottler I've ever seen on the rugby pitch. I don't doubt he's trying, but the big occasions clearly get to him.

Can't believe Australia can't produce another decent 10.

There's about 5 or so prospects from Brisbane and Sydney at the.moment. Hopefully they find skills coaches that can instill consistency and not lol Foley them.

[Lewis]

James Graham is the best person in rugby league.


Loads of stuff gets said on the field. If you don't like it turn off the ref mics. That's real life, real emotion out there. Stuff gets said all the time... You want people to pat each other on the back? It is what it is. It's just the game. I don't even remember what I said. I shouldn't have to either. Remember that, that's real. I shouldn't have to remember what I said and apologise to anyone. And I won't.

:cool:

[Queenslander]

:cool:

[ItalAussie]

Respect. :nodd:

[Queenslander]

Are you joining me back on the Reds train ItalAussie

Brad Thorn spending the off season focusing on defence is so refreshing.

[ItalAussie]

Are you joining me back on the Reds train ItalAussie

Brad Thorn spending the off season focusing on defence is so refreshing.

It's been a solid few years since I've watched rugby, but I'll always support the Reds over any other Australian team. Brad Thorn is incredible, and if he's at the helm, I'm optimistic.

[Baz]

Local ‘paper printed a quiz.

Saints quiz.
1. Who won the Harry Sunderland Award when Saints last won the Grand Final?
2. From which club did Saints sign Theo Fages?
3. Who was the Wild Bull of the Pampas?
4. Who scored the opening try in Saints’ 1996 Challenge Cup Final Win?
5. Whose suspension allowed Lee Briers the opportunity to make a run of six games in 1997?
6. Who did Saints defeat in Bolton in 2001 and 2007 to be crowned World Club Champions?
7. Who ‘gave em mammy?‘
8. The Sculthorpe brothers faced each other in which year’s Challenge Cup Final?
9. Cliff Watson left Saints for which Sydney club?
10. How many games did the all-conquering Saints team of 2006 lose?
11. Which minor team was Jamie Lyon playing for when Saints signed him?
12. Who scored all bar one of the points when Saints won the John Player Trophy for the first time?
13. What are the three trophies won by Saints being displayed by Alex Murphy in this photo (https://i.imgur.com/lfJ32sG.jpg)?
14. Who is the player touching down for Lancashire in this photo (https://i.imgur.com/PgqrBpl.jpg)?
15. Who succeeded Shaun McRae as Saints coach?
16. Which fledgling club reunited ex-Saints Derek Noonan, Tony Karalius, David Eckersley and DaVid Hull in 1980?
17. Which team did Saints condemn to their record defeat, 80-0, in 1996?
18. Tom van Vollenhoven inter-passed with which player en route to a try in the 1961 Challenge Cup Final?
19. Saints have twice scored more than 100 points in a game - against which teams?
20. Who scored seven tries against a strike-hit Saints team in 1976-77?

[Lewis]

1. James Roby
2. Salford
3. Vince Karalius
4. Dunno, but presumably it is on YouTube
5. Well before my time, but I would guess Bobby Goulding
6. Brisbane Broncos
7. Douggie Greenall
8. 2004
9. Cronulla
10. Four
11. Wee Waa Panthers
12. Paul Loughlin
13. Lancashire Cup, presumably the Lancashire League (or maybe an individual award), and the old RFL Championship
14. Don't know
15. Ellery Hanley (what a chancer Shaun McRae was)
16. Fulham RLFC
17. Warrington
18. Ken Large
19. No idea
20. No idea

Ask your grandad to fill in the blanks and lets share the prize.

[Baz]

I’m impressed. Knew you were a Saints fan really.

(You can win five books actually but I won’t bother entering. You can if you want? I can get the email address you need to send your entry to.)

[Lewis]

I'll pass.

[Queenslander]

Walked passed Payne Hass this morning and he is without a doubt the biggest 18 year old I have ever seen. We arent the same species.

http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/9930dbbdfe4d383204e79b1e6cf44ae1?width=316

[Lewis]

Hope he doesn't catch useless like the Burgess twins.

[Queenslander]

Karmichael Hunt has been arrested for a second time of nose beer posseSion. I wonder if we will all blame Jason Smith and his coccaine syndicate?

[Lewis]

I wonder if he has actually ended up making less money away from league than he would have done sticking with it. He would be on a million a year at Brisbane (with all the shady add-ons), plus Queensland and Australia... He would be raking it in by now. Twat.

[Queenslander]

Apparently he was strongly advised to take the multi-million dollar deal with the Suns because he had racked up enormous gambling debts to bad people in Brisbane.

[Queenslander]

FuiFui MoiMoi and that massive waste of time and money Dave Taylor have been axed by the Wolf Pack. What is the go there Lewis?

[Lewis]

Nobody seems to know, but Ryan Bailey was involved as well. The club has just helped him through a drug case, so it must be a good one to cut him now along with their marquee forward[s]. Dave Taylor though. Jesus. He had landed literally the best/easiest money he will ever make, and he fucks it up in record time. :lol:

[ItalAussie]

FuiFui MoiMoi was outrageously good on his day. Which was about six weeks in 2009.

Was Dave Taylor ever actually good at football?

[Lewis]

I was a bit out of the loop when he first came in at the potential stage, so I've gone through him risking wasting his potential, wasting his potential, and all this sad shit since he left the Titans. It's all the more amazing when you bear in mind that he has played for Wayne Bennett, Michael Maguire, Mal Meninga, and Ricky Stuart - and they have all fucked him off.

[Queenslander]

He was ok when Bennett and McGuire would shift him to the centres to run over people.
ItalAussie

[Queenslander]

Dave Taylor has a name for himself when it comes to party drugs. So if Ryan Bailey has just recieved treatment then chances are Taylor was right next to.him. Lewis

I remember when Taylor first showed up at the Broncos he was pure athletic wrecking ball. If only he had Brad Thorn's brain.

[Queenslander]

Sam Thaiday would be perfect the Wolf Pack.

[Lewis]

You forget that Sam Thaiday is still relatively young, but he seems destined for a media career. I think they will just go through the season with what they have and then recruit for the promotion push (or pick up any idiot who gets himself sacked from elsewhere).

[Queenslander]

True. I dont watch 9 anymore so forgot he is part of that banter network.

Plenty of wife beaters/sexual assault types playing down here so one should pop up in no time.

[Lewis]

No need with that round-the-clock Fox channel.

[Baz]

Has anyone made a team on sldreamteam.co.uk? (I can make a league if anyone wants to.)

Just wondering if anyone's spotted any 50k bargains, cos I'm struggling more than ever to stay within budget.

Also, and I ask this every season, are any of the new boys from NRL who are now in Super League expected to be amazing? Tyrone Roberts looks mint but ehh he plays for Warrington so who knows.

50k list:
Alex Sutcliffe - rhinos
Arthur Romano - dragons
Cameron Smith - rhinos
Harry Newman - rhinos
Jake Spedding - saints
Jake Shorrocks - wigan
James Worthington - wigan
Jared Simpson - giants
Joe Cator - hull KR
Jordan Abdull - hull FC
Jordan Crowther - trinity
Josh Woods - wigan
Kieran Gill - tigers
Liam Walsh - widnes
Liam Salter - hull KR
Matthew English - giants
Matthew Lees - saints
Mikolaj Oledzki - rhinos
Mitch Clark - tigers
Nabil Djalout - dragons
Owen Farnworth - widnes
Will Maher - tigers

[Lewis]

The imports are all a bit low-profile this year. David Mead is the best one, but everyone becomes shit in France. Who is on the bargain list?

[Baz]

Who is on the bargain list?

Added it to my post.

Matthew English is hotly tipped for rookie of the year but annoyingly he's not been assigned a position on sldream team so I can't pick him. :cab:

[Lewis]

I would take Mikolaj Oledzki first, any other Leeds player, and then Jordan Abdull on the assumption that they loan the bloater out somewhere.

[Baz]

I would take Mikolaj Oledzki first, any other Leeds player, and then Jordan Abdull on the assumption that they loan the bloater out somewhere.Website is terrible so I'm struggling to make the changes I want. Might just leave it as this bunch of losers:

https://i.imgur.com/eVyiLJx.png

I've got 70k to play with though. Any glaring WTF! or But You Forgot! players?

[Lewis]

You need a better hooker, but the rest of it is sound.

[The Merse]

You need a better hooker, but the rest of it is sound.

I still don't get positions in League. They don't hook, they aren't shaped like a hooker, why are they hooker?

And how are you a scrum half without scrums?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've managed to get it down to the pretty boy fancy dan wears 7, the big heffalumping oaf wears 8, and the 9 is the sort of tactical leader.

Other than that the positions all look completely interchangeable to me.

[Lewis]

The hooker distributes the ball from the play-the-ball, and was expected to challenge for the ball when scrums were still contested. For better or worse, it is probably the most important position at the moment, and a good one will also make more tackles in a match than his union counterpart will in a year. The scrum-half is the half who puts the ball into the scrum and receives it out the back (once where it was won, and now where they just chuck it through; but either way executed in less than ten minutes and not decisive in any given result). He then gives it to the stand-off half, who stands off the scrum in order to start the attack. In Australia those positions are known as 'half-back' and 'five-eighth' respectively as part of their quest to convince themselves that they invented the sport.

Hooker and scrum-half are the most specialised positions in that you can't win anything with crap ones, but if you start putting people out of position they tend to be exposed at one end or the other.

[Queenslander]

Play the ball and scrums used to be contested in League. The Merse

[Queenslander]

The Super League War and wanting the game to be as fast as possible ruined League for me.

I bore people to death with it but 90's League was brilliant because of how specialized the positions were. Down here it is just a bunch of PED filled super athletes running and defending their lines. Yuck.

[ItalAussie]

Positional specialisation is a sneakily important part of compelling team sports.

I was slightly worried when ODI cricket seemed to be heading down the path of ten bits and pieces players + keeper who can bat first, for basically that reason.

[Queenslander]

Bits and pieces players is hurting the Wobblies with all the notters in the backrow and utilities across the backline.

Chieka will go down as a fraud.

[Baz]

You need a better hooker, but the rest of it is sound.

These (https://i.imgur.com/FK6GTeg.png) are my choices available.

[Lewis]

Daryl Clark is probably the best option in terms of being good/important and getting loads of minutes (Wigan will likely rotate Sam Powell through games, and he will be playing off crap forwards). Go with him.

[Lewis]

957538764091408384

:cool:

[Lewis]

Jack Walker is going to be immense.

I fancy Saints this year unless 1) Ben Barba misses half the season (injury, suspension, release, accidental suicide); or 2) they get Leeds in the Grand Final. If that happens I'm cashing out.

[Baz]

959184785729052672

[Lewis]

He tried to laugh it off on Twitter and had a load of seething Warrington fans on his case. Don't worry lads it's still Your Year.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just heard the news say 'Scotland have high hopes for the Six Nations - could this be their best team ever?'

Lol.

[Lewis]

The fixtures point to an England Grand Slam. By that I mean we have Ireland at home.

[Pleb]

I just heard the news say 'Scotland have high hopes for the Six Nations - could this be their best team ever?'

Lol.
Don't they say that every year?

[Ian]

Not really, no.

That said this is all set up for them to be a colossal let-down this year if Scottish sporting team mentality is anything to go by.

[Baz]

I just heard the news say 'Scotland have high hopes for the Six Nations - could this be their best team ever?'

Lol.
Only Italy have no chance of winning; the rest are all in with a shout. If Scotland defended as well as they attack they’d be great.

[The Merse]

The major concerns for Scotland are in the front row injuries whilst I also worry about Toony’s selection elsewhere (but he’s been proving me wrong for years with Glasgow in fairness).

Still, Gordy Reid and Jon Welsh, whilst 5th choice in each position respectively, are competent scrummagers and held down LH and TH at Glasgow for numerous seasons and are now starting Prem props so I may be over-worrying.

I’m somewhat amazed by Harris at 13 though. Rather than move Jones to 12 to cover Dunbar, I’d just have brought in Duncan Taylor. He’s played 12 plenty of times before for Sarries and is proven for them and Scotland. Harris, whilst talented, is not proven and I worry we’ve made Jones a target for the opposition ball carriers with His defence being somewhat suspect.

[Lewis]

I hope I don't have to hear about that motor neurone disease bloke every round, like league shoving the singing widow down our throats every season.

[Waffdon]

Scotland :drool:

Beautiful stuff

[Disco]

Got back in time for the second half. Lol at that score.

[Lewis]

This really is the best Scottish team ever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What people don't realise about Scotland is it's a nation which just loses - especially when they should win. They've been at it since the 12th century and it won't be changing any time soon. If they started winning they would lose their national essence.

The field doesn't matter - rugby, football, war, referendums, Bonnie Prince Charlie. It's always the same.

[Boydy]

What a finish to the Ireland game. :drool:

[Giggles]

Fucking bullshit.

[Ian]

Well that was one of the most Scotland things that could have happened.

They'll probably beat England on their way to challenging for the wooden spoon as they collapse under the epectation / hype / whatever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Italy just aren't good enough. Need to get them to play off with Georgia for the 6th spot every year. Won't happen though as no one wants a weekend in Tbilisi.

[Disco]

There should be promotion and relegation (either automatic or via a playoff) across the three tiers but you know, turkeys voting for christmas etc.

[Baz]

Does anyone know how this superleague game in wollongong (Wigan vs Hull) will be reflected in the home and away [dis]advantage for the rest of the season? And how many games are expected to be played in Oz?

[Lewis]

I think Wigan were the 'home' team, and it sounds like a great wheeze for the clubs.


The three-match tour is part of a tourism and destination partnership with the NSW government. Destination NSW and Destination Wollongong effectively bank-rolled the clubs’ attendance to entice an estimated 5,000 fans to come from the UK and interstate. That’s a lot of beds and beers and doner kebabs. It’s win-win at WIN. According to the club it’s the “biggest single commercial initiative in the history of the club”. It’s why “Sydney.com” will appear on Wigan’s jumpers for all of 2018.

Melbourne are going to murder Leeds mind.

[CJay]

How was that not grounded? Looked fairly clear on the replay.

[Ian]

Even my dad, the most biased sport fan going, thought that should have been a Welsh try.

[CJay]

VAR is useless clearly.

[niko_cee]

England get all the decisions, when they don't really matter.

[Jimmy Floyd]

TMO balls deep on England I reckon.

[Lewis]

I think Wigan were the 'home' team, and it sounds like a great wheeze for the clubs.

https://s10.postimg.org/sw5s9wzl5/DVr_Ou11_VAAAowmd.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Maybe not.

[Disco]

:lol:

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's hilarious how shit Scotland are. Every time. Their fly half Russell needs a trip to the gallows.

[Disco]

It's a battle of the most Scotch team imaginable against the most French team ever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As advertised, France have completely collapsed here. Proper spring 1940 scenes.

[Giggles]

I seen the end of this today as the brother in law had it on while I was visiting. Why did Scotland get a trophy at the end? Is there one on offer for every 6 nations game?

[Queenslander]

Im.pretty sure there is a Trophy on offer for all the big 10 when they play each other.

[Giggles]

We need this in soccer too for the lols.

[niko_cee]

I just saw some highlights and don't really understand how that 'Teddy Thomas' (lol) opening try was allowed. He had an NFL-style blocker to take out one of the jocks trying to tackle him.

[Lewis]

https://s10.postimg.org/o4r7k3k7d/bld.png

There is hope for you yet, Queenslander.

[Queenslander]

Lolkyer

I feel like a nonce if I let my hair grow out past a 3.

[Lewis]

Brian McDermott almost looks grossed out by it. It doesn't look right.

[Queenslander]

He isnt above being called the F bomb with that bullshit on his head.

Edit: Im definitely a bitter bald. :lol:

[Lewis]

I hope Melbourne don't retain it. You have to admire how clinical and organised they are, but they are the dullest team to ever play the sport (plus [Sir] Cameron Smith needs laying out before he retires). Unfortunately, the best bet for beating them is the Roosters. Parramatta look strong on paper, but they are Parramatta so will find a way to fuck it, and then everyone else is either not good enough or seems to have important holes in their side.

My definitely going to be wrong tip for the season is James Graham leading St. George into the top four. lol at Canterbury forcing him out to make way for Aaron Woods, who, if he wasn't a 'character' (tosser) and all chummy with the broadcasters, would be widely regarded as the most overrated forward in the game.

[ItalAussie]

As much as I'd love to see St George in the final four, that's a ludicrous prediction. James Graham is perfectly adequate, but he's not that much of a difference-maker.

It's Melbourne/Sydney again, surely. Brisbane might make a run. Boring. Sydney are a better side, but Melbourne are a machine. Might change now that Cronk's moved.

[Queenslander]

Surely Brisbane is in with a chance?

The Reds are far more interesting this year with Brad Thorn involved. Bringing Jono Lance back to play a huge hitting number 10 is very interesting and the direction we need to go in.

[Baz]

Hearing about Craig Bellamy’s (lol) coaching “regime” yesterday makes me like Justin Holbrook even more, for not being a power-crazy weirdo.

[ItalAussie]

Surely Brisbane is in with a chance?

They're going to come good at some point soon. Too much young talent not to.

[Queenslander]

That Pau freak needs to be a no8 in Union.

[Lewis]

Brisbane are weak out of dummy half. Andrew McCullough is a tackling machine, but the other big teams have much more dynamic attackers there. I'm surprised Wayne Bennett hasn't tapped up an English replacement on poverty wages to rotate him with. I forgot Cronulla actually. If Matt Moylan gets back into it they will be challenging, but if he is still being a tart then they will be rubbish.

James Graham is a winner (except in Grand Finals) who makes everyone around him better. The halves are great, the forwards are good, and Matt Dufty is a beast. They don't have much depth, but they won't lose [m]any to State of Origin either so they should be alright in the regular season. I think I tipped Canberra last season, so...

[ItalAussie]

Do Canberra have a relatively prominent English player?

[Lewis]

They're down to one with Josh Hodgson missing most of the season. I think St. George are tied with South Sydney for the most English club, what with Tyson Frizell being Welsh and everything, so there is an obvious cross-Pennines supporter base.

[ItalAussie]

I knew there was someone. I'm surprised you didn't tip a Dragons - Rabbitohs grand final.

[Lewis]

Two thirds of the South Sydney English contingent is crap (and the rest of the team is stodge personified), so we'll see which Super League players get picked up mid-season for 2019 and re-assess finals predictions accordingly. Until then I'll go:

1. Roosters
2. Melbourne
3. Parramatta
4. St. George
5. North Queensland
6. Cronulla
7. Brisbane
8. Penrith

I'm set on the top three, but fourth to eighth is pretty interchangeable. I want to have the Warriors bottom, but when they sack Stephen Kearney the obvious choice would be to get Michael Maguire in to kick a few wasters about, and that might get them above whoever else is rubbish. That could be South Sydney actually.

[Ian]

Let's fucking have it then.

[Lewis]

That bagpipist on the roof was some sad shit. I wonder if the way they always try to stir up the ATMOSPHERE against us ends up being counter-productive after they have their good ten minutes.

[Ian]

England have been garbage. Learn to tackle, fuckwits.

[Lewis]

That looked like an obstruction from the inside Jock player.

[Waffdon]

Up your game, England. Ffs

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's so lol how up for it the crowd are.

[Waffdon]

This is a shagging.

[Jimmy Floyd]

England will still win, probably easily.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He wasn't off his feet though, was he, Nigel.

[Disco]

Nice to see Courtney Lawes is back to being a brainless penalty machine. We've been fucking dire.

[Lewis]

Nothing wrong with that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We've been woefully indisciplined. An infringement in every passage of play.

[Lewis]

We have, but we're also getting nothing out of the celebrity referee.

[Disco]

No excuse, every time we get into a decent position some dickhead gives away a stupid penalty. I mean what on earth was Underhill thinking with that tackle?

[Jimmy Floyd]

As soon as Lawes went into that you knew it was a penalty to Scotland.

Still, it would have been 22-20 if Care had been given that try when Owens pulled him up about an hour after the supposed 'penalty'.

[Lewis]

They needed a kick up the arse before France and Ireland, but fuck off. They will be living off this for twenty years.

[Waffdon]

Scotland being pumped from Wales was probably the best thing for them. Away form is sketchy though

[Jimmy Floyd]

They needed a kick up the arse before France and Ireland, but fuck off. They will be living off this for twenty years.

They won't. All anyone ever remembers about Six Nations is grand slams. They'll carry on living off the 1990 one until everyone is long dead.

[Ian]

So what's the score with that knock-on, then? Aside from how long it took to call was that the law being followed properly? Seems harsh to me but I dunno the ins and outs.

We were fucking woeful anyway. We might've scraped a thoroughly undeserved win if that'd be given but I doubt it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The knock on was alright (although it's ridiculous that the ball then travels 70 yards downfield for a Scottish scrum when if England had fucked the score it would have just been play on).

The contentious one was when Danny Care picked up an interception and Nigel decided about two years later there had been an infringement in the previous ruck, when replays showed that there hadn't.

[Boydy]

:lol:

[Lewis]

They won't. All anyone ever remembers about Six Nations is grand slams. They'll carry on living off the 1990 one until everyone is long dead.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/six-nations/duncan-smith-was-calcutta-cup-win-greatest-scots-victory-of-all-time-1-4696087

[Jimmy Floyd]

Funnily enough I was just reading an interesting twitter thread about chronological arrogance.

[Lewis]

Twitter threads are shit as a rule (especially so when somebody announces it as a thread as if we care), but let's have a look.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've lost it now (was a string of people and replies rather than a 'thread'), but it was about Les Dawson and I found it in a wormhole off Danny Baker's account.

[Lewis]

Every bit of that sounds sad, and I bet about sixty per cent of the replies are from people with 'husband/wife to...' in their biographies.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Every bit of that sounds sad, and I bet about sixty per cent of the replies are from people with 'husband/wife to...' in their biographies.

TLDR: The latest thing is the best thing ever, because things people did years ago don't count (and also they were racist and sexist).

[Lewis]

I had a theory during the Barca Mate heyday about people getting carried away wanting to feel like they're part of something.

'That was really good.'
'WHAT WE'RE WITNESSING HERE...'

It works better with the current political bullshit. Giving up your weekends being a sad cunt suddenly becomes a lot more significant if you convince yourself that *whatever* is the worst thing since that other thing.

[Ian]

It's just the other end of the spectrum from nostalgia, isn't it? "Well, the thing I got excited about then was obviously better than the thing you're getting excited about now."

I'm sure we've discussed this in the wrasslin' thread about the Attitude Era.

[Lewis]

To an extent, but anyone who watches the Attitude Era back soon gets a bit of perspective, and nobody is demented enough about rasslin' to die in a ditch defending how Road Dogg was booked compared to current undercard fodder. If you're completely wrapped up in something - such as RESISTING (rather than just opposing) Donald Trump - you lose (or reject) that sense of perspective.

[Giggles]

The whole reaction to this is so fucking small time :D

[Queenslander]

Come home Eddie we wont bully you.

[Lewis]

Get on board, Ital. :cool:

[Queenslander]

I had great fun last night trying to get my racist old man to try and justify why Matt Lodge should be playing league considering he is always the first at calling out polynesians for anything.

[Lewis]

Everyone is going a bit overboard with that. If he has to pay those people a load of compensation he stands to do it quicker playing rugby than he does working on a building site somewhere.

[Queenslander]

The NRL have de-regestered players for a lot less in fact Wayne has sacked players for a lot less. Almost all the Broncos fans I know dont want him at the club.

[Lewis]

True. But then nobody is really consistent on these things.

[Queenslander]

Yeah that is a good point.

[ItalAussie]

There has to be some degree of bad behaviour which can't be crossed. And any vaguely reasonable line in the sand clearly has Lodge on the other side of it.

I'm not suggesting they have to go full puritan. But it's not "virtue-signalling" to have some kind of behavioural limits.

[Queenslander]

There has to be some degree of bad behaviour which can't be crossed. And any vaguely reasonable line in the sand clearly has Lodge on the other side of it.

I'm not suggesting they have to go full puritan. But it's not "virtue-signalling" to have some kind of behavioural limits.

Especially when the NRL wanks themselves silly for women's round and white ribbon round. Im done with giving Grubs like Lodge these kinds of second chances. If He was an All Black or something dark everyone would be frothing at the mouth.

[Lewis]

That line is presumably up to the courts, after which point the person ought to be free to resume their life. If he had done time you could just sign him out of prison like Russell Packer, but he avoided prison with this compensation agreement. In that case he either comes back after he pays it all off painting fences (never), or he comes back to pay it off (ten years?). I think his return should definitely be conditional upon him doing that, and the NRL could have set up some scheme to take x amount of his wages towards doing so, but both rugbies need to pull their heads out their arse with this stuff.

[Queenslander]

Rugby Union in Australia definitely doesnt have domestic violence issue.

I think the issue for me is Australia has an enormous domestic violence problem where 2 woman a week are murdered in this country. These blokes shouldnt be playing professional sports. NRL virtue signals about woman and domestic violence all the time (to draw money out of sponsors and female fans) and they kick players out for ever which is appropriate. Somehow Bennett has managed to slip one through because of his pull and expects us all to laud him. Not this time Wayne it wont go away you senile fuck.

There will be sponsor backlash for sure and the media will keep digging at Bennett which is what is needed.

[Lewis]

What jobs should they be allowed (or reduced) to? Why do the 'tradies' have to put up with them?

I meant generally when everyone over-reacts to anyone doing something a bit stupid. Obviously this was more than that, but it is ultimately on a spectrum, and the tedious media and administrators tend to shit the bed. Mitchell Pearce didn't actually bum that dog, but he got fined $125000 and missed eight games. Grow up everyone, because when things like this come along nobody has any perspective left.

[Queenslander]

I dont care what he does to be honest I wont be paying to watch a Broncos team with him in it.

The feeling down here is probably different than in England. We will get to a point in the next 10 or so years where anyone convicted of violent crimes wont be playing League, Union, AFL.

[Lewis]

Sam Tomkins got $2000 for pissing up a wall on a night out. I think those sports you mentioned are all paranoid about the other, so they have to fall over themselves to be what they imagine is appealing to families. Either that or Australia is just a mimsy country now. Your finest thinkers seem to account for a disproportionate amount of the mental 'public health' wheezes you read about, and isn't it illegal to ride a bike without a helmet in Sydney?

Gone SOFT cobber.

[Queenslander]

:D

You would hate Melbourne.

[niko_cee]

It's illegal to ride a bike anywhere without a helmet isn't it? I'm sure I've seen someone pulled up on the beach for it, which was lol.

[Baz]

Saints were outstanding last night. Percival’s a new man since they took kicking off him.

[Lewis]

They look good everywhere, which traditionally means blazing a trail and then losing to Leeds at Old Trafford.

[Waffdon]

Swear Scotland do that once a game.

[Giggles]

Scotland are the scum of the earth in every sense, but once you hear that Irelands Call shite you still have to want them to smash these cunts and ruin their grand slam.

[Waffdon]

Fucking hell :D

[Lewis]

Scotland are throwing this and winning their own championship.

[Disco]

They've won their game already, watch them switch off for five years again.

[Waffdon]

Scotland’s final pass has been hilarious.

[Lewis]

Yeah, there you go. Proper Bruce Grobbelaar stuff that.

[Lewis]

How is that high? It's under his head and around his shoulder. As if bonus points weren't stupid enough.

[Disco]

Eddie out.

[Lewis]

Yeah. Foreign twat. Andy 'Andrew Farrell' Farrell IN.

[Lewis]

Over in Super League, the audio has packed in on Sky so the commentators are literally phoning it in. What a sport.

[Boydy]

England. :lol:

[Giggles]

England. :lol:

All set up for them to spoil the party next week :drool:

[Boydy]

Why would you want that?

You're such an odd man sometimes.

[Giggles]

Why would you want that?

You're such an odd man sometimes.

Because it would take out the whole bandwagon in one fell swoop. Plus that's not my international team, we don't have one.

[Boydy]

Yes it is.

[Giggles]

No it's not, it's some stupid amalgamation of two countries.

[Queenslander]

I cant wait for this up coming Ireland tour!

[Lewis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43409476


Who knows Wales? Are there any Welsh people here? So it's this little shit place that has got three million people. Three million!

:lol:

[hfswjyr]

"I took over and within three months the Japan under-20s team played the Wales under-20s team. So Wales, who knows Wales? Are there any Welsh people here?

"It's this little s**t place that has got three million people - Japan has got how many? 125 million," Jones said.

"Japan under-20s players play rugby from the age of 15 and they virtually train every single day, they don't study. If you ever meet a rugby player, you'll know they're a rugby player in Japan because they're not very well educated.

"Then they go to university for four years and they don't study, they just play rugby full time. You've got these under-20s players from a country of 126 million, who are basically full time professional from the age of 15, playing against a Welsh side who are amateurs.

"So Wales beat Japan 125-0. So I thought 'this is a great job I've got'."

Ha

[Disco]

That's actually a compliment.

[Baz]

We’ll tackle them to death.

Fuck off Leeds no you won’t.

[Lewis]

James Roby has done about six years of back-dated balding since the World Cup.

[Baz]

20-22 with 8 mins to go. :drool:

Ben Barba is absolutely class. Shame he’ll be back in Australia soon.

[Baz]

Can’t believe we’ve lost this.

Danny Richardson is a bender. Proper waste of space other than for conversions.

[Lewis]

They've tackled you to death. Yeah, Barba is looking good. If his brain doesn't fall out he'll end up being the best import in years.

[Ian]

I suppose beating us and then making Italy look anything other than incompetent is the ultimate anti-English wind-up on Scotland's behalf so fair play, I guess.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Shame this isn't for the Grand Slam.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't know if there are mics closer to the pitch than normal, but this gives the lie to the idea of rugby players being gentlemanly. Both teams desperately screaming for penalties all the time.

[Lewis]

That was an Irish knock-on.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'd forgotten Sexton takes an hour to line his kicks up. Might watch the golf instead.

[Lewis]

That should be a card you bottle-less twat.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The ref is a wet under the ears prick.

[Lewis]

Could probably have had a penalty try as well for the actual Irish card. The NARRATIVE has nobbled them.

[Giggles]

What is wrong with you cunts?

[Lewis]

Donned by their English defence coach.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As if he doesn't leak all that stuff to his boy.

[Giggles]

Fucking orange cunts.

[Giggles]

Though it's made the band in the pub play Lakes of Killeshandra so it can't be all bad (northie cunts aside).

[Lewis]

He should leak him some kicking tips.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He should leak him some kicking tips.

He has been bollocks in this edition hasn't he? Although brilliant at everything else.

[Lewis]

I read sixty-three per cent earlier, which is absolute wank if correct. Good from out of his hands though.

[Queenslander]

Brad Thorn has turned Brisbane Club rugby players into tackling and scummaging monsters.

[ItalAussie]

Can confirm.

[Queenslander]

Can confirm.

:cool:

[hfswjyr]

Is there nothing that man can't do?

[ItalAussie]

Is there nothing that man can't do?

Fit through small doors.

[Queenslander]

Good old fashion Queensland/NewZealander! There have been a few!!! :hat:

[Lewis]

Hope that Mikolaj Oledzki tip hasn't sunk your fantasy team Baz.

[Baz]

Hope that Mikolaj Oledzki tip hasn't sunk your fantasy team Baz.You also suggested Daryl Clark (I think) and he’s my top scorer so all good.

[Lewis]

Saints vs Wigan is going to be mega on Good Friday. Are you going?

[Baz]

Saints vs Wigan is going to be mega on Good Friday. Are you going?Its gonna be immense. Hopefully James Bentley can make a Good Friday debut (ala Regan Grace) and score four tries. But so far no but I’m hoping either me, Mike or The Reid win tickets out the paper.

However we’ve already got a day sesh planned for the Saturday (that another mate sold his Everton tickets to come to) and I don’t think the Missus will let me do both so even with free tickets I probably can’t go!

[Lewis]

Go watch us get mashed by Hull, Saints vs Wigan, and then go and queue for two weeks for some fish and chips. What a day.

[Lewis]

The Warriors are three for three. You off to the parade hfswmate?

Parramatta none for three. Tippin' skilz.

[hfswjyr]

Us (bandwagon) Warriors fans have been burned so many times in the past, I genuinely can't tell if people are sarcastic or serious when they're saying this is our year.

Still confident both the Warriors and the Blues (both my Auckland clubs) won't make the playoffs this season.

[Lewis]

It's only three games, but it looks like their trademark stupid and lazy shit has been dealt with, rather than just 'RTS' being good and Issac Luke not being fat. But yeah let's not go mental they aren't going to worry the actual challengers.

Elsewhere it looks like the NRL has sunk the proposed England vs New Zealand test in America. Well in lads.

[hfswjyr]

I suspect "stupid and lazy shit" won't have been coached out of the team in one off-season, so expect it to return soon.

Having said that, I do rate Kearney as a coach. He was always a sensible player, and now seems to be bringing sensibility to coaching.