Take a mulligan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
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Take a mulligan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
God I hate it when other people enjoy things.
He might as well be already. Since arriving in Toulon he's hardly been available and will struggle to oust Williams in the Welsh side at 15 now hat he's established. With Biggar at 10, there's no need for a kicking 15 though I see him taking 14 from Cuthbert when fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
Waff is right, more miserable pessimists is what the Scots need.
I love the way he just stops mid-sentence. Mate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35834956
I bet the RFU has been in MELTDOWN all afternoon.
We need Harold back to tell us if Gypsy is a race or not.
As if any Australian coach is ever going to feed the media with more talking points for that 7 day old story. Go Eddie!
Eddie Jones is such a prick. Prick at the world cup, prick at Saracens (well, that's hardly out of place).
Smarmy uber-Australian prick.
:D
A lot people in Australia think the is a prick as well just quietly. He fucked over the Reds really badly in his only season with us by treating younger players like shit and scaring off Pocock, O'Connor and Mowen.
Quality International coach now though and I hope he returns to the Wallabies one day.
I've never had much of an opinion on him but I'm quite ok with him being a prick for us.
The referee has already ruined this. Still, the pre-match had Mr. Italy dismissing criticism of their participation by pointing out that they're better than Scotland, and Warren Gatland convincing himself that they were better than England (which bodes well for the Lions selection).
If they were going to get rid of teams for being shit we'd be down to England, France, and maybe Ireland by now.
The Italians are genuinely dreadful though. Losing to them would be a disgrace for any team which isn't Scotland.
Weren't Ireland only about Scotland-level until the last decade? Their application to join the Three Nations would be pending.
Gatland, with O'Gara and O'Driscoll made Ireland a force only just over a decade ago. They had previously traditionally hopped around 3rd, 4th, 5th always with 3 or 4 world class players (Willie John McBride and Keith Wood were both probably the best players in their position, in the world in their day) but never really a title challenger.
Scotland up until the 6N were traditionally a top 3 team, with a title once a decade or so.
Wales were pretty damn shite until that Twickers win - a lot like France, lot's of good players but utter bottlers and lots of in-fighting between the Neath and Swansea and Cardiff and Ponty boys. The regions put an end to that too, obviously.
Worried here. Johnny Gray is a big loss, one I feel Ben Toolis would have largely mitigated (particularly in disrupting Best's throw and showing Toner is all size and no technique), but Harley I think might struggle. He's not a lock. Swinson off the bench will weaken the line out too. I also wonder whether giving 20 odd kgs up in the second row at scrum time is why Wilson is preferred to Strauss at 8.
Russell's absence is alsos likely to be felt, Weir is in great form since announcing he's off to the Library next year but he's a very different player, won't play flat and fix a defence in the way that Finn would or that Horne did last week. The latter off the bench if we're losing with 20 to go, no doubt.
Cracking play acting from Sexton.
Excellent.
This has been a bollocks game (the five minutes of rugby between scrums has been alright), but GRAND SLAM.
'I'm Owen Farrell. I'm from Wiggin me.'
Cheika. Another uber-Aussie prick.
Stiffed us properly over Taquele Naiyarovoro who will unboubtedly end up no closer to the Aussie XV, but hey - he wants him on the fringes so you we have him.
It's a good vintage for England, to state the obvious, to think Jamie George is on that bench...
What a shit year of rugby that was.
Eddie V Chieka in June :drool:
lol at Semi Radradradradradra threatening to go to union if he can't play for New South Wales/Australia (French/Japanese union as well, since he isn't eligible for Australia with his sevens caps). lol also at me spending actual money on a derby ticket. They're going to get felt right up.
Easter rugby. :cool:
Easter rugby indeed. :cool: Saints vs Wigan on Good Friday should be as fiery as ever.
He would have to be up there with Julian Savea as a destructive outside back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
The new Origin eligibility stuff will mean he has no chance at getting what he wants.
Well that was special.
Huddersfield v Salford. Fuck.
Looks like The Salford players that jumped in are being backed up by eye witnesses as trying to protect their kids. Scrapping with their own fans after a win must be unprecedented surely?
Mancs.
Never a dull moment at Salford. Still, at least they won and kept Rovers off the bottom (for now).
The man looks great in Reds gear.
https://www.facebook.com/QldReds/vid...3920762000236/
It's difficult to see beyond the Broncos this season. Way too much talent, and Milford is really turning it on.
Their match against North Queensland was spectacular. The Broncos aren't unstoppable, but they have to slip up themselves and the opposition has to be at their best, I think.
I think Parra have chance if they are lucky with injuries and they keep passing the ball to Semi Radradra.
I've never seen a twenty-one year old doing what Anthony Milford does (and certainly not with his consistency). He's ridiculous, and he should be playing 'rep footy'.
Broncos > Josh Hodgson > Bulldogs > Penrith > Everyone else > Warriors > Trent Barrett
Milford is banned from Origin this year for breaking curfew at a pre season origin camp. lol
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/stat...ae60e5f96cc22f
Oh yeah. Well, just Australia then. They should really be phasing the likes of him (and James Tedesco, and them Yugoslavs at Manly) in for 2017, but I bet they're still counting on Billy Slater and Paul Gallen.
Who gets nilled at home by Catalan? Fucking hell. I saw Ben Hunt was back on it today. Give them the trophy now.
Broncos to win all their Origin games. :drool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aljeQAHl4fI
This sort of dominance usually ends up with a salary cap scandal. 2001 Parramatta are the embarrassing exception, since they somehow save those for being terrible, but their points record is at risk at this rate. Mental. Unless both halves get run over, everyone else might as well start planning for 2018.
Do we not care about head high tackles in league anymore? He might have prevented the try if he went mid-height actually.
Also first time I've seen a lady touch judge in league. Well done to her.
Nice to see Jordan Lilley having an absolute stinker of a game. The useless shitbag.
He's donning it, and no less an authority than Stevo has just tipped him for Young Player of the Year.
They will struggle to keep Matt Gillet I reckon but Bennet usually has set prices for props and wingers so it's fair to say it should be under control. They have lost a lot of players over the years though. Also they have like 3-4 feeder clubs in the Queensland Cup with plenty of talent on the books.
The Broncos have been a tad dodgy before paying shit blokes through the Leagues club but players have signed on for less money to be around Bennett and a winning Broncos team in the past.
Brad Thorn has signed his first Bronco for the Reds recently as well. Caleb Timu was a beast as a Union school boy player.
When you look at the squad there won't actually be that many big earners, since the likes of Corey Parker and Sam Thaiday will come with a load of salary cap exemptions (plus half their income will be third party stuff), and Darius Boyd probably plays for free so his head doesn't melt. I bet it's only the two halves on major money, and as long as they keep them together I could probably look decent at left centre.
It's a shame the Jack Reed isn't working out, they definitely need to get a sports science bloke to work on his speed.
His defence is solid, and he knows his limitations, so hopefully he is fit for the Four Nations. It will be a nice change for Ryan Hall not to have a complete pleb throwing the ball at his head or getting slammed into touch. Again, not that it matters. I could look good at stand-off provided all of our forwards are fit.
8. George Burgess
9. Josh Hodgson (fresh from his Dally M victory)
10. James Graham
11. Sam Burgess
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Sean O'Loughlin
14. James Roby
15. Tom Burgess
16. Chris Hill
17. John Bateman
:cool:
Pretty mean forward pack and could easily bash the Kangaroos around.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...eague-1-canada
That should be interesting.
What sort of nutter is going to fund that? Just shelling out for the Rochdale Hornets to go on a jolly.