The Rugby Thread

[PeteC]

How is his accent? If strong, local slang common, tech terms and fast speech in the heat of battle...... I doubt many will understand what he's saying. Pete

[pharvey]

doubt many will understand what he's saying. Pete

Probably a good thing on live TV......

[pharvey]

For newcomers to the game, a closer look at the player positions in Rugby Union: -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_u ... 332057.stm

[pharvey]

The HSBC World Series moves onto South Africa....

"Cape Town Sevens" 12-13th December, 2015. stream available on www.cricfree.tv

First up USA vs Wales - try and get them to take it easy Pete....... we haven't got much of a 7's Squad!!

[PeteC]

I haven't seen any SAF 7's yet, it seems Fox is not covering this leg.

I did see Racing 92 whoop Northampton 33-3. Carter 6 points and played 3/4's. He looks just about back in form after 6 weeks out of action, although he seemed winded when he came out. Pete

[PeteC]

I see the US got past Wales and Portugal, but stumbled against Australia on day one. Full results at link. Day 2 in progress. Pete

http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series ... match#blog

[dtaai-maai]

Chris Robshaw will not continue as England captain under new head coach Eddie Jones, with Dylan Hartley a leading contender to replace him.

Harlequins flanker Robshaw was captain throughout Stuart Lancaster's reign and in 42 of his 43 England games.

Joe Launchbury of Wasps has been tipped as a future skipper, but it is thought Jones wants a more confrontational character to lead the side.

Hartley was dropped from the World Cup after being banned for a head-butt

Bloody hell! Be careful what you wish for...

[pharvey]

^ As a Welshman, "Team Beelzibub" selecting Hartley as a member of the squad/team let alone Captain suites me down the the ground . The guy is an out and out thug with an IQ in single digits - he spends the majority of his time in the "Bin" or taking his usual sabbatical from the rugby arena for his not too inconsistent misdemeanors.......

Going off on a tangent, the RFU supposedly making a fresh start..... yet, the same complete lack of organisation seems strangely familiar: -

http://www.planetrugby.com/news/bristol ... wick-exit/

Probably tempting fate with the above, God's Own are not without their own "Stars in Management"!!

[PeteC]

European Challenge Cup: Montpellier 23-22 Cardiff Blues

That was a good match decided in the last minute! Live on Setanta True 669. Sure to be repeated later today and tomorrow. Pete

http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/35088542

[pharvey]

Gutted for Cardiff...... Certainly not having a great time of it in the Pro 12, lying in 10th - and a win against Montpellier would have cemented their place in second in the table.

A few stand out games in the European Champions Cup coming up: -

Friday Evening kick-off UK: -
Northampton vs Racing92

Saturday: -
Bath vs London Wasps
Bordeaux Begles vs Ospreys
Leinster vs Toulon
Scarlets vs Glasgow Warriors

....... to name but a few!!

[PeteC]

Are you still playing Lawrence, or back in Camelot?

[pharvey]

Still building sand castles....

[PeteC]

Hope you get back by Christmas.

[pharvey]

Come 04:15 on the 21st and I shall be lifting off........ hopefully followed not too much later by a nice cold beer..

[PeteC]

Doesn't it seem odd that well organized and internationally competitive rugby seems to stop at the French and Italian borders? There is Germany and a whole host of eastern European countries including Russia with a big, strapping male population and you never hear about any of them as part of the rugby world. Pete