IMPORTANT Remember to read the rules of the board and abide by them when posting. |
Six Nations 2024 |
Post Reply | Page <1 891011> |
Author | ||
FHLH
World Cup Winner Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5264 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Referees / captains / coaches have a pre-match meet to agree on how contentious laws will be refereed - then it's up to everyone to stick to those agreed interpretations
|
||
"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
|
||
WEvans
World Cup Winner Joined: 08 Dec 2016 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1376 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
That meeting would take several hours if all contentious laws were discussed!
|
||
Steve@Mose
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2761 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso ruled out of finale against France
|
||
KnightsBoy
World Cup Winner Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2738 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Really hope they don't start with Daly, Cadan Murley, Ollie Hassell Collins, Tom Roebuck and Adam Radwan to name a few who should start ahead of him.
Edited by KnightsBoy - 12 Mar 2024 at 19:26 |
||
Paul10
World Cup Winner Joined: 24 Mar 2023 Location: Milton Keynes Status: Offline Points: 551 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Steward is the one to bring in.
Put him opposite France's little winger in the scrum cap.
|
||
Steve@Mose
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2761 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Steve@Mose
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2761 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Scotland select Stafford McDowall for trip to Ireland
Edited by Steve@Mose - 14 Mar 2024 at 13:55 |
||
Steve@Mose
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2761 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
|
||
Steve@Mose
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2761 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Andy Farrell names unchanged Ireland team for Scotland title decider
|
||
Paul10
World Cup Winner Joined: 24 Mar 2023 Location: Milton Keynes Status: Offline Points: 551 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
That French side looks unchanged.
|
||
FHLH
World Cup Winner Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5264 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
England U20s champions with a 31-45 victory in Pau. Nice one chaps.
|
||
"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
|
||
kingsheathlad
World Cup Winner Joined: 15 Jan 2010 Location: Alcester Status: Offline Points: 3255 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Great comeback from 21-5 down.
|
||
Cauliflower ear.
|
||
FHLH
World Cup Winner Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5264 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
|
Italy now 8th in World Rankings - above Australia and Wales
|
||
"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
|
||
No 7
World Cup Winner Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: LONDON Status: Offline Points: 1866 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I think that ENGLAND turned a corner and scored some outstanding tries out wide. They could have won last night against France . They were widely described as the poorest England team ever and then they overwhelm Ireland who were equally described as the best team in the World ( not my opinion )
|
||
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
|
||
tulip
World Cup Winner Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Location: W Yorks Status: Offline Points: 2167 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Fine margins. 10 of the 15 matches ended within 4 points. Wales lost 3 matches by 3 points or less
What if he had kicked that penalty or the referee had penalised the scrum differently. All in all some cracking matches
|
||
islander
World Cup Winner Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7361 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I have been lucky enough to attend both of England's last 2 games (just on train from Rennes to St Malo now) and it's been amazing to see - joyous rugby, outscoring both Ireland & France (RWC favourites 6 months ago) in tries, and also Ireland where it counted = the scoreboard. And we have moved on so far in style from the conservative - but effective - RWC style which got us through a (fairly easy) group with plenty to spare and almost past the eventual champions before 'winning' a bronze medal. The squad seemed to take great offence at people having described what they saw - "poorest ever" may have been harsh, but we won 2/5 games in 6N three tournaments running. And then got turned over at 'HQ' by Fiji. The critical comments were deserved IMHO, but also served to motivate the squad, who embellished them to light fires in bellies (eg "no-one gave us a chance of getting out of our RWC group" is a claim I'm pretty sure no-one actually made). Amazing turn-around - I just hope we can keep it on track and don't get badly cuffed in NZ in a couple of month, at end of very long season (he said, getting an excuse in early! )
|
||
Nat1
First XV squad Joined: 31 Dec 2023 Location: Not given Status: Offline Points: 52 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Agreed, I hope they go out every time and play with that fearless 'take it to them' factor, home or away and whoever the opposition. They are starting to back themselves, which they absolutely should, and it gets the fans behind them. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I'd rather see England go for it and lose, than play negatively and try to 'hold on' through their matches.
Last time Care and Tuilagi might play for England, many caps between them, and but for a lot of injuries, Tuilagi would be a centurion also. Lawrence looked very good in attack last night, combining nicely with Slade. Maybe a solid centre partnership has finally been found! Whatever people's views of the RFU and management of the game (covered extensively in other forum threads) the last 2 weeks' showing have excited me again about England rugby, well done to them.
Edited by Nat1 - 17 Mar 2024 at 12:04 |
||
islander
World Cup Winner Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7361 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Read a stat this week that if Tuilagi had been fit/available/selected for every game since his debut, he would have 158 by now - 98 more than the actual number…
|
||
Nat1
First XV squad Joined: 31 Dec 2023 Location: Not given Status: Offline Points: 52 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Yes you have to feel for players like him, being plagued by injury for years. I'm confident that he would have been a mainstay at 12 fo England over most of his career. Lawrence has elements of Tuilagi to him also, definitely some talented players in the squad, not to mention a whole U20 6N winning team of players waiting in the wings.
|
||
Steve@Mose
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2761 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
You would also hope that long term replacements for Cole and Marler are going to come through ahead of the 2027 RWC.
|
||
Post Reply | Page <1 891011> |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |