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cheshire exile
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Posted: 03 Mar 2024 at 21:18 |
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And here was I looking for comments on round 14, such as those from the majority of predictors who forecast a win for Caldy….
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Kimbo
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I believe Smith was indeed born in Warwick. Whether or not he was, he played his early rugby for Shipston on Stour at least.
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Exiled_Scots
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Yes all international sides use these residency rules to their own advantage when it suits them. You only have to look when England capped Alex Hepburn on residency grounds who was born in Australia with no connections to England, only for him to change to Scotland. At least Alex’s father was born in Scotland.
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tigerburnie
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Selection could indeed be a difficult choice for individuals, now the game is professional, no doubt the money to be had is a big influence.
I was born in England and raised there, but my Dad was a displaced person at the end of World War2 from a country that was "given" to the USSR by the allies(who gave them such right?) My Mums roots go back to Anglo Saxon Royalty, mixed in with some Normans, a Welsh grannie who was Owain Glendower's daughter and another grannie was the daughter of a Scottish King. I have also lived in Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg and for the past 20 years Scotland So England, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Wales and Scotland, who do I choose? Now where are my boots
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KnightsBoy
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Better but not enough for me to stop the international cap mercenaries
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Exiled_Scots
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I do believe the rules on residency have been changed by World Rugby to now being a 5 year qualifying period.
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KnightsBoy
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[QUOTE=tigerburnie]Mike Catt, Dylan Hartley and Thomas Waldrom spring to mind as recent ish England players from abroad and of course that famous Welshman George North was born in Norfolk, does it really matter?[/QUOTE
You are correct North was born in Norfolk, but moved to Anglesey aged two, brought up a welshman. I think using North is a poor example.now Duhan van der Merwe is an example of what is wrong with the current residency rules. He arrived in Edinburgh 2017.
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tigerburnie
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Mike Catt, Dylan Hartley and Thomas Waldrom spring to mind as recent ish England players from abroad and of course that famous Welshman George North was born in Norfolk, does it really matter?
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KnightsBoy
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According to Wiki Finn Smith was born in Warwick, is Wiki wrong? And you did mention the Vunipolas, both arrived in Britain as children when dad signed for pontypool I believe in 98, in my opinion a massive difference for them choosing to represent one of the British countries. What I don't like is the players that do the 3 year residency to play, that is the rule I personally don't like, it should be longer, maybe 10 years.
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gerg_861
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That's a great way of explaining the difference in the first and second halves at Ealing. To add a bit more to it, I was very pleased that Ealing remembered how to tackle. In the first half, Nottingham made a huge number of meters (or yards) due to missed tackles, often straight through the middle. Couple that with a few bonehead mistakes, Nottingham bravely winning back several restarts, and especially a couple of aimless chips over the top that resulted in the mark being called, and Nottingham were very deservedly in front at the break. After the half, I didn't see any more missed tackles, the passing was much crisper, Ealing won a lot more of their restarts, kicked the ball away less, and attacked with ball in hand more to pressure Nottingham. I'm doubly pleased that they managed this with their 3rd choice fly half and scrum half due to injuries, which also necessitated a call up for one of the academy lads, who got his debut. A final point on this one; Ealing's marketing department did a good job with this one, as they made it a double header with the women's match, created some fun events, and got a good (for Ealing) crowd of about 1600 out, which was very predominantly home fans.
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Kimbo
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You lot still babbling on the Champ Round 14 thread?
Jeez.
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SKalpy
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Clive,
That is spot on. Good luck for the remainder of your games, and for selfish reason I hope to see you next season.
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SKalpy
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Rabbie
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black See you soon mate
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Rabbie Burns
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Or an English team full of Englishmen (latest non English Finn Smith, born in Scotland to Scottish parents moved to Englandshire). Won’t mention Vinopolas |
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Clive Norling
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Nothing wrong with being a dinosaur but as you go up the leagues UNFORTUNATELY it is harder to be a "rugby club" and survive at the rarefied level ... I love National 1 because it's how rugby probably was before professionalism kicked in, having spent 21 years officiating Premiership, I know as a purist what I prefer watching ... Our 2nd team that played Richmond 2nd's last Saturday had a total of 662 1st team appearances between the 20 players and we're proud of the fact that players come to us to play for a "rugby club" ... For obvious reasons, I have followed Cambridge results this season with great interest, the challenge of moving from Level 3 to Level 2 is tough (but I knew that already but it's easier than going from Level 2 to Level 1!) |
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Odd Game, turned up 8 mins late due to road works and broken down truck on the M1 Ampthill 12 nil down and crowd subdued. Then saw the As score 5 converted tries without reply and utterly dominate the second half after going in 14:12 up. Must have been an odd sort of match for those who were there from the start, and for London Scottish. a couple of cracking tries by As, no idea what the LS ones were like Watching these days they all look like kids, rosy cheeks, silly haircuts Where did all the time disappear too?
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tigerburnie
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You'll be expecting the Scotland team to be full of Scotsmen next rather than McBoks lol
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Kimbo
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Typical! 14-32 now, but no effect on points tallies.
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Kimbo
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Caldy 7-32 CP. Just about finished, so I think we can say 0-5, and Pirates go second.
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Silky mistakes are the best ones.
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