England union side trying to be Saints : Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:58 pm  

Which rugby league club's tries does new England rugby union coach Stuart Lancaster show his players to show them how it's done? Yes, you've guessed it, the Mighty Saints. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomfordyce/2 ... .html#more

Which rugby league club's tries does new England rugby union coach Stuart Lancaster show his players to show them how it's done? Yes, you've guessed it, the Mighty Saints. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomfordyce/2 ... .html#more

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:02 pm  

Barge overs from 3 metres out can always be useful in Union I suppose.

Unless we're talking about 5 year old videos from when we at least tried to entertain.

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:34 am  

Nowt to be proud of.

The last thing I want is to be associated with them.

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:11 am  

You never disappoint me Col ................ I knew you'd "love" this ........... ha ha

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:54 am  

RedV wrote:

Which rugby league club's tries does new England rugby union coach Stuart Lancaster show his players to show them how it's done? Yes, you've guessed it, the Mighty Saints.

How could it ever be anyone else?

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:35 am  

"The key on-field message is one of speed - of delivery at the breakdown, of alignment in the backs, of supporting line-breaks."

seems like a good idea, I wish Saints would look into it.

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:10 pm  

EHW wrote:

"The key on-field message is one of speed - of delivery at the breakdown, of alignment in the backs, of supporting line-breaks."

seems like a good idea, I wish Saints would look into it.

I can see why they use the saints Model.

Top attacking side for metres gained for the last 4 consecutive years. Top try scorers for 3 out of the past 4 years Not bad considering we,ve had half backs missing for the past 2 seasons.

Re: England union side trying to be Saints : Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:08 pm  

nickcat0 wrote:

You never disappoint me Col ................ I knew you'd "love" this ........... ha ha

Stuff England union and their cronies Nick

Especially now with Andy Farrell as one of their coaches.