Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 1:29 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

I can see him putting a big shoulder in if he's on the field long enough. Wonder if anyone has told him that's a no-no in union.

I didn't realise tackling was illegal, though I have suspected it for many years.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu May 26, 2011 6:46 pm  

Sad and witheringly pathetic. www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/rug ... urned-down

Sad and witheringly pathetic. www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/rug ... urned-down

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri May 27, 2011 11:34 am  

Catalancs wrote: Sad and witheringly pathetic. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sp ... urned-down The only accurate statement in there from the Union gang is the last sentence "Given we're going to have hundreds of thousands of people watching those games from all over the world we need it be right," she said yesterday She won't get far in Union circles suggesting that hundreds of thousands on people will be watching the Union World Cup rather than the traditional audience that stretches into the billions

Catalancs wrote: Sad and witheringly pathetic. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sp ... urned-down The only accurate statement in there from the Union gang is the last sentence "Given we're going to have hundreds of thousands of people watching those games from all over the world we need it be right," she said yesterday She won't get far in Union circles suggesting that hundreds of thousands on people will be watching the Union World Cup rather than the traditional audience that stretches into the billions

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat May 28, 2011 8:39 am  

It flies in the face of those who say union has changed. It can't be creating a good image within the local community either.

Leicester by 3.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat May 28, 2011 3:01 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Sad and witheringly pathetic. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sp ... urned-down And they say union has no problems with RL now,what a joke.

Catalancs wrote: Sad and witheringly pathetic. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sp ... urned-down And they say union has no problems with RL now,what a joke.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat May 28, 2011 3:17 pm  

Why are Saracens so bloody negative?
Can't see Leicester getting back into this so League 2 play-off final for me.

ps Toby Flood

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So a sixth name goes on the trophy.
Those two missed penalties around ten minutes into the second half.
Amazing defence from S.A.racens at the end there but Leicester just didn't look like getting the try.
And why on Earth did Leicester change their game?? They looked like a second-rate S.A.racens, trying to methodically grind down the opposition. What happened to the Leicester who score tries for fun??
Toby Flood was upstaged by young Owen Farrell and while I lost my match and ante-post bets I'm more than happy for his dad Andy.

On the whole a rather cagey and ultimately dull game which had me flicking between it and the football.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon May 30, 2011 9:15 am  

Catalancs wrote:

On the whole a rather cagey and ultimately dull game which had me flicking between it and the football.

But according to the spiritual heirs of Josef Goebbels in the RU press this one try kickathon was edge of the seat excitement.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon May 30, 2011 11:27 am  

Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. Penalties are an integral part of union and so it often leaves me shaking my head when people moan that there were no tries without actually having seen the match.
I always find the best way to judge a game and form an honest opinion is to sit down and watch the thing.
As I said, I was disappointed with how negative both teams were. It suited Saracens down to the ground and Leicester only really have themselves to blame.
Mark McCall 1-0 Richard Cockerill.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:39 am  

Guardian rugby union end-of-season awards Most Memorable Games England v Australia. One of the great England performances, capped by Chris Ashton's super-soaraway try. International player of the season Chris Ashton. Ignore the swallow dives and marvel instead at his support running instincts and ever-improving all-round game. Best newcomer(ish) Sonny Bill Williams. He has the ability to attract a whole new audience to the sport. Try of the season Dan Carter (Crusaders v Sharks, Twickenham). Sonny Bill's off-load, Carter's slick finish. The best things in sport always look deceptively simple. Rugby league can be proud and rightly so Most concerning aspects of the season 1 Big-name players behaving like idiots 2 Decline in refereeing standards 3 Rise in abuse of match officials All three sadly and worryingly true.

Guardian rugby union end-of-season awards Most Memorable Games England v Australia. One of the great England performances, capped by Chris Ashton's super-soaraway try. International player of the season Chris Ashton. Ignore the swallow dives and marvel instead at his support running instincts and ever-improving all-round game. Best newcomer(ish) Sonny Bill Williams. He has the ability to attract a whole new audience to the sport. Try of the season Dan Carter (Crusaders v Sharks, Twickenham). Sonny Bill's off-load, Carter's slick finish. The best things in sport always look deceptively simple. Rugby league can be proud and rightly so Most concerning aspects of the season 1 Big-name players behaving like idiots 2 Decline in refereeing standards 3 Rise in abuse of match officials All three sadly and worryingly true.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:09 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Most concerning aspects of the season
1 Big-name players behaving like idiots
2 Decline in refereeing standards
3 Rise in abuse of match officials

All three sadly and worryingly true.

1. Such is professionalism.
2. Well, when they make it so complicated for them...
3. They can't try and poach new audiences, most of whose previous sorting experience is football, and expect them to conform to their idea of how to behave at a match. Double-edged sword if ever I heard of one.

And now Brian Kennedy saying that he wants to "do right by Stockport County"- so if it works for him, he sells Edgeley for housing and turfs County out to share with Woodley Sports or Alty?