Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:41 pm  

He really is a ...........................................

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:13 pm  

Haven swoop for RU starlet

Haven swoop for RU starlet

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:55 pm  

Mike Phillips suspended from Wales rugby union squad http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/ju ... pe=article

Mike Phillips suspended from Wales rugby union squad http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/ju ... pe=article

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:45 pm  

Four New Zealanders, three South Africans and a Samoan. England rugby union falls to new depths of embarrassingly ridiculous farce.

Shontayne Hape - New Zealand
Thomas Waldrom - New Zealand. As Luke Narraway (who for me should have been in the final squad never mind the first 45) wrote on Twitter: "Good luck to Thomas the tank and his English nan. #notbittermuch."
Dylan Hartley - New Zealand
Riki Flutey - New Zealand

Mouritz Botha - South Africa
Hendre Fourie - South Africa
Matt Stevens - South Africa

Manu Tuilagi - Samoa


Then you've got;

Charlie Sharples - Hong Kong
Alex Corbisiero - USA
Delon Armitage - Trinidad
Joe Simpson - Australia
Paul Doran-Jones - Ireland

That's pushing 30% of the squad born outside the country. Not acceptable, but I don't doubt for one second it will be ignored by the media.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:50 pm  

One of them is from Jersey, catalancs, Sky Sports News were classing that as a foreigner aswell!

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:16 pm  

syphur55* wrote:

One of them is from Jersey, catalancs, Sky Sports News were classing that as a foreigner aswell!

Are they trying to steal the 'biggest numpties' crown from the England selectors?
That's Matt Banahan at Bath. They've played him at wing and centre but I prefer to see him on the wing.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:49 pm  

2 for 1 on tickets for baa baa's v Aussies at HQ in the November.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:33 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

That's pushing 30% of the squad born outside the country. Not acceptable, but I don't doubt for one second it will be ignored by the media.

Doesn't seem to have made the cricket team any less popular, as long as it's winning.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:59 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Doesn't seem to have made the cricket team any less popular, as long as it's winning.

And I doubt it will affect the way the media portray the union side either, win or lose.

I've mentioned the cricket before as I personally find it difficult to get behind an England team captained by a South African and whose arguably best players are South African. When I was a little lad I happily sat in front of the television all day watching the likes of Lamb, Smith and later Hick (Zimbabwe) ignorant to the fact they were foreigners.
Trott, Pietersen, Kieswetter, Prior, Chris Smith, Basil D’Oliveira, Tony Greig, Phil Edmonds.
Gavin Hamilton, Peter Such, Dougie Brown (Scotland), Ed Joyce (Ireland), Owais Shah (Pakistan), Andy Caddick (New Zealand), Jason Gallian, Adam Hollioake, Tim Ambrose (Australia), Devon Malcolm West Indies)

Any more?

Didn't Ireland international Eoin Morgan captain England the other day?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:54 pm  

Anyone see the Super 15 today. By the looks of it no one in NZ could be bothered.