Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:05 pm  

even with my limited knowledge of the england rugby team its obvious flood must play instead of wilko. with wilko we always go back to our forwards, perhaps playing to our traditional strengths which aren't as great as they once were. flood at least has a bit of peripheral vision and with pace out wide we need to feed our try scorers at least a few times in a game. also i think cueto can feel hard done to, though armitage is decent and has took his chance well

at least france have been playing worse than england - so far

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:08 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

I have only watched 4 games and the highlight programmes but i reckon i have seen more rugby and excitement in the two SL semis than the whole RUWC.

agreed, though i'm prepared to give the tournament a chance when it comes to the knockout rugby stages with big team against big team, there weren't that many great games in the last league world cup group stages

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:24 am  

Sale Sharks scored 41 points away from home and still lost! London Irish posted 30 and Leicester 25 but left with nothing. Saracens stuck 50 on Leicester last weekend while there were 75 points in the game between London Irish and Newcastle. I know you've criticised rugby league for it's high scores and porous defences Shark J, so I was wondering what you've made of the union world cup and some of the first division games this season. England manager Martin Johnson has admitted he has "reprimanded" three players for their conduct following complaints from a female hotel worker. 'The England boss insisted any misleading information Tindall gave as to his whereabouts that night was "not a cover-up" but a simple mistake.'

Sale Sharks scored 41 points away from home and still lost! London Irish posted 30 and Leicester 25 but left with nothing. Saracens stuck 50 on Leicester last weekend while there were 75 points in the game between London Irish and Newcastle. I know you've criticised rugby league for it's high scores and porous defences Shark J, so I was wondering what you've made of the union world cup and some of the first division games this season. England manager Martin Johnson has admitted he has "reprimanded" three players for their conduct following complaints from a female hotel worker. 'The England boss insisted any misleading information Tindall gave as to his whereabouts that night was "not a cover-up" but a simple mistake.'

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:29 am  

Apparently it took 59 mins for Chris Ashton to get his first touch of the ball yesterday

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:45 am  

The fairy tale continues. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/ja ... boon-rugby

The fairy tale continues. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/ja ... boon-rugby

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:24 pm  

Wasps lose again

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:26 pm  

'One day England will play to their potential and leave the off-field scandal to others. For the moment, though, they are proof that embarrassing conduct and mediocre rugby are no barrier to World Cup advancement.'

Robert Kitson, The Guardian

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:40 pm  

It's not letting me quote your message Catalancs.

Flanker - I wouldn't say we need anybody. James Gaskell is tipped for big things and David Seymour is a really good player. I've never heard of that player but I don't really follow southern hemisphere Rugby. Seems odd he's coming all that way for a couple of months.

I went to the game yesterday. It was mad. We were on the tube to Richmond and got kicked off it due to an announcement that said it was no longer running. No replacement bus or anything. We had to find our own way there. Because of that we got off from the game with 10 minutes to go as we had pre booked a train to Euston and didn't want to miss it. We left and it was 48-24. I spent the journey back moaning about it, despite us not giving up and carrying on.

We got to a pub and checked the full time and it said it was 48-24. My friend then checked his phone again and it said 48-41. I was buzzing mate. We got 2 losing bonus points so it felt like a win. 3 tries in 6 minutes. Apart from Leeds I don't think I've ever seen us get that many tries away from home. All because the bloody tube works were going on on a Saturday I had to miss what sounded like an amazing finish. Saw the highlights earlier.

You're right though about the defence. It looked like a strange end. Harlequins won and left the field deflated. We would have been happy but there's a lot of defence work needed.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:46 am  

Shark J wrote:

It's not letting me quote your message Catalancs.

Flanker - I wouldn't say we need anybody. James Gaskell is tipped for big things and David Seymour is a really good player. I've never heard of that player but I don't really follow southern hemisphere Rugby. Seems odd he's coming all that way for a couple of months.

I went to the game yesterday. It was mad. We were on the tube to Richmond and got kicked off it due to an announcement that said it was no longer running. No replacement bus or anything. We had to find our own way there. Because of that we got off from the game with 10 minutes to go as we had pre booked a train to Euston and didn't want to miss it. We left and it was 48-24. I spent the journey back moaning about it, despite us not giving up and carrying on.

We got to a pub and checked the full time and it said it was 48-24. My friend then checked his phone again and it said 48-41. I was buzzing mate. We got 2 losing bonus points so it felt like a win. 3 tries in 6 minutes. Apart from Leeds I don't think I've ever seen us get that many tries away from home. All because the bloody tube works were going on on a Saturday I had to miss what sounded like an amazing finish. Saw the highlights earlier.

You're right though about the defence. It looked like a strange end. Harlequins won and left the field deflated. We would have been happy but there's a lot of defence work needed.

2 losing bonus points what the heck is all that about.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:09 pm  

You get a bonus point if you score 4 or more tries or if you lose by 7 points or less. We did both and got 2 bonus points.