: Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:16 am  

Billy Banter wrote:

I'm led to believe she has excellent ball-handling skills.

I can't get that image out of my head.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:51 am  

Billy Banter wrote:

If you thought the Lions were unconvincing, you should have seen the England side get beaten by the Barbarians.

Never mind Cipriani, put a call out for Kelly Brook. I'm led to believe she has excellent ball-handling skills.

Oh man how bad were England? Just the basic skills of being able to catch, hold on in contact or deliver an accurate pass were completely missing.

A sad indictment of what the 10-man rugby favoured and perfected by the likes of Leicester and Munster and now copied by everyone else is doing to skill levels in the Northern Hemisphere.

I would have backed either of the Super 14 finalists to beat England on that showing.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:18 pm  

Strange goings on at Bath RU

It's even shut down the forum on the official site

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:39 pm  

THELAST3YARDS wrote:

Strange goings on at Bath RU

It's even shut down the forum on the official site

Damn. I was hoping to score some gear. Allegedly.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:38 pm  

THELAST3YARDS wrote: Strange goings on at Bath RU It's even shut down the forum on the official site too fkin right, three resignations - stevens ban and Justin Harrison's quick departure, most strange indeed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8055662.stm

THELAST3YARDS wrote: Strange goings on at Bath RU It's even shut down the forum on the official site too fkin right, three resignations - stevens ban and Justin Harrison's quick departure, most strange indeed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8055662.stm

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:40 pm  

flipper wrote: too fkin right, three resignations - stevens ban and Justin Harrison's quick departure, most strange indeed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8055662.stm an alleged failure to take drug tests on three occasions wonder if that will be big news in the daily mail

flipper wrote: too fkin right, three resignations - stevens ban and Justin Harrison's quick departure, most strange indeed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8055662.stm an alleged failure to take drug tests on three occasions wonder if that will be big news in the daily mail

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:54 pm  

Catalancs wrote: an alleged failure to take drug tests on three occasions wonder if that will be big news in the daily mail the times is on it splattered all over news now

Catalancs wrote: an alleged failure to take drug tests on three occasions wonder if that will be big news in the daily mail the times is on it splattered all over news now

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:46 am  

And at the moment it is only alleged, although it seems odd it should all come after an off-field fracas in which the three were involved?

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:51 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

And at the moment it is only alleged, although it seems odd it should all come after an off-field fracas in which the three were involved?

Talks of the high court, missed drugs tests, defamation...

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:41 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Talks of the high court, missed drugs tests, defamation...

Piecing together the bits of this that have come out in the press, it looks like the club wanted to test the players concerned after their involvement in the fracas and for whatever reason it hasn't happened.

Leaving aside the legal issues over whether your employer can demand you take a drugs test at random, and whether failing to do so is a dismissable offence, I suspect there is more of this to be leaked into the media over the coming days by both parties.