Full back Armitage given up on england.
Shame, he's an utter bell end but a very good player.
@aa - I was watching the video for a late hit on a half back ! As the article says its the look of disbelief which is incredible. He's still on TV ads in France even though he's in the lower league, seems to be as popular there as he was in the UK.
I thought Armitage had given up on England when he went to Toulon. He seems to have lost his place to the Aussie (sorry I'm terrible with names) and if h/p goes there he's going to have to find a new position or club. Hard to see how he'd be selected ahead of Brown or Goode for example for England anyway.
Goode? GOODE?
Foden is current second choice, and I think Watson will/should be in sooner rather than later.
AA Chabal slapped him,shame how the mighty have fallen
I remain to be convinced about Brown and Foden isnt hitting the heights he was. Goode is military medium. Armitage would be a useful addition to be around the England squad. If he were welsh he'd be 1/2ps back up.
Incidently Gav scored a try and won a trophy the other nigjt!
At least you have a "last time" a-a. 🙂
(Though Munster did thrash them 9-0 in 1978)
Leicester officially announce their interest in Priestland, looks like they're trying to force Flood into making a decision
The will be trying to force some decent decision making from Priestland too next season if they sign him!
Priestland at Leicester why? Priestland can't run a tap let alone a game 😆
I still remember "that line out" in '78, it has coloured my view of NZ rugby ever since.
Apparently Sonny Bill is coming back to proper rugby
The newly repaired David Denton has turned down glaws and tigers to stay up here...OK, A.A I better explain how that works; sometimes an important player comes to the end of his contract and his home union tries to keep him,I know,I know,hard to grasp for anybody following a Welsh province 😛
Is Denton an important player?
Well, depends how you define important of course,I would suggest that 16 out of the 20 ints played before you get injured makes you so, but teams in the league your provinces are so desperate to join also seem to think so. Is it true that WRU has changed the signage in the national stadium to French to make the national xv feel at home?
Duckman your tenacity is bordering on TJ like, you really have got a bee in your bonnet about the regions and WRU.
I can see why Tigers would have wanted him (Thomas Waldrom) but he'd only have played second fiddle to Morgan at Glaws. With Glaws problems in the front 5 and the recent retirement of Deacon; perhaps they wanted him as a second row, which would have been a waste. Denton is a fine player.
Is it true that WRU has changed the signage in the national stadium to French to make the national xv feel at home?
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Pigface - Member
Duckman your tenacity is bordering on TJ like, you really have got a bee in your bonnet about the regions and WRU.
What 4 posts a couple of pages ago about the big story in UK rugby,and a jibe about keeping our internationals? Your turning into A-A with your jumping on anybody who posts the slightest thing that is negative about the Welsh (see what I did there?)
No you will have to explain it to me 😉 classic Endiburgh defence (or a variant of) as well chapeau 😆
If I could be bothered, I would trawl back the pages,and quote them aS STW rules dicate. But alas I am about to go and hide in the book store so my born-again headmaster can't make me go and sing happy birthday to Jesus.
In a big money move away from Welsh rugby, songster, comedian and ex-Dallas Cowboys replacement kicker, Max Boyce has signed in a big money deal to Toulon. Local media have reported the move with the headline “Max Pour Toulon: 100 Millions” however the exact sum is shrouded in mystery.Roger Lewis, was interviewed in his secret underground, volcanic ninja-training base, stated that this was a great opportunity for Welsh rugby and just underlines how vital it is that we play Australia a further three more times next year, during the half time intervals of the Six Nations matches. The news is a further blow to supporters of the 4 ‘Regions’ as they have so far this year, already lost Ioan Gryffydd, Gareth Bale, Gelert and Kylie Minogue to foreign based clubs.
Good luck on them paying Denton if the welsh teams jump ship! I thought he wasnt that important as I mostly see him asa sub for scotland who just comes on late in the game and knocks on a lot.
Austin Healey on BTsport's rugby tonight show was quite vehement about not having the regions in the prem, citing too many games and a lack of confidence that the regions wouldn't jump back into the arms of the WRU after a season or two. Also made the point that its up to the Welsh to sort out their future, not for the English Premiership to help them out leaving the English clubs with a smaller slice of the financial pie.
Austin Healey is a ****ing idiot though
But its still a valid point, if it were the other way round would the WRU/regions be willing to help out the enemy? Don't think so somehow.
Wales needs to sort out its own problems without depending on outside help if rugby is to survive long term in Wales.
I like the HEC etc but i don't want the regions in the prem.
Looks like Flood is of to Toulouse, Leicester fans reckon Burns will be on his way to Welford Road
Pretty sure all the epl teams want the welsh to join for reasons that are not altruistic.
Heard on 5Live a few minutes ago Flood "rubbished" statements he'd signed with Toulouse and re-iterated he'd make his mind up in January. Doesn't mean he's not going of course.
Ospreys win against the city slickers 😆 horrendous conditions.
Sale beat London Irish, it was bloody horrible out there!
Fortunately the nice young man with beer on his back kept me topped up 🙂
Irish really are crap at the scrum..
Embra beat Leinster!
Habberfield looks promising at 9, better than that donkey Trebaldi. AWJ and Tipuric were the difference.
Tipuric was so good, surprised the Pie men didn't do better after the young O's prop got carded.
Biggar was good. Tipuric was excellent. Am pretty sure that many a team would want to have him playing at wing, he's that good at reading the game.
anagallis_arvensis - Member
Austin Healey is a **** idiot though
That maybe yours (and others) opinion but I think he makes a good point [url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/news/10531928/Austin-Healey-Money-cannot-buy-you-fighting-spirit.html ]HERE[/url]
Personally I love Wales and Welsh rugby but don't want them in the Premier League
Just read that the Italian sides have to pay €3m per year to play in the rabo!!!!
They aren't going to be able to sustain that for long. As I understand it, the rabo financials benefit the Irish quite a lot!
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/25478970
now if I could be bothered I'd trawl back through the thread and find out who it was that stated that the stout yoeman english players would never leave whilst still in the england set up!
Helps explain why Healy is talking shite.
Take a look at Mike Phillips, the Wales scrum half, for example. I think he is quite a good player, but is he twice the player Ben Youngs is or three times the player that Lee Dickson is? I don’t think so. If anything I think those other two players are better than him, yet their respective salaries would suggest Phillips is far and away the best.
set down the crack pipe Austin. Youngs you could make case but Dickson! Jesus. Its a bit unseeley when a bit part former england scrum half/wing comes out with such shite about a multi tour multi test lion who is also the most capped welsh nine ever.
Scarlets robbed in Cork.
But it's only the Pro12.
Only the pro12!?!?!?
