That Halfpenny tackle on Etzebeth; lifting him off his feet and causing him to spill the ball from the contact, is a thing of beauty.
Unfortunately 1/2p can only execute a tackle if he uses his head as a battering ram. He has no self preservation at all. His concussion record isn’t pleasant reading.
George Ford to leave Tigers and join Sale next season 😳
Unfortunately 1/2p can only execute a tackle if he uses his head as a battering ram. He has no self preservation at all. His concussion record isn’t pleasant reading.
Yeah I think I remember AA talking about this last year.
Unfortunately 1/2p can only execute a tackle if he uses his head as a battering ram.
That is clearly not the case if you watch the video. He has excellent tackle technique, until it gets to the point where you just have to throw yourself in and hope for the best. He is stupidly brave in that respect. Disappointed that video doesn't have the one v England where he tracked across the entire pitch and then put that angry Phil Mitchel wannabe in touch!!
His concussion record isn’t pleasant reading.
In my defence I was talking about this. I can see how incredibly brave he is. Much admiration from the 5plusn8 household.
One of the tackles in that vid his is left lying on the touchline after saving his team.
Wait, he did what? I missed this part.
The first charge said that Erasmus threatened a match official that unless a requested meeting took place, he would publish footage containing clips criticising the match official’s performance and then made good on that threat.
Cassie should have been banned for life!
Unfortunately 100th, that happens at all levels of the game. Up here you aren't allowed to approach the ref till 30 mins after the end of the game. Certain border club with certain ex lion as a coach probably never saw a ref in their clubhouse from one season to another because you would just get crap. Prem clubs get refs as touch judges as well and the above melt told a colleague in front of me that "he had better not fkn leave before 30 mins as he wanted a word." But if a WC winning coach does it, why shouldn't a club coach?
The saffer reply and attitude to the whole process has made me want England to absolutely pump them.
Bloody auto correct! that's Rassie not Cassie!
The saffer reply and attitude to the whole process has made me want England to absolutely pump them.
Come on, that's a step too far surely. I'd be happy with a nail biting 0:0 draw!!!
The saffer reply and attitude to the whole process has made me want England to absolutely pump them.
Prepare to be disapointed.
Come on, that’s a step too far surely. I’d be happy with a nail biting 0:0 draw!!!
very good, but maybe 30 all so it is at least worth watching?
England v SA is the one where I’d like the laws changed so that it’s possible for both teams to lose. However, after the Rassie shenanigans, I’ll settle for England shading it, preferably in the final minutes, just for added ‘bitter aftertaste’ 😂
very good, but maybe 30 all so it is at least worth watching?
No, I want to watch a four hour game of repeatedly dropped box kicks and reset scrums, followed by both teams having maul tries disallowed by video refs for obstruction in the last minute.
Lolz
I’d like to see the England team click without Farrell in the team. Beat SA by 30+ points, with a game of flair and pace. There are enough likeable players in the England team at the moment, that I’d happily see them do well.
I quite like Farrel, knobber on the pitch but seems honest enough off it.
I really don't want Jones to coach a team to victory over SA. (Edited to add...again)
I quite like Farrel, knobber on the pitch but seems honest enough off it.
This. ^^
Although on the pitch he has got better, remember that shameful stage he went through of blatant off the ball stuff, that was normally cowardly back pushes etc.
I’ve got nothing against Farrell, but I’d like to see how England would play with Smith at 10 and two centres at 12 and 13. Use Farrell, to replace Smith later in the game.
Wales: Liam Williams; Louis Rees-Zammit, Nick Tompkins, Uilisi Halaholo, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Tomos Williams; Wyn Jones, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Seb Davies, Ellis Jenkins (captain), Taine Basham, Aaron Wainwright.
Replacements: Elliot Dee, Gareth Thomas, Dillon Lewis, Ben Carter, Christ Tshiunza, Gareth Davies, Rhys Priestland, Johnny McNicholl.
Maybe Christ will be our saviour off the bench!
I’ve got nothing against Farrell, but I’d like to see how England would play with Smith at 10 and two centres at 12 and 13. Use Farrell, to replace Smith later in the game.
Me too, but the best thing about last weekend was the change in style due to the newer players.
I read something on here from ages ago "trundlemuppets"? So boring smashing into contact and not passing. I am always worried that we will revert type.
The dawn of the age of the Orc has been postponed indefinitely as it emerged that if you just stand in front of them and pull them to the floor all day then they don’t really have that much more to offer. Orc forces arrived in Cardiff on Saturday including scrum-mammoths, line-out trolls, siege-ram mutants and wide-out nazgul wing-beasts. The strategy was to find hobbits and run at them really hard on the strict understanding from the Generals that the hobbits would grow weary of this and eventually step aside, enabling crushing victory and celebratory drinking from captive skulls. Curiously, when Orctactic met with determined heroic hobbit defence, the thinking from the Orcmaster General seemed to conclude that the running head-down at the enemy was only failing because there wasn’t enough of it. And so it went on. And a bit more, increasingly coupled with dropping the ball and allowing it to be stolen.
The Orcmaster General seemed to suggest that Orctactic didn’t work for unspecified reasons but would work on all other days for another set of unspecified reasons, giving hope to many people around the world that despite the retirement of George Bush Jnr, the chances of future moments of blundering unintentional comedy were looking strong. He also seemed to suggest that the sado-masochistic torture bridles worn by two of his scrum-mammoths that forced them to veer off sideways instead of forwards somehow warranted penalty tries and yellow cards because the good-guys didn’t have anywhere to put their heads. Everyone invited him to stand in a dark corner and think about it.
Meanwhile, hobbits were clearly delighted despite not being entirely sure how the hell that happened exactly. What was certain though was that they are in the kind of shape that mountains are made of, if said mountains could also run a marathon backwards whilst carrying another mountain, they also care to the extent that all the ale and cowgirls in Cardiff couldn’t tempt them out on the lash, and that committed traffic calming measures are sufficient to persuade Orcball to erupt at high velocity from its own rectum.
and I thought Tolkien long winded!
😂
I read that twice and all I understood was Cardiff.
Some good games on offer this weekend. Anyone got any predictions?
I didn't write it 🙂
Made me laugh then and still now
Italy v Uruguay
Scotland v Japan
England v SA
Wales v Australia
France v New Zealand
Ireland v Argentina
All home wins would see me pretty happy, although I would not be upset to see underdogs Uruguay beat Italy.
Scotland for the most comfortable win.
The England, Wales and France games could go either way - although NZ losing two consecutive games seems improbable.
Personally, can’t wait to see a wounded New Zealand against France in the Stade. Game of the weekend for me. Anything could happen.
Erasmus needs a life ban I've just caught up on it all he is apparently appealing the outcome cheeky boy. What ref will got to south Africa now to run a game you would need danger money 🤑
Looking forward to the Wales game. I’m in Snowdonia to do some road rides, will make sure I’m in a pub for kick off.
Work and family commitments meant I’ve been out of the loop with Rugby Union for the last year so won’t have a clue who have of the players are!
year so won’t have a clue who have of the players are!
Don't worry about it, Wales have so many injuries just now 60k folk in Cardiff will be in the same boat.
In other news Japan actually have a player shorter than Darcey Graham! Their scrum half is 6cm closer to the ground. Shouldn't the pair of them be making toys for Santa at this time of year?
The SA 9 is 5'5.5" so shorter than D'Arcy too. (I'm 5'6" and D'Arcy was taller than me last time I spoke with him.)
I am sure Teej will be along shortly with his exact stats, what he likes for breakfast, his last spotify playlist etc.
I am sure Teej will be along shortly with his exact stats, what he likes for breakfast, his last spotify playlist etc.
From the SRU 🙂
Date of birth: 21/06/97
Height: 1.76m
Scotland Debut: August 2017
Place of birth: Melrose
Weight: 75kg
Wiki!
Birth name Darcy Graham
Date of birth 21 June 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Hawick, Scotland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
18 caps 45 points and a fine head of hair!
and a fine head of hair!
he’s 24!
Darcy Scores
Be still my beating heart!
Another weekend missing the live rugby : (
Well done Hogg in becoming the highest Scotland try scorer, with 25 tries so far.
(That’s 3 more than Colin Charvis managed for Wales! 😉).
Scotland lucky to get out of that. Japan were immense at times.
Hardly lucky! We let Japan back in with some loose play but we were always in control. Not entirely convincing tho - something is just not clicking in the backs.
Yes whatever.
let Japan back in with some loose play but we were always in control.
😀
Japan are not easybeats anymore. They're a solid level 1 team. They've won some big upsets in the last five years and even their losses have generally been fairly close.
If France beat NZ today, my moneys on Jamie Joseph coaching NZ at the next WC.
Why bite TJ? 4 tries to 1 and they were never closer than 6 points in the second half. We controlled the tight and won even while being daft enough to play their game. Blooded new caps as well.
