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I'm not making any accusations. Plus I'm bound by patient confidentiality - so sorry but I can't say.
Williams gets 8 weeks rest...
"The disciplinary committee, chaired by Roger Morris (Wales), along with Rhian Williams (Wales) and John Doubleday (England), having viewed footage of the incident and listened to representations made by and on behalf of the player, found that the incident was at the top end of the World Rugby sanctions for this type of offence, meriting a 16-week starting point."In the absence of any aggravating factors and in light of several mitigating factors, including the player's exemplary previous playing record, the disciplinary committee applied an eight-week reduction from the entry point and suspended the player from playing for eight weeks.
"Taking into account the matches remaining this season, and two warm-up matches scheduled for the start of next season, Nick Williams is free to resume playing from Monday, 1 September 2015, and has the right of appeal."
As the irish posters on here said nothing in it not even a yellow.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/32169805
North is taking a month off. It's a start, but nothing like long enough.
Seems a very short length of time to me.
He is going to be reassessed at the end of the month so it may be longer
Mils Muliaina arrested in Gloucester last night for alledged sexual assault in Cardiff a few months ago!
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Chiefs v Blues sky sports 3 starting now (7.30) if you want to see Piutau playing at 15
Also Cruden/SBW at 10/12 in opposition - every chance that's what Johnny and Robbie will need to beat in this year's final 😉
Do you think SBW will be chosen ahead of Nonu?
Do you think SBW will be chosen ahead of Nonu?
It's a hard one.
SBW has been consistently excellent since his return from the NRL. Nonu has traditionally been pretty average in Super Rugby but has stepped it up this season from what I've seen. Of course his partnership with Conrad Smith has been on of the best ever.
Maybe if Cruden gets the nod at fly-half that'll mean SBW alongside him. Either way, it's a good problem to have.
When it came to the crunch - 2011 RWC Final - they went for Nonu.
Roberts did a number on SBW last autumn. It was only when they took SBW off that NZ ran away with it. Roberts sucked him into a head banging dick swinging contest! Having said that I've not seen any Super rugby and that was only SBW second game back I think.
anagallis_arvensis - MemberMils Muliaina arrested in Gloucester last night for alledged sexual assault in Cardiff a few months ago!
He started the game and was appallingly bad. Went off before half time - I assumed that he was injured and that's why he was playing so poorly. Obviously not.
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Chiefs v Blues sky sports 3 starting now (7.30) if you want to see Piutau playing at 15
I watched the Blues game last week and Piutau showed some nice touches, although didn't get much chance to excel because the Blues are going through their worst series of results in their history. They don't look good at all this season. Curiously Piutau seemed to spend a lot of time in midfield, despite playing fullback.
Guessing the ABs centre combo won't be easy.
Playing outside Cruden (if picked) should be a plus for SBW as a working combo, but CSmith and Nonu have that at Hurricanes too - with Barrett, Savea and Jane there also.
And then there's Fekitoa - playing prob better than all of them - with ASmith at 9 and BSmith at 15 for the Highlanders.
They'll use all 4, CSmith and Nonu are the tried and trusted, but IMO it'll need one of Fekitoa or SBW to really take off to win it. More likely Fekitoa.
Anyway, biggest gweekend in european club rugby so far and we're on about ABs.
Who's going to win the big Welsh derby for that semi final place.
And will Leinster stop Ford and JJ?
And the English away in France?
I'll go for 4 home wins in big cup.
And 4 home wins in the other, despite Cardiff being up already.
Good player, isn't he.loum - MemberAnd then there's Fekitoa - playing prob better than all of them
I'd have to agree - home advantage will surely be too much.I'll go for 4 home wins in big cup.
who's going to win the big Welsh derby for that semi final placeho's going to win the big Welsh derby for that semi final place.
I fancy the Dregs. Both v poor teams though.
come on leinster, beat the posh ****s!
@loum, yup 4 home wins look likely (Leinster winning against Bath, I admit that I've seen that score when making my prediction !)
Heads up to people here I may have 2 spare tickets to the final at Twickenham on May 2 as a mate has double booked himself and has asked me to move his tickets on. I'll be going but you don't have to speak to me !
Very close in the end...possibly dodgy penalty going Leinster's way to win it. Ford created two (and scored one of them) tries, but his game management for the rest of it was average at best. Leinster should have put the game away in the second half with their possession and pressure, but it was a bit like watching Ireland at times...kicked up in the air a bit too much in the second half, when ball in hand may have created more.
Stringer got a great reception when he came on for Bath, which was nice to see. 🙂
Does this mean we don't have to hear anything from Mike Ford for the rest of the season? Please?
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Someone else has nicked my username!!
There can be only one!
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From being blocked by Matt Dawson to a mention on the BBC feed...it's been a rollercoaster of a year. 😆
Northampton in danger of this game running away from them completely. Clermont in total control at the moment.
EDIT: 20-0 down at 32 mins. 😯
Northampton in danger of this game running away from them completely. Clermont in total control at the moment.
Who the hell is reffing this? Has he done it before?
Glad the welsh regions dont have to face that!!
27 nil at half time!
Clermont really can destroy teams at home. Have had to watch Munster getting taken apart a few times there...heroic defeats a plenty.
Ref is Lacey, ex-Munster 😀 fastest ref in the world apparently.
To be fair, nothing is going to help Northampton if they insist on missing nearly twenty tackles in the first half. Watching Clermont is like seeing how France could be if they really wanted to.
Saints humiliated. Fofana, Abendanon and the Clermont 10 are running riot.
37-0
I'm beginning to feel sorry* for Saints...
* Nah, not really. 😀
Where should I be watching this...(cough,email in profile,cough)
Check your twitter duckie.
I'm on drakulastream.
How does the Saints try-scorer* get away without a red card there? 😕
*Fats Waller
Who the hell is reffing this? Has he done it before?
Good job he doesn't know what he's doing, that should have been a red card against the Saints.
How does the Saints try-scorer* get away without a red card there?
Knock for knock.
Good job he doesn't know what he's doing, that should have been a red card against the Saints.
You're at least a game late.
Knock for knock.
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Is that in the laws then?
You're at least a game late.
No, don't think so.
No, don't think so.
Actually you are. That comment was towards the bath game.
Is that in the laws then?
Yeah, somewhere at the back I think. 😉
I'd be surprised if Waller isn't cited.
So...not a good day for the EP. Looked like a massive gulf between ASM and Saints. Not such a big difference between Leinster and Bath, though I felt Leinster never quite got into top gear. Same teams in the Rec might have been a different result. Any hope for English teams tomorrow?
DD, you look great! Have you been working out? Thanks, fella.
Actually you are. That comment was towards the bath game.
Fair enough. You posted it after Clermont had scored plenty of points but that didn't take them too long, I suppose. 😆
Ha ha saints scum humiliated 😆 makes you fell all warm inside.
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10:03 PM - 4 Apr 2015