The one team Sheridan can really play against is Australia. No idea why, but he seems to terrify them.
Interestingly Jonathan Davies et al seemed to think it was ok and in fact was Priestland's fault for being in the wrong place! Shows that you can be a rugby legend and completely wrong..duckman - Member
That ruck hit was inexcusable.Only watched it once,
Roberts will play better with better service. Sexton or Flood inside him and BOD outside and you'd see a different player.
Not if Gatlands coaching him because if you watch Roberts, he's only passed the ball from 10 if somethings gone wrong and when he does get the ball he very rarely passes it. Roberts gets almost all his attacking play ball from 9.
Davis is a knob and Priestland was in the right place he was on the bench. At the very least he went of his feet. Bakkies Botha got banned for doing the same to Adam Jones.
Sorry - meant Biggar in the ruck, not Priestland!
Jiffy seems to be getting a lot of stick recently, is it justified?
AJ has not been at the top of his game for a few years now but what a great solid player he was.
Yes he's a lazy rent a gob who just shouts "numbers" all the ****ing time. He was a bloody wonderful player mind.
He was a bloody wonderful player
In both rugby and the [i]other[/i] game. Lovely, lovely player to watch.
Cole will be fine if the hooker isn't having to support his other prop in the terrible Joe Marler... I've never seen a prop so isolated before. Yet he manages to take on (and take apart) any other prop in rugby with the same hooker inside him.
Hopefully Corbisoro (sp) will be back soon to shore up the other side.
AJ has not been at the top of his game for a few years now but what a great solid player he was.
you talking about Adam Jones? If so what the bloody hell do you base this on?
Transapp you might be right about Cole, but I'm not sure the hooker he looked weak to. Did you see the Ospreys v Leicester game as Bevington had him under pressure and then Duncan Jones came on and gave him a pasting. Vunipola looked good though.
FIXTHISEFFING****INGGLITCHFFS!
Yeah I thought that Marler was suspect.....he wasn't even binding in a number of the scrums. What is Sheridan upto these days? Is he playing for his French club or is he injured?
What is Sheridan upto these days? Is he playing for his French club or is he injured?
At Toulon, enjoying his rugby. As mentioned earlier, Australia are one team that for some reason is scared of him. Everyone else has worked him out, they haven't for some reason. For that alone, he's on the boat for me!
Fix the effing glitch!
I thought Sheridan must be playing well as he was keeping Gethin out. Then I saw Gethin waddle onto the pitch!!!
Gethin's being rumoured to be moving back to CAP.
SOB expected to return for Leinster this w/e at Glasgow
Bye Bye Chunk; almost the last of the proper props.
So predictions for this week? 😀
So predictions for this week?
England v South Africa - Saffers by ten
France v Samoa - France at a canter
Ireland v Argentina - Argentina sneak a win
Italy v Australia - Australia by fifteen to twenty
Scotland v Tonga - Scotland by a lot
Wales v New Zealand - A glorious Welsh victory with a stunning last minute tirade of tries! And then I wake up and realise it's going to be a shameful shoeing of cricket score proportions.
Wales to lose by 25
I can see ten tries for the AB's this weekend maybe ten points for wales. England SA will be close, England by 5. Argentina to beat Ireland by 5 also.
It looks like Marler is out this weekend, and Corbisiero could return.
I think SA will beat England by 10.
I think you're right
All of you!
Ireland v argies - Ireland by 3 'cos they'll need it to stay top 8
Italy v oz - Oz by 20, they're pretty good
England v SA, SA by a try or two, can't see where England will get the upper hand
Scotland v Tonga, Scots by 20 in a high scoring game with more McVisser tries
Wales v NZ, wales can't be as bad 3 games in a row, will defend well, but the ABs will be too strong in the last twenty mins and win by 2 tries
France v Samoa, France to be france - so after two good performances this'll be a fight, a couple of red cards, and a narrow Samoan win (for pot 2 seeding at the RWC)
...can't see where England will get the upper hand
By sticking Haskell at Flanker / interferance and running hard at the 9/10/12 channel, avoiding devillers, and kicking over the top and chasing hard. Run into space not players.
Jamie Joseph at 13 and Tuilagi on the wing 1st half, Sharples 2nd half.
Sounds a good plan, interested if they give it a go. But if they try to play "English style", they'll be playing into the 'boks hands.
They'll need some ball - SA lineout has looked impressive and they've started to get their maul rolling well.
England should be strong enough to take some possession, but it's worrying when Oz get the upper hand in the scrum with the Springboks up next.
Jamie Joseph at 13
Don't you mean Jonathan?
if it was Jamie Joseph AB I'd bet on at least a yellow card these days
Kyran Bracken's ankle does not like this thread.
welcome to international rugby 😯
WALES: Leigh Halfpenny; Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North; Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips; Paul James, Matthew Rees, Aaron Jarvis, Bradley Davies, Luke Charteris, Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton (Captain), Toby FaletauREPLACEMENTS: Ken Owens, Gethin Jenkins, Scott Andrews, Aaron Shingler, Justin Tipuric, Tavis Knoyle, James Hook, Scott Williams
how bad does everyone else need to be before Hook could get a start? Hopefully Priestland will break a finger nail in the warm up. seeing Scott Andrews on the bench makes me feel sick.
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Did he not get a ban for the KB incident? Couldn't have happened to a nicer person from what I remember of him.....Not talking about the ban either.
England aren't going to beat the 'boks - not after what we saw last weekend
By the way if anyone wants a pair of Lower West Stand tickets just outside the 5m line drop me an email - face value and to be used by the purchaser only - I may not be able to go.
Hmmm, pies!
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And yes, I am in my glass house, and I have put the stones down. 🙂
Haskell, Morgan and (Jonathan 😉 ) Joseph in, Sharples, Johnson and the Pie Eater ^^ out.
Looks like England are following my advice, sending the big mobile boys at 9/10 😀
BREAKING NEWS: Lancaster admits England number eight selections based on ordering wrong sized shirts
England coach Stuart Lancaster has revealed he has no option to select anyone but Ben Morgan
or Thomas Waldron
at number eight for England as the RFU ordered only XXXXL size shirts from kit maker Canterbury for the Autumn series.
“There is nobody else in the professional game who would fit into those shirts,” said Lancaster. “Hopefully we’ll get some new shirts by the Six Nations and increase our options. Until then we’ll rotate these guys.
Lol
Predictions then
Ireland by 3, provided Deccie makes some changes
England by 5, based on books being poor against us
Scotland by 10
Wales will do well to keep it under 50 points
Israel Dagg, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Julian Savea, Daniel Carter, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw, Liam Messam, Sam Whitelock, Luke Romano, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock.
looks shit Wales by 20.
Oh my;that AB side doesn't look too bad.
Not impressed with the announced England team. Basically the same except Launchbury and Morgan start with Brown on the wing.
That means the back line is the same midfield. I'm assuming (and hoping) he's using the size to defend against/wear down the saffers in the first half, then will ring changes to an attacking setup with JJ in the centres second half.
Not sure about playing Brown out of position but understand Goode as first choice - I've always felt Brown doesn't rise to international level. Two ball catchers? Surly SA won't kick much over - they'll try to go "through"?
Hmmmm mixed feelings.
Turns out JJ is my good friend's and fellow Peak District MTBer's nephew - cool !
Not impressed with the announced England team. Basically the same except Launchbury and Morgan start with Brown on the wing
Well, it'll improve the pack. JJ is an outside centre. Tuilagi is an outside centre. I'd sooner have MT than JJ on the field. I'm no fan or Barritt but we don't seem to be overloaded with good 12s ATM. Would like to see Burrell get into the saxons squad.
