Yes, I thought everything was the referees’ fault too. Every bloody result. It’s a wonder the team’s even turn up these days. Just ask the ref to toss a coin to decide the winner.

You should reread the article that I linked to, Jolyon Maugham certainly has considerable expertise in this area and his analysis is very sound. He also wrote a post yesterday on the Sunday Times story here[/url].

Except in a couple of tiny cases, this is untrue. All the main promoters Future, Ingenious, Scion and Invicta worked with completed films.

The simple fact is that initial government scheme meant you didn’t have to take film risk.

I missed this at the time… not a bad end to a Test career!

@Dan me too, cheeky 🙂

Bath have got Louw on the bench too, a proper rugby union player.

Scarlets have sent a video nasty of clips from the game against Leinster where they feel they were wronged by the ref to the chiefs of the Pro12. I assume they’ll also include footage from the first 6 games they won where they feel the ref has got it wrong too.

I note Mike Brown is saying he can’t trust his team mates any more because of “leaks”.

Anyone else think this is like a fart?

He who denied it, supplied it….

🙂

Sam who?

🙂

Did you watch the game?

Is this the same Ford who after coming through the Leicester Tigers academy, then jumped ship and went to play for Bath, with announcements made even though he was actually too young to be approached by another club? That’s a bit rich!

I suppose Dave Denton as also welcomed with open arms, even though he’s jumped ship in the middle of a Pro12 season to join another club leaving them in the lurch? Somehow it all seems a little one sided!

That is a good bit of business that Bath and Edinburgh have done. Denton was leaving at the end of the year anyway and reports vary between 100-200k release. While he obviously shite because he only plays for Scotland (tm A-A)He will suprise a few folk who have only seen him playing in that aforementioned Scotland team.

Bomber GONE!

Does anyone know if Y Shaun has put pen to paper in Wales yet?

Edwards and Jake White seem the only possibilities of the international Big Hitters who are not under contract? Lower down the food chain, a few Premiership coaches if they are mad or perhaps the England kit man.

True, but all things considered Wales defence was pretty decent as expected during the world cup. Particularly against line outs 😆

Met with Ritchie (his boss) who told him to quit. Not quite the same…..
However, as the same 2 people (Ritchie and Rob Andrews) have appointed the last 3 or 4 ‘failed’ coaches, I wonder what will happen to those? I suspect not a damn thing and most good coaches will rule themselves out due to the internal politics / meddling.

There’s the small matter of a contract with 5 years left to run. So, you agree a package and everyone behaves decently.

Except, of course, whether England rugby union fans can ever feel confident that those running the RFU are directing it in the right way for the benefit of both the domestic club game and the internaitonal team.

Will be interesting to see how this unfolds across the remainder of the coaching staff and into the player contingent. Only Andy Farrell – a man apparently universally despised by the fans – seems to have kept his mouth shut so far!

It has been reported in the past that the term is about intent rather legal enforceability, either party can break with notice, rumoured to be one year.

Can’t say I disagree. Will be plenty more to come out in the next couple of days.

Wasn’t aware of that. Suggests the pay off is a year.

As someone more WRU that RFU, I could churlishly wish there won;t be. But in reality, given that the semi finals were all SH teams (and clearly the top 4 teams in the world at the tournament), this is something all the NH teams should watch and learn from.