STW 2014/15 Rugby Thread

Well if you set up a good driven lineout and you get it right you are relying less on the opposition making a mistake.

Parling in for Attwood. Both good players, although I think Parling may be a little more disciplined and stay behind the back foot at rucks a little more often.

Classic quote from Robshaw :

“This time we need to make sure that we play the game on Saturday at 5pm and making sure we get that right is a big thing for us”

😀 perhaps they should play it at 3pm when there are no French players on the pitch, might rack up a few more points.

Not surprised that Attwood has been dropped as he’s been a little bit annoymous. Shame that Easter has been bought back in…there’s a disallowed try / daft penalty waiting then!

I’m pretty sure that England will fluff it…I have so little confidence in the ability of this team to be clinical when needed. The AI’s were bad and the 6N’s has managed to be worse than that really with 40mins of good rugby played.

I still think Ireland will take the championship because Wales have a bit too much to do with regards to points difference.

I’ve found England really frustrating this 6 Nations. Until the autumn internationals and this year’s 6Ns we had a really good set piece and pack but were lacking in adventure and expansiveness (is that even a word?!) elsewhere. All we had to do to become a really good, competitive side going into this World Cup was become a bit more clinical and comfortable going wide. But we seem to have swung too much that way. Our set piece used to guarantee us good ball but we never did much with it. Now, the set piece isn’t as reliable but we’re slowly looking like we have the backs to do something with it!

Just realised I’m waffling, but as much as its been great to see England trying to go wide, I just wish they hadn’t done it at the expense of the tight play.

Edit – DEFENCE, thats been poo as well! We used to be pretty difficult to score against so we were always going to be there or thereabouts in games. Now we seem to leak really weak tries. The SH teams would have put 5 or 6 past us with how we played against Italy and Scotland!

Wales have a bit too much to do with regards to points difference.

I agree.. but remembering what happened last time we needed a big points difference keeps a glimmer of hope alive 🙂

Ireland must still be favourites, surely. The best side and should not get too sweaty about a win in Murrayfield. They are only 4 points behind England and have a much easier task.

France always have the ability to shock, but what are the odds on them winning. Scotland, Italy and France by 8 – that would be a story!

I still think Ireland will take the championship because Wales have a bit too much to do with regards to points difference.

I predict that the England game will be very close, England not doing much for their points difference or possibly even losing the game. After all, an astonishingly bad French performance in Italy still led to a 29 – 0 win. A result that many teams would see as acceptable. And how can a French team with Bastereau, Fickou, Dusatoir, et al, continue to play so badly, especially now they’ve got faint scent of the overall championship?

If the unlikely happens, and Scotland and Italy win, then England are going to take the biggest battering they’ve ever had and possibly go from playing for the championship to finishing fourth.

But I agree, Ireland should win, I think Wales will be second and England third.

I think we can all agree with this,

Get well soon, Sergio!

Big loss for Italy. Big boost for Wales.

That is indeed about the worst news Italy could have. At least they’ve got Castro back, Bergamasco can do a job (when he’s at 7, anyone remember when they had him at 9??) and Vunisa is no mug either. Still got Wales by 20 though.

It’s Irelands to lose. Wales aren’t going to stick 30 pts on the Italians. England will win but it won’t be a massive spread.
Results-wise the scots are the worst team in the tournament but you have this niggly feeling that they’re not far from producing a decent performance and they do NOT want the tree material eating utensil.

perhaps they should play it at 3pm when there are no French players on the pitch, might rack up a few more points.

Even unopposed I wouldn’t bet against the England backs butchering most of their chances…….

I’ve found England really frustrating this 6 Nations.

Yes – and with regard to the rest of that post, is that because England have played badly or because other teams have learned to nullify their approach 6 months too early for the RWC?

namastebuzz – Member
Even unopposed I wouldn’t bet against the England backs butchering most of their chances…….

Indeed, so imagine losing to a team like that?!?

Indeed, so imagine losing to a team like that?!?

😀 which, of course all but one team (so far) have.

teamhurtmore – Member

Ireland must still be favourites, surely. The best side and should not get too sweaty about a win in Murrayfield.

Tedious aren’t you? Again,could you keep the racial slurs out of it? At least you have dropped the apostrophes you bracketed the term in during the indy thread.

Respectfully, can we just cut all of this stuff out please? No more sweaty taff saes bollocks. It’s a bit tedious now.

Even unopposed I wouldn’t bet against the England backs butchering most of their chances…….

And Jack ‘Butter Fingers’ Nowell knock on loads of ball or falling over a blade of grass that is marginally too long.

Third place is probably fair (at best) for a team that have got worse as it’s gone on.

saes bollocks

Snigger..

Ducks, you read too much into random posts! Getting sweaty is standard office parlance for getting nervous/worried. As you say no ” “, so should not be misread.

ffs, can’t be bothered.

England fans favourite ref retires http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugb…re-from-rugby/

Who; 404 not found? 😆

Anyone else out on a Leo Sayer tomorrow?
I do enjoy super saturday, we have made it a tradition to go out on an all day piss up. The problem will be on sunday when I will be expected to carry out normal parenting duties….

Yep, looking forward to it. Game fair in the morning then off to a lovely pub in the middle of nowhere to eat possibly the best burger I’ve ever had and drink beer until I fall over. Sunday may hurt. A lot.

Long off-piste ride in FoD tomorrow morning followed by an afternoon/evening of rugby and cider. Now that’s what I call a Super Saturday 😀

England fans favourite ref retires

Hope he enjoys the extra time he will have to spend with his mirrors.

I wonder what the real story is for the abrupt departure?

My heart strings have been wrenched. I was just offered a spare place in a suite at Twickers on Saturday, with free entry, lunch, snacks, bar and other corporate entertainment.

I turned it down so I could sit on the sofa with my son and watch it as I’m away from work all week and haven’t seen the kids.

Sigh.

Walsh? (link problems for me)

I turned it down so I could sit on the sofa with my son and watch it as I’m away from work all week and haven’t seen the kids.

Made the right choice.

I wonder what the real story is for the abrupt departure?

Reckon it’s the old drinkydrinks?

I reckon someone recorded him admitting he used to fix England games and was asked to go gracefully or face the music 😀

Walsh? (link problems for me)

Me too – its Walsh isn’t it?

http://www.supersport.com/rugby/international/news/150320/Steve_Walsh_retires_from_rugby

“The Australian Rugby Union today announced international referee Steve Walsh has retired from all forms of match officiating with immediate effect to pursue business interests outside of rugby”

That’s similar to the email my company might circulate when someone’s been fired.

So what did he do to get fired by the NZRFU?

3 strikes – foul language with Dave Reddin and Shane Horgan on the pitch, then he rocked up drunk somewhere.

Tut tut.

Hmmm, he was replaced by Butcher Barnes at very short notice before Wales v Ireland.

Yeah. He’s done something stupid and been showed the door. He’s been a career ref since the age of sixteen, it’d by unusual to stop at all forms, – although maybe not, innocent until proven guilty…

I like Walsh good ref.

He’s bloody good at spotting forward passes. 😀