Winters coming;all inclusive rugby thread.

Ulster v Dragons on red button now. He more forward Passes leading to a try ignored. They’re currently discussing the merits of Samson Lee….

Adam Jones is definitely out for the Autumn.

The obstruction on Best for the Dragons try makes it evens 😉

Ruan might have scored a good try but he doesn’t have the kicking boots on!

Five tries to Ulster in Wales again and 20 mins to go

anagallis_arvensis – Member
Scarlets again prove they have no pack worthy of the name!

Yet they have 6 forwards in the Wales squad for the AIs.

And Samson Lee is being hyped as an Adam Jones replacement.
OK, they won tonight. But is he really good enough for a cap already?
TBH, I’ve not seen a lot, but when I have he’s been going backwards more than forwards. I suspect Adam will be sorely missed this autumn.

Apart from Rees or Owens none of them are worthy of a starting spot if everyone is fit. As for Samson well any tighthead who can hold his own against pro teams at 19 must be something special but Jones, Mitchel and Jarvis are ahead of him just a shame that two of them are broken.

Weren’t most top flight props playing pro at 19?

Cant think of many others starting Rabble Bank or Aviva games and certainly not European Cup games.Nope or if they were they were getting a right pasting. Adam Jones took years to find that level. Only tight head prop i can think of playing to a higher level at that age was Dai Young.

Imagine what he’d be like if he had Adams hair!!

Well marler was in the England squad at 20. Scott Wilson is playing for the falcons at 18 (although they are championship team albeit with plenty of money and international players)
Anyway, it’s always nice to see the youngs guys get a crack of the whip. I look forward to seeing him in a Wales shirt.

Marler is a loosehead isnt he? Cole is a young tighthead and didnt really start for tiggers until he was 21.

REALLY start?
FFS. You could start an argument in an empty room.
Sod this.

Easy chaps 😀

Nice win for the Ospreys today 😀

Who the hell rattled your chain. Samson is incredibly young to be a starting tighthead in pro games at euro level. Its odd that you accuse me of being argumentative in the face of this simple fact. Maybe you just need a hug?

leinster v blues in wibble
http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_live.shtml

blues managing to up the level of incompetance in defence from previous highs so far.

point a min for Leinster so far. BOD broken though.

Great result for the Kingsholm massive 😆 my mate is like a dog with two dicks.

He’s very good “for his age” and definitely one for the future.
Not sure how this will translate, if it will be enough, if he ends up scrumming down against some argies or all blacks this season. But whatever happens, hope he does well, and the other new caps in the squads.
Think Richardt Strauss could be another interesting one, and might make a late challenge for next summer, good player in a problem position.
My other outsider for a spot is Armitage at 7: playing well and would make a good balanced back row with Heaslip (best form for a few years now) and Ferris. 😉
Oh, and Kyle Eastmond to be next summer’s John Bentley

Armitage and Armitage are not in the england sqauds. Delon is more Lions material imo. Plenty of better 7’s in Scotland and Wales although Warburton is playing shit at the moment.

Here come Gloucester! Great night at kingsholm.

Perpignan release Girafferis for the AIs.

Sale meltdown continues – Redpath ‘sacked’ (though Swanny has been on Twitter saying he’s not been sacked; apparently on gardening leave, presumably pending Mitchell being appointed). This is getting embarrassing, especially after we poached him from Gloucester last season, the move to Salford (which most of the support were against, given that you can’t actually get there) etc etc.

Aaaaaah!

Andy

Sale meltdown continues – Redpath ‘sacked’ (though Swanny has been on Twitter saying he’s not been sacked; apparently on gardening leave, presumably pending Mitchell being appointed). This is getting embarrassing, especially after we poached him from Gloucester last season, the move to Salford (which most of the support were against, given that you can’t actually get there) etc etc.

Aaaaaah!

Andy

Interesting Andy, most Sale fans that I have spoken to (all of whom live a good 15-20 miles away mind) were pretty chuffed with the move. Dire season though-even so early in the season, avoiding relegation is looking unlikely….pinning my hopes on the Cornish Pirates winning the championship and Newcastle/Bristol/Leeds failin to feature 🙂

most Sale fans that I have spoken to (all of whom live a good 15-20 miles away mind) were pretty chuffed with the move

Actual ground seems to be OK; transport woeful (no public transport and >90min to get out of what car parks there are), unlike EP where Stockport station and its huge car park were 10min walk away. There was a definite feeling that the move was to benefit corporate sponsors and not normal fans though.

Season is awful. Best we can hope for is building towards the end with a view to next year’s promotion battle. Still, playing Bristol/Rotherham/Leeds/Newcastle will give a nice warm nostalgic glow…

Andy

Bad news for London Welsh this.

Not a surprise at all on Redpath. Possibility of Richard Cockerell to follow….?

Who’s the far better 7’s in Scotland then AA? I’ve not seen Delon play for a while, but he’s supposed to be the best 7 in the super 14 so can’t be all bad. There’s really a lot of better Scottish 7’s (in the 2 teams!)?

AA that was my immediate thought 😐

I wasn’t sure about public transport links to the new stadium-i’ve not been (draft question, is it round the corner from the Trafford center?) I’m a rather casual fan tbh, and keep dropping out of going along. CBA with 90 MNS to get off the car park though. Rotherham games are before my time!

What is diamond up to? Feel sorry for brush, but only a bit.

Rennie and Barclay. If fatty armitage was that good surely he’d have a few more england caps? Seeing as england have no real seven.

transapp – Member
Not a surprise at all on Redpath. Possibility of Richard Cockerell to follow….?

Why would Leicester get rid?

AA – OK, I’ll keep my eye on those two. As for Fatty, yes I agree. It’s quite odd when you hear pundits going on and on about a player, then England don’t select.

Frankers – just a hunch. leicester are no longer the team that everyone fears, leading the way in the AP. They seem to be struggling to adapt to the more expansive play of hairyquims / northants / glouc, and can’t stuff it up the jumper and grind out a win like Saffacens. I’m not sure how long the board will put up with it, look at Loffreda (sp) Deano etc… To be honest, I’d like to see them back to winning way so I can wear my shirt with pride in the pubs around Bath!

S Armitage was voted player of the year in France last year, and hes several MoM this year and a few tries. Not sure Rennie or Barclay woud be in a similar position if at Toulon? Eng would not play to his strengths though so not much point in picking him, plus he can’t be picked as he plays outside Eng (which is not a good thing IMO)

Steffan armitage had a few games for england and was rubbish. Some players are like that excellent at club level then look out of their depth in internationals. Nicky Robinson is a prime example

But I will say when he played for London Irish, he wasn’t the player that he seems to be now. Flattered by team mates? Who knows.

Lions shirt released and praise the Lords of rugby styling, it’s got a proper collar!

Looks like a proper rugby shirt, not a run & wriggle polyester special.