“Without the anger.” 

Were there 2 Biggars then?

Wales v Baabaas today, are elite Welsh players contracted for 35hrs a week for the RFU or something? Bet the clubs are chuffed about that!

Well played Brant, well played.

Had Event, Neoshell and Goretex. My well looked after ME Lhoste is both breathable and waterproof all year round in Scotland. As an aside I dont understand folk that bathe their £30 bike chain in wax but don’t look after outdoor kit costing many multiples of that.

A loosehead elbow up can just as soon mean he is boring in. On to AA’s point, something wrong with the game when the Saffers can take off the hooker and claim it’s a technical sub in case of a last min lineout on their line. As for size of modern players, I would love to find details of when players have been drugs tested, my gym rat colleague who is quite open about his own PED use was incredulous watching a game at the WC. 

Is theotherjov 5plus8’s new log in? 

I had a steel honzo about 5 years ago, cracking bike that was one of the best HT’s I have ever owned.

*Some* of the historical brand stuff can be a massive seller to the middle aged mamil with deep pockets and spare time…

Yup, Use Carbon bars and stem on my winter road bike.

May I have the £20 voucher please? Another woodsmoke shirt currently in my basket.

Glen Etive, should have fallen into the water a couple of hundred years ago. Always the promise of a good day when I walk past her and also thankfully far enough away from the risk of being sawn at.

Any chance this thread could be brought back on track and the folk arguing over the price of a basket changing could start a different thread? 

Longdog, you can see my house in that video! Local businesses in the old mill down my way are gone. The water even tore the road up and moved a full 40 foot container about a 100 metres. That was after just one days rain, yet the water receded even though it rained pretty much all day yesterday.

It looks like the big games wore SA out, the speed of the France game was lacking and England were able to drag them into an arm wrestle. Englands best performance of 2023 wasn’t enough against a team that had bested Scotland, France and NZ in the last odd month, no shame in that.Lots of slagging of the ref online and in the English press with the current narrative being that the SA scrum wasn’t dominant but just cheating, but it isn’t like you haven’t known what was coming for 4 years, is it? Hopefully NZ will run the legs off them and their vile coaching team. Also; crusader outfits…bit tone deaf maybe?

Sun is out North Angus now, what’s that about? I am expecting a cut scene to Ming the Merciless.

I’m also in Angus, body recovered from the Esk yesterday and as I type at 5.50 am the police chopper is over our wee row of houses, close to the South Esk.

I believe so yes, and Scotland tbh. Welsh are salt of the earth chav scumbags though

More of a nuance to it than that, over the years I have lost numerous good players to fee paying schools who offer them scholarships aged 16. The most recent to the school Brucewee mentions, I refereed their Scottish cup Semi about 10-12 years ago and they were mostly NZ’ers bigger than me with a Saffer director of rugby.

theotherjonvFull Member
Because you hate the English

Ah; that must be it! And people suggest the English are arrogant as well….

That was some game, can’t see past the Saffers for the tournament.

Best half of the WC, in fact the best 40 mins I have seen for years.

More juice in that Saffer team than the soft drinks isle in Tescos.

Yeah, Kenny x2 I wouldn’t have cared if the entire Irish squad had been eaten by the Kraken on the eve of our game. You can only beat what is in front of you and Engerland have won all their games. Not sure they are as good as the commentators are currently suggesting mind!

Better team won.

Some welly that.

Got a Patagonia Bivy Down for £79 😳

What would these countries do if they got regular tests from tier one sides? Just highlights how much of a closed shop the game is.

Get in!!!!

Apparently the Tongan wing is going to Leicester after the World Cup. Just in case anybody isn’t watching it.

Well beaten, not even the architects of our own downfall as Ireland just pressure teams all the time. Hard to split them and France as the best at the WC.

Whoops!

I have never seen the master race look less masterful and I have been watching them since the 80’s. Did you give Borthwick a long contract?

anagallis_arvensis
Full Member
Don’t think so, although no Welsh based players were getting contracts for a long time (hence the potential six nations strike) and after he was being picked in the Scotland squad he would have become less valuable.

He was working in a meat processing plant and playing for a Welsh Premier team, there was an interview with him last couple of days. 3 stone lighter now apparently.

So Wales concede 3 penalties in 3 mins, two of which were cynical as…then Fiji get a yellow for their first one? Er…OK

anagallis_arvensis
Full Member
Never mind TJ, better luck next time. Shame that’s the end of the weekends games, oh well it’s been fun, see you next weekend

Yer Arse! You stay right here.

They are offside every single time Scotland get ball.

Mind you, surely a yellow coming for the Saffers front row for persistent infringement?

We are going to get gubbed, 39 tackles made after 25 mins…

know there’s a strong ABE element of rugby watchers on here but any thoughts on the rugby itself? A rearguard performance that is actually worth commenting on?

Point of order, EVERYBODY in the world supports their home team then whoever are playing England, but yeah; it’s us.
And the game was crap.

I started off neutral, the commentary has me now looking forward to the liberation of the Malvinas. Holy crap!!! 2003 references included.

“ Une boîte de vos biscuits premium s’il vous plaît.”