The rugby

[Nebraska Red]

On 22/11/2022 at 04:34, charlie clown said:

Aye, 6'8" and 22 stone. Ridiculous.

[Gethin]

35 minutes ago, Cobs said:

I thought AWJ had retired 

Wales playing some nice stuff here ball in hand

Nope still going. I've not watched a minute of the AIs, not had time or the inclination TBH

[Gerry]

Pitiful by Wales again. Absolutely crumbled against an Aussie side that were pretty much down to the walking wounded. I reckon that's the end of Pivac now.

[Gethin]

Just now, Gerry said:

I reckon that's the end of Pivac now.

Needs firing out of a comedy circus cannon into a lake full of alligators.

Shouldn't mask the fact that lots of this generation of Wales players are thick as mince.

[Gethin]

Doddie Weir has lost his battle with MND which puts everything else in perspective. RIP Doddie

[Nebraska Red]

Advance Australia fair.

[libero]

4 hours ago, Gethin said:

Doddie Weir has lost his battle with MND which puts everything else in perspective. RIP Doddie

Very sad even if it was expected, MNR is a horrible disease.

Same age as me. 

Battled MNR with great dignity, huge heart and has raise millions for research.

RIP big fella.

[charlie clown]

Kind of irrelevant in the light of the Doddie Weir news, but England were absolutely awful yesterday. It was like men vs boys. No way England are making up enough distance between now and this time next year to be able to compete at the WC.  Jones is a busted flush.

[Gethin]

Pivac doomed.

Gatland re-hired

[Boca]

Eddie Jones next? 
 

 

[Gethin]

1 minute ago, Boca said:

Eddie Jones next? 

Not before time for either of them.

[ChrisC]

Has to be done really if either are going to progress before the World Cup. 

[charlie clown]

13 hours ago, Boca said:

Eddie Jones next? 
 

 

Guardian reporting its between Borthwick and Scott Robertson.

[kop205]

Think he's been good for English rugby on the whole but ultimately probably underachieved with the players at his disposal.

[charlie clown]

Definitely but really he should have gone after the last WC. It just felt like the right time for him to go then and all he's done since then is soured his legacy. 

[Cobs]

1 hour ago, charlie clown said:

Definitely but really he should have gone after the last WC. It just felt like the right time for him to go then and all he's done since then is soured his legacy. 

Hard to say that - the WC SF performance v NZ was possibly the greatest English rugby has ever produced. That they didn’t have it in the tank/got over-powered a week later is one of them

Since then we have deffo under-achieved and some selections/performances have been well short BUT - he’s always been about the WC. This decision should have been made a year ago or let him go after France ‘23

 

imo

[charlie clown]

23 minutes ago, Cobs said:

Hard to say that - the WC SF performance v NZ was possibly the greatest English rugby has ever produced. That they didn’t have it in the tank/got over-powered a week later is one of them

Since then we have deffo under-achieved and some selections/performances have been well short BUT - he’s always been about the WC. This decision should have been made a year ago or let him go after France ‘23

 

imo

True, that NZ semi win was brilliant but they'd been blowing hot and cold for months before that. It felt - to me at least - like that was a never-to-be-reached-again peak. Completely unprovable ether way of course but that's just my view on it. 

[Cobs]

5 minutes ago, charlie clown said:

True, that NZ semi win was brilliant but they'd been blowing hot and cold for months before that. It felt - to me at least - like that was a never-to-be-reached-again peak. Completely unprovable ether way of course but that's just my view on it. 

Oh yeah - 12 months out in 2018 we probably looked like we do now but he was all about the WC. 

taking on Australia NZ & the Saffers back to back, away from home was the challenge and he didn’t do bad.

not a great deal of time/matches for the new guy to make this 100% his team

[charlie clown]

Borthwick's Six Nations squad announced - ringing a lot of changes. It probably needs a shake-up but this many? I must admit to having very limited knowledge of some of the new names - I've somehow not managed to see too much club rugby this season. 

Edited January 16, 2023 by charlie clown

[Gethin]

Eddie's been named as the new Oz coach BTW

[kop205]

6 hours ago, charlie clown said:

Borthwick's Six Nations squad announced - ringing a lot of changes. It probably needs a shake-up but this many? I must admit to having very limited knowledge of some of the new names - I've somehow not managed to see too much club rugby this season. 

Thought Dan Cole had retired years ago.

[mofus77]

Looking forward tot he Six Nations, anything for a distraction for the reds. 

[charlie clown]

16 hours ago, kop205 said:

Thought Dan Cole had retired years ago.

Same here. Was a surprising inclusion to say the least. No idea what his club form has been like. I guess that's why I don't get to choose the squad though.

[Gunga Din]

On 16/01/2023 at 18:43, mofus77 said:

Looking forward tot he Six Nations, anything for a distraction for the reds. 

6 nations ahead of the world cup are always interesting. for once, Ireland look like they're peaking at the right time. Ireland and i think will be the teams to beat.

[Cobs]

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