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Post by zephro on Apr 20, 2024 17:45:17 GMT
What a result! First win away in Italy since 1999.
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Post by Ulythium on Apr 22, 2024 10:38:12 GMT
Bristol beat Newcastle 85-14 yesterday.
Newcastle's record for the season: played 15, lost 15, with a points difference of -306.
They have five points overall, with Gloucester (the club that's right above them in the table) on 27.
Their last three games are against Sale, Bath, and Gloucester - hard to see them winning any of these.
There's no relegation this year, so they'll just have to go again for the 2024-25 season.
What a shitty situation.
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Post by zephro on Apr 27, 2024 14:25:37 GMT
Well this is unpleasantly tight.
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Post by LegendaryApe on Apr 27, 2024 15:14:45 GMT
Well this is unpleasantly tight. ... |
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Post by zephro on Apr 27, 2024 15:27:03 GMT
Fuck's sake I think they forgot that kicking a draw would have guaranteed third place there. Fucking doing a Scotland. Fuck.
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Post by Ulythium on Apr 27, 2024 16:14:22 GMT
Not to belabour a point I've already made on umpteen prior occasions, but Karl Dickson's incompetence is nothing short of staggering. Let me set the scene: Quins vs. Saints, being played at Twickenham, close to the end of the Premiership season. It's not a full house - the top tier of the stadium is shut - but otherwise, it's a high turnout for what's supposed to be a showcase of top-flight English rugby. The powers that be, for reasons known only to them, appoint Dickson to referee the game. Not only is he the worst referee in the league by a handful of light-years, he's also a former Quins player. During the first half, Danny Care is sent to the sin bin for a high tackle on Courtney Lawes - a fair cop, no arguments to be had. In the second half, Care flops over the top of a ruck (playing Alex Mitchell, the Saints 9, in the process), and Dickson's hand immediately goes to his pocket...
... Before being retracted with an equal amount of haste. He went to card the offending player, realised it was his old teammate Care (who'd have to be sent off for receiving two yellows in the same game), and totally fucking bottled it.
Cue several replays and discussions with the TMO, in which Dickson desperately tries to justify keeping Care on the field, and succeeds in so doing.
Quins hastily bring on Will Porter for Care (who leaves the field smirking), and Quins avoid being down to 14 for the rest of the game... Which they go on to win, with Porter scoring two tries to help them over the finish line.
The posters on the Saints board are furious, and I don't blame them.
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Post by Danno on Apr 27, 2024 17:03:35 GMT
He's a fucking disgrace
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Post by alastair on Apr 27, 2024 17:16:17 GMT
Fra v England - it's a cracking game!
France not giving up...
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Post by Danno on Apr 29, 2024 15:00:41 GMT
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Post by Ulythium on May 4, 2024 17:28:35 GMT
A good result for Gloucester against Benetton earlier on - hopefully it'll help to save Skivington's job, as I've always liked him. Meanwhile, things are going about as poorly as you'd expect for Saints against Ireland Leinster, with Manbun having scored two tries already.
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Post by Danno on May 4, 2024 21:38:13 GMT
Lastly, I sort of dread to think about how Quins will fare against Toulouse tomorrow! It could get ugly. Not to get too technical, but that is going to be A FUCKING SHOEING. |
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Post by Ulythium on May 5, 2024 16:22:00 GMT
After a poor first half, Quins really took the game to Toulouse, and could have won it in the end; however, poor discipline (especially from Walker and Marler) saw the chance slip away.
Kudos to both Quins and Northampton for going down swinging, though - Toulouse and Leinster are incredible teams, to be sure, but the English sides both put in good showings.
They can't compete in terms of sheer star power, though, and it showed. That's the unavoidable impact of the salary cap (unavoidable unless you're Saracens, in which case you just cheat and ignore the bloody thing).
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Post by Danno on May 6, 2024 0:18:56 GMT
Result aside, Finn Baxter and Chandler Cunningham-South were immense. Murley too.
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Post by Ulythium on May 7, 2024 20:16:26 GMT
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Post by Danno on May 7, 2024 21:09:03 GMT
Suddenly that statement of a month or so ago feels a lot more cynical
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Post by Ulythium on May 7, 2024 21:12:58 GMT
Totally agree - in hindsight, it looks like an attempt at preemptive damage limitation.
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Post by elstoof on May 7, 2024 21:27:17 GMT
He’s turned into 8 Ace
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Post by elstoof on May 7, 2024 21:29:41 GMT
kivking your pregnant wife and kids out the house so you can move your girlfriend in, cunt deserves whatever he gets
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Post by Ulythium on May 11, 2024 14:53:18 GMT
Northampton vs. Gloucester has been brutal to watch - 40-0 to Saints at half-time.
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Post by Ulythium on May 11, 2024 15:53:08 GMT
90-0 in the end. Simply dismal from Gloucester.
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Post by Ulythium on May 18, 2024 16:29:14 GMT
The Premiership season has now concluded.
Northampton, Bath, Sale, and Saracens will contest the play-offs in two weeks' time; of the other six clubs, three (Bristol, Harlequins, and Exeter) can count themselves a bit unlucky, while three (Leicester, Gloucester, and Newcastle) can try to put a dismal season out of their minds ASAP.
Re the play-offs, I don't mind who wins as long as it isn't Saracens! A Bath vs. Saints final would be nice.
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Post by Danno on May 18, 2024 17:35:51 GMT
Ehhh Quins have been their own worst enemy at times, can't complain about being in with a shout on the last day. Need a defence coach prrrronto and someone to fill Andre's size 20s if we're going to compete next season.
Anyway, anyone but fucking Saracens for the trophy please.
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Post by Ulythium on May 19, 2024 21:50:33 GMT
Christian Day was very good on comms for the Tigers vs. Chiefs game.
I'd be glad to see him turn up more often - better than some of the regulars (Dallaglio, Flatman), and certainly a superior option to Andy Goode when it comes to occasional colour commentators (although that's not saying much).
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Post by Danno on May 25, 2024 13:24:06 GMT
Champions Cup final on ITV4 now. Allez Toulouse
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Post by Resident Knievel on May 25, 2024 15:14:39 GMT
Real cagey this
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Post by Danno on May 25, 2024 15:26:14 GMT
Cagey, and shit
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Post by Danno on May 25, 2024 15:28:47 GMT
Godammit
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Post by Resident Knievel on May 25, 2024 15:46:26 GMT
The quality has been low but I've still found the match enjoyable. Feels like most the players are on the verge of an anxiety attack.
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Post by Danno on May 25, 2024 15:54:53 GMT
Vrooooooom
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Post by Ulythium on May 25, 2024 16:43:24 GMT
That was a weird-ass game - 80 minutes of cagey, turgid rugby, followed by 20(+) minutes of high drama.
More exciting for a neutral than last night's Challenge Cup final, I'd say.
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