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Just got home and missed the whole thing. Good match?
I don't even understand how that's possible, at the moment France could field four teams that should only be under dogs against the top 3 teams. All the U20 World Cup winners play in Top 14 and they are all good to very good.@JPRouve feeling very jealous of your young team with tonnes of potential right now.
Few debatable ones perhapsConnor Murray
Absolute joke that. Bismarck has no place in that team either.Connor Murray
Dementia in your 40s and can't even remember the big matches you played in.Steve Thompson and others are to sue for brain damage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55201237
Steve Thompson and others are to sue for brain damage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55201237
It’s pretty grim. A few points. I wonder whether world rugby (if they’re the body being sued) have got robust enough finances at the moment to face a group lawsuit.Dementia in your 40s and can't even remember the big matches you played in.
Ever more doubling down on the rules changes too I'd say.It’s pretty grim. A few points. I wonder whether world rugby (if they’re the body being sued) have got robust enough finances at the moment to face a group lawsuit.
Also, head guards. Surely they become mandatory at some point? Seems a no-brainer (pardon the shocking pun)
For foul play yeah. There’s only so much you can do with the rules though. I caught up with the Aus Arg match and the yellow Hooper got was crazy (shoulder to the head clearing out a player who was jackling). That is so hard to avoid, given the natural body position when jackling for the ball.Ever more doubling down on the rules changes too I'd say.
A Treviso player did a diving elbow to the head of a Connacht player last week while he was on the ground after scoring a try. He only got a yellow card. I'd say the rules have a way to go yet before they're finished.
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And then minutes after I write that, Kolbe scores an absolutely unbelievable try (if it stands).Ulster off to a mighty start against Toulouse in awful conditions. They've just scored a beauty of a try.
Banging game this. Really in the balanceWho is this ref? He just told a Toulouse player to smile
I really didn't expect a match like this when I saw the rain. It's been great.Banging game this. Really in the balance
Both teams have played with the ball in hand instead of booting it away all the time. Plus Toulouse are just great fun to watchI really didn't expect a match like this when I saw the rain. It's been great.
A hard-earned and well-deserved win. Great tries and loads of running even with the amount of box kicking.Both teams have played with the ball in hand instead of booting it away all the time. Plus Toulouse are just great fun to watch
What’s your thoughts on caterpillar rucking? It’s starting to become one of the most irritating facets of the game for meA hard-earned and well-deserved win. Great tries and loads of running even with the amount of box kicking.
Hate it. I was just thinking again how much I hate it during the game.What’s your thoughts on caterpillar rucking? It’s starting to become one of the most irritating facets of the game for me
Agreed. Slows the game down and encourages more kicking.Hate it. I was just thinking again how much I hate it during the game.
There were some really lazy efforts at it from Toulouse in the second half that screamed half-arsed. The sooner it's ruled out of the game the better.
Add "Uuuuiiiise iiiiiiiiit"....5... 6....7....8 and noone ever getting pinged for delaying to my gripe about it too.Agreed. Slows the game down and encourages more kicking.
You can hate him, but it won't make him any less beautifulAm I allowed to hate kolbe @unchanged_lineup?
Destroys us everytime.
What did you think of that stockdale pen when we had a 1 or 2 point lead and got pen right at their line with about 10 left?
Thought it was very soft TBH. The elbow to the throat one.
They cleared their lines and ended up scoring. 14 point swing
Soft? I thought Stockdale was lucky it was just a penAm I allowed to hate kolbe @unchanged_lineup?
Destroys us everytime.
What did you think of that stockdale pen when we had a 1 or 2 point lead and got pen right at their line with about 10 left?
Thought it was very soft TBH. The elbow to the throat one.
They cleared their lines and ended up scoring. 14 point swing
Yeahhhh, I'd agree that he was lucky. I think any time now there's head contact, it's dicey.Soft? I thought Stockdale was lucky it was just a pen
I hadn't even checked what time games are on todayClermont playing the game in a beautiful way