Official Rugby Thread

[ripper868]

Well well, botched kick off catch and suddenly France with some work to do.

Oh that's a horror conversion for M.Smith.

 

[Ali TT]

****ing terrible kick by Smith ruins a great try and England still train

 

[ripper868]

France are just so good to watch tbh - the little loops and pop passes when executed well are joyful.

 

[ripper868]

Just heard comms say Penaud is 1 try short of equaling Serge Blanco.

Blanco played 93 tests. Penaud is at 53. Decent going.

 

[Ali TT]

France are just so good to watch tbh - the little loops and pop passes when executed well are joyful.

England will probably lose this match while playing a good test match of rugby. Possibly by more points than Wales did earlier, who apparently were terrible.

 

[Ali TT]

If only Marcus Smith could kick

 

[ripper868]

Surely even he can't miss this one.

 

[ripper868]

Great finish to the game (pending kick off)

Smart to give it to F. Smith to knock it over.

 

[Ali TT]

Surely even he can't miss this one.

Not given the chance

 

[Aidan11]

What a match.

 

[weeman27bob]

Napoleon Bonaparte, Albert Camus, Louis XIV, your boys took one hell of a Smithing

 

[Molehill]

Cracking game if a little littered by errors. But nice to win a close one for a change. The late bonus point in Dublin now gives them half a chance for the title, if Ireland drop points somewhere.

Also worth noting the U20’s gave France a thrashing last night. Feels like there’s some decent young talent coming through.

 

[Ali TT]

What a match.

Was a bit of a classic.

 

[Boy_Blunder]

Superb game of Rugby that.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Congrats England. Good rugby.

Interesting that Dupont (the so called GOAT?????!!!) missed the last tackle.

Hopefully the Scots can beat Ireland.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Just heard comms say Penaud is 1 try short of equaling Serge Blanco.

Blanco played 93 tests. Penaud is at 53. Decent going.

The trouble for Blanco is that Sella (best NH back I've ever seen and 13 in my World XV*) would've scored a few without needing to pass to Serge.

* Need to watch some more coverage of Gerber though to be sure

 

[weeman27bob]

Congrats England. Good rugby.

Interesting that Dupont (the so called GOAT?????!!!) missed the last tackle.

Hopefully the Scots can beat Ireland.

Bradman famously never got out for a duck, but yes, definitely a bad game from Dupont.

Scotland beating Ireland would really put the championship up for grabs

 

[Ali TT]

Murrayfield singing Flower of Scotland when the band stops is still great.

Not helping their side much right now though

 

[Ali TT]

Lol Scotland lucky there to only concede a yellow and a penalty.

 

[ripper868]

Think Scotland got stiffed being penalised on that kick off, but Ireland looking a class above across the park.

Nasty looking headclash that for Russel and Graham, Graham looked out before he hit the ground.