The Rugby Thread

[redinblack]

Wales up against it now but here's hoping. The Boks are brutal, you might beat them but they make you pay. But Wales aren't out of it.

[TD_LFC]

First wave of the younger generation of rugby players

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62194385

 

Wales' Grand Slam-winning captain Ryan Jones has revealed he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia.

[sir roger]

20 hours ago, sir roger said:

Fair chance of Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland all winning series in the SH. Can't imagine that has ever happened before ?

Ooops

[Gnasher]

Aww no, Wales, Barbarian and British Lion Rugby player Eddie Butler dead. 

 

 

 

Here he is paying a wonderful little tribute to the legendary Phil Bennett who passed away earlier this year. 

 

R.I.P. Eddie.

 

 

 

 

[Creator Supreme]

11 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Aww no, Wales, Barbarian and British Lion Rugby player Eddie Butler dead. 

 

 

 

Here he is paying a wonderful little tribute to the legendary Phil Bennett who passed away earlier this year. 

 

R.I.P. Eddie.

 

 

 

 

So sad they're both gone, and what a lovely tribute to Phil Bennett that was, amazing player!

[Gnasher]

 

 

 

 

 

[Gnasher]

This past Lions ad has to be one of the greatest promo's of all time, of any sport.

 

 

 

 

[lifetime fan]

Aiden is playing in an U11’s rugby festival at Crediton today. 
 

Unplanned and unknown to anyone, including the organisers, this guy turned up to watch. 
 

He’s spent over 2 hours signing autographs, having selfies taken with all the coaches, kids, parents and when asked said of course he’s award the trophies and medals to all the teams. 
 

 

[Creator Supreme]

1 minute ago, lifetime fan said:

Aiden is playing in an U11’s rugby festival at Crediton today. 
 

Unplanned and unknown to anyone, including the organisers, this guy turned up to watch. 
 

He’s spent over 2 hours signing autographs, having selfies taken with all the coaches, kids, parents and when asked said of course he’s award the trophies and medals to all the teams. 
 

 

I know it's FF on the GF, but he's also a Red!

[lifetime fan]

He’s a top bloke. 
 

Claire was waitressing a dinner in Oz after the World Cup and hit him across the head with a bottle of wine. 
 

Aiden grassed her up and he said he remembered it. It’s made her day.  I’m sure he hasn’t a fucking clue but it’s a lively thing to pretend he does. 

[Creator Supreme]

Yeah, he comes across as a decent egg (chaser).

 

Read his biography a while back, decent read.

[lifetime fan]

2 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

Yeah, he comes across as a decent egg (chaser).

 

Read his biography a while back, decent read.

He came across really well on Carra’s podcast too. 

[lifetime fan]

Watched the Steve Thompson documentary last night, Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me. 
 

Fucking brutal viewing. Absolutely devastating to watch a guy the same age as you not even able to remember his own children's names. 
 

The reaction and complete lack of action from the IRB, RFU and clubs is equally as predictable and infuriating. 

[Pidge]

Come on Leinster. Batter these. You've been allowed to play at home every week for the last six months don't fuck it up.

[Pidge]

They're trying their hardest.

[Bjornebye]

Fuck sake Leinster 

[Pidge]

Should have looked at that grounding imo

[Pidge]

That's a red and probably game. Stupid attempt at a clearout.

[Bjornebye]

Ridiculous. When there was a glimmer of hope. 

[Creator Supreme]

3 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Fuck sake Leinster 

I'll second that, only just seen the result, fucks sake!

[Pidge]

Get in, Munster!

 

Would've like to have watched that.

[sir roger]

I know it was only a warmup game and a lot of starters were missing, but England look terrible under Borthwick.

Lucky they got a group that should be a gimme to get through, but they'll be gone in the last 8.

[Pidge]

Slade out so we can shoe-horn Farrell in at centre and the country can stand shocked when Tuilagi and Vunipola suffer muscular issues once the competition starts... 36 year olds Dan Cole and Danny Care (and Ben Youngs as part of a 3 SC lineup...). 

 

Same old, same old. Jobs for the boys.

[lifetime fan]

1 hour ago, Pidge said:

Slade out so we can shoe-horn Farrell in at centre and the country can stand shocked when Tuilagi and Vunipola suffer muscular issues once the competition starts... 36 year olds Dan Cole and Danny Care (and Ben Youngs as part of a 3 SC lineup...). 

 

Same old, same old. Jobs for the boys.

Borthwick was a terrible appointment. Crap, boring, uninventive rugby that’s easy to defend against.  
 

Said to the missus straight away he’ll go after a terrible World Cup. 
 

The biggest challenge is getting rid of the boring old farts at the RFU. 

[Pidge]

2 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Borthwick was a terrible appointment. Crap, boring, uninventive rugby that’s easy to defend against.  
 

Said to the missus straight away he’ll go after a terrible World Cup. 
 

The biggest challenge is getting rid of the boring old farts at the RFU. 

Definitely. 

 

It's like they told him when they hired him that Eddie Jones wasn't being Eddie Jones enough. No game plan other than run around and hit things.