Babbling 'brook

God rugby has some really stupid rules. France score a try with a second on the clock and opt to skip the conversion and take the restart but because it wasn’t the captain who told the referee they wanted the restart it wasn’t allowed - the captain couldn’t tell the referee because he was on the gr...

Yeah, its a good watch alright!

artaneboy wrote: ↑April 7th, 2024, 10:33 amPrivate Fraser stuff.

Private Fraser was played by noted Scottish actor, John Laurie, who made his movie debut in 1929 in Alfred Hitchcock's first talkie, the film version of "Juno and the Paycock" by Sean O'Casey where he played Johnny Boyle.

I can see us winning or losing the URC if we win or lose next weekend

Sometimes you're really looking forward to a chipper takeaway. Fresh cod and chips with a cheeky batter sausage perhaps. You sit down to eat it and it looks good, smells great, but halfway though eating it you realise you're not really enjoying it. Maybe it's a bit too greasy, or the chips aren't as...

Great scrummage effort from Big Mike there, really fought for the second shove

Jaysus there's 20-odd lads out there who've forgotten how to play rugby in the last few minutes!

blaker wrote: ↑April 6th, 2024, 8:29 pm Ref doing his level best to make this unwatchable

In fairness, all four props are giving a masterclass in acting the maggot.

Like the majestic Giraffe, there is no sight more enthralling than a second row at full gallop

A Jalibert-less Bordeaux went through a Farrell-less Saracens for a shortcut,

If anyone knows how to stop Bielle-Biarry or Penaud, put your answers on the back of the postage stamp they can step you in

Snyman (illness) and Shane Daly (unspecified ouchie) out for Munster, O'Brien and Aherne in. Shane McCarthy and JOD to the bench

It's Mr Tickle actually.

(and btw, TKB is entitled to do that as long as he doesn't return)

Get the excuses in early lads, just in case.

It is entirely impossible to predict a Manie Libbok kick, any part of the pitch, any distance, any conditions, any time of the match, he is equally likely to pop it over or push it a mile wide.

Manny Libbock does what Manny Libbock does, and La Rochelle go through

I see Glasgow’s online fans are whinging about the referee again. Is it may imagination or is this the default reaction for Scottish teams now? Including the national team, I mean They’re approaching Saffer levels of paranoia and bad sportsmanship Its not just them Glasgow getting whistled off the ...

riocard911 wrote: ↑April 5th, 2024, 5:40 pm John Ryan's three match ban was upheld. That means Archer has to play the full 80 mins or, if he has to go off, be replaced by starting number one Jeremy Loughman, who in turn would be replaced by academy loosehead Mark Donnelly.

they will have a replacement tight head on the bench.

I think both Harry and Ross are fine players and I don't really have a preference for one over the other. But, and lets be honest here, are we not arguing over what our favourite shade of magnolia is? It's not as if we're arguing the difference between two entirely different but equally brilliant pl...

riocard911 wrote: ↑April 5th, 2024, 12:47 pm How tf is he supposed to reach the heights he promises to achieve, if he can't rack up the playing minutes and gain the on-field experience he needs? A

By being sufficiently better than the other options at outhalf so that the coach can't leave him out.

We've won only one out of the last seven competitions we've entered. Munster and a sweater factory works team have won trophies more recently than we have