European Champions Cup [Most Improved]
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Oh and he let Parra return after a HIA despite saying he lost consciousness
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Just gave a yellow instead of a red there as well. During the half time rant he was called a sh!t House ref think it was by Mr Niceguy Ugo Monye. Having listened to that half time bit it is hilarious listening to them trying to restrain themselves during the commentary.simonokeeffe wrote:Oh and he let Parra return after a HIA despite saying he lost consciousness
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Trevino lose it with the last kick of the game
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
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England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
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Yeah he ruled a shoulder charge to the side of a players head was to the lower kneck area, would hate to have him for an away gameOTT wrote:Just gave a yellow instead of a red there as well. During the half time rant he was called a sh!t House ref think it was by Mr Niceguy Ugo Monye. Having listened to that half time bit it is hilarious listening to them trying to restrain themselves during the commentary.simonokeeffe wrote:Oh and he let Parra return after a HIA despite saying he lost consciousness
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They woz robbed really. Treviso deserved to win that.Ruckedtobits wrote:Great encounter but Scarlets needed the points from the tee. Toulon could be vulnerable next week in Treviso, they have a lot of old legs and lungs in that Squad
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Mont. vs Exeter absolute cracker.
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Finished 24-27. Deserved win for Exeter. They look a fine side.
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Fine side , fine supporters , fine ground can't wait to go back there again !.cormac wrote:Finished 24-27. Deserved win for Exeter. They look a fine side.
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Vito's one handed catch, reaching behind, at speed. A must see.
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More durty business!blockhead wrote:Vito's one handed catch, reaching behind, at speed. A must see.
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5 pts for Monty at home anyways.Dave Rennie, hinted they may be forced to concentrate on the Pro14 after a second European loss. Rennie said: “We’re clearly not where we want to be and it’s a tough pool as it is, so we will reassess things based on that and where our injuries are at and whether we end up prioritising Pro14 ahead of this comp, we’ll decide that in December.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... ugby-union
The Guardian bemoaning the change from the Heineken to Chumps Cup and excluding the weaker teams. I'd be inclined to say you couldn't write it but here we are.
The Guardian bemoaning the change from the Heineken to Chumps Cup and excluding the weaker teams. I'd be inclined to say you couldn't write it but here we are.
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realistically 5 English teams can still go through to the quartersjimbobjoe wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... ugby-union
The Guardian bemoaning the change from the Heineken to Chumps Cup and excluding the weaker teams. I'd be inclined to say you couldn't write it but here we are.
more realistically it may well only be Saracens and probably also Exter
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Nobody can say they weren't warned but Mick Dawson & Garret Fitzgerald persuaded the IRFU it would all work out in the end. Not likely now.
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Brave new Europe sees ferocity on the field but ruthlessness away from it is putting game in danger, and not just for the Welsh, Scottish or Italians
That sub heading is doing a little more than implying that it would have been ok if it was just for the Welsh, Scots and Italians
That sub heading is doing a little more than implying that it would have been ok if it was just for the Welsh, Scots and Italians
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Hartley, Nathan Hughes and Marler cited.
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Thank f England have an easy Autumnblockhead wrote:Hartley, Nathan Hughes and Marler cited.
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There’s a winless English or French club in 4 out of 5 groups. Saracens and Toulon were nearly beaten
The Champions Cup was always going to be toughest on the Welsh, Scots and Italians but they've worked hard and usually improved over the last few years. Scots and Welsh used a temporary bump in BT sponsorship and invested.
Most English and French clubs used their money to move further away from a sustainable club game and towards a position to attack international rugby; as they were always going to do and started doing almost immediately.
The Champions Cup was always going to be toughest on the Welsh, Scots and Italians but they've worked hard and usually improved over the last few years. Scots and Welsh used a temporary bump in BT sponsorship and invested.
Most English and French clubs used their money to move further away from a sustainable club game and towards a position to attack international rugby; as they were always going to do and started doing almost immediately.
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Hartley citing may save him from being dropped by making himself unavailable: again
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captaincy becomes a big interesting callronk wrote:Hartley citing may save him from being dropped by making himself unavailable: again
Itoje probably prime candidate but if Jones is smart he'll rotate it/pick captain week to week
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