The Rugby Thread

[Donegal Wolf]

Murray missing on Saturday, big loss, Kearney also missing which is no bad thing Payne is a better full back

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rug...three-changes-for-england-clash-35537299.html

 

[Dinowolf]

England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs; 1 Joe Marler, 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 3 Dan Cole, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 Maro Itoje, 7 James Haskell, 8 Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Tom Wood, 20 Nathan Hughes, 21 Danny Care, 22 Ben Te'o, 23 Jack Nowell.

Two changes, Binny in for Hughes and Watson in for Nowell who both drop to the bench.

 

[Parkins left foot]

England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs; 1 Joe Marler, 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 3 Dan Cole, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 Maro Itoje, 7 James Haskell, 8 Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Tom Wood, 20 Nathan Hughes, 21 Danny Care, 22 Ben Te'o, 23 Jack Nowell.

Two changes, Binny in for Hughes and Watson in for Nowell who both drop to the bench.

Hughes unlucky, thought he did well in the bit of the Scotland match I watched. Not surprised that Vunipola is brought back in though

 

[Dinowolf]

So final week of 6N 2017.

England are already champions but need to beat Ireland to win the 6N Grand Slam, the Millennium Trophy, the Triple Crown, and the World Record for consecutive tier-1 Test wins.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Wales need to beat France and for England to win against Ireland to be in the top four seeds for the world cup draw.

 

[darlowolf64]

Wales need to beat France and for England to win against Ireland to be in the top four seeds for the world cup draw.

Cheering England on eh Paddy....that's gotta hurt

 

[Paul]

Cheering England on eh Paddy....that's gotta hurt

I'd pay money to see that

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Shall we say it doesn't exactly feel natural!!! :icon_lol:

 

[Paul]

Bloody foreigners, coming over here taking our support

ps. Italy having a mare this afternoon.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Italy are abominable this season. I really think we might have to look at relegation. I would expect Georgia to beat them, and Romania would probably run them close.

 

[Paul]

I've never been to the Stade De France, wouldn't mind witnessing La Marseillaise there

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Agreed - pretty rousing stadium. Normally there would be a much larger Welsh contingent as well but I guess the problems mean plenty can't get there.

France absolutely deservedly ahead. Wales haven't turned up at all yet.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Wayne Barnes is a fucking shite referee.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Wales need to beat France and for England to win against Ireland to be in the top four seeds for the world cup draw.

Cheering for France today more chance of them doing the business then us

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I wouldn't worry at all mate. We haven't turned up at all so I can't see any way we are going to win, let alone get a bonus point.

 

[darlowolf64]

Wayne Barnes is a $#@!ing $#@!e referee.

I'm seriously wondering if he is doing this deliberately...Some strange decisions

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That could easily have been a penalty try there. Just about to score. Saying that, it looked accidental.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Wayne Barnes is a fucking shite referee.

Yep

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Actually, I think a yellow is fucking harsh there. Penalty try maybe but I think yellow card when a) intent looks hard to prove, and b) North might have overrun so a try wasn't a total certainty is really poor by Barnes and the TMO there.

 

[Paul]

That could easily have been a penalty try there. Just about to score. Saying that, it looked accidental.

About as accidental as the Welsh one was 10 minutes earlier