Rugby - The Lull After The Storm

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Originally posted by Havak
A terrific line - undermined only by the fact Welford Road observes silence for all kicks at the sticks.

This means two things: firstly that I would never be so rude as to speak as a kicker was lining up, and secondly that knowing a kick was imminent I would already be at the bar under the stand by the time boot was heading for ball.

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I turned on FoxSports this afternoon to discover they've finally caught up with the Heineken Cup. They were showing a double-header from, I think, the first round. The second match was Edinburgh -v- Toulouse.

Crikey, Tamerlin! I didn't see Mam'zelle Labit on the field, so you can't even blame her! OTOH, I now know why you don't go to away matches.

[Havak]

And for our away game in Ulster on Sunday the referee is...Joel Jutge.

He plagues us in Europe - we just can't get away from him.

[ravagon]

Now that's a shame.

Here's an idea ... why don't we start the betting competition up again gambling on the fortunes of everybody's 'favourite' English team?


On-topic, There's a rather nasty rumour going around that a couple of the Samoan RWC squad players have been lured to English RL clubs. I had an article somewhere but I've lost it.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
I turned on FoxSports this afternoon to discover they've finally caught up with the Heineken Cup. They were showing a double-header from, I think, the first round. The second match was Edinburgh -v- Toulouse.

An awful performance from the Stade Toulousain...

Crikey, Tamerlin! I didn't see Mam'zelle Labit on the field, so you can't even blame her! OTOH, I now know why you don't go to away matches.

As far as I remember Christian ( ) played in this game but you have not recognized him because he had black hairs again (its original color).

This game was really disappointing because the Stade Toulousain had largely the means to win this game. They didn't play...

[Havak]

Sadly that is true - Samoa internationals Maurie Fa'asavalu and Dom Feaunati have switched codes from rugby union to league by signing for Super League side St Helens.

But remember - there are always exceptions to the prevailing trends in life.

I wouldn't start that betting pool on Tigers - the problem is we are such a huge club with such talent that eventually things will click again - and I would just hate to see you lose all your money because of that.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by Havak
And for our away game in Ulster on Sunday the referee is...Joel Jutge.

Condolences...

[Havak]

Thanks Tamerlin.

It's a hard place to play at the best of times.

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Originally posted by Tamerlin
An awful performance from the Stade Toulousain...

Incompetent, I'd've called it. They kept coughing up the ball.

As far as I remember Christian ( ) played in this game but you have not recognized him because he had black hairs again (its original color).

Oh, okay. I was looking for her frock and didn't see it either.

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Originally posted by Havak
I wouldn't start that betting pool on Tigers - the problem is we are such a huge club with such talent that eventually things will click again - and I would just hate to see you lose all your money because of that.

By which time you'll have actually paid for a shout, Tamerlin will actually have a job, ravagon will actually have woken up that Western Australia is the closest thing in the SH to the Netherlands in terms of boredom and should be flooded just as the Netherlands should be, L DiCesares will actually have passed a ball to his club president, and I'll actually have had a kind word to say about VD.

In other words ... in your dreams, bub.

[Havak]

That's by far the longest definition of "Sunday" I have ever seen Finbar.

[Tamerlin]

Latest news from the Tournament Front:

- Richard Hill (Saracens) should miss the beginning of the Tournament (thanks to mister Flavell).
- Julian White (Leicester) will probably not play the whole competition.
- Jonny Wilkinson could start playing again this week and should thus play the Tournament.

- Fabien Pelous (Stade Toulousain) should miss the Tournament, or at the very least the first games.

Another very bad news for the French team, Dimitri Yachvili still seems to be considered as the lead Half-Scrum of the French XV...

By the way, I think the bets should be limited to the international games...

[Havak]

Martin Johnson fully fit after getting his back hurt against the McCrae mobsters last weekend.

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Who cares?

[flipside]

ummm..., well, hello!
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