Official United Rugby Championship thread

[topofthemoon]

[OomStruisbaai]

Thanks for this.

[fishfoodie]

Connacht with a few winnable fixtures to close out the regular season, but they need to keep in the hunt before them to get into the Champions again next season.

It takes multiple years of participation & building a squad before you can reasonably expect to progress, & the extra money from these fixtures comes in very useful, & I know players want to play at the highest level, & if they have a choice of going to a club in the Champions Cup, versus one isn't, they'd prefer the one that puts them in the shop window for International duty !

[OomStruisbaai]

Important to win the home games. The next three (Leinster/Ulster/Embra) for the Stormers will be vital. They are all above them on the log.

[Chilli]

What are our thoughts on the $harks / Lions game on Saturday?

It is in Deben and the weather seems to be hot and humid.

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.

The Lions are playing a nice and expansive style, will they be able to keep it up in Deben?

Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

It is a lank important game for both teams.

[OomStruisbaai]

Sharks will klap them by plenty.

[Chilli2]

Sharks will klap them by plenty.

Both teams are unbeaten this year.

[assfly]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

[LoveOfTheGame]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

Many long hours working in hot kitchens, I think.

[OomStruisbaai]

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Francois Venter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 6 James Venter, 5 Gebrandt Grobler, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Joel Hintz, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 George Cronje, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg

Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith.
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Reinhard Nothnager, 20 Hanru Sirgel, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Rynhardt Jonker.


Date: Saturday, January 6
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Referees: Morne Ferreira
Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni & Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Quinton Immelman

[Chilli2]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

9 Springboks vs 0 Springboks
For one.

Am I wrong or are you just being "funny"?

[Chilli2]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

Many long hours working in hot kitchens, I think.

Classy.

[Sandstorm]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

9 Springboks vs 0 Springboks
For one.

Am I wrong or are you just being "funny"?

You ask questions rather than give your thoughts/opinions/conclusions.

[LoveOfTheGame]

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

Many long hours working in hot kitchens, I think.

Classy.

Don't be so cranky Cheffy, just pulling your leg man.

[Biffer]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

Meth

[Chilli2]

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

9 Springboks vs 0 Springboks
For one.

Am I wrong or are you just being "funny"?

You ask questions rather than give your thoughts/opinions/conclusions.

My thoughts / opinions/ conclusions are that the $harks are massively underachieving with their star studded squad and All Black coach.

Whereas the Lions are doing ok, considering their players and coach.

The result of this match should be a forgone conclusion.

[Chilli2]

On paper, it should be the $harks by 20, but the Lions have been playing well.
Will the $harks juggernaut crush them?

How do you arrive at these conclusions?

Meth

And lots of it.

[Chilli]

Many long hours working in hot kitchens, I think.

Classy.

Don't be so cranky Cheffy, just pulling your leg man.

Were your 2 front teeth in or out when you wrote this?

[LoveOfTheGame]

Classy.

Don't be so cranky Cheffy, just pulling your leg man.

Were your 2 front teeth in or out when you wrote this?

I only take them out when I visit your wife.

[Chilli]

Don't be so cranky Cheffy, just pulling your leg man.

Were your 2 front teeth in or out when you wrote this?

I only take them out when I visit your wife.

So Luke is cheating on me, with you? He is such a slut.

[assfly]

9 Springboks vs 0 Springboks
For one.

Am I wrong or are you just being "funny"?

9 Springboks is pushing it. In our starting lineup for tomorrow, only 2 are first-choice starters (Ox and Eben).

You're also ignoring the log. The $harks are bottom of the log with 9 points, the Lions are 12th on 19 points.

The $harks have won 1 game from 8, yet every week we have to go through this "Bok laden $harks are favourites" schtick from all corners. It's just tiresome.

[OomStruisbaai]

The Sharks will eat the Lions for breakfast.

[PornDog]

Why are there no other games on this weekend? Seems very odd to have a down weekend free form all rugby.

[Chilli2]

The Sharks will eat the Lions for breakfast.

Oom, I am told that we are wrong about this.

The cash strapped $harks with only 6 RWC winning Springboks and 3 regular Springboks in their team stand no chance of beating the Lions who are filled with proper superstars.
Just look at the log. The high flying Lions are way above them on the log, having beaten so many more teams, while rhe $harks are cellar dwellers at the bottom of the log.
The $harks coaching staff are also inferior to Cash and Ricardo.
Home ground advantage also counts against the $harks.


Honestly I believe that the Lions will poes klap the $harks by 30 or 40 points.

[OomStruisbaai]

Why are there no other games on this weekend? Seems very odd to have a down weekend free form all rugby.

You need reconditioning for the 6 Nations

[OomStruisbaai]

The Sharks will eat the Lions for breakfast.

Oom, I am told that we are wrong about this.

The cash strapped $harks with only 6 RWC winning Springboks and 3 regular Springboks in their team stand no chance of beating the Lions who are filled with proper superstars.
Just look at the log. The high flying Lions are way above them on the log, having beaten so many more teams, while rhe $harks are cellar dwellers at the bottom of the log.
The $harks coaching staff are also inferior to Cash and Ricardo.
Home ground advantage also counts against the $harks.


Honestly I believe that the Lions will poes klap the $harks by 30 or 40 points.

Sadly Sards is on awol, when the Stormers beat the Lions at home he claimed they are easy beats.

Ox disappeared aswell, flying the Sharks flag. So I take it on me. The Sharks by plus 20.

[_Os_]

Sadly Sards is on awol, when the Stormers beat the Lions at home he claimed they are easy beats.

Ox disappeared aswell, flying the Sharks flag. So I take it on me. The Sharks by plus 20.

I immediately decided to refuse to accept the result of the Stomp match, I cannot be a bad loser because we did not lose.

[_Os_]

Looking forward to defeating the Vaalies and restoring New Years after the Stomp match. Used to be lots of kyk daars around Durbs this time of year, kyk daar is what they said marvelling at Durbs as they wondered around, so kyk daar is what we called them.

[OomStruisbaai]

Looking forward to defeating the Vaalies and restoring New Years after the Stomp match. Used to be lots of kyk daars around Durbs this time of year, kyk daar is what they said marvelling at Durbs as they wondered around, so kyk daar is what we called them.

Kyk Weer?

[OomStruisbaai]

3 all.

[OomStruisbaai]

Lions has never won a URC match vs the Sharks

[OomStruisbaai]

Mapimpi score the first try.

[TheNatalShark]

Plucky performance so far from the underdogs.

Might be able to rustle up a rare annual win if the Lions don't turn it on.

[TheNatalShark]

Lions prop saved from the high hit with his fat absorbing so much of the force.

[OomStruisbaai]

Sharks open the gap,

[OomStruisbaai]

HT 18-3.

[Chilli2]

Plucky performance so far from the underdogs.

Might be able to rustle up a rare annual win if the Lions don't turn it on.

Wrong login Assfly

[Slick]

Mad that the Sharks 6 didn’t get a card there. 3 pens in a row

[Slick]

Also good of the ref to let the Lions 3 get away with continual high tackles. Presumably on the basis his stomach is so massive he can’t bend

[TheNatalShark]

It's obviously not the only thing, but the Sharks scrum has gone to pot this season.