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Prop watch

Starting EQPs this week:
Loosehead - Haffar, Obano, Crean, Baxter, Brantingham, Harrison, Woolmore
Tighthead - Davison, Stuart, Heyes, Judge, Balmain, Collier, Schonert, Sinckler
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sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:59 am
SaintK wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:36 am Good on him! Been playing well for them this season
Former England full-back Mike Brown has agreed a new deal with Leicester Tigers to run "beyond the 2023-24 season".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67891281
He's surely the oldest outside back to have played Premiership rugby in the pro era at this point?

And yet he looks like he could keep going for a while yet.
He's also doubled the number of clubs whose fans don't think he's an aggressive maniac.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:09 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:59 am
SaintK wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:36 am Good on him! Been playing well for them this season

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67891281
He's surely the oldest outside back to have played Premiership rugby in the pro era at this point?

And yet he looks like he could keep going for a while yet.
He's also doubled the number of clubs whose fans don't think he's an aggressive maniac.
Come now, surely Quins and Tigers fans still think he's an aggressive maniac? They've just come around to it being a good thing.
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Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:57 pm Faz Jr has signed for Racing according to Midol.

Nice reunion for Henry

Good on him if he has!!!
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sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:33 pm Racing denying it

https://www.racing92.fr/article/communi ... rell/33439
Yep, Denying he's signed. Not denying talks etc. I think this is happening, but we'll see.

Mail journos seem to be corroborating and suggesting it's likely.
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Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:57 pm Faz Jr has signed for Racing according to Midol.

Nice reunion for Henry

We can but hope...
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geordie_6 wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:41 pm
Margin__Walker wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:57 pm Faz Jr has signed for Racing according to Midol.

Nice reunion for Henry

We can but hope...
The hiatus from international rugby now makes sense, never believed the bullshit reason given originally
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Sale shit the bed against Brizzle, Brazil will be incandescant
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ASMO wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:40 pm Sale shit the bed against Brizzle, Brazil will be incandescant
Fuck you man

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Picking up Marmion was a good bit of business by Lam. He obviously knows how Lam wants to play, he's a nippy SH & at 31 he still has at least 3-4 years in him yet, & I doubt he's on big money.
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Big game kicking off at Welford Road in both clubs’ seasons
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:01 pm Big game kicking off at Welford Road in both clubs’ seasons
Lovely pass from Farrell for that try.
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Saints with a nightmare opening quarter down at Sandy Park. 19 - 0 to Chiefs.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:22 pm Saints with a nightmare opening quarter down at Sandy Park. 19 - 0 to Chiefs.
That finish from the exeter winger was very good.
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Farrell having a stormer.....for Leicester
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Superb try off first phase from Sarries, in just about our only attack thus far
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:22 pm Saints with a nightmare opening quarter down at Sandy Park. 19 - 0 to Chiefs.
Dreadful from Saints not been in the Chiefs half yet
Don’t really understand all the squad rotation by Saints for this one
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Bonus point try for Chiefs
Point a minute
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Bit of sustained pressure from Saints finally. Could definitely do with at least a second try before half time.
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ASMO wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:24 pm Farrell having a stormer.....for Leicester
Interesting watching Farrells tackling. He never gets low.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:36 pm Bit of sustained pressure from Saints finally. Could definitely do with at least a second try before half time.
And so it proves! 2 in 2 minutes for Saints. The sort of score rate you need if you're going to claw back from 26 - 0
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petej wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:36 pm
ASMO wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:24 pm Farrell having a stormer.....for Leicester
Interesting watching Farrells tackling. He never gets low.
:eek:

You mean tackle school didn't reform a 30-something seasoned pro's consistently risky technique? I'm shocked.
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Genuinely quite interesting touchline interview with Jamie George there. Leicester on top atm
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Don't think Kelly got it.
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Superb defence from Daly
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Good half of rugby. Welford Road going full Irish on the booing front despite there being nothing particularly controversial a rare lowlight
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:48 pm Good half of rugby. Welford Road going full Irish on the booing front despite there being nothing particularly controversial a rare lowlight
It's been a really good contest so far. Leicester's power started to tale hold of the game in the 2nd 1/4 - if it comes down to an arm wrestle, Sarries will be up against it , especially at scrum time - they need to open it up a bit - they've looked dangerous when they've had attacking ball.
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:48 pm Good half of rugby. Welford Road going full Irish on the booing front despite there being nothing particularly controversial a rare lowlight
Any crowd will boo Saracens like they would boo a drug cheat, A key difference being the drug cheat doesn't tend to keep their gold medals.

While not quite as filth as Chelski, Man City and Newcastle United I have very little tolerance of this type of shit in sport. I feel sorry that it contaminates McCall's achievements as a coach because he is excellent.

EDIT i would rather still have London Irish and Worcester.
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petej wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:53 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:48 pm Good half of rugby. Welford Road going full Irish on the booing front despite there being nothing particularly controversial a rare lowlight
Any crowd will boo Saracens like they would boo a drug cheat, A key difference being the drug cheat doesn't tend to keep their gold medals.

While not quite as filth as Chelski, Man City and Newcastle United I have very little tolerance of this type of shit in sport. I feel sorry that it contaminates McCall's achievements as a coach because he is excellent.

EDIT i would rather still have London Irish and Worcester.
This makes honestly no sense given they are quite clearly booing the ref
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Tigers wasteful though Sarries are spoiling well around the breakdown.
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Been a while since Chiefs scored and Saints continue to close the gap.

Edit - as I type Mitchell sets up Saints' 4th try. If Smith knocks over the conversion, Saints take the lead for the first time in the match.
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Sarries clinging on - combination of desperate defence, poor handling and Ben Youngs
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:23 pm Sarries clinging on - combination of desperate defence, poor handling and Ben Youngs
Tigers even made that hard for themselves.
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Not quite sure why Tigers just took off both their props.

EDIT: Feel like i'm watching the wrong game.
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Sleightholme with his hat trick score shortly after Exeter have one chalked off.

No doubt Baxter will be asking his charges on Monday morning how it was they let such a commanding lead get whittled away.
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Exeter into the lead. Couple of dodgy looking offloads in the build up, mind...
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Too many errors from Tigers. Game not over due to poor execution. I think Chessum has been Tigers best player.
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Sarries props are just utter gash and Farrell has been dire.
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Last gasp score for Saints to take it. Prime Super rugby basketball type scoreline, fun match.
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