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Slick
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Bordeaux knackered as predicted by everyone but have also completely lost their shape in attack and defence since Jailebert went off
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Shameless buying of a penalty.

Stats update, Sinck ended with 10 passes and six carries in 50 minutes.

Pales in comparison to Thacker, 13/10 (for 23m) and 12 tackles... Mad stuff
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Sweet pass for that try. Earl got run over earlier and was in no man's land there, but I think it was just the quality of the pass that did for him
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:18 pm Shameless buying of a penalty.

Stats update, Sinck ended with 10 passes and six carries in 50 minutes.

Pales in comparison to Thacker, 13/10 (for 23m) and 12 tackles... Mad stuff
Yeah, but Thacker has to do that to make up for his size. If he didn't have the insane workrate and good pace, he'd just not be good enough.

Sinks workrate for a tighthead is absolutely insane.
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Toby Flood just sounds like a guy they've dragged in from the pub.
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:18 pm Shameless buying of a penalty.

Stats update, Sinck ended with 10 passes and six carries in 50 minutes.

Pales in comparison to Thacker, 13/10 (for 23m) and 12 tackles... Mad stuff
I’m not convinced that 10 passes and six carries are the kind of stats you particularly want from your prop!
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Haha, straight to his knees and wins a penalty. Nice work if you can get it.
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How the hell did Earl get away with that???
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Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:26 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:18 pm Shameless buying of a penalty.

Stats update, Sinck ended with 10 passes and six carries in 50 minutes.

Pales in comparison to Thacker, 13/10 (for 23m) and 12 tackles... Mad stuff
I’m not convinced that 10 passes and six carries are the kind of stats you particularly want from your prop!
How many carries do you expect from a tighthead?

Sinckler's point of difference has always been his handling ability to go with being a very strong bloke.
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:27 pm Haha, straight to his knees and wins a penalty. Nice work if you can get it.
We have to put up with Irish refs every week in the Pro14
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is that Olivier Roumat’s boy in the row for Bordeaux? His mum must be a looker, cos he’s nowhere near as ugly as his dad.
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:28 pm
Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:26 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:18 pm Shameless buying of a penalty.

Stats update, Sinck ended with 10 passes and six carries in 50 minutes.

Pales in comparison to Thacker, 13/10 (for 23m) and 12 tackles... Mad stuff
I’m not convinced that 10 passes and six carries are the kind of stats you particularly want from your prop!
How many carries do you expect from a tighthead?

Sinckler's point of difference has always been his handling ability to go with being a very strong bloke.
Not being entirely serious
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:28 pm
Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:26 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:18 pm Shameless buying of a penalty.

Stats update, Sinck ended with 10 passes and six carries in 50 minutes.

Pales in comparison to Thacker, 13/10 (for 23m) and 12 tackles... Mad stuff
I’m not convinced that 10 passes and six carries are the kind of stats you particularly want from your prop!
How many carries do you expect from a tighthead?

Sinckler's point of difference has always been his handling ability to go with being a very strong bloke.
His handling is insane, but for me, half the time I'd say his point of difference is the fact he's still one of the first chasing kicks 60 minutes into internationals :D.
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This has been a very entertaining game. Not sure it's been the most strategic or tactically smart display, but I'm not complaining.
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Some weird stuff from this ref. Like a ref who is doing an U14s match and wants to keep it flowing.
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OK, so the ref evening that up a bit. Nowhere near the ball, then 2 players in contact, so a ruck, then uses his hands. Never a turnover either.

This is laughably poor. Ref is going to give something so he can blow the whistle and let someone win.
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Honestly I'm half hoping for a Ben Botica brain fart here
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That looked forwards from the 9 anyway. Another good call :D.
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Haha he really didn't want to make any sort of call at that scrum or that ruck
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Ali Cadoo
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What’s the craic? Extra-time? Replay?
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Kawazaki
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Roumat looks so like his dad.
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Ali Cadoo
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Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:36 pm Roumat looks so like his dad.
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Masterfully done. Massive carry by Semi, then Malins coming into it from depth and giving a lovely offload, then a brilliant finish
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Just kick the fucking ball you morons
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Lovely hands. Nice to see a team nail their passes so deep into a game.

Must be game over now.
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Bordeaux getting shafted by the referees here.
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Radradra overhyped again
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Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:49 pm Radradra overhyped again


Hold the presses...

Centre passes to fullback!
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Ali Cadoo
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Radrada’s passing has been brilliant all game, such great hands for someone his size.
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Balls, had to help put the washing out. Missed the tries.

Out of interest, did they let the leg injury guy back on?
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I am nowhere near as confident as these guys that his knee was in touch.
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Match winning defence there.

Very entertaining game, that’s me done
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Raggs wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:51 pm Balls, had to help put the washing out. Missed the tries.

Out of interest, did they let the leg injury guy back on?
No
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Saracens get MoM yet again!
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Toga will be happy, Malins gets motm - think it should have gone to someone who was good in the first half though. Radradra or Thacker or Randall for me.
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Fun game. Should be an enjoyable final.
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Kawazaki
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100mins game time. Be interested to know what the ball-in-play was - perhaps 65-70mins?
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Ali Cadoo
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Yeah, quality entertainment. Well done Bristol - hard lines froggies, thought you’d nick that one in regular time.

Edit: how did Malins get MotM with those stats????
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Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:48 pm Bordeaux getting shafted by the referees here.

Did you clock the scrum decisions in extra time there?

Bristol shove early, no probs and it leads to their winning try.

Bordeaux shove early at the very end of the game and are penalised.

All players, and fans, want is consistency
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Racing Sarries, bloody awful game, step too far for Sarries, cant see Racing beating either of the other semi finalists.
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