The Official English Rugby Thread

[Slick]

Did they not used to sell this out easily? I’m sure the 2 or 3 I’ve been to were packed

[Slick]

Do the officials' shirts have Doddie Weir tartan on them?

It kind of looks like it, though it's not quite loud enough

They do, lovely touch

Edit: I’d seen somewhere that Luke Pierce had personally asked for it, but don’t know

[Kawazaki]

Saracens can live with Sale in 3rd gear. When they shift up Sale struggle to keep up.

Goode and Farrell running the show at the moment.

[Tichtheid]

What a try

[Tichtheid]

Another good try

ooof, the width of the touchline, not even

[Tichtheid]

Sale just upped the power ante, that is terrific ball carrying from Manu and several others, not least Rodd

[ASMO]

Itoje for someone who is supposed to be intelligent is thick as pigshit with all the dumb penaltoes he gives away

[LenCohen]

Tom Curry is different class

[Tichtheid]

Brilliant from Duncan Taylor

[Tichtheid]

Tom Curry is different class

probably the best player on the park today

[Tichtheid]

I think that's a try

[Tichtheid]

Wow, small margins or what?

[ASMO]

I think that's a try

Agree, as the ball rolled forwards it touched the line.

[Tichtheid]

Good final, not much between the teams.

Well Done Sarries

[Brazil]

Who says cheats don't prosper?

[ASMO]

Who says cheats don't prosper?

Bitter much?

[petej]

Who says cheats don't prosper?

Bitter much?

To be fair Sarries along with covid played a large role in the financial problems that beset English rugby with their antics and threats around the salary cap. I have a lot of respect for McCall and the sarries coaching team but zero respect for club but we should congratulate sarries for their first title without an asterisk next to it.

[Brazil]

Who says cheats don't prosper?

Bitter much?

It's the team that they built financially doping to the point that the league is in a massive crisis. They should've been richmonded. To see them play acting around the non try just compiles their egregious behaviour in every facet of the game. They're cunts.

[GogLais]

Decent game for the unattached.

[Kawazaki]

Who says cheats don't prosper?

Bitter much?

It's the team that they built financially doping to the point that the league is in a massive crisis. They should've been richmonded. To see them play acting around the non try just compiles their egregious behaviour in every facet of the game. They're cunts.

Comments like this just make winning so much sweeter.

[Kawazaki]

[Punter15]

Who says cheats don't prosper?

Bitter much?

It's the team that they built financially doping to the point that the league is in a massive crisis. They should've been richmonded. To see them play acting around the non try just compiles their egregious behaviour in every facet of the game. They're cunts.

Teams going bust from trying to compete with a team that cheats.

[Punter15]

Bitter much?

It's the team that they built financially doping to the point that the league is in a massive crisis. They should've been richmonded. To see them play acting around the non try just compiles their egregious behaviour in every facet of the game. They're cunts.

Comments like this just make winning so much sweeter.

Cünts of a feather stick together.

[Paddington Bear]

Old enough to remember Brazil pointing out that complaining about a forward pass in a tight game was shocking sore loser behaviour in the far off realm that was a couple of months ago.

Hard to say anything but that the best team over the season won. Sarries have added a huge amount to their game in attack, may lack quite the punch of some of the sides in the past but very much worthy winners. Caught the last 20 on my phone, seemed like a serious game which I felt we were on the verge of losing for a bit. Sale deserve plenty of credit for the squad they’ve built and how far they’ve come, and hopefully it isn’t a flash in the pan.

Good season all round on the pitch, utter disaster off it.

[Biffer]

Fuckityfuck

Can London Scottish buy their badge back now?

[sockwithaticket]

Did they not used to sell this out easily? I’m sure the 2 or 3 I’ve been to were packed

Last decade of attendances (pinched from reddit):

22/23 61,875

21/22 72,748

20/21 10,000 (covid)

19/20 0 (covid)

18/19 75,329

17/18 75,128

16/17 79,657

15/16 77,109

14/15 80,589

13/14 81,193

12/13 81,703

This year I think you can probably say cost of living crisis and the feel bad factor around English rugby have played a part, but Sale and Sarries are neither particularly well supported nor teams with whom neutrals often align.

[Raggs]

Radwan going well for baabaas, great defending.

[Raggs]

Folau, piurau, radradra. Radwan has pretty much shut them all down including their offloads.

[Paddington Bear]

Did they not used to sell this out easily? I’m sure the 2 or 3 I’ve been to were packed

Last decade of attendances (pinched from reddit):

22/23 61,875

21/22 72,748

20/21 10,000 (covid)

19/20 0 (covid)

18/19 75,329

17/18 75,128

16/17 79,657

15/16 77,109

14/15 80,589

13/14 81,193

12/13 81,703

This year I think you can probably say cost of living crisis and the feel bad factor around English rugby have played a part, but Sale and Sarries are neither particularly well supported nor teams with whom neutrals often align.

Twickenham is an absolutely horrendous day out on the wallet, really hard to justify more than once a year

[Sandstorm]

Did they not used to sell this out easily? I’m sure the 2 or 3 I’ve been to were packed

Last decade of attendances (pinched from reddit):

22/23 61,875

21/22 72,748

20/21 10,000 (covid)

19/20 0 (covid)

18/19 75,329

17/18 75,128

16/17 79,657

15/16 77,109

14/15 80,589

13/14 81,193

12/13 81,703

This year I think you can probably say cost of living crisis and the feel bad factor around English rugby have played a part, but Sale and Sarries are neither particularly well supported nor teams with whom neutrals often align.

Twickenham is an absolutely horrendous day out on the wallet, really hard to justify more than once a year

Word. £13.50 for a shit cheese burger. Daylight robbery.

[Hal Jordan]

Or a meal out in London prices if you decide to go to a restaurant for edible food.

[SaintK]

Last decade of attendances (pinched from reddit):

22/23 61,875

21/22 72,748

20/21 10,000 (covid)

19/20 0 (covid)

18/19 75,329

17/18 75,128

16/17 79,657

15/16 77,109

14/15 80,589

13/14 81,193

12/13 81,703

This year I think you can probably say cost of living crisis and the feel bad factor around English rugby have played a part, but Sale and Sarries are neither particularly well supported nor teams with whom neutrals often align.

Twickenham is an absolutely horrendous day out on the wallet, really hard to justify more than once a year

Word. £13.50 for a shit cheese burger. Daylight robbery.

The Saffer brai in the front garden of one of the houses in Rugby Rd just outside the stadium
Hot beef rolls and boerwors rolls under a tenner
Bloody good and always there on match day

[tabascoboy]

Anyone watch the County Championship final Kent v Lancs? Just watched the full match replay on YT and it was a little surprisingly very good game with Lancs taking a big lead before being hauled back and the match went right to the wire

[SaintK]

Still hoping it's not going to happen though deadline approaching fast
Must be so difficult for all the players and other employees.

Telegraph Sport understands that England wing Henry Arundell and World Cup hopeful Tom Pearson have both received at least four expressions of interest from various Premiership sides. Arundell, the explosive 20-year-old who made his first Test start against Ireland during the recent Six Nations, is believed to have provisional offers from France, with multiple Top 14 clubs in the running, as well as South Africa.
Pearson was voted as the Rugby Players’ Association young player of the year in recognition of his performances as Irish finished fifth in the Premiership. The all-action back-rower, and club captain Matt Rogerson, have been sounded out by Steve Borthwick and are in contention for England’s training camps this summer.
That pair could also benefit from the fact that Northampton Saints are in the market for a back-five forward after Lukhan Salakaia-Loto left for Australia last week. Harlequins and Bath are two other clubs said to be “respectfully keeping tabs on the situation” at Irish more generally.

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[inactionman]

Still hoping it's not going to happen though deadline approaching fast
Must be so difficult for all the players and other employees.

Telegraph Sport understands that England wing Henry Arundell and World Cup hopeful Tom Pearson have both received at least four expressions of interest from various Premiership sides. Arundell, the explosive 20-year-old who made his first Test start against Ireland during the recent Six Nations, is believed to have provisional offers from France, with multiple Top 14 clubs in the running, as well as South Africa.
Pearson was voted as the Rugby Players’ Association young player of the year in recognition of his performances as Irish finished fifth in the Premiership. The all-action back-rower, and club captain Matt Rogerson, have been sounded out by Steve Borthwick and are in contention for England’s training camps this summer.
That pair could also benefit from the fact that Northampton Saints are in the market for a back-five forward after Lukhan Salakaia-Loto left for Australia last week. Harlequins and Bath are two other clubs said to be “respectfully keeping tabs on the situation” at Irish more generally.

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It's bloody awful - if the worst does happen the cream of the crop will no doubt pick up a decent gig, even if it's a major unplanned upheaval in their lives, but the club players and backroom are going to be left high and dry.

[Margin__Walker]

[Ovals]

Still hoping it's not going to happen though deadline approaching fast
Must be so difficult for all the players and other employees.

Telegraph Sport understands that England wing Henry Arundell and World Cup hopeful Tom Pearson have both received at least four expressions of interest from various Premiership sides. Arundell, the explosive 20-year-old who made his first Test start against Ireland during the recent Six Nations, is believed to have provisional offers from France, with multiple Top 14 clubs in the running, as well as South Africa.
Pearson was voted as the Rugby Players’ Association young player of the year in recognition of his performances as Irish finished fifth in the Premiership. The all-action back-rower, and club captain Matt Rogerson, have been sounded out by Steve Borthwick and are in contention for England’s training camps this summer.
That pair could also benefit from the fact that Northampton Saints are in the market for a back-five forward after Lukhan Salakaia-Loto left for Australia last week. Harlequins and Bath are two other clubs said to be “respectfully keeping tabs on the situation” at Irish more generally.

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It's bloody awful - if the worst does happen the cream of the crop will no doubt pick up a decent gig, even if it's a major unplanned upheaval in their lives, but the club players and backroom are going to be left high and dry.

With Worcester, Wasps and Irish goingto the wall - that's nearly a 25% reduction in premiership players, coaches and other backroom staff - lots of them will have to find employment away from Rugby - tough times.

[Hal Jordan]

Harlequins and Bath are two other clubs said to be “respectfully keeping tabs on the situation” at Irish more generally.

The vultures are circling.

But with respect. No eating bits whilst Irish are still alive.

[Ovals]

Harlequins and Bath are two other clubs said to be “respectfully keeping tabs on the situation” at Irish more generally.

The vultures are circling.

But with respect. No eating bits whilst Irish are still alive.

Sounds like they are getting a one week's reprieve - which, I assume, would only be given if there were serious signs that a new onership deal was a realistic probability - which would be great news.

[Margin__Walker]

Harlequins and Bath are two other clubs said to be “respectfully keeping tabs on the situation” at Irish more generally.

The vultures are circling.

But with respect. No eating bits whilst Irish are still alive.

Sounds like they are getting a one week's reprieve - which, I assume, would only be given if there were serious signs that a new onership deal was a realistic probability - which would be great news.

This seems to be the situation. No extension actually granted yet. But one will be if:



Crossan paying wages is realistic. Documents actually being received today, is something I wouldn't bet my house on.