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Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:29 pm That's a piss take with Earl. He clearly went down clutching his knee and signalled for the physio. It's not the first questionable HIA this season.

There was one yesterday - a guy went off for an "HIA" but was clutching his wrist. It's obviously a cheat to get them back on if they can.

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:29 pm That's a piss take with Earl. He clearly went down clutching his knee and signalled for the physio. It's not the first questionable HIA this season.

The area around the A316 seems to have something in the air when it comes to suspicious injuries.

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:29 pm That's a piss take with Earl. He clearly went down clutching his knee and signalled for the physio. It's not the first questionable HIA this season.

It was for blood, not hia.

Yeeb wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:16 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:40 pm Looks like Beirne has ruptured Dupont's anterior cruciate and internal ligaments. C**t. Hope a bus hits him on the way home.

Come now, we all remember how calm and reasoned Irish posters were when Bod suffered an unfortunate shoulder injury in that Lions test. You need to copy their standard of behaviour , views and posting style and show some good sportsmanship when these freak accidental injuries occur .

Lest we forget.

‘I just think Elliot Daly has done really well’

LCD comes on, lineout goes to shit,

Hal Jordan wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:38 pm LCD comes on, lineout goes to shit,

JVP comes on, everything goes to shit.

Raggs wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:31 pm

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:29 pm That's a piss take with Earl. He clearly went down clutching his knee and signalled for the physio. It's not the first questionable HIA this season.

It was for blood, not hia.

Sorry yes. Well he certainly wasn't bleeding.

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:40 pm

Raggs wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:31 pm

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:29 pm That's a piss take with Earl. He clearly went down clutching his knee and signalled for the physio. It's not the first questionable HIA this season.

It was for blood, not hia.

Sorry yes. Well he certainly wasn't bleeding.

Wasn't he? Looks like his knee had fresh wrapping, might have been sliced, might not.

As a Scotland fan, yesterday's second half was a difficult watch but this is the most boring 8 try game I've ever seen. It's like a training run for both sides.

Ted Hill is just being pissed about isn't he.

Kawazaki wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:44 pm Ted Hill is just being pissed about isn't he.

Disgraceful with the game won.

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:43 pm As a Scotland fan, yesterday's second half was a difficult watch but this is the most boring 8 try game I've ever seen. It's like a training run for both sides.

They’re different. This game was entertaining until about 55 mins when both sides realised Italy couldn’t win. Scotland gave up and started showboating and nearly lost to an appalling side as a result.

Not entirely sure what it is but Italy have a mental block at Twickenham, particularly bizarre on a day like today when the atmosphere has resembled a Thursday night at Lord’s for a Middlesex game.

England have done everything asked of them today in the end

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:43 pm As a Scotland fan, yesterday's second half was a difficult watch but this is the most boring 8 try game I've ever seen. It's like a training run for both sides.

It’s the forgone conclusion V the immovable Borthwick

Was never going to be fun telly

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:49 pm

They’re different. This game was entertaining until about 55 mins when both sides realised Italy couldn’t win. Scotland gave up and started showboating and nearly lost to an appalling side as a result.

Not even close to what happened

LCD throws skew, Chessum comes down on Italian side like a snail and Italy get penalised for hitting Chessum. Stupid law.

The Currys are freaks at the turnover.

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:50 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:49 pm

They’re different. This game was entertaining until about 55 mins when both sides realised Italy couldn’t win. Scotland gave up and started showboating and nearly lost to an appalling side as a result.

Not even close to what happened

We’ll have to agree to disagree, and judging from facial expressions Finn Russell agrees with me

As the cliché goes, you can only beat what's in front of you. It's a shame Italy didn't put up more resistance but it has to go down as a decent win for England

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:53 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:50 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:49 pm

They’re different. This game was entertaining until about 55 mins when both sides realised Italy couldn’t win. Scotland gave up and started showboating and nearly lost to an appalling side as a result.

Not even close to what happened

We’ll have to agree to disagree, and judging from facial expressions Finn Russell agrees with me

Nope.

That's bollocks. There was no showboating. When the subs came on we lost our set piece. Ashman lost five out of five throws at the lineout. Sutherland isn't anywhere near where he was when he made the Lions squad four years ago. Fuck knows how Hurd gets into an international squad, he simply can't scrummage.

We also lost any control at half back as Horne and Jordan are not nearly as good as White and Russell. We got done over at the breakdown too by a good Welsh back row. We lost any kind of flow after 50 odd minutes because we just didn't have the ball and what little possession we did have we gave away.

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:58 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:53 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:50 pm


Not even close to what happened

We’ll have to agree to disagree, and judging from facial expressions Finn Russell agrees with me

Nope.

That's bollocks. There was no showboating. When the subs came on we lost our set piece. Ashman lost five out of five throws at the lineout. Sutherland isn't anywhere near where he was when he made the Lions squad four years ago. Fuck knows how Hurd gets into an international squad, he simply can't scrummage.

We also lost any control at half back as Horne and Jordan are not nearly as good as White and Russell. We got done over at the breakdown too by a good Welsh back row. We lost any kind of flow after 50 odd minutes because we just didn't have the ball and what little possession we did have we gave away.

As I say we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this, and I will be wearing my Scottish cricket shirt to the pub under my English rugby shirt next Saturday

JVP is not a very good scrumhalf. England just lost all shape when he came on.

F. Smith is simply a better flyhalf than M. Smith regardless of 'moments', he simply does what 10s do better. He was my MoM.

Fuck me. Seconds after the whistle we have "M Smith for the Lions".

Blackmac wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:03 pm Fuck me. Seconds after the whistle we have "M Smith for the Lions".

It's bollocks. He's not a great option for no.23 either.

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:00 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:58 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:53 pm

We’ll have to agree to disagree, and judging from facial expressions Finn Russell agrees with me

Nope.

That's bollocks. There was no showboating. When the subs came on we lost our set piece. Ashman lost five out of five throws at the lineout. Sutherland isn't anywhere near where he was when he made the Lions squad four years ago. Fuck knows how Hurd gets into an international squad, he simply can't scrummage.

We also lost any control at half back as Horne and Jordan are not nearly as good as White and Russell. We got done over at the breakdown too by a good Welsh back row. We lost any kind of flow after 50 odd minutes because we just didn't have the ball and what little possession we did have we gave away.

As I say we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this, and I will be wearing my Scottish cricket shirt to the pub under my English rugby shirt next Saturday

You can wear a Pink Panther suit for all I care.

Can you give some examples of the "showboating"

This Italian captain, his voice sounds like a Cazoo

Kawazaki wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:01 pm JVP is not a very good scrumhalf. England just lost all shape when he came on.

F. Smith is simply a better flyhalf than M. Smith regardless of 'moments', he simply does what 10s do better. He was my MoM.

Glad he got called out on comms so maybe people will notice, him coming on and box kicking from midfield whilst 25 points up was piss poor and makes him totally unsuited for coming off the bench - ironically what Randall offers ought to have been perfect to turn that into 50+ but he’s been written off having been forced to play a game he can’t play. Hopefully Quirke has a period without injury to stake a claim - I assume Mitchell is going with the Lions so there’ll be a chance in Argentina.

No shock we agree at 10. Early days but F Smith seems to have a lot of the best traits of Ford and Faz without so many of their weak points. M Smith showed far more in attack second half but he’s just not a full back, hard to blame him too much for that but have a suspicion Cardiff will be a very tough gig for him if asked to do it again

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:05 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:00 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:58 pm


Nope.

That's bollocks. There was no showboating. When the subs came on we lost our set piece. Ashman lost five out of five throws at the lineout. Sutherland isn't anywhere near where he was when he made the Lions squad four years ago. Fuck knows how Hurd gets into an international squad, he simply can't scrummage.

We also lost any control at half back as Horne and Jordan are not nearly as good as White and Russell. We got done over at the breakdown too by a good Welsh back row. We lost any kind of flow after 50 odd minutes because we just didn't have the ball and what little possession we did have we gave away.

As I say we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this, and I will be wearing my Scottish cricket shirt to the pub under my English rugby shirt next Saturday

You can wear a Pink Panther suit for all I care.

Can you give some examples of the "showboating"

OK champ, we’ll just put Wales’ 20 unanswered points down to their excellent talent in attack which somehow has not been on display against any other opposition for two years

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:09 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:05 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:00 pm

As I say we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this, and I will be wearing my Scottish cricket shirt to the pub under my English rugby shirt next Saturday

You can wear a Pink Panther suit for all I care.

Can you give some examples of the "showboating"

OK champ, we’ll just put Wales’ 20 unanswered points down to their excellent talent in attack which somehow has not been on display against any other opposition for two years

So that will be a "No I can't give examples" then

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:10 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:09 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:05 pm


You can wear a Pink Panther suit for all I care.

Can you give some examples of the "showboating"

OK champ, we’ll just put Wales’ 20 unanswered points down to their excellent talent in attack which somehow has not been on display against any other opposition for two years

So that will be a "No I can't give examples" then

I just have

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:58 pm

SaintK wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:54 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:38 pm M Smith burned by an 8.

By easily the fastest forward in the Prem

Your submission for mitigation will be taken into consideration.

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:10 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:10 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:09 pm

OK champ, we’ll just put Wales’ 20 unanswered points down to their excellent talent in attack which somehow has not been on display against any other opposition for two years

So that will be a "No I can't give examples" then

I just have

No you haven't.

Been a good afternoon at the bar has it?

Presumably France's Haigh scoring yesterday was down to Ireland showboating?

Were Wales showboating when they shipped the first five tries to Scotland?

We were caught narrow for the second Wales try and the next two were down to missed tackles and, as I already said, losing the set piece and the territory and possession that comes with it.

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:16 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:10 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:10 pm



So that will be a "No I can't give examples" then

I just have

No you haven't.

Been a good afternoon at the bar has it?

Presumably France's Haigh scoring yesterday was down to Ireland showboating?

Were Wales showboating when they shipped the first five tries to Scotland?

We were caught narrow for the second Wales try and the next two were down to missed tackles and, as I already said, losing the set piece and the territory and possession that comes with it.

Watched the game on the sofa with a cup of tea - we can disagree on how you shipped 20 unanswered points against *that* Wales team and I have not sought to argue about it. If you’re happy with how your team finished that game then fine, it’s your team not mine

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:19 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:16 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:10 pm

I just have

No you haven't.

Been a good afternoon at the bar has it?

Presumably France's Haigh scoring yesterday was down to Ireland showboating?

Were Wales showboating when they shipped the first five tries to Scotland?

We were caught narrow for the second Wales try and the next two were down to missed tackles and, as I already said, losing the set piece and the territory and possession that comes with it.

Watched the game on the sofa with a cup of tea - we can disagree on how you shipped 20 unanswered points against *that* Wales team and I have not sought to argue about it. If you’re happy with how your team finished that game then fine, it’s your team not mine

Now you're making up more stuff out of nowhere.

Did I say I was happy? No.

I outlined where we went terribly wrong.

Showboating means players showing off, it doesn't mean losing control of a match - we weren't throwing stupid passes or trying to play from our own goal line

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:26 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:19 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:16 pm


No you haven't.

Been a good afternoon at the bar has it?

Presumably France's Haigh scoring yesterday was down to Ireland showboating?

Were Wales showboating when they shipped the first five tries to Scotland?

We were caught narrow for the second Wales try and the next two were down to missed tackles and, as I already said, losing the set piece and the territory and possession that comes with it.

Watched the game on the sofa with a cup of tea - we can disagree on how you shipped 20 unanswered points against *that* Wales team and I have not sought to argue about it. If you’re happy with how your team finished that game then fine, it’s your team not mine

Now you're making up more stuff out of nowhere.

Did I say I was happy? No.

I outlined where we went terribly wrong.

Showboating means players showing off, it doesn't mean losing control of a match - we weren't throwing stupid passes or trying to play from our own goal line

As I’ve said throughout this exchange, we’re going to have to agree to disagree

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:28 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:26 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:19 pm

Watched the game on the sofa with a cup of tea - we can disagree on how you shipped 20 unanswered points against *that* Wales team and I have not sought to argue about it. If you’re happy with how your team finished that game then fine, it’s your team not mine

Now you're making up more stuff out of nowhere.

Did I say I was happy? No.

I outlined where we went terribly wrong.

Showboating means players showing off, it doesn't mean losing control of a match - we weren't throwing stupid passes or trying to play from our own goal line

As I’ve said throughout this exchange, we’re going to have to agree to disagree

Tell me where Scotland were showing off, or playing impossible percentages and I'll agree with you

OK, Scotland were shit in the second half, we get it.

Hal Jordan wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:38 pm OK, Scotland were shit in the second half, we get it.

For the sake of accuracy, Scotland were shit for the last 20 minutes

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 6:09 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:38 pm OK, Scotland were shit in the second half, we get it.

For the sake of accuracy, Scotland were shit for the last 20 minutes

To be fair all the winning teams were quite flat for 15 to 20 minutes in the second halves
Let’s move on

Big D wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 4:20 pm Some nice hands being shown.

Italy have been a huge disappointment the last couple of games of the 6N.

Not just the last couple