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Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:33 pm
by stemoc
slippery no eel :P
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:50 pm
by Raggs
Saints made that look easy.
I'd love Exeter winning a close game. Means Saints get confident and chiefs get tired :D.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:19 pm
by Saint
Ultimately nowhere near as bad as it might have been.
Iyogun went very well, Dingwall and Hutch showed signs of regaining some form, so the rust is (slowly) being shaken off
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:32 pm
by Kawazaki
So what are the chances that it's an Exeter v Saracens final?
A pity the ECC final is not after the Premiership final.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:36 pm
by ASMO
Furburger is absolutely not international class
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:40 pm
by Monk
ASMO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:36 pm
Furburger is absolutely not international class
I fear for his safety
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:11 pm
by Saint
ASMO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:36 pm
Furburger is absolutely not international class
Furbank may be the player in the whole premiership who has regressed the most over lockdown. He was rushed into international level, but until the last month he has always looked like a future world class full back. He may yet again - he us stupidly young to be written off
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:01 am
by Kawazaki
Saint wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:11 pm
ASMO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:36 pm
Furburger is absolutely not international class
Furbank may be the player in the whole premiership who has regressed the most over lockdown. He was rushed into international level, but until the last month he has always looked like a future world class full back. He may yet again - he us stupidly young to be written off
He looks like a smaller version of Alex Goode but without the vision, footwork and skill.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:18 pm
by stemoc
first ERCC semi in 3 hours, lets hope SEMI can take bristol to a FINAL.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:59 pm
by Slick
Jailebert is some player
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:01 pm
by Kawazaki
Malins will not want to watch that back. Brownesque footwork in defence
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:07 pm
by Ali Cadoo
Oh right... sorry chaps, didn’t see this thread.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:09 pm
by Kawazaki
20mins gone - ball in play time 19mins!
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:11 pm
by Slick
The 2 Bordeux 2nd rows are putting in a huge amount of work
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:14 pm
by Ali Cadoo
Scrappy but spectacular so far. I imagine the French will start to tire, get bored and give up pretty soon.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:14 pm
by Slick
What the fuck has happened to Sinkler, absolute shadow of a year ago
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:16 pm
by Kawazaki
Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:14 pm
What the fuck has happened to Sinkler, absolute shadow of a year ago
He's an empty shirt. Looks overweight.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:18 pm
by Slick
Bristol need to review this strategy of running it from everywhere. Might work better later in the game but costing them at the moment
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:24 pm
by Ali Cadoo
If Bordeaux haven’t had a pre-season then they are likely to be under-cooked so it makes perfect sense to run them off their feet.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:27 pm
by Slick
Ali Cadoo wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:24 pm
If Bordeaux haven’t had a pre-season then they are likely to be under-cooked so it makes perfect sense to run them off their feet.
It does but they are in danger of letting them pull away here. Plus, the flip side is they only have a couple of games in their legs. In saying that, I fully expect them to fold
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:28 pm
by Kawazaki
My observation from August...
Kawazaki wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:29 pm
Radradra is clearly a good player but he's been so hyped up - it's as if the commentators/journos have been given a hyperbole crib sheet that they have to recite every time he plays regardless of what they see with their own eyes.
Not saying he isn't a good player but the commentary hype is not matching the reality.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:28 pm
by Ali Cadoo
Fuck me, that frog 6 is nails. To take that shot and just shrug it off?
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:30 pm
by Slick
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:28 pm
My observation from August...
Kawazaki wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:29 pm
Radradra is clearly a good player but he's been so hyped up - it's as if the commentators/journos have been given a hyperbole crib sheet that they have to recite every time he plays regardless of what they see with their own eyes.
Not saying he isn't a good player but the commentary hype is not matching the reality.
You are mad, he is absolutely brilliant, almost faultless whenever I’ve seen him
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:33 pm
by Kawazaki
Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:30 pm
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:28 pm
My observation from August...
Kawazaki wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:29 pm
Radradra is clearly a good player but he's been so hyped up - it's as if the commentators/journos have been given a hyperbole crib sheet that they have to recite every time he plays regardless of what they see with their own eyes.
Not saying he isn't a good player but the commentary hype is not matching the reality.
You are mad, he is absolutely brilliant, almost faultless whenever I’ve seen him
I'm trying to reconcile the commentary hype with the pictures. Just listen, it's like they are on commission.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
by JM2K6
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:16 pm
Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:14 pm
What the fuck has happened to Sinkler, absolute shadow of a year ago
He's an empty shirt. Looks overweight.
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
Radradra is a class above everyone else in a Bristol shirt, mind. Quite a few hyped Bristol players are either anonymous or actively poor.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:38 pm
by Slick
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:16 pm
Slick wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:14 pm
What the fuck has happened to Sinkler, absolute shadow of a year ago
He's an empty shirt. Looks overweight.
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
Radradra is a class above everyone else in a Bristol shirt, mind. Quite a few hyped Bristol players are either anonymous or actively poor.
Maaaate, I’m a huge Sinckler fan but he is really poor from where he was last year
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:39 pm
by Kawazaki
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
Where do you get the stats?
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:42 pm
by JM2K6
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:39 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
Where do you get the stats?
ESPN.
Slick, he's not carrying well and his scrummaging hasn't been anything to write home about so far tonight. But he has been heavily involved and distribution / keeping quick ball going is part of his game - he's clearly doing a lot of work.
Earl is surprisingly quiet tonight, up against a hell of a player though.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:43 pm
by Raggs
Sink is going just fine.
He's never been as big a carrier as some think, because he has amazing hands he often keeps defenders wary of committing to him, thus getting an easier carry. When he tucks it under an arm then he tends to get stopped sooner.
Fun game to watch.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:47 pm
by JM2K6
Feels harsh, that one - the Bordeaux player practically threw himself off his feet
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:48 pm
by Slick
Ohh, that’s a bit harsh. Suppose he should have started lower
Edit: in saying that if he had started lower it might have been shoulder to head and a red. Not much he could do really
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:51 pm
by Kawazaki
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
As I suspected, Ben Tameifuna who really is a massive bloke has more carries and more tackles than Sinkler. No stat there for passes made though but then again there is no stat for Sinkler either...
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:51 pm
by Slick
10 is a big, big loss for the French
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:56 pm
by JM2K6
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:51 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
As I suspected, Ben Tameifuna who really is a massive bloke has more carries and more tackles than Sinkler. No stat there for passes made though but then again there is no stat for Sinkler either...
Huh? Look at the column labeled P for passes. Big Ben has carried loads (11!). That's good for him, great work. Sinckler now has 9 passes (another quality little tip on there) and five carries. Both have attempted five tackles, Sink has missed one.
Big Ben carrying lots is just a comment on him and him alone, really. It's what he does.
Afoa on now so that'll be the end of the comparison.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:58 pm
by JM2K6
Gorgeous kick, Malins looks level to me
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:02 pm
by JM2K6
The razzle dazzle again. Don't think it's a try though. Thacker and Randall really showing up well today.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:02 pm
by Raggs
Double movement is fair, unlucky, but right call.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:04 pm
by Kawazaki
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:56 pm
Kawazaki wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:51 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Six passes, three carries, four tackles, and hitting rucks. Not bad for an overweight prop. He's pretty heavily involved even if his carrying lacks bite at the moment.
As I suspected, Ben Tameifuna who really is a massive bloke has more carries and more tackles than Sinkler. No stat there for passes made though but then again there is no stat for Sinkler either...
Huh? Look at the column labeled P for passes. Big Ben has carried loads (11!). That's good for him, great work. Sinckler now has 9 passes (another quality little tip on there) and five carries. Both have attempted five tackles, Sink has missed one.
Big Ben carrying lots is just a comment on him and him alone, really. It's what he does.
Afoa on now so that'll be the end of the comparison.
Ah, apologies, I was looking at the 'Gamecast' column that has less stats.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:07 pm
by JM2K6
Earl much busier this half. Should be good seeing him at 8 now.
Re: European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:12 pm
by Ali Cadoo
This will be a good test of Brizz’ game management skills.