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Dinsdale Piranha wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:14 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:47 pm Surprised at Lawday continuing to keep his spot ahead of Chisholm. Must be based on discipline, Chisholm seems the superior player in all other aspects. Hope Walker improves :|
I think there's a strong element of 'don't change a winning lineup' Lawday is reliable, if unspectacular.

Considering how many years we had with a disastrous lineout, even with plenty of time together, I think Walker has made a good start.
Shit first throw. I think he's terrible.

That does not look forward ffs.
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Against the run of play but great try. Has the makings of a cracker
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Bristol score the first try, against the run of play. Have to say that was definitely a turnover penalty to Quins given Marler was on his feet over the ball, and the guy held on a for several seconds ffs, but whatever
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Very good decision from Kerr not to do that one more roll.
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Barnes riding Quins hard and there's too much chat from us. Just shut up, lads.
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Yip, can't afford to give them easy possession, and defensively we're panicking too early. Sigh.
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Nice lesson on why to keep your mouth shut. Another cracking try
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Ooh, sexy
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:wave:

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Quins had a great start but increasingly brain dead
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The commentators really love Green but that's his third bad decision with ball in hand
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Enjoying Allan returning to the UK and binning off being called Tomaso
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All down to bad decision making by Quins. Doesn't matter who you are playing, you can't afford to make those defensive errors and give away those penalties.
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Total turnaround fron the first ten minutes, Bristol are scoring too easily
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Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:13 pm Enjoying Allan returning to the UK and binning off being called Tomaso

He wasn’t offered a contract by the SRU, he wanted one but it didn’t happen, so he became Italian
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That is some last ditch tackle by Adeolokun, tbf. Good try though
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Great riposte
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Care is having a 'mare.
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Lynagh does seem a born finisher. His try : appearance ratio must be pretty good
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Is Lynagh in the England squad?
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Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:14 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:13 pm Enjoying Allan returning to the UK and binning off being called Tomaso

He wasn’t offered a contract by the SRU, he wanted one but it didn’t happen, so he became Italian
Rings a bell. Went to school round me which is a fair way from both!
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Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:17 pm Is Lynagh in the England squad?
Training squad, yeah. Not sure he's international level yet.
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Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:17 pm
Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:14 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:13 pm Enjoying Allan returning to the UK and binning off being called Tomaso

He wasn’t offered a contract by the SRU, he wanted one but it didn’t happen, so he became Italian
Rings a bell. Went to school round me which is a fair way from both!


His uncle played for both Scotland and South Africa, also my club team in Edinburgh
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Just lol at the Bristol player jumping into Lynagh miles away from the ball
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:18 pm
Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:17 pm Is Lynagh in the England squad?
Training squad, yeah. Not sure he's international level yet.
Perhaps not, but he is promising
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:19 pm Just lol at the Bristol player jumping into Lynagh miles away from the ball
Bollocks penalty that
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Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:20 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:18 pm
Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:17 pm Is Lynagh in the England squad?
Training squad, yeah. Not sure he's international level yet.
Perhaps not, but he is promising
I'm not sure he's quick enough for wing internationally, fullback perhaps.
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Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:20 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:18 pm
Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:17 pm Is Lynagh in the England squad?
Training squad, yeah. Not sure he's international level yet.
Perhaps not, but he is promising
Great knack of scoring tries, but I think he might be more of a Cueto than a Lewsey...
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Nice to see Barnes giving 10m for petulance. Said it before but if we don’t cut it out at club level England will end up pinged for it defending a 2 point lead.
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Genuinely comical that you can drive forward five yards in a counter ruck but the opposing players can drag the guy with the ball back with them so they don't lose it
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Scuse the Scottish parochialism, but Kerr’s darts are heartening
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:21 pm
Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:20 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:18 pm

Training squad, yeah. Not sure he's international level yet.
Perhaps not, but he is promising
Great knack of scoring tries, but I think he might be more of a Cueto than a Lewsey...
As long as it's early Cueto and not picked for years after his prime Cueto.
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Marcus Smith is very good at rugby.
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Chapeau, Quims. That was nice.
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Does it matter if you are not Bolt if you score two per game?
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Tichtheid wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:54 pm Does it matter if you are not Bolt if you score two per game?
He scores very different kinds of tries, too. He's a unit.

Dombrandt!
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JM2K6 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:52 pm Marcus Smith is very good at rugby.

I’m tempted to move my Marcus poster up to near the same height as the Finn poster
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Ah now that's lovely
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This is quite the turnaround
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The demons must be starting to whisper in Bristollian ears...

Dombrandt with two very big plays in quick succession. He should be playing international rugby in a game plan that aims to get the best out of him.
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