The Official English Rugby Thread

[sockwithaticket]

Thomas Young confirmed to be leaving Wasps and heading to Cardiff at the end of the season.

He's been a great player for us, consistently one of our best performers. Finding a replacement who contributes his link play is going to be difficult.

[Kawazaki]

Thomas Young confirmed to be leaving Wasps and heading to Cardiff at the end of the season.

He's been a great player for us, consistently one of our best performers. Finding a replacement who contributes his link play is going to be difficult.

That must be to try and get more Welsh caps.

No idea what's going on in Welsh rugby at the moment other than it's not going in the right direction. Even when the regions have all their too players in the team, they're still losing.

[sockwithaticket]

Thomas Young confirmed to be leaving Wasps and heading to Cardiff at the end of the season.

He's been a great player for us, consistently one of our best performers. Finding a replacement who contributes his link play is going to be difficult.

That must be to try and get more Welsh caps.

No idea what's going on in Welsh rugby at the moment other than it's not going in the right direction. Even when the regions have all their too players in the team, they're still losing.

Yep, he's probably hoping to make a late push for the 2023 World Cup.

[Oxbow]

Oghre banned for three matches. Assuming Cruse likely fails the return to play protocols, where does that leave Wasps hooker-wise?

[Raggs]

Oghre banned for three matches. Assuming Cruse likely fails the return to play protocols, where does that leave Wasps hooker-wise?

Stuffed.

Though our academy hooker has apparently been traveling reserve for a couple of weeks now. And we have an Academy prop who's played there before too.

Plenty hoping we bring Ashley Johnson back on a short term loan

[sockwithaticket]

Oghre banned for three matches. Assuming Cruse likely fails the return to play protocols, where does that leave Wasps hooker-wise?

Can't say I'm surprised. Thought it was a red and would be cited when the yellow came out.

Assuming Cruse isn't ok, our only fit hooker in the squad now afaik is our new guy Dan Frost.

[Dragster]

This should be a good game :)

[sockwithaticket]

This should be a good game :)

Certainly doesn't seem to be any love lost. I get the sense Sanderson hates Quins because they've managed to be successful playing a style of rugby he finds anathemic on top of the Quins/Sarries general antipathy.

[Dragster]

ThAt looked a mile forward?

[Lobby]

ThAt looked a mile forward?

Yes, very clear that was forward.

[Dragster]

This should be a good game :)

Certainly doesn't seem to be any love lost. I get the sense Sanderson hates Quins because they've managed to be successful playing a style of rugby he finds anathemic on top of the Quins/Sarries general antipathy.

They’re certainly getting stuck in with plenty of off the ball stuff.

[Dragster]

ThAt looked a mile forward?

Yes, very clear that was forward.

I’m not really one for bagging officials but how? How did they miss that??

[Tichtheid]

Ha! I was about to say Danny Care is slow of thought but then he does that!

[Torquemada 1420]

Sale's discipline is pish.

[sockwithaticket]

Sale ought to be concerned that the first time Quins get into their 22 it results in a try after the amount of effort they had to expend to score a (fortuitously awarded) try.

[Torquemada 1420]

Some players still struggling with high tackle laws.

[sockwithaticket]

Unlike Austin I'm quite happy for Ross to be going to the bin for that. Tackle lower.

Also, how many cards is it for Ross now this season? Don't you pick up an automatic 1 week ban for 3 yellows?

[Kawazaki]

This should be a good game :)

Certainly doesn't seem to be any love lost. I get the sense Sanderson hates Quins because they've managed to be successful playing a style of rugby he finds anathemic on top of the Quins/Sarries general antipathy.

Maybe he doesn't like Quins because he thinks they are hypocrites? Maybe he is ambivalent about them and you're just imagining it?

[Dragster]

Unlike Austin I'm quite happy for Ross to be going to the bin for that. Tackle lower.

Also, how many cards is it for Ross now this season? Don't you pick up an automatic 1 week ban for 3 yellows?

From another angle I think Mcguigans would have looked like sonny bills red on watson?

[Torquemada 1420]

Unlike Austin I'm quite happy for Ross to be going to the bin for that. Tackle lower.

Also, how many cards is it for Ross now this season? Don't you pick up an automatic 1 week ban for 3 yellows?

Worth yellow simply for being dim and apparently ignoring all that has gone on in the last 2 years.

[Tichtheid]

Green did so well there but it would have been an easier score if he’d passed

[sockwithaticket]

Unlike Austin I'm quite happy for Ross to be going to the bin for that. Tackle lower.

Also, how many cards is it for Ross now this season? Don't you pick up an automatic 1 week ban for 3 yellows?

From another angle I think Mcguigans would have looked like sonny bills red on watson?

Watson was more upright up when SBW managed to mash him in the chops, but McGuigan certainly could've had his actions scrutinised further if Ross hadn't been the focus.

[Tichtheid]

I thought the actions of Ross caused McGuigan to collide with the ball carrier in that way

[Tichtheid]

Curry’s rep helps him a lot, he was pretty slow in going for that ball but he got the decision

[Torquemada 1420]

1 yellow every 3 games is the mark of a very stupid player. Too easy that one for Sale.

[sockwithaticket]

Good thing to head into the sheds on.

[Raggs]

Who was it from quins that looked like they were running away from the tackle and throwing a desperate "pass" my u10s would have been proud of?

[Torquemada 1420]

That is beyond abject.

[Tichtheid]

Oops!

[Torquemada 1420]

Sale shooting selves in foot in this one.

[Dragster]

Curry skating on thin ice.

[Torquemada 1420]

Sale nowhere near the handling skills to outdo Quins at their own game.

[sockwithaticket]

Marchant really hung out to dry by his team there.

[Torquemada 1420]

[sockwithaticket]

That's a real shank. Rarely see those at this level.

[Torquemada 1420]

Sale out of ideas and out of execution.

[Torquemada 1420]

Not impressed by application of breakdown laws. Players routinely clearing out coming in from the side or sealing off.

[sockwithaticket]

Policing of the offside line was a disgrace in the set that led to the Sale pen to clear their lines. Breakdowns become a lot messier in circumstances like that.

[Torquemada 1420]

Policing of the offside line was a disgrace in the set that led to the Sale pen to clear their lines. Breakdowns become a lot messier in circumstances like that.

It has gradually impacted what was a very good game.

[sockwithaticket]

Policing of the offside line was a disgrace in the set that led to the Sale pen to clear their lines. Breakdowns become a lot messier in circumstances like that.

It has gradually impacted what was a very good game.

No coincidence that Sale have gotten on top as a result, they love it messy and scrappy.