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Lobby wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:43 am

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:04 am Dress for rain.

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Twickenham isn’t in the South West.

Current forecast is only 50% chance of light rain.

It’ll rain just before the first scrum. Always does at Twickers.

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:56 am Got a ticket for this, thanks to a work crony. Which means that I had to download the Twickenham Data Mining App as the general public cannot be trusted with paper tickets anymore. And for some reason it thinks I've screenshotted it.

Technology. It's fantastic.

Face up through the turnstiles, was quite amusing watching a huge amount of people go face down then drop their phone.

In principle it’s a good idea that ought to deter touts, in practice? Work in progress

OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:10 pm Here is a total lack of interest in this important test.

Wouldn’t say that, just we’ve had almost nothing to shout about this year bar an 8 minute scramble last week and, sorry to bring it up again, if we do win your coaches and a sub-section of fans will go Rambo on the ref.

I’m as optimistic an England fan as there is on this bored but I’ve barely left my seat watching this year. And yes, it is a big game and would be nice to win, play well and set up a much better 2023.

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:02 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:10 pm Here is a total lack of interest in this important test.

Wouldn’t say that, just we’ve had almost nothing to shout about this year bar an 8 minute scramble last week and, sorry to bring it up again, if we do win your coaches and a sub-section of fans will go Rambo on the ref.

I’m as optimistic an England fan as there is on this bored but I’ve barely left my seat watching this year. And yes, it is a big game and would be nice to win, play well and set up a much better 2023.

Hope the Boks end the year by making history.

Lobby wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:43 am

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:04 am Dress for rain.

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Twickenham isn’t in the South West.

Current forecast is only 50% chance of light rain.

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:59 am

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:56 am Got a ticket for this, thanks to a work crony. Which means that I had to download the Twickenham Data Mining App as the general public cannot be trusted with paper tickets anymore. And for some reason it thinks I've screenshotted it.

Technology. It's fantastic.

Face up through the turnstiles, was quite amusing watching a huge amount of people go face down then drop their phone.

In principle it’s a good idea that ought to deter touts, in practice? Work in progress

Ticketing is still hilariously/annoyingly random. For gigs this year I've had a mixture of actual old school card tickets, e-tickets that are a printable PDF not available on your phone and e-tickets that are exclusively available via the vendor's app on your phone.

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:40 am

Lobby wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:43 am

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:04 am Dress for rain.

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Twickenham isn’t in the South West.

Current forecast is only 50% chance of light rain.

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Well done. Rain in Southwest, Twickenham in Southeast. QED

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:56 am Got a ticket for this, thanks to a work crony. Which means that I had to download the Twickenham Data Mining App as the general public cannot be trusted with paper tickets anymore. And for some reason it thinks I've screenshotted it.

Technology. It's fantastic.

As Ticket Co-ordinator at my club I can't begin to tell you just how much easier my life is now they've introduced this method. As the applicant can now pay the the RFU directly for the tickets when I've allocated and uploaded them I no longer have to chase money or manually allocat and post out tickets anymore.
They have used e-tickets for the current AI's and for next years 6N and we get 60 tickets per match, I haven't had one single issue raised by any applicant.
Oh and paper tickets are available on request if anyone doesn't have a suitable device to download and purchase via the app.

Lobby wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:02 am Well done. Rain in Southwest, Twickenham in Southeast. QED

So the prevailing wind, bringing that front across the south and to the London area in next few hours is just going to stop or suddenly veer north/south after Bath?

A307 Richmond Bridge closed. That'll help with the traffic...

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:34 am
Hope the Boks end the year by making history.

Losing with dignity would be quite something

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:34 am

Lobby wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:02 am Well done. Rain in Southwest, Twickenham in Southeast. QED

So the prevailing wind, bringing that front across the south and to the London area in next few hours is just going to stop or suddenly veer north/south after Bath?

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Been raining in Berkshire for an hour already.

Rhubarb & Custard wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 1:16 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:34 am
Hope the Boks end the year by making history.

Losing with dignity would be quite something

That is so funny

The thought of this game is restricting my enjoyment of the Welsh loss.

That was a shocking lack of support.

Mako folding, I bet nobody saw that coming.

First scrum, first Mako penalty.

Yay. Another part time kicker misses.

sefton wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:36 pm Mako folding, I bet nobody saw that coming.

Helen Keller saw that one, but the Eddiot couldn't

England playing Jakeball

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:37 pm Yay. Another part time kicker misses.

At least yours was not in the middle of the posts.

sefton wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:40 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:37 pm Yay. Another part time kicker misses.

At least yours was not in the middle of the posts.

Farrell never misses

WTF, Malherbe destroyed Vunipola there

Fat Frans had that nr1

This referee needs a nice cup of shut the fuck up.

Thats Penalty to SA rather

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:45 pm WTF, Malherbe destroyed Vunipola there

This

Vunipola got absolutely monstered legally. No way was the pen to Eng.

Fucking joke ref.

Can only think that Mako folded so spectacularly that the ref assumed malfeasance from his opposite number?

Eng front row goes down under pressure and not pen

Poor exit play from England.

Also letting its bounce in the in goal area

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:49 pm Eng front row goes down under pressure and not pen

Need to watch again but to me both props hinged at the same time

When has an inside crash ball to May ever resulted in something other than May being pasted?

England reverting to a very basic attacking setup.

What's up with Farrell?

tc27 wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:51 pm

Insane_Homer wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:49 pm Eng front row goes down under pressure and not pen

Need to watch again but to me both props hinged at the same time

only one was going backwards.

Farrell: “Fuck off!”

Farrell “ooh Fuck off” as it misses a mile to the left.