Official United Rugby Championship thread

[robmatic]

Zebre - Ulster sounds like a bit of a thriller

2nd Zebre try was nice and they have got their offloading game going. Leaky at the back though, as per usual.

[sturginho]

FT 36-40 6 tries a piece!

[Tichtheid]

FT 36-40 6 tries a piece!

Why didn’t Zebre go for the lineout at the end?

[fishfoodie]

11 - 0 in Galway, almost a point a minute, in keeping with the earlier game.

[OomStruisbaai]

HT Lions 7-27 Stormers. Blommetjies plays well. Mongezulu show some nicetouches.

[_Os_]

[Sandstorm]

SFM scores again. He’s just quality.

Stomps into the 30s already.

[_Os_]

SFM scores again. He’s just quality.

Boeta Chamberlain > Libbok > Sacha.

[Sandstorm]

SFM scores again. He’s just quality.

Boeta Chamberlain > Libbok > Sacha.

[Sandstorm]

Now he knocks one over from 52m.

[_Os_]

Now he knocks one over from 52m.

Boeta Chamberlain > Sacha > Libbok.

[Sandstorm]

Lions coming back with two tries. Stomps have no-one to make a ruck turnover…..showboater loose forwards.

[Sandstorm]

Dyamani is a fcuking showpony.

[fishfoodie]

34 - 26 FT in Galway

Makes a pleasant change to actually win our first game of the season.

[Sandstorm]

Another Likns try as Stomps defence just quit tackling.

1 min, 2 points in it

[Sandstorm]

35-33 Stomps (lucky)

[OomStruisbaai]

Glad the Lions came back. Stormers haven't got a single backline move. Lots of work

[sturginho]

FT 36-40 6 tries a piece!

Why didn’t Zebre go for the lineout at the end?

I wasn't watching but I read they went for a tap, which seems a bit silly if their set pieces were doing the business until then

[OomStruisbaai]

Ox hero nearly score.

[OomStruisbaai]

Sharks playing well. Tarzan all over the place

[Sandstorm]

Sharks defence goes missing. 14-0

[fishfoodie]

Munster V Sharks 21 - 7 HT

After getting back in it with a few minutes to go, Sharks made a pigs ear out of catching the restart & got punished by Munster scoring their third try

[Sards]

Dissapointing. But definitely a step up from the previous match in quality.

Cameron Wright is a bladdy agent

[GrahamWa]

FT 36-40 6 tries a piece!

Why didn’t Zebre go for the lineout at the end?

I wasn't watching but I read they went for a tap, which seems a bit silly if their set pieces were doing the business until then

I think the ref told them they wouldn't get a Pen Try from the scrum and it altered their mindset. Still would have gone for the Line Out though, strange decision making under pressure.

[Sards]

We really need to play to the ref better than this. It's clear what he is calling. Avoid it

[LoveOfTheGame]

Dissapointing. But definitely a step up from the previous match in quality.

Cameron Wright is a bladdy agent

The guy does my head in. He costs the Sharks points every time he plays. I know Ox will give me flack for this comment, but he really is crap.

[Sards]

Dissapointing. But definitely a step up from the previous match in quality.

Cameron Wright is a bladdy agent

The guy does my head in. He costs the Sharks points every time he plays. I know Ox will give me flack for this comment, but he really is crap.

I hope they vok him up later.

Well beaten in the end. Munster a tough and nuggety side.
Plum needs to study the ref interpretation north. Sharks were their own enemies for giving away so many penalties

[OomStruisbaai]

Two great matches today. Will be interesting to see the new Bulls and Leinster perform today

[fishfoodie]

It doesn't look like there's going to be any great revival of the Welsh teams this year; the Italians might fancy their chances of picking points off them.

[Sandstorm]

Loftus DJ playing AC/DC at full volume during a scrum. Twat.

[OomStruisbaai]

Bulls 21-0 after 20.

[OomStruisbaai]

Bulls 35-14 after 48 mins. Kuiken moord

[OomStruisbaai]

Bulls 63-21 Scarlets

[bok_viking]

Hanekom and Louw looked fantastic today. Bulls pack signings seemed to have made the scrum look a bit better than last season. If they can continue supplying a decent amount of solid ball to the backs the likes of Moody, Arendse and Le Roux can make that backline deadly. It is only 1 game but they look a lot better than the start of last season.

[OomStruisbaai]

Glasgow leading Leinster at ht.24-13. This a surprise.

[OomStruisbaai]

Great win by Glasgow.

[Simian]

Great win by Glasgow.

Yeah! I was pleased with that. Lots didn't work well, but five points in the opening game is a cracking start.

[clydecloggie]

A game to make me fall in love with rugby again.

I know the RWC has given us some tense games, but I find it hard to get enthused by the fare in offer - England v SA a case in point.

Give me Glasgow's running rugby anytime. And yes, I know running rugby doesn't win trophies. It's still what made me fall in love with the sport all those years ago.

[OomStruisbaai]

A game to make me fall in love with rugby again.

I know the RWC has given us some tense games, but I find it hard to get enthused by the fare in offer - England v SA a case in point.

Give me Glasgow's running rugby anytime. And yes, I know running rugby doesn't win trophies. It's still what made me fall in love with the sport all those years ago.

As a Stormers supporters I agree with you.

[assfly]

Not the result we wanted but I didn't think we'd win. Probably the same for next week sadly. Tough ask for our first two fixtures, with a new coach and without our Boks.

Despite the loss, I think there are some positives. There are signs of a more expansive game, albeit it wasn't that well executed. Mchunu looks like he's going to have a monster season. Rohan jvR was immense when he came on, should be starting every game.