NPR

2 1/2 weeks away and the build up has been a little subdued, but squads starting to be announced today which should get things going.

I don't know if it was the awful WC that has knocked the stuffing out of everyone but at least we get our rugby comfort blanket back for a few weeks.

Anyway, final table will look like this:

Scotland
France
Ireland
England
Italy
Wales

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:41 am 2 1/2 weeks away and the build up has been a little subdued, but squads starting to be announced today which should get things going.

I don't know if it was the awful WC that has knocked the stuffing out of everyone but at least we get our rugby comfort blanket back for a few weeks.

Anyway, final table will look like this:

Scotland
France
Ireland
England
Italy
Wales

Sounds right, no need to continue the thread.

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:41 am 2 1/2 weeks away and the build up has been a little subdued, but squads starting to be announced today which should get things going.

I don't know if it was the awful WC that has knocked the stuffing out of everyone but at least we get our rugby comfort blanket back for a few weeks.

Anyway, final table will look like this:

Scotland
France
Ireland
England
Italy
Wales

Oupa, go here
viewtopic.php?t=2792

I'd normally take great satisfaction in knocking Wales, but at the moment it feels like kicking a blind, deaf and lame puppy

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OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:48 am

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:41 am 2 1/2 weeks away and the build up has been a little subdued, but squads starting to be announced today which should get things going.

I don't know if it was the awful WC that has knocked the stuffing out of everyone but at least we get our rugby comfort blanket back for a few weeks.

Anyway, final table will look like this:

Scotland
France
Ireland
England
Italy
Wales

Oupa, go here
viewtopic.php?t=2792

How do you change the title?

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:41 am 2 1/2 weeks away and the build up has been a little subdued, but squads starting to be announced today which should get things going.

I don't know if it was the awful WC that has knocked the stuffing out of everyone but at least we get our rugby comfort blanket back for a few weeks.

Anyway, final table will look like this:

Scotland
France
Ireland
England
Italy
Wales

Definitely Scotland's year.

How England got on was usually predicated by whether they had the Blues at home or away.

It doesn't matter so much now we're playing like a team of drunkards.

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:50 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:48 am

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:41 am 2 1/2 weeks away and the build up has been a little subdued, but squads starting to be announced today which should get things going.

I don't know if it was the awful WC that has knocked the stuffing out of everyone but at least we get our rugby comfort blanket back for a few weeks.

Anyway, final table will look like this:

Scotland
France
Ireland
England
Italy
Wales

Oupa, go here
viewtopic.php?t=2792

How do you change the title?

Only the person who did the op can change the title. Eitt first post and change

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:16 am

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:50 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:48 am
Oupa, go here
viewtopic.php?t=2792

How do you change the title?

Only the person who did the op can change the title. Eitt first post and change

Thanks

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:20 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:16 am

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:50 am

How do you change the title?

Only the person who did the op can change the title. Eitt first post and change

Thanks

Nicely done.

Well played

French squad announced tomorrow.

There are already a few missing players.

Dupont ....

Flament out (at least for Ireland)
Bourgarit is out for the season
Ntamack is not back yet
Danty uncertain due to a concussion

Likely setup
Props
Baille, Wardi, S. Taofifenua or Priso ; Aldegheri, Atonio, Laclayat.
Hookers
Marchand, Mauvaka, Barlot ou Baubigny.
Second rows
Meafou, R. Taofifenua, Woki, Gabrillagues ou Lavault.
Back rows
Alldritt, Cros, Jelonch, Ollivon, Macalou ou Abadie, Boudehent ou Tanga.
scrum halves
Couilloud, Le Garrec, Lucu.
fly halves
Hastoy, Jalibert.
Centres
Danty, Fickou, Moefana, Gailleton ou Depoortere.
wings
Bielle-Biarrey, Penaud, Villière ou Lebel.
fullbacks
Jaminet, Ramos, Buros or Barré.

laurent wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:14 pm French squad announced tomorrow.

There are already a few missing players.

Dupont ....

Flament out (at least for Ireland)
Bourgarit is out for the season
Ntamack is not back yet
Danty uncertain due to a concussion

Likely setup
Props
Baille, Wardi, S. Taofifenua or Priso ; Aldegheri, Atonio, Laclayat.
Hookers
Marchand, Mauvaka, Barlot ou Baubigny.
Second rows
Meafou, R. Taofifenua, Woki, Gabrillagues ou Lavault.
Back rows
Alldritt, Cros, Jelonch, Ollivon, Macalou ou Abadie, Boudehent ou Tanga.
scrum halves
Couilloud, Le Garrec, Lucu.
fly halves
Hastoy, Jalibert.
Centres
Danty, Fickou, Moefana, Gailleton ou Depoortere.
wings
Bielle-Biarrey, Penaud, Villière ou Lebel.
fullbacks
Jaminet, Ramos, Buros or Barré.

Looks weak

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:20 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:16 am

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:50 am

How do you change the title?

Only the person who did the op can change the title. Eitt first post and change

Thanks

Vokker.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:30 pm

Slick wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:20 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:16 am

Only the person who did the op can change the title. Eitt first post and change

Thanks

Vokker.

Hard to see past France as champs, probably with a slam.

Wales look very weak. Italy have England at home 1st up - may have their best chance, so far, of beating an England that is in transition and could struggle in the set piece.

France
Ireland
Scotland
England
Italy
Wales

Ymx wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:21 pm Cheeky son of a ….

I don’t care tbh.

I only create them because you NH fvckers are lazy gits.

Make a nice change to have a rugby thread started by neither me nor Oom.

True. We are the value adders of the board.

Welsh squad. A few names I've never heard of!!!
Daffyd Jenkins named captain.
Wales squad for Six Nations
Forwards: Gareth Thomas (Ospreys), Corey Domachowski (Cardiff), Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Evan Lloyd* (Cardiff), Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Archie Griffin* (Bath), Leon Brown (Dragons), Will Rowlands (Racing 92), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Dafydd Jenkins (captain, Exeter), Teddy Williams (Cardiff), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers), Alex Mann* (Cardiff), James Botham (Cardiff), Mackenzie Martin* (Cardiff), Taine Basham (Dragons).

Backs: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Tomos Williams (Cardiff), Kieran Hardy (Scarlets), Sam Costelow (Scarlets), Ioan Lloyd (Scarlets), Cai Evans (Dragons), Nick Tompkins (Saracens), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), George North (Ospreys), Mason Grady (Cardiff), Joe Roberts (Scarlets), Josh Adams (Cardiff), Rio Dyer (Dragons), Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester), Cameron Winnett* (Cardiff), Tom Rogers (Scarlets).

Well, you can scrap LRZ from that list. I like this squad, primarily because it has far more different surnames than your usual Welsh squad. Wooden spoon fighters with Italy, most likely.

clydecloggie wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:30 pm Well, you can scrap LRZ from that list. I like this squad, primarily because it has far more different surnames than your usual Welsh squad. Wooden spoon fighters with Italy, most likely.

Well spotted
That must have been the squad given out by the WRU press office.
Evidently Gatland didn't know about LRZ 30 minutes before his press conference!!!

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:04 pm

Ymx wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:21 pm Cheeky son of a ….

I don’t care tbh.

I only create them because you NH fvckers are lazy gits.

Make a nice change to have a rugby thread started by neither me nor Oom.

True. We are the value adders of the board.

Absolutely Oom my good buddy.

Unsung heroes.

At least we appreciate ourselves.

Ymx wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:20 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:04 pm

Ymx wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:21 pm Cheeky son of a ….

I don’t care tbh.

I only create them because you NH fvckers are lazy gits.

Make a nice change to have a rugby thread started by neither me nor Oom.

True. We are the value adders of the board.

Absolutely Oom my good buddy.

Unsung heroes.

At least we appreciate ourselves.

Wanted to give them the winner of the 6 Nations but fuck them.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:04 pm

Ymx wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:21 pm Cheeky son of a ….

I don’t care tbh.

I only create them because you NH fvckers are lazy gits.

Make a nice change to have a rugby thread started by neither me nor Oom.

True. We are the value adders of the board.

Cheap and venomous? Sounds about right.

No Saffers on this thread, or no Saffers in the 6N?

With Herring injured and out of the tournament, Ireland will likely be compliant on the later.
Think the Scots have a bit of work to do on that front though.

inactionman wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:01 am How England got on was usually predicated by whether they had the Blues at home or away.

It doesn't matter so much now we're playing like a team of drunkards.

Calling them drunkards is being generous.

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:29 am No Saffers on this thread, or no Saffers in the 6N?

With Herring injured and out of the tournament, Ireland will likely be compliant on the later.
Think the Scots have a bit of work to do on that front though.

Then you should ban the Scots, half their squad is Saffers.

Voilà the pretenders... (not to confuse with pretencious).

should be a fun team with a bit of youth an old kiwi and a young aussie.

I wonder how long my unfounded optimism will last this time?
Vintcent and Izekor in the same team, the grand slam is ours!

sturginho wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:33 am I wonder how long my unfounded optimism will last this time?

Code: Select all

Piloni
Pietro CECCARELLI (Perpignan, 31 caps)
Danilo FISCHETTI (Zebre Parma, 36 caps)
Matteo NOCERA (Zebre Parma, esordiente)
Luca RIZZOLI (Zebre Parma, esordiente)
Mirco SPAGNOLO (Benetton Rugby, esordiente)
Giosuè ZILOCCHI (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)

Tallonatori
Gianmarco LUCCHESI (Benetton Rugby, 17 caps)
Marco MANFREDI (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)
Giacomo NICOTERA (Benetton Rugby, 18 caps)

Seconde Linee
Niccolò CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 36 caps)
Edoardo IACHIZZI (Benetton Rugby, 6 caps)
Federico RUZZA (Benetton Rugby, 49 caps)
Andrea ZAMBONIN (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)

Terze Linee
Lorenzo CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)
Riccardo FAVRETTO (Benetton Rugby, 1 cap)
Alessandro IZEKOR (Benetton Rugby, esordiente)
Michele LAMARO (Benetton Rugby, 33 caps)
Sebastian NEGRI (Benetton Rugby, 52 caps)
Ross VINTCENT (Exeter, esordiente)
Manuel ZULIANI (Benetton Rugby, 17 caps)

Mediani di Mischia
Alessandro GARBISI (Benetton Rugby, 7 caps)
Martin PAGE-RELO (Lione, 4 caps)
Stephen VARNEY (Gloucester, 24 caps)

Mediani di Apertura
Tommaso ALLAN (Perpignan, 79 caps)
Paolo GARBISI (Montpellier, 31 caps)

Centri
Juan Ignacio BREX (Benetton Rugby, 30 caps)
Tommaso MENONCELLO (Benetton Rugby, 12 caps)
Federico MORI (Bayonne, 13 caps)
Marco ZANON (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)

Ali/Estremi
Pierre BRUNO (Zebre Parma, 15 caps)
Ange CAPUOZZO (Stade Toulousain, 16 caps)
Monty IOANE (Lione, 25 caps)
Simone GESI (Zebre Parma, 1 cap)
Lorenzo PANI (Zebre Parma, 5 caps)

Vintcent and Izekor in the same team, the grand slam is ours!

I really hope Paulo Garbisi gets the chance to kick on, I genuinely think he has been the 2nd best 10 in the 6N for the last few seasons - behind various at number one.

SaintK wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:48 pm

clydecloggie wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:30 pm Well, you can scrap LRZ from that list. I like this squad, primarily because it has far more different surnames than your usual Welsh squad. Wooden spoon fighters with Italy, most likely.

Well spotted
That must have been the squad given out by the WRU press office.
Evidently Gatland didn't know about LRZ 30 minutes before his press conference!!!

I find that really weird - a lot of the Gloucester fans knew and were talking about it on Saturday. If this has come out of the blue to Gatland then it's another indication of how completely dysfunctional Welsh rugby is, but I don't believe it for a second. It might have been confirmed in the last few days, but I don't believe they knew nothing about it.

Biffer wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:52 am

SaintK wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:48 pm

clydecloggie wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:30 pm Well, you can scrap LRZ from that list. I like this squad, primarily because it has far more different surnames than your usual Welsh squad. Wooden spoon fighters with Italy, most likely.

Well spotted
That must have been the squad given out by the WRU press office.
Evidently Gatland didn't know about LRZ 30 minutes before his press conference!!!

I find that really weird - a lot of the Gloucester fans knew and were talking about it on Saturday. If this has come out of the blue to Gatland then it's another indication of how completely dysfunctional Welsh rugby is, but I don't believe it for a second. It might have been confirmed in the last few days, but I don't believe they knew nothing about it.

Fairly sure there was a team release that still included LRZ, suggesting they expected him.

Slick wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:38 am

sturginho wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:33 am I wonder how long my unfounded optimism will last this time?

Code: Select all

Piloni
Pietro CECCARELLI (Perpignan, 31 caps)
Danilo FISCHETTI (Zebre Parma, 36 caps)
Matteo NOCERA (Zebre Parma, esordiente)
Luca RIZZOLI (Zebre Parma, esordiente)
Mirco SPAGNOLO (Benetton Rugby, esordiente)
Giosuè ZILOCCHI (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)

Tallonatori
Gianmarco LUCCHESI (Benetton Rugby, 17 caps)
Marco MANFREDI (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)
Giacomo NICOTERA (Benetton Rugby, 18 caps)

Seconde Linee
Niccolò CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 36 caps)
Edoardo IACHIZZI (Benetton Rugby, 6 caps)
Federico RUZZA (Benetton Rugby, 49 caps)
Andrea ZAMBONIN (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)

Terze Linee
Lorenzo CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)
Riccardo FAVRETTO (Benetton Rugby, 1 cap)
Alessandro IZEKOR (Benetton Rugby, esordiente)
Michele LAMARO (Benetton Rugby, 33 caps)
Sebastian NEGRI (Benetton Rugby, 52 caps)
Ross VINTCENT (Exeter, esordiente)
Manuel ZULIANI (Benetton Rugby, 17 caps)

Mediani di Mischia
Alessandro GARBISI (Benetton Rugby, 7 caps)
Martin PAGE-RELO (Lione, 4 caps)
Stephen VARNEY (Gloucester, 24 caps)

Mediani di Apertura
Tommaso ALLAN (Perpignan, 79 caps)
Paolo GARBISI (Montpellier, 31 caps)

Centri
Juan Ignacio BREX (Benetton Rugby, 30 caps)
Tommaso MENONCELLO (Benetton Rugby, 12 caps)
Federico MORI (Bayonne, 13 caps)
Marco ZANON (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)

Ali/Estremi
Pierre BRUNO (Zebre Parma, 15 caps)
Ange CAPUOZZO (Stade Toulousain, 16 caps)
Monty IOANE (Lione, 25 caps)
Simone GESI (Zebre Parma, 1 cap)
Lorenzo PANI (Zebre Parma, 5 caps)

Vintcent and Izekor in the same team, the grand slam is ours!

I really hope Paulo Garbisi gets the chance to kick on, I genuinely think he has been the 2nd best 10 in the 6N for the last few seasons - behind various at number one.

I hope so too, it hasn't helped that he keeps having to switch between 10 and 12 at his club and same in the the national team. Word is he's heading for Toulon next year

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:29 am No Saffers on this thread, or no Saffers in the 6N?

With Herring injured and out of the tournament, Ireland will likely be compliant on the later.
Think the Scots have a bit of work to do on that front though.

Was just a little joke. Have amended to welcome our guardians of the spirit of rugby

Biffer wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:52 am

SaintK wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:48 pm

clydecloggie wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:30 pm Well, you can scrap LRZ from that list. I like this squad, primarily because it has far more different surnames than your usual Welsh squad. Wooden spoon fighters with Italy, most likely.

Well spotted
That must have been the squad given out by the WRU press office.
Evidently Gatland didn't know about LRZ 30 minutes before his press conference!!!

I find that really weird - a lot of the Gloucester fans knew and were talking about it on Saturday. If this has come out of the blue to Gatland then it's another indication of how completely dysfunctional Welsh rugby is, but I don't believe it for a second. It might have been confirmed in the last few days, but I don't believe they knew nothing about it.

About the move to NFL. or him leaving Gloucester at end of contract? Apols if you've mentioned it, lost track in thread.

I had heard that he was definitely not staying past this season, but I didn't expect him to leave - and to leave rugby completely - immediately.

Think Gloucester might have been quietly quite satisfied to let him go, as aside from a few notable run-ins he's not particularly shone, and he is on a relatively decent whack.

Slick wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:01 am

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:29 am No Saffers on this thread, or no Saffers in the 6N?

With Herring injured and out of the tournament, Ireland will likely be compliant on the later.
Think the Scots have a bit of work to do on that front though.

Was just a little joke. Have amended to welcome our guardians of the spirit of rugby

Kiwis or Saffers as the Spiritual Guardians of our sport.
Proper giant douche and turd sandwich dilemma .

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:46 am Kiwis or Saffers as the Spiritual Guardians of our sport.
Proper giant douche and turd sandwich dilemma .

Well at least the Saffa sandwich is in a better timezone.

inactionman wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:04 am

Biffer wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:52 am

SaintK wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:48 pm
Well spotted
That must have been the squad given out by the WRU press office.
Evidently Gatland didn't know about LRZ 30 minutes before his press conference!!!

I find that really weird - a lot of the Gloucester fans knew and were talking about it on Saturday. If this has come out of the blue to Gatland then it's another indication of how completely dysfunctional Welsh rugby is, but I don't believe it for a second. It might have been confirmed in the last few days, but I don't believe they knew nothing about it.

About the move to NFL. or him leaving Gloucester at end of contract? Apols if you've mentioned it, lost track in thread.

I had heard that he was definitely not staying past this season, but I didn't expect him to leave - and to leave rugby completely - immediately.

Think Gloucester might have been quietly quite satisfied to let him go, as aside from a few notable run-ins he's not particularly shone, and he is on a relatively decent whack.

NFL.

Not certain if they were expecting him to leave immediately or the end of the season though.