European Club Rugby
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@sparky said in European Club Rugby:
Twickenham was an 80,000 sell out for the Premiership Final yesterday, whereas Wembley was only 3/4 full for the Rugby League Challenge Cup last weekend.
League may be the dominant code in Australia and is rapidly overtaking Rugby in New Zealand, but Rugby is the code bringing in the punters in much greater numbers in England.
The Kiwis will never beat the All Blacks in terms of glory and reputation.
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@sparky said in European Club Rugby:
@cgrant Which under 30s more interested in the All Blacks or the Warriors? The All Blacks have to get young New Zealanders or else we are going to have a big problem in a few year's time.
The All Blacks need to start dominating again, starting with a 3-0 walloping of a French B side.
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RL is nearly non existent in most countries (South Africa, France, Ireland, Argentina, Scotland, Wales, Italy, Georgia, Japan, aso ...). There are only two serious opponents (Australia and Great Britain) for the Kiwis. On long and possibly mid term, this could weary the under 30s.
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@Bones said in European Club Rugby:
@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
@Bones said in European Club Rugby:
Russell is a genius and a reckless knob head.
Only saw the highlights but is good goal kicking and an intercept enough to justify him being the B&I Lions 10?
You'd think the ridiculous action at the end of that intercept play would give any coach pause for thought. Very Spencer v crusaders like.
totally agree. Fascinating that he's been applauded for it when some players would have been crucified, guess because it came off. He justified it afterwards by talking about Max Ojomoh growing up watching his dad win trophies (which can't be true as he wasn't born last time Bath won the title) and wanting him to have a memory that would last forever. Its all very well but it could easily have gone wrong and if he'd just pinned his ears back he'd have crossed untouched.
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Not convinced
Steward tackled Ojomoh under the sticks after he'd checked and changed direction
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@MiketheSnow in the video I posted, Spencer clearly kicked it far left, would have missed by half a field from in front.
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Alternatively, from 4:59
If Wright had passed it was a definite try
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@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
Not convinced
Steward tackled Ojomoh under the sticks after he'd checked and changed direction
Russell was 15m out when he threw the pass (which he slowed down to throw), Steward was a good 5m away from him even after he'd slowed down and is the slowest fullback in the NH, he was walking in.
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@ARHS said in European Club Rugby:
It is making inroads in the Pacific islands
How many people does it represent ?
I am talking of nations like France (66 millions people), Italy (59 millions), South Africa (63 millions), Japan (124 millions), UK (68 millions), Argentina (45 millions) ... That makes a lot of potential viewers. Rugby is making inroads in Brazil (211 millions), Spain (48 millions) and Portugal (11 millions). -
@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
Alternatively, from 4:59
If Wright had passed it was a definite try
Hungus effort. Toole had beaten his defender and would've certainly scored. -
Nepo Laulala has signed with Gloucester.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/czey58pkw1ko
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@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
@Bones said in European Club Rugby:
Russell is a genius and a reckless knob head.
Only saw the highlights but is good goal kicking and an intercept enough to justify him being the B&I Lions 10?
Remember you're hardly the most impartial fellow when it comes to discussing Russell
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@MN5 said in European Club Rugby:
@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
@Bones said in European Club Rugby:
Russell is a genius and a reckless knob head.
Only saw the highlights but is good goal kicking and an intercept enough to justify him being the B&I Lions 10?
Remember you're hardly the most impartial fellow when it comes to discussing Russell
I was the one supporting his decision to pass
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@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
@MN5 said in European Club Rugby:
@MiketheSnow said in European Club Rugby:
@Bones said in European Club Rugby:
Russell is a genius and a reckless knob head.
Only saw the highlights but is good goal kicking and an intercept enough to justify him being the B&I Lions 10?
Remember you're hardly the most impartial fellow when it comes to discussing Russell
I was the one supporting his decision to pass
Yes, and I just about choked in shock when I saw that
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Apparently the "mind" behind the Premiership's "relaunch" as the Prem next season is the mind who is responsible for the abortion that is The Hundred.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cly2zplnn1ko
If I ever meet him I might offer him a piece of my mind.................
It will be short and sweet and include the words charlatan, piston wristed gibbon and fluffybunny!
