European Club Rugby
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11818496
Why is this even a story? It's common knowledge there is still a drinking culture in French rugby. Didn't all the players gather around at halftime during a match at Xmas and take a celebratory shot of spirits?
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@canefan said in NH club rugby:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11818496
Why is this even a story? It's common knowledge there is still a drinking culture in French rugby. Didn't all the players gather around at halftime during a match at Xmas and take a celebratory shot of spirits?
What a piece of garbage journalism. That video is taken in the locker rooms after they won the Fucking French title. A year ago and at the end of the season.
What he did was dumb but he has fronted up and apologised and taken his medicine. They won't be happy till they get him sobbing and begging for forgiveness on the news.
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@mooshld It's likely he has triggered someone and that can't be brushed aside
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@Catogrande Small wonder no one is prepared to put their name to the article. Just more shit journalism from the NZ Herald.
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@antipodean I hadn't bothered to read it but now you've forced my hand. Now I don't like you.
It is a piss-poor character assassination on a bloke that has made a poor mistake. Way over the top.
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So I did a bit of reading around in French sites. Here is the conspiracy theory.
Stade and racing didn't want to play this weekend with key players on international duty. They decide to merge, it all kicks off, the games both get postponed. Weekend over merger off.
The president of Toulon is buying into it tweeting that he plans to merge with pattya in Thailand if it gets his team a week off as well.
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You can see why the French are happy for the June series to move to July and shortening the duration of the Six Nations. The Bouclier de Brennus is king.
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@Bovidae said in NH club rugby:
Leicester Tigers have sacked Aaron Mauger as head coach and immediately replaced him with Australian coach Matt O'Connor.
And this just after he's one some silverware, the Anglo-Welsh Cup, mind you the spirit of this comp is that it's a development competition and they fielded a pretty strong line up.
OK so they beat my local side so I may be a little bitter, but...
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You can get away with plenty up here, but playing a strong team in the Anglo Welsh final and winning it....
Poor form, he had to go
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@Catogrande won
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di no one tell him this Anglo-Welsh thing was for certificates only?
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So the Tigers have elected to go with the bloke coaching the Reds backline..?
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@Stargazer Don't know exactly, but I read somewhere that it was his third concussion this season and thus been sat down. So seems it is three strikes and you are out? Reasonable, probably two would suffice if they are in a short span.
