European Club Rugby

[Bones]

@machpants I love the standing behind players mouthing off, brilliant.

[ARHS]

@pakman good all round pass tackle and run

[Bones]

@pakman said in NH club rugby:

Stuart Barnes has written a eulogy on how TKB’s fizzing pass and Ihaia West’s gain lane attack has set European Rugby alive at La Rochelle.

Was TKB previously known for his passing?

I recall he used to be able to throw some very wide cut out passes, usually in general play rather than general halfback play. None of the Smith precision bullets though.

[gt12]

@bones

So far Fakatava reminds me more of TKB than Smith, he' s reasonable passer, can throw a grater skip pass, and is really good over the ball and on defense around the ruck.

[Machpants]

Maybe no SAFAs...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/300274656/south-african-rugby-franchises-given-cold-shoulder-by-pro14-stakeholders

[Bones]

[Machpants]

@bones said in NH club rugby:

Um

[Bones]

@machpants um

[Machpants]

@bones said in NH club rugby:

@machpants um

Um erm?

[Bones]

@machpants turn your VPN on.

[Bones]

Might be in here if this also isn't geo blocked.

[Machpants]

@bones sadly nope

[Bones]

@machpants said in NH club rugby:

@bones sadly nope

It's a pretty cool period of play, which in a nutshell is a series of errors by teams with terrible finishing abilities, but half to half running play for a good 3 minutes or so. Sale versing Gloucester.

[Machpants]

@bones Sale versus Gloucester

[Bones]

@machpants no it was on the TB.

[Daffy Jaffy]

For want of a better place to post it -
The World’s highest-paid players by position
Fullback: BEAUDEN BARRETT £780k (Goliath)
Wing: CHARLES PIUTAU £1m (Bristol Bears)
Wing: STUART HOGG £550k (Exeter Chiefs)
Centre: VIRIMI VAKATAWA £780k (Racing 92)
Centre: OWEN FARRELL £750k (Saracens)
Flyhalf: HANDRÉ POLLARD £1m (Montpellier)
Scrumhalf: FRANCOIS DE KLERK £600k (Sale Sharks)
Number eight: KIERAN READ £800,000 (Verblitz)
Openside flank: Michael Hooper £750,000 (Verblitz)
Blindside flank: STEVE LUATUA £650k (Bristol Bears)
Lock: MARO ITOJE £825k (Saracens)
Lock: EBEN ETZEBETH £900k (Toulon)
Tighthead prop: TADHG FURLONG £480k (Leinster)
Hooker: GUILHEM GUIRADO £500 (Montpellier)
Loosehead prop: MAKO VUNIPOLA £450k (Saracens)

[Catogrande]

@daffy-jaffy

Hogg and Piatau are basically full backs though 🤷‍♂️

[Daffy Jaffy]

@catogrande Yeah its a bit dismissive of the actual regular wingers I thought. I wonder who those wingers might be?

[Catogrande]

@daffy-jaffy said in NH club rugby:

@catogrande Yeah its a bit dismissive of the actual regular wingers I thought. I wonder who those wingers might be?

I'd think Penaud in France would be on a tidy sum. Maybe Johnny May in England and Keith Earls in Ireland?

[Machpants]

I do find it funny the furor against the Soccer Super League, mostly on it being a 75% closed shop. Fan protest, promises of govt action, bans on international representation. Yet Premiership Rugby is getting ready to fuck over all but 13 clubs in England, at the same time as English Rugby is starving them of income. Body old boys club there, bending over to millionaires who can't even run their clubs at a profit, or even within their own rules