NH club rugby
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@Rapido said in NH club rugby:
That is a great try. Nice link, thanks.
That acceleration through traffic as he takes the gap after his first left foot step was visually awesome.
It sorted reminded me of David Smith in his prime - step then accelerate
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@Frye said in NH club rugby:
@Billy-Tell said in NH club rugby:
@Frye said in NH club rugby:
Kings and Cheetahs got pumped in their Pro 14 debuts, by Scarlets and Ulster respectively. Disappointing from a SH perspective.
Not really. Reinforces that they needed to leave super rugby imo.
No shit it reinforces their lack of viability at Super level.
Regardless, it's not a good look. I would expect a low SR team to still be competitive at Pro12 level. This isn't European Cup rugby (which would be the equivalent of SR).
Kings lost to last season's Pro 12 winners, who are a more than decent side. Cheetahs by all accounts were competitive enough but got a harsh YC to go with their usual suspect defence.
I'm well aware of the setup of European club rugby by the way. I would expect the top Pro 12 sides, especially the likes of Leinster to be too strong for SR whipping sides.
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@Stockcar86 said in NH club rugby:
@Rapido said in NH club rugby:
That is a great try. Nice link, thanks.
That acceleration through traffic as he takes the gap after his first left foot step was visually awesome.
It sorted reminded me of David Smith in his prime - step then accelerate
Some people just like to compare players to lofty, unattainable heights.
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@Pot-Hale Halfpenney, McNicholl, Parkes, S Williams, S Evans, Patchell, G Davies.
Doesn't strike as too much of a weakened backline...
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@Nepia said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Stockcar86 Great try, not sure why the opposition no22 had to put in a bit of afters when the try had already been made. All too common now.
The George Gregan - he could have dislodged the ball preventing the try. Also, I think if watch closely you can see 22 starts his dive while the try scorer was still diving - so not as late as first though.
TBH, I thought it was going to be a Richard Loe type completely after the try incident when I read your post.
Yeah, you're right, it wasn't that bad. I guess it's just something that gives me the shits.
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@Catogrande The one that is shitting me at the moment is what I've noticed in NPC - as soon as a try is scored, team-mates are running in to grab the opposition players anywhere near the try scorer and wrangle/throw them away.
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@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande The one that is shitting me at the moment is what I've noticed in NPC - as soon as a try is scored, team-mates are running in to grab the opposition players anywhere near the try scorer and wrangle/throw them away.
Yes. (Assumes grumpy old man persona). It's shit like this that makes me fear we're going down he soccer route. Not so much that it happens, more that it is deemed acceptable by the officials and the coaching staff.
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Record number of points for an opening weekend in the Aviva Prem, with a hatful of bonus points, and some very tasty tries. Saracens reamed Saints, even with 3 or 4 Lions rested, which is a shot across the bows of the rest of the league (although would be more convincing if against anyone other than the perennially underachieving Saints). Wasps looking good too.
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Matson returning to NZ
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@Disgusted-of-TW said in NH club rugby:
Record number of points for an opening weekend in the Aviva Prem, with a hatful of bonus points, and some very tasty tries. Saracens reamed Saints, even with 3 or 4 Lions rested, which is a shot across the bows of the rest of the league (although would be more convincing if against anyone other than the perennially underachieving Saints). Wasps looking good too.
24 tries in two matches? Where was the defence? Pfft sounds like basketball rugby to me....
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Northampton have just signed Dan Biggar from Ospreys. Odd really as they already have Myler and Piers Francis, plus Harry Malinder (more of a 12 IMO) and also James Grayson - son of Paul the ex-England fly-half.
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@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Northampton have just signed Dan Biggar from Ospreys. Odd really as they already have Myler and Piers Francis, plus Harry Malinder (more of a 12 IMO) and also James Grayson - son of Paul the ex-England fly-half.
Not really that odd for me. Biggar's a better ten than any of them. Mallinder and Francis will probably feature more at 12 when he arrives(still question marks over Mallinder anyway). Myler will be 34/35 the season he gets there and Grayson isn't a sure thing as prospects go. Could be great, but could just end up as a squad player.
In other news Tuilagi comes back, plays a game, does his knee and is out for another 12 weeks.
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@Margin_Walker said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Northampton have just signed Dan Biggar from Ospreys. Odd really as they already have Myler and Piers Francis, plus Harry Malinder (more of a 12 IMO) and also James Grayson - son of Paul the ex-England fly-half.
Not really that odd for me. Biggar's a better ten than any of them. Mallinder and Francis will probably feature more at 12 when he arrives(still question marks over Mallinder anyway). Myler will be 34/35 the season he gets there and Grayson isn't a sure thing as prospects go. Could be great, but could just end up as a squad player.
In other news Tuilagi comes back, plays a game, does his knee and is out for another 12 weeks.
You could well be right. I haven't seen much of Francis and TBH, nothing of him at 10. Malinder did well at u20 level playing at 10 but agree, his place is likely at 12. Was surprised to see Biggar is only 27 or so - he seems to have been around for ages.
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@Margin_Walker said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Northampton have just signed Dan Biggar from Ospreys. Odd really as they already have Myler and Piers Francis, plus Harry Malinder (more of a 12 IMO) and also James Grayson - son of Paul the ex-England fly-half.
Not really that odd for me. Biggar's a better ten than any of them. Mallinder and Francis will probably feature more at 12 when he arrives(still question marks over Mallinder anyway). Myler will be 34/35 the season he gets there and Grayson isn't a sure thing as prospects go. Could be great, but could just end up as a squad player.
In other news Tuilagi comes back, plays a game, does his knee and is out for another 12 weeks.
It's always sad to see a player on an injury streak - Manu's never going to fulfil his potential. Just unlucky? Too much bulk, too young? Who knows. Truth be told, I don't think England needs him anymore.
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Yeah, he shouldn't really be in the conversation until he gets 6 months of rugby under his belt. Seems as far away from that as ever at the moment.
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@Disgusted-of-TW said in NH club rugby:
@Margin_Walker said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Northampton have just signed Dan Biggar from Ospreys. Odd really as they already have Myler and Piers Francis, plus Harry Malinder (more of a 12 IMO) and also James Grayson - son of Paul the ex-England fly-half.
Not really that odd for me. Biggar's a better ten than any of them. Mallinder and Francis will probably feature more at 12 when he arrives(still question marks over Mallinder anyway). Myler will be 34/35 the season he gets there and Grayson isn't a sure thing as prospects go. Could be great, but could just end up as a squad player.
In other news Tuilagi comes back, plays a game, does his knee and is out for another 12 weeks.
It's always sad to see a player on an injury streak - Manu's never going to fulfil his potential. Just unlucky? Too much bulk, too young? Who knows. Truth be told, I don't think England needs him anymore.
He's quite a talent/force of nature, but yeah, currently who would you drop for him?
