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@MiketheSnow yeah fuck that eh, he got away with bullshit for years. Cry me a river.
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fair play to him, he's pretty driven and everyone who's ever played with him rates him as a player and a leader - Lions is a good example - that's a good enough yardstick for me. Don't really care whether other fans think he's a dick, he's our dick. Shame he feels the need to take a break but hope he enjoys his season for Sarries and hope it gives Borthwick the chance to try and play some rugby.
Not sure Smith deserves the shirt at the moment, his game and his kicking definitely falling off after the world cup at club level. Probably leaves us with George Ford or Finn Smith who i haven't seen enough of to have a strong opinion. We have quite a few players either retiring or injured which could make for a painful 6N if the Irish, French and Scots are smarting after earlier than planned exits.
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@MiketheSnow said in NH International Rugby:
You reap, you sow
You reap criticism, not online threats and your wife and kids being abused on social media. Big difference.
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Midi Olympique are reporting that Owen Farrell has signed a 2 year deal with Racing 92 from the summer. Farrell has already made himself unavailable for the 6 Nations and the summer tour.
So England will need to find a new captain. George Ford should be their main 10.
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@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
Midi Olympique are reporting that Owen Farrell has signed a 2 year deal with Racing 92 from the summer. Farrell has already made himself unavailable for the 6 Nations and the summer tour.
So England will need to find a new captain. George Ford should be their main 10.
Racing 92 have come out and said there's no deal, but certainly leaves the doors open for still under negotiation
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@Machpants Lots of other newspapers are reporting that Owen Farrell is in advanced talks with Racing 92. Midi Olympique jumped the gun by saying that he had already signed with the French club.
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@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
@Machpants Lots of other newspapers are reporting that Owen Farrell is in advanced talks with Racing 92. Midi Olympique jumped the gun by saying that he had already signed with the French club.
Yup that was my point, they very specifically said there was no deal. Doesn't mean that they're just about to sign him
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I see the NZ press has picked up on a couple of Telegraph articles about Ethan Roots
Apparently he's a decent chance of making the England 6N squad?
Combative Ethan Roots could balance England’s pack – and unleash Ben Earl
Flanker has impressed at Exeter and could perform the same role for Steve Borthwick as he does for Rob Baxter
Ethan Roots interview: I left cage fighting and jiu-jitsu behind to return to rugby
Exeter flanker was alienated from rugby as a teen but, after dabbling in MMA and a stint on building sites, is now close to an England call
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I’m not sure how he went at the Ospreys but he’s been good for Exeter, one of those back rows that is just a complete nuisance all over the park. 6 though is a position of strength for England, so there’d be a few ahead of him in the queue.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67995451
Hope he goes to the Dallas Cowboys
Then Max Boyce can do another show
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@Machpants depends on what position, I was assuming wide receiver or similar but does the article state otherwise?
Apparently this guy is one of the best the last couple of years. I'd say LRZ is probably bigger than him.
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@Bones said in NH International Rugby:
@Machpants depends on what position, I was assuming wide receiver or similar but does the article state otherwise?
Apparently this guy is one of the best the last couple of years. I'd say LRZ is probably bigger than him.
Cool, as I said I know fuck all apart from buys in helmets smashing together. He's joining the NFL training pipeline/programme, so position TBC I guess
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@Machpants it's a much more open game than it was even 10 years ago and definitely 20 years ago.
The rules benefit space and speed on offense so the game is far more tailored to that (and subsequently the players on defence that can defend that).
The best wide receiver in the league is 178cm tall and 87kg.
The best rookie wide receiver has similar frame to LRZ (188cm, 93Kg).
A lot of lessons rugby can take from that - which has gone the opposite way.
Having said that - it's going to be awfully tough for LRZ - they have designated international roster spots so he can hang around but making a team's official 53 man squad and then staying there for any length of time is an enormous ask. Good luck to him.
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@Machpants sorry I forgot to add the link to the guy I mentioned 😂
Justin Jefferson - Wikipedia
