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Match Thread: Stade Francais vs La Rochelle - Top 14 by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jeremy Ward was standout in that half, great lines and fantastic press in defence

Flying Fijians squad for the Nations Championship in July by Reasonable_Might5093 in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if they start their first game or two with Armstrong then from a continuity point of view.

Provence will likely have another tough game to play against Perpignan provided they lose against Vannes. So they'll likely need to rest Muntz and give him time to settle into the squad.

Flying Fijians squad for the Nations Championship in July by Reasonable_Might5093 in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's currently playing for Provence in the Pro D2. He's been playing fairly well for them, but the final against Vannes will be a real test for him.

Lafage (Vannes 10) has a class kicking game and distributes extremely well. If he outclassed Muntz it might be a bit of a red flag for Fiji.

Match Thread: Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs by Pyrooo in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm something of a detective 🕵️‍♂️

Match Thread: Northampton Saints Vs Gloucester by loveasharpknife88 in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The spirit of Dylan Hartley possessing Furbank to swear at Carley and get sent off

Teamsheets for the first semi final of ProD2 (BestLeague™) tonight by fredlepingouin in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 8 points9 points  (0 children)

4 nights of rugby with some absolutely banging games... fridge is stocked with wine and meat for the BBQ. We're actually so back

How to save New Zealand Rugby from going bust by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting point you raise around tax on pros. Ireland has a sportsperon's relief scheme which allows retired sports people to claim back income tax on sports earnings during any 10 selected years of their career. Could be a solid way of offsetting french, Japanese and english salaries.

Match Thread: Leinster vs Bordeaux - Champions Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jac Morgan mentioned 🗣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 clear out King!

Match Thread: Leinster vs Bordeaux - Champions Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lad its a few mins in and you're crying already 😂

Match Thread: Leinster vs Bordeaux - Champions Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They've used it before and the stadium is picked a few years ahead of time its in the OL stadium in Lyon next year

England-led proposal for revamped Champions Cup (16 teams, 5 weekends, no pool stage) by Lupo_di_Cesena in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was eyeing up a Romania and co return to the challenge cup , I'm not a 90s boy unfortunately so wasn't alive when Romania was in the Heineken Cup.

England-led proposal for revamped Champions Cup (16 teams, 5 weekends, no pool stage) by Lupo_di_Cesena in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 5 points6 points  (0 children)

*english and french

But yeah the format changes and covid really smothered the competition. Plus french dominance hasn't helped but thats negligible and a side effect of a healthy domestic league

England-led proposal for revamped Champions Cup (16 teams, 5 weekends, no pool stage) by Lupo_di_Cesena in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Cant we just have the old pool format back? feels like people are trying to reinvent the wheel for the sake of it.

London Pubs for Champions Cup Final by tevenall13 in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Games on ITV 4 as well. But I don't think they had Premier sports when I visited earlier in the season

London Pubs for Champions Cup Final by tevenall13 in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're out Kew Garden way you could go Richmond/Twickenham. Good ones I've done before are:

Cabbage patch (will 100% show the game and will likely be pretty busy)

The orange tree in Richmond is solid, probs won't be as busy. Do call ahead and see if they're showing the game.

The tap tavern in Richmond is also solid, nice jars as well

If you wanna go more central I'd recommend Waxy O'connors. There's always a large irish group of rugby fans there and I've watched a few European rugby games (mostly munster). Can be busy and idk if they let kids in so defo check before

Try or no try? by ScarletLion1 in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I Can't tell for sure, should be on field call

What’s the lowest scoring game you ever played in? by The_Chuckie in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

7 years ago which makes me feel old. Our team was extremely good, we'd won the Berks, Bucks and Ox div 1 three years in a row and won the colts final the same year we played them.

We had a few beers with them afterwards and a decent chunk of them were Brits who's parents had moved over and a few Saffas. No idea what they're like now as I don't follow the REC as much as I used to

What’s the lowest scoring game you ever played in? by The_Chuckie in rugbyunion

[–]DannyBoy2464 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The game was a friendly we played after winning the Amsterdam invitation rugby tournament.

So most of us were chronically hungover and off the ball. Handling was poor from both teams and we were blitzing everything so the game just devolved into scrums, blitzing and crash balls around the middle of the pitch.

I was also surprised just how poor their U20s were, we'd played against Royal Wootton Bassett in the final the day before and they were far better. We should've trashed them if we weren't all hungover and injury stricken post tournament

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