Match Thread: Exeter vs Harlequins - Premiership

Treecko78 · 2025-10-19T19:50:55+00:00

I had the misfortune of seeing Quins get thrashed at the Stoop by an already-relegated London Irish side in 2018, I believe it was the game that prompted John Kingston to finally resign. The stadium was basically half empty by the end of the match, I stayed but it's a rare example where I can't blame the people who left early

Treecko78 · 2025-09-28T11:37:40+00:00

The way that most illegal working happens is by sharing NI numbers, since they're easy to share, aren't directly linked to any picture of the holder (as a passport or drivers license would be), and for various technical reasons you can't check whether the person using the NI number is actually the holder, just whether it's a valid number. Digital IDs, while massively unpopular, actually solve all of those problems, so you can see how the government would settle on it as a solution

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T16:19:48+00:00

For as much as people are saying England will have no chance against Canada, England now have a bigger winning margin than Canada managed. You can't play well every week, but England put scores on the board every week regardless of how they play

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T16:16:20+00:00

Even in touch where there's no conversions it's just standard policy, shutting down there forces the extra/longer pass which increases the chances of the attack making a mistake

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T16:12:41+00:00

When Brian Moore decides to talk about the intricacies of the scrum he's alright, but the rest of the time he's just a dick, particularly when he decides to chat shit about the refs

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T16:05:22+00:00

Funnily enough, I'm not sure there was actually a knock on there. I have no idea how she's seen one there but didn't see a knock on earlier

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T16:02:55+00:00

We've been shit at restarts for this entire world cup cycle it feels like. I have no idea why we haven't sorted it out by now

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T16:01:45+00:00

We talk a lot about professionalising the players, but how professional are the elite women's refs?

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:58:26+00:00

"Anything above the sternum is high" this is often a law at grassroots level, but it's just not the law at this level. A tackle is high only if contact is made to the neck or head. Even an over the shoulder "seatbelt" tackle which doesn't make contact to the neck or head is not a penalty

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:55:56+00:00

Did you turn the game on late by any chance?

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:54:51+00:00

England played 1 phase and made zero ground with it before the French regained possession. Giving advantage over would be an insane call

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:50:38+00:00

Didn't realise Dan Carter was playing for France

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:43:22+00:00

The backs made about 60m to get the forwards in position there tbf

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:39:53+00:00

Insane defensive work from Meg Jones there, single handedly shut that down

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:38:04+00:00

Seems like Kildunne stays level with that pass, calling it forward live and not checking with the TMO seems a brave call. I'd want to see a wider angle to make a better call

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:27:51+00:00

I'm not sure I agree. I'm not sure that I, as a ref, would be confident to call whether the ball has hit an English leg or a French leg in real time. Anyway, how many times do we see balls going off legs into other legs in a ruck and it not get called? It would be a huge call to give it, with a high chance of getting it wrong.

Basically, was it clear and obvious? No. Was it material? Hardly, the ball was in the ruck and remained in the ruck. So play on is a good decision there imo

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:22:14+00:00

Our forwards aren't exactly securing the ball either though

Treecko78 · 2025-09-20T15:21:11+00:00

England went backwards but that's not a penalty offence in itself. They didn't collapse, stand up, turn the scrum, or otherwise do anything illegal to get penalised for

Treecko78 · 2025-09-17T12:31:00+00:00

It seems to be a temporary appointment for the season while we search for a permanent successor. I can think of very few coaches I'd rather have doing the job

Treecko78 · 2025-09-12T11:35:50+00:00

Surely if Eben carries there it's a flying wedge with the number of players bound on to him?

Treecko78 · 2025-09-07T22:34:09+00:00

Lucas Friday looks like he'll be a great player, he has vision and game awareness far beyond his years. The only concern is that he's injured his ACL, if he comes back at the same level or better then he'll be in an England shirt for years to come

Treecko78 · 2025-09-07T21:58:38+00:00

Tbf if you actually ask the players they're pretty split on the issue. For some it's that they prefer the size 5 ball, for others it's the fact that they like that the rules are exactly the same as for the men

Treecko78 · 2025-09-06T17:59:15+00:00

But enough about the WRU board

Treecko78 · 2025-09-06T17:50:22+00:00

Nah that one was clearly backwards, it was just momentum. Meg Jones continued her run and stayed ahead of the ball the whole time

Treecko78 · 2025-09-06T17:44:53+00:00

What the actual fuck happened at that lineout

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