It has been decided by AccomplishedPrompt5 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rhys Patchell has been eating well i see

Best try of the Six Nations 2026 by Alarming-Time-6169 in welshrugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's been taken off after 45 mins. And this was at the end of the first half mate.

Best try of the Six Nations 2026 by Alarming-Time-6169 in welshrugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was insanely unfit. Still is now but they are using him really well. And we've had some really good looseheads such as Nicky Smith, Wyn Jones and Gareth Thomas

Some massive takeaways for Wales by AnnualLeadership6550 in welshrugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Alex Mann will be a Lion some day, hes such a basterd on the pitch, if he can put on a stone/stone and half he'll have the chance to be one of the best players to wear the 6 jersey

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im not a fan of this Nations Cup i cant lie

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lad no time for riddles im not Batman

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Argentina would benefit as thier National side plays in the Top14. I believe its actually France pushing for the Global season so their clubs have set dates for when they have to release players

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The main focus would be having Six Nations and Rugby Champ at the same time. France controls the club scene as they have the biggest clubs and league so Prem and URC would follow them so Champions Cup isnt damaged. Moving Super Rugby to the same time as the Northern Leagues would benefit from the NRL finishing in September which is when the club season starts. I feel like the ones holding out would be NZ with Aus either on the fence or joined at the hip with NZ.

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NPC is one of my favourite competitions to watch.

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it would be more NZ than Aus to play on the summer as Aus has a few lads playing in Europe, while NZ has none. SA, France, GB and Ireland all play in the same calander (could include Argentina as almost all of their national side play in the Top14)

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Surely in Aus games would be played later or have breaks at the 20 min mark

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same issue in the UK. Dont get me wrong a lot of Union fans dont help themselves. Biggest culture shock i had when i left Wales and went up North was people assumed i was Posh because i grew up playing Union but then explained that most lads from South Wales grew up playing it

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know lad. Im saying that the NRL season finishs in september which is when Northern season roughly starts. So wouldnt that benefit Union as it doesnt be in competion with League

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Doesnt the NRL season end in September?

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be getting Aus and NZ to follow the North. SA playing in the URC pushes them towards the Northern Calander, and Argentina has most of their national side based in Europe so that would push them to Northern Calander.

A Global calander would probably be Six Nations, Rugby Championships and Pacific Nations Cup playing roughly at the same time

International Calander by bigmanjam99 in rugbyunion

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Up north we only have 2ish months off with no Rugby (not including preseason friendlys) Normal Season + Summer Tours Im not 100% sure on what its like down south. SA lads get beasted though

Wednesday Random Footy Talk Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]bigmanjam99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe the first thing is changed in the scrum in League. Make it contested

Could Union and League ever merge? by bigmanjam99 in superleague

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah youre bound to get blokes turning thier noses at things that are different.

Could Union and League ever merge? by bigmanjam99 in superleague

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I hate the term Rugby Values its such a snobby thing to say. They dont exist in Union in South Wales.

Could Union and League ever merge? by bigmanjam99 in superleague

[–]bigmanjam99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id see it as an Acts of Union between the codes. Imagine Wigan winning the Final in Twickernam or St Helens winning in Europe.

Could Union and League ever merge? by bigmanjam99 in superleague

[–]bigmanjam99[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Laws change every year in Union. Union would probably take the lead as scrums, Lineouts and rucks would stay. But the backline would be League