Rusty Nails
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Vunipola has been here since he was five, Cokanasiga since he was three and Tuilagi since he was 13.
Aren't immigrants allowed to play for their adopted countries?
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Vunipola has been here since he was five, Cokanasiga since he was three and Tuilagi since he was 13.
Aren't immigrants allowed to play for their adopted countries?
downesy
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St George was from Syria , turkey, Macedonia , the bloody cheek of it .
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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Yeah well done.
Did you hear the interview with Hadleigh Parks, the Welsh Man of the Match as well. Didn’t sound like he was from the valleys did he?
All teams have overseas players. Italy had a player who played for England under 20s, shock horror.
Chris froome is Kenyan, wiggins is Belgium so what?
swee'pea99
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A sad day for rugby. One more nail in the coffin of the game outside the English speaking world. As if Italy's mauling yesterday wasn't enough for one weekend.
My Dad would have been saddened. The Kiwis always had a grudging respect for French rugby. You never quite knew what the blighters might do. Well, if today's anything to go by, not a lot. If today's anything to go by, that's all gone. There was nothing remotely Gallic about the way France played today - nothing of the kind of joyous unpredictability my old man used to love and fear. They played home countries rugby, poorly.
To say the final score flatters them doesn't come close. They weren't in it, from beginning to end. Am I being unduly gloomy, or is non-Anglocentric rugby withering on the vine?
My Dad would have been saddened. The Kiwis always had a grudging respect for French rugby. You never quite knew what the blighters might do. Well, if today's anything to go by, not a lot. If today's anything to go by, that's all gone. There was nothing remotely Gallic about the way France played today - nothing of the kind of joyous unpredictability my old man used to love and fear. They played home countries rugby, poorly.
To say the final score flatters them doesn't come close. They weren't in it, from beginning to end. Am I being unduly gloomy, or is non-Anglocentric rugby withering on the vine?
Beebo
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The French side suffers from their league sides all playing a very direct style. It gets found out at international level.
Take Bastaureaud, he is a big fat battering ram but totally ineffective against a well drilled international defence.
Beebo
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Next week should be a cracker. Ireland can still win if they beat Walesand England draw or lose. Wales have looked fairly average other than for 30 minutes against England
so Ireland will fancy it, which plays into English hands.
so Ireland will fancy it, which plays into English hands.
Slow But Determined
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swee'pea99
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All credit to Wales. Worthy winners. A ruthless performance to top a triumphant campaign.
Levo-Lon
Guru
It's a thing that seriously needs addressing, so many other possibilities to make this tournament intresting and fairer
Rusty Nails
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I have seen one idea that gives the bottom team a home match against one of the promotion contenders to decide relegation. Could add some interest and encourage teams such as Georgia.