The rugby

[laurentian]

It's more than skilful. They haven't had the game coached out of them.

This

 

[Dorset Boy]

Lions coaches announced:
(Really can't understand what Mr Box ick is doing there...)

 

[Beebo]

I miss the old Beeb Rugby special on BBC 2, that's where I got my rugger fix.
Now the Mens 6 is over, there's the Women's to watch, sure the women's game isn't as technical, or as brutal, but I reckon it's just as skilfull , if not more, where they don't use strength, they use guile..... different ways to skin that cat.

The England Italy game was definitely on TV on Sunday.

For general rugby content I recommend the Scrum V top 5 series on BBC iplayer. They are only 20 mins long each.
It is very Welsh focused but really fun and informative. World class Welsh players picking their top 5 players from various categories.
The token English guest was Will Carling and he was very funny. I didn’t know his dad played for Cardiff.

 

[grldtnr]

The Welsh/ English match was always going to be a non event, sure it was a high scoring game for the English but the Welsh offered no real obstacles.
I don't want to watch a non competitive game,
Where's the fun in that.
Sure there were other noncompetitive games , even seeing the French pulverised the Italians, but there was still a fission of excitement from the Italians who were playing good rugby.
The England/ French & Scots were very close, with a single point in it, four games but England ground a win out of it, even if there were calls of poor refereeing.
Just proves perhaps the teams are close to being equal.

 

[Pross]

Quins being humiliated by Bath. 26-0, 4 tries and 2 yellows in just over 20 minutes.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Bath currently putting Harlequins to the sword.
(Of course as I was typing, Quinns score.)

 

[Pross]

Quins coming back into it now

 

[Dorset Boy]

Needed the 5th try then just to settle things.
Smith's yellow should have been a penalty try, though Finn nailed the conversion,
Quins second try was in part due to Bath having Stuart and Ewels both down injured.
Need to put them to the sword properly this half.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Quinns open the second half scoring.

 

[Pross]

Bath nearly score, knock on then Quins nearly score a superb try from the scrum before Bath get an interception try. Great few minutes of rugby.

Can’t see Barberry without thinking of The Scousers on Harry Enfield.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

It’s all over as a contest now.
The questions are: can Quins get a bonus point try and can Bath get the half century.

Looking forward to the next match too. Could be a cracker.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

That didn’t talk long. There’s the BP try.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Well it’s certainly started with a flourish.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Santi Carreras is a bit good, isn't he!
Wonder where he's playing next season?!

 

[Dorset Boy]

17 minutes for the BP! Even quicker than Bath's today!