The Rugby Thread

[E17yid]

Press conferences today so will
be interesting to see the grilling he gets. Likewise it will be interesting to see what Schmidt and Gatland say when asked about it.

 

[teok]

It obviously is banter it's one of those after dinner speech type things isn't it? He is expecting welsh/irish people to be in the crowd (he actually says that).

Any way if he was actually english he would be eviscerated for that and have to resign. As per the un written rules of rugby he will probably get away with it.

 

[E17yid]

It obviously is banter it's one of those after dinner speech type things isn't it? He is expecting welsh/irish people to be in the crowd (he actually says that).

Any way if he was actually english he would be eviscerated for that and have to resign. As per the un written rules of rugby he will probably get away with it.

Bit worrying that he thinks calling the Irish “scummy” is banter, though.

He asks if any Welsh are there when no one replies he then calls the country a shit little place. Again, pretty weird banter.

I agree, though, he’s trying to be funny but not really surprising that he didn’t get any laughs coz it’s not really funny. Weird.

 

[Japhet]

Bit worrying that he thinks calling the Irish “scummy” is banter, though.

He asks if any Welsh are there when no one replies he then calls the country a shit little place. Again, pretty weird banter.

I agree, though, he’s trying to be funny but not really surprising that he didn’t get any laughs coz it’s not really funny. Weird.

The Ozzies aren't renowned for being PC (which I actually find quite refreshing). I suppose it's only to be expected that some off the cuff remarks in an after dinner speech (context is everything) should be lobbed on a few glowing ashes with a liberal dose of accelerant though. After all, if we can't get enraged about inconsequential bollocks, what else are we good at?

 

[E17yid]

The Ozzies aren't renowned for being PC (which I actually find quite refreshing). I suppose it's only to be expected that some off the cuff remarks in an after dinner speech (context is everything) should be lobbed on a few glowing ashes with a liberal dose of accelerant though. After all, if we can't get enraged about inconsequential bollocks, what else are we good at?

The Ozzie’s are also renowned for being pretty racist which is less refreshing. Did you find what he said refreshing or cringe? (I’m not trying to suggest he’s racist by the way)

Don’t get me wrong I’m not enraged, if you take the word Shit out of what he said about Wales it’s just a shit joke mocking our population but it’s still just a twatty thing to say context or no context, he’s the head coach of the English Rugby team.

Think the Irish comment is worse, though, tbh.

 

[Japhet]

The Ozzie’s are also renowned for being pretty racist which is less refreshing. Did you find what he said refreshing or cringe? (I’m not trying to suggest he’s racist by the way)

Don’t get me wrong I’m not enraged, if you take the word Shit out of what he said about Wales it’s just a shit joke mocking our population but it’s still just a twatty thing to say context or no context, he’s the head coach of the English Rugby team.

Think the Irish comment is worse, though, tbh.

It's about context for me. I've heard a lot worse said about Brides and Grooms. It's naïve of him though to think that he can ever say anything inflammatory (even if it's tongue in cheek) in any public setting without somebody (in fact many people) storing it away in the memory banks for future reference. Sign of the times I'm afraid.

 

[E17yid]

It's about context for me. I've heard a lot worse said about Brides and Grooms. It's naïve of him though to think that he can ever say anything inflammatory (even if it's tongue in cheek) in any public setting without somebody (in fact many people) storing it away in the memory banks for future reference. Sign of the times I'm afraid.

Yeah, it’s like the Carragher thing in that I just don’t get how either of them did what they did as they knew they were being filmed (Carragher definitely did and Jones must’ve done at an event like that) but still did/said what they did anyway. Like you say, naive.

I’ve heard a lot worse too, as I’m sure most people on here have, and while I agree context is important, it’s still pretty bad that the head coach of the English rugby team thought that this was an ok thing to say at a public event.

Some calls for him to be sacked are way OTT, though. He’s apologised and we should move on. I wonder if we’ll see him tone down the mind games in future now as a result of this. I’m sure he bosses at the RFU will be reminding him of his responsibilities moving forward.

 

[talkshowhost86]

As @E17yid says it's just such a dumb thing to say when you know you're on film and you know the position you're in.

It was clearly just a joke trying to get a laugh out of the primarily English company he was in, but firstly it's not exactly that funny. At least mention sheep or drinking too much or something. But secondly (and more seriously) it's just not very pleasant.

Been a pretty shit six nations all round for England really.

 

[E17yid]

As @E17yid says it's just such a dumb thing to say when you know you're on film and you know the position you're in.

It was clearly just a joke trying to get a laugh out of the primarily English company he was in, but firstly it's not exactly that funny. At least mention sheep or drinking too much or something. But secondly (and more seriously) it's just not very pleasant.

Been a pretty shit six nations all round for England really.

Yeah if he had something like “Wales, fucking Wales, any Welsh in here? No, not surprised there’s more sheep in wales than people” that would’ve been funny.

Or he could’ve tried the old “what do you call a sheep tied to a lamppost in Cardiff?........ a leisure center” definitely would of got some laughs then.

 

[UncleBuck]

Bit of a long shot this but does anyone know of any pubs in Hitchin that will show the England game over the fa cup?

 

[E17yid]

Didn’t think he’d drop Shingler but pleased he’s gone with Tipuric. Steff Evans has made some bad decisions recently and is still pretty raw. North was very good against Italy too.

Wales: Halfpenny; North, S Williams, Parkes, L Williams; Biggar, G Davies; R Evans, Owens, Francis, Hill, A W Jones (capt), Tipuric, Faletau, Navidi.

Replacements: Dee, Smith, Lee, B Davies, Shingler, A Davies, Anscombe, S Evans.

 

[teok]

lol


15 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby 32 caps), 14 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers 33 caps), 13 Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby 39 caps), 12 Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors 12 caps), 11 Elliot Daly (Wasps 17 caps), 10 Owen Farrell (Saracens 57 caps), 9 Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens 30 caps), 1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens 48 caps), 2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints 92 caps), 3 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins 9 caps), 4 Maro Itoje (Saracens 18 caps), 5 George Kruis (Saracens 24 caps), 6 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins 63 caps), 7 James Haskell (Wasps 76 caps), 8 Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs 6 caps).

Finishers
16 Jamie George (Saracens 24 caps), 17 Joe Marler (Harlequins 55 caps), 18 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers 81 caps), 19 Joe Launchbury (Wasps 51 caps), 20 Don Armand (Exeter Chiefs 1 cap), 21 Danny Care (Harlequins 80 caps), 22 George Ford (Leicester Tigers 44 caps), 23 Mike Brown (Harlequins 68 caps).

 

[E17yid]

Ford dropped for England.

 

[teok]

Not just ford, that is a nuts team. EJ has balls on him I'll give him that at least. Crazy fecker.

 

[Arnoldtoo]

Why drop Launchbury I wonder ...

 

[mpickard2087]

Full-on Sarries mode it looks like.

 

[teok]

I wonder what odds you would have got pre 6 nations for wigglesworth starting this game. I can't believe some of those calls but then again I suppose this is how EJ operates.

 

[E17yid]

Poor Underhill hasn’t recovered from that yellow it would seem.

 

[mpickard2087]

Why drop Launchbury I wonder ...

a) Sarries gameplan
b) Lawes missing means the lineout options are now quite weak, so I think that is also a factor.

 

[mpickard2087]

Poor Underhill hasn’t recovered from that yellow it would seem.

Injured.