Rugby Union Thread

[cheltenhamlion]

Poor game. We butchered a number of chances and gave a stupid breakaway try to Garvey.

[Dave Cooper please]

Poor game.

Rugby? Yes it is.

[lovejoy]

Another to add to the long list of disappointing away defeats to inferior opponents by Glos. I do hope Olly Morgans alright.

[cheltenhamlion]

He was a trojan under the high ball again.

[Dave Summers]

I also went to this game, got a late invite for some hospitality and a little bit of "charidee" thrown in.  Excellent afternoon out and reminded me how nice it is to mix with rugby fans who get on with each other, sit together and can have a bit of banter without threatening to punch people's faces in !!.

Anyway, I was watching as a neutral but with a slight inkling towards Glars.  From my perspective in the back row of the temporary stand behind the post, it was more a case of Gloucester losing the game rather than Worcester winning it.  Can't believe the impact Goode made and I bet Freddie Burns is disappointed that he let him through for his try.  Gloucs seemed to go from side to side and be lateral rather than been more dynamic and cutting an angle?.  Shame, because as I said earlier in this thread, they have some fantastic youngsters in the backs and normally play a great brand of rugby.

Cheltenham Lion.   Do you think Jonny May HAS to be in the team somewhere?.  Watched a fair bit of him this year and I think he has the lot.  Would love to think that he will be in the England squad tomorrow, but does he suffer from being to versatile for his own good?.   I guess if Morgan is out for a while then he will fill in at 15, but is that his best position?. 

Keep the faith anyway, should be proud of your team and the kids it produces.

[paul_e]

Full squad announced for the 6N...

Happy with most of it but barritt and turner-hall shouldn't both be in, they're too similar, trinder should've got one of those spots.

Not sure I see the point of picking Hodgson, he's shown time and again that he's not capable of making the step up, I guess it will depend on how burns and Lamb perform in the saxons, hopefully one of them will take that spot for the autumn though.

Really happy to see Marler, Cole and Coerbisiero in there, that's us sorted at prop for the next 10 years if they perform as well as they do at club level.

This 6N is going to be really exciting as an England fan, we've had a great U20 setup for the last few years and this is a squad full of the best of the last few groups to come through, with another great batch in there now we could have a great young squad by the 2015 World Cup and the home advantage will give us a great shot.

[PaulWinch again]

It's an interesting squad with plenty of promise. I was gutted Wade got injured at Wasps, as I thought he had a chance of getting in. Everytime I see him on the wing he looks exciting and very quick.

[paul_e]

It's an interesting squad with plenty of promise. I was gutted Wade got injured at Wasps, as I thought he had a chance of getting in. Everytime I see him on the wing he looks exciting and very quick.

Wade would've been in the saxons for sure.  He looks a top prospect.  The other top young winger to watchout for is jamie elliott at saints who has looked very good so far this season.

[cheltenhamlion]

I hope Olly isn't out for any length of time. He has been our best player this year.

I would play May all day long. I remarked to the Worcester fans behind me, who were commenting on how quick Sinbad is, that May is the quickest of the lot at Gloucester and by a fair distance.

[Dave Summers]

Ouch, Olly out for 6 months.  He and Sinbad really are the unluckiest pair of players I have ever seen.  Both should have had mountains of England caps but it just hasn't happened.

Jonny May will probably be at 15 for the rest of the season I guess, so a good opportunity for him.   

I see Sharples has got a call up today, but I can't help wishing May had been picked as well.   Strettle is in, but again he never seems to play 4 games running and I bet if he gets picked he won't play 80 mins due to injury.    Wish Andy Saull was in as well, as we seem to lack a true out and out 7.  All in all though, not a bad job and a little more exciting than some of Johnno's last efforts

Off up to Edinburgh in 3 weeks time and looking forward to it and hoping for a win for the first time for a few years.  Would go as follows I think :

Corbiersero   Hartley   Cole
Palmer  Lawes (Attwood if Lawes out)
Croft  Morgan  Wood (c)

Youngs    Hodgson
Farrell   Tuilagi (Trinder if Tuilagi out)
Ashton   Foden   Sharples

Bench  Stevens, Webber, Botha, Robshaw, Simpson, Strettle, Brown

[cheltenhamlion]

Narraway hasn't had a bad season although his old minute was supporting Worcester on Saturday.

[paul_e]

Ouch, Olly out for 6 months.  He and Sinbad really are the unluckiest pair of players I have ever seen.  Both should have had mountains of England caps but it just hasn't happened.

Jonny May will probably be at 15 for the rest of the season I guess, so a good opportunity for him.   

I see Sharples has got a call up today, but I can't help wishing May had been picked as well.   Strettle is in, but again he never seems to play 4 games running and I bet if he gets picked he won't play 80 mins due to injury.    Wish Andy Saull was in as well, as we seem to lack a true out and out 7.  All in all though, not a bad job and a little more exciting than some of Johnno's last efforts

Off up to Edinburgh in 3 weeks time and looking forward to it and hoping for a win for the first time for a few years.  Would go as follows I think :

Corbiersero   Hartley   Cole
Palmer  Lawes (Attwood if Lawes out)
Croft  Morgan  Wood (c)

Youngs    Hodgson
Farrell   Tuilagi (Trinder if Tuilagi out)
Ashton   Foden   Sharples

Bench  Stevens, Webber, Botha, Robshaw, Simpson, Strettle, Brown

I agree on Saull, great player, i think our 7 long term will be kvesic though, he looks a real prospect.

Agree with the team other than getting flood in for hodgson asap (although hopefully Freddie Burns and George Ford will be the 10s for 2015).

Bench is more debateable.  Personally I'd replace Stevens, Simpson and Strettle with Marler, Dickson and Turner-Hall - I don't see Stevens or Strettle as being able to change the game whereas Marler and Truner-Hall would and Simpson's distribution is nothing like good enough for the set of backs england have outside him, Dickson is great and generating quick ball and getting the backs into the game (he is the key player for Northampton who are immense when he plays well).

[UK Redsox]

Poor game. We butchered a number of chances and gave a stupid breakaway try to Garvey.

The way Glawster are going, they'll soon be playing Zindy and Lyd in the league.

[lovejoy]

Marler is good round the pitch but not an international class scrummager. If I were Nick Wood I'd be a bit peeved at the moment and be thinking of getting a ridiculous hair cut as this seems to be the selection criteria.

I reckon Louis Deacon has some photos of the RFU hierarchy can't think why he's picked otherwise.

[cheltenhamlion]

How have we only got one player in that squad? And there are some bags of old shite like Hodgson, Deacon and Mears as well.