Rugby Union (was 2014-15, now an ongoing thread)

[lovejoy]

If you don't mind me asking which schools are we talking here? Dean Magna?

[tim]

At Wyedean (near Chepstow) we did probably 75% Rugby in P.E.
Don't remember ever playing football. We did play Basketball when the weather was too bad to be outside and in the spring/summer months we did atheletics etc. Rugby was the main game and hardly anyone enjoyed it!

[UK Redsox]

At Wyedean (near Chepstow) we did probably 75% Rugby in P.E.
Don't remember ever playing football. We did play Basketball when the weather was too bad to be outside and in the spring/summer months we did atheletics etc. Rugby was the main game and hardly anyone enjoyed it!

We had a combined WX/Wyedean Rugby team for a while because the Beachley lot couldn't raise a team. Those that wanted to play inter-school Rugby had to come up and play for us.

Did you play BasketRugby?

That was Copper Morris's indoor sport when the weather was too bad for us to go outside.

UKR - Whitecross, Lydney (1981-1988)

[UK Redsox]

Great game at Lyd yesterday. 3-17 down to Worthing before coming back to win 18-17.

[PaulWinch again]

Sounds like Steffon Armitage might be returning to England to boost his World Cup chances.

[Ads]

Rugby was the main sport at my school. Quite a number of England school boys and a few of my old mates playing for Worcester, London Welsh and London Irish at the moment.

One of the lads in the year below me toured with the England squad in New Zealand in the summer too.

[paul_e]

Sounds like Steffon Armitage might be returning to England to boost his World Cup chances.

Yeah I just read that, this has to happen, he's comfortably the best openside in europe right now and it's an area where we don't have any established backup.  I'd like to see it happen in the next few days so there's time to gethim in for the autumn internationals and give Robshaw a few weeks off.

[lovejoy]

Sounds like Steffon Armitage might be returning to England to boost his World Cup chances.

Yeah I just read that, this has to happen, he's comfortably the best openside in europe right now and it's an area where we don't have any established backup.  I'd like to see it happen in the next few days so there's time to gethim in for the autumn internationals and give Robshaw a few weeks off.

Any idea where he is going? Really surprised some of the teams being mentioned, Barf, are sufficiently under the salary cap to afford him. Unless the RFU of course are preparing to bend the rules for one of their favoured teams - surely not.

[UK Redsox]

A first big name signing for the Coventry Wasps ?

[paul_e]

Bath seems to be the favourite, possibly a touch harsh but the weak point in their squad is the back row so it makes sense.  Sarries have been mentioned as well but Fraser is playing well and I don't see how they can have the wages available.  I don't see any other side where he'd fit or want to go.

[peter w]

Seems the move has stalled.

[Jon Crofts]

Just landed me tickets to NZ, SA and whiney arsed convicts games, wife not happy!

[lovejoy]

Bath seems to be the favourite, possibly a touch harsh but the weak point in their squad is the back row so it makes sense.  Sarries have been mentioned as well but Fraser is playing well and I don't see how they can have the wages available.  I don't see any other side where he'd fit or want to go.

Saracens are a few players past the "not having enough wages available". I'd love to audit their wage bill.

[paul_e]

Bath seems to be the favourite, possibly a touch harsh but the weak point in their squad is the back row so it makes sense.  Sarries have been mentioned as well but Fraser is playing well and I don't see how they can have the wages available.  I don't see any other side where he'd fit or want to go.

Saracens are a few players past the "not having enough wages available". I'd love to audit their wage bill.

I was trying to be polite.

The Armitage talk seems to have gone pretty quiet now, I can't see it going ahead if it doesn't happen tomorrow so it should be pretty soon when we get the final word on it.  It will be a huge shame for him if something isn't worked out, 2 seasons as consistently the best forward in europe and he's probably going to miss out on the world cup in his home country at pretty the prime of his career.

[paul_e]

Good initiative in the rugby - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/29638234 - I hope other sports take note and follow this.