International Rugby

[JD]

So…… USA v New Zealand…….not sure that’s going to help develop the game 

What a pointless game. All Blacks v USA second team.

[Jon Crofts]

I've a spare ticket for the England v Tonga game at Twickenham on 6 November if anyone wants it at 1/2 the face value.
PM me if you'd like it.

[UK Redsox]

NZ very impressive today, albeit the Wales team wasn’t at full strength.

[paul_e]

What the fuck are we doing with Farrell? He's tested positive for Covid but they haven't replaced him and are talking about him possibly still starting the game. It's fucking Tonga so I'm not sure what we gain by starting him anyway and the message it sends out if he's inthe squad is fucking awful, fucking shambles.

[UK Redsox]

They’re banking on further tests being negative.

If I was Tonga, I’d refuse to play if Farrell is in the stadium

[nigel]

Clinical by England.
Highlight, that tackle by Courtney Lawes.

Ben Youngs certainly set a high bar for the young guns challenging for number 9
Impressed with the young lad at full back, Stewart? too

[cdbearsfan]

Well done Scotland, three successive wins against the Convicts.

[paul_e]

Had a busy day on Saturday and then there was only 1 story on here yesterday so only just catching up.

Furbank looked good at 10, he's not a starter but him on the bench alongside Mitchell and someone like Marchant would give us a huge amount of flexibility.

Smith came on and looked every bit the superstar he is, he's got to get some starts soon, no idea why Jones is reluctant.

That Lawes tackle was special, I doubt there's many locks ever in history that would make that hit.

All that said it was so one-sided that it's hard to know where we are, we won by more than 60 and before the game started a lot of people predicted us to win by about 60 points so... ?

[Jon Crofts]

I took my 2 kids on Saturday & had the misfortune of sitting in front of the unfunniest person I've ever had the misfortune to come across, an objectionable, crushing bore who should stick to watching League 2 football. Really spoilt the day.

[cdbearsfan]

Eddie Jones is an absolute dickhead.

[Jon Crofts]

Eddie Jones is an absolute dickhead.

Even worse than a whiney arsed Australian.

Speaking of whiney arsed Australians, they were pretty poor against the Jocks, I hope we can be as ruthless and well disciplined this Saturday because if we are they’ll get smashed.

[nigel]

Eddie Jones is an absolute dickhead.

What he said/done?

[cdbearsfan]

Pathetically trying to pick a fight with Raducanu for seemingly no reason whatsoever. I think he's always come across as a bit of an arse when I've heard him speak so this is very much in character.

Marcus Smith: Eddie Jones warns of 'distractions' and claims Emma Raducanu 'hasn't done so well' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59206538

[paul_e]

Pathetically trying to pick a fight with Raducanu for seemingly no reason whatsoever. I think he's always come across as a bit of an arse when I've heard him speak so this is very much in character.

Marcus Smith: Eddie Jones warns of 'distractions' and claims Emma Raducanu 'hasn't done so well' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59206538

Yep, he's talking out of his arse on this, and has about a number of other things. He's a good coach and fixed a lot of Englands problems when he arrived but now he's creating the problems, personally I'd have replaced him after the 6Ns this year.

[dcdavecollett]

That could happen anyway if he doesn't win one of the next two games.