Thanks Axl, it’s a fascinating culture from the outside but I can imagine it’s a bit of a mare living with it!
Back to the rugby. Farrell misses the Japan game thank god and judging by the look on his face at full time knows he won’t be a shoe in after that. I really can’t see England winning that last night with him in the side as captain.
Quote from: Jon Crofts on September 10, 2023, 03:24:12 PMBack to the rugby. Farrell misses the Japan game thank god and judging by the look on his face at full time knows he won’t be a shoe in after that. I really can’t see England winning that last night with him in the side as captain. I think they might have won - England have played very well with Ford at 10 and Farrell at 12, but we would have lost Ford having complete control. He definitely shouldn’t be starting for me.
If anyone can tell me how there wasn't a red at the start of this match I'll admit that I don't understand the game. I see nothing in that as mitigation and yet it wasn't even a yellow. To have that call in the same weekend as the Curry one is ridiculous and shows how badly implemented these head collision rules are.
Quote from: Jon Crofts on September 10, 2023, 08:49:50 AMSounds like the French authorities managed to fuck it up royally for thousands of people last night. A mate was there last night took him over 90 minutes to enter the stadium, 45 minutes at half time to get a beer, hundreds of toilets were out of use and after the game the Metro wasn’t running. I was at a gig there this summer and the food and drink offering was poor to say the least. The Metro afterwards was incredibly well organised though so sounds like they've dropped a bollock there.
Sounds like the French authorities managed to fuck it up royally for thousands of people last night. A mate was there last night took him over 90 minutes to enter the stadium, 45 minutes at half time to get a beer, hundreds of toilets were out of use and after the game the Metro wasn’t running.
Quote from: Meanwood Villa on September 10, 2023, 09:33:07 AMQuote from: Jon Crofts on September 10, 2023, 08:49:50 AMSounds like the French authorities managed to fuck it up royally for thousands of people last night. A mate was there last night took him over 90 minutes to enter the stadium, 45 minutes at half time to get a beer, hundreds of toilets were out of use and after the game the Metro wasn’t running. I was at a gig there this summer and the food and drink offering was poor to say the least. The Metro afterwards was incredibly well organised though so sounds like they've dropped a bollock there.You're better off getting a merguez sandwich from down the boulevard before the game.The Velodrome is a bit of a dump, sadly. As is the rest of the city.
Quote from: paul_e on September 10, 2023, 05:51:50 PMIf anyone can tell me how there wasn't a red at the start of this match I'll admit that I don't understand the game. I see nothing in that as mitigation and yet it wasn't even a yellow. To have that call in the same weekend as the Curry one is ridiculous and shows how badly implemented these head collision rules are.Rob Kearney on Irish TV said it should definitely have been a red. They also said Finn Russell should have had two yellows, first for the deliberate knock on and then for the late 'cheap shot'.