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“Sheehan the little hooker”… He’s 6’3!

Meafou has absolutely no right to be as quick as he is over the ball.

Posted this in the England thread then realised it’s probably much more appropriate in here (my thoughts are pretty similar to Olyy’s): I'm Earl's biggest fan but he's only started 7 Prem games for Sarries this season and his club form hasn't been anywhere near as impressive as his...

This article is pure rage bait. There’s no actual insight whatsoever about what the England staff think of these players; it’s pretty clear some journalist has just made a few player profiles and whacked a controversial headline on it for clicks. Personally think Vermeulen would be an upgrade...

Didn’t manage to watch much rugby this weekend but have seen the Bevan Rodd dive. Really disappointing stuff. Has put him down massively in my estimations. Bring on the Baxter/Brantingham era.

Now he definitely benches more than he squats

Genge strikes me as the kinda guy who benches more than he squats

Rory O’Loughlin has retired on medical grounds. Didn’t know that it was even going to be a vague possibility; I was unaware he was even injured. If it’s been an ongoing ****le then that explains why he’s barely featured this season. I expected this season would be his last for Chiefs but I am...

He looks ****** huge.

The Billy footage is out and confirms exactly what the bar owner said about the situation. Most notably (to me at least) confirms that what the owner said about him hitting a policeman with a shirt in his hand was indeed just him swiping at an officer with his shirt rather than actually trying...

I mean, even the bar owner has now said that there wasn't really any violence on Vunipola's behalf (certainly not to the extent of threatening people with bottles, throwing chairs, etc.). Was just being very rowdy and refusing to leave. There is a part in the story below where the owner says...

Has only started 7 at pro level. But with his height/weight there’s absolutely no reason he couldn’t play 6 at Prem level. Think Hill is comfortably the easiest to usurp out of him, Underhill and Barbeary too.

Definitely the most surprised I’ve ever been by a signing announcement. Actually made me slightly angry by how little I saw it coming.

This. Also, if more players (especially the gargantuan forwards) are expected to play 80 minutes rather than 45-50 then they’d have to lose weight and muscle mass to last that long. As a result you’d see players become smaller/weaker and the impact of collisions would be reduced, thus causing...

Don’t see why it wouldn’t. Especially since if he moves back to England he would actually only be eligible for England (doesn’t have 25 Wales caps).

Is England eligible again too… Edit: eligible as of November. Not that I’d want to see us go down that particular road.

Sam Whitelock to retire at the end of the season after 17 years of top flight rugby. Saw a stat (haven't fact checked it) that he's won more RWC matches than anyone else has even played. Edit: had a look and yep, it’s true. Whitelock has won 23 RWC games. Agustin Creevy, Jason Leaonard and...

It’s been said before but Pearson strikes me as more of a 6 (or even 8) than a 7 in the long run. Shouldn’t have any issue getting him and Pollock in the same back row.

Tuima signed on at Chiefs until 2026. Puts those Lyon (?) rumours to bed. Hoping he starts to get involved in some full England squads.