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Lancaster seems ok but still to see if he and the coaching team have a plan b. After watching the game twice I'm still not sure what tactics we were trying to impose on SA. At altitude you would have thought a decent kicking game would have been important with field position being a priority...

POSS TEAM FOR NEXT WEEK IMHO 1. Corbisiero 2. Hartley 3. Cole 4. Palmer 5. Botha 6. Haskell 7. Robshaw 8. Waldrom 9. Dickson 10. Farrell 11. Strettle (Wade if he's fit) 12. Flood 13. Tuilagi 14. Ashton 15. Foden (poss Abendanon depending on how he travelled and midweek) Farrell and Flood so we...

Dont know if I agree twith the first try bit, all youngs did was put it in and then the TJ and ref between them either dont know the laws or bottled it. Youngs maybe redeemed himself a bit later on but made some very strange decisions like trying to run from behind the try line and getting...

Whats really frustrating is the fact that SA havent had to do anything spectacular to beat us. The entire England team has taken the ball standing still except for one or two occasions (Waldrom mainly) when they have made ground. Yes the very first try was a bit of a strange one as far as the...

Wow as a coach I have had a real problem with refs decisions but at the end of the day we cant have a game without them. Coaches, especially coaches of junior sides and school sides, should be a as much an example of how to behave around the game as what to do during the game. As someone has...

Thought Robling was ok at 10 plus Stefan Jones from x keys looked a prospect from what I saw. Tight 5 is going to be an issue again especially with Charts off to sunnier climbs. Sidoli isnt going to last forever but at least you know what your going to get. WE NEED FRONT ROW. With the...

When I was playing county level a lot of guys were from state schools and I dont think the private vs State argument really reared its head. What we did have a lot of was guys from strong clubs. Your size may be an issue in that a bigger guy who can do what you can may get the nod based on size...

When I said 10-15 points in Leinsters favour of course I meant 28. The weird thing is that scoreline didnt flatter Leinster either. Hope Paddy Wallace bounces back from this thought he was pretty good maybe not today but earlier in the tournament.

Is this a Biaritz fan pointing out someone getting away with stuff less than legal. At least Cullen is unlikely to step up and slot the winning kick I suppose.:lol: lol

Thorn is a true legend. All those accomplishments plus took a year out of pro sport. Proper old fashioned policeman and a decent ball carrier too.

Biggest Ulster cheer of the half is for a 3 pointer which means they are 8 points down at half time. Leinster by 10-15 points for me (but I've been wrong before)

After watching the Amlin final last night and the kick fest that ensued, a friend of mine suggested that in order to see more "rugby" kicks at goal should only be allowed from penalties awarded inside the opposition 10 metre line (i.e between the opposition try line and 10M). I personally think...

1. Jenkins - Best Prop in tournament 2. Best- mainly due to lack of other hookers putting their hands up. 3. Cole? - Solid and reliable 4. Gray - Underated engine and does well at set piece 5. Parling - Got round park well, and ran the lineout for England 6. Lydiate - Awesome. Must be in top 3/4...

I assume the criminal law (as oppose to the laws of the game) that Clark would be in breach of would be under offences against the person. The issue of consent is dealt with in R v Brown (1993) in a which a group of sado masichists went at each other with 6 inch nails in the unmentionables. It...

Sorry next time you go out for a pint with him can you apologise for me.;)

So Lancaster is "new" England coach but what now. So (quite deservedly) Stuart Lancaster is the full time England head coach. However with a test series away to SA and then Autumn internationals including SA what do we think will be deemed a succesful first year. Are we looking for results in...

Good point amount the off season. Should the banning rules be looked at to enable discplinary hearings to ban offenders for a set number of games rather than a period of time. How much rugby will Clark actually miss in those 32 weeks. He deserves to have a long spell out, and looking at...

Callum Clark has received a 32 week ban meaning that he will not be available until the first week of November (pending an appeal). There is a few clips of the incident on youtube and it looked intentional and even more damning it seems to have been after the whistle. So what do we think...

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How is Mike Phillips on that list? His passing away from the break down is the slowest I have ever seen (except when I played 9 for about 3 minutes) yes he is big and strong but thats what forwards are for. If Lancaster hadnt wasted those caps on Dowson I think Morgan could have been in with a...