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<blockquote data-quote="Boy" data-source="post: 65840"><p>I've just got back from watching the game at my local, and I'm f***ing livid. Clearly the way to get to the final is to eye gouge (August), block (Harry-ordinary), spear-tackle (Yachvilli) and deliberately knock the ball on (Gobelet).</p><p></p><p>Not only did we not get any 50-50 calls, but we didn't get any 60-40 ones, let alone 70-30. We had one penalty from the scrum when Filise, Bell and Barnes were ******* all over Campbell, Balan and Lecouls all game. Grewcock got called for sheparding, when Couzinet had done it twice in the previous passage.</p><p></p><p>If the game had stayed dry, I don't think it's an outrageous claim to say we would have won. We were the only side trying to play rugby in the second half.</p><p></p><p>If my team contained players as ready to sink to the ground in 'pain' such as Harry-ordinary (who when told to get treatmeant off the pitch suddenly only needed a drink), Balan, August and Couzinet I would be ashamed.</p><p></p><p>Grewcock waded into the fight because Beattie was getting punched by both Thion (I think) and Balan. I would ask questions of my teammate in a European Semi Final if he didn't dish a few out. Considering August tried to rip his eye out in the first half, I think Grewcock was pretty restrained. Beattie and Thion started the fight, so they should have gone off.</p><p></p><p>This is carthartic. I'm starting to calm down.</p><p></p><p>I'm proud of Bath today, as proud as I was at the Walker's Stadium after the quarter-final. We didn't give up or lay down like Sale did. If Biarritz are the best team in Europe (supposedly), then provided Ashton stays put, it won't be long until we're back up there. We pushed them to their limit, and they knew it.</p><p></p><p>Without the San Sebastien crowd (and it's pressure on the ref), Biarritz will struggle against whoever comes out of tomorrow's Semi.</p><p></p><p>Final points; Lipman should be on the plane to Australia with England in June. Betsen and 'ordinary certainly didn't dominate any of the Bath backrow; how good is Fuimaono going to be when he's played some more top flight rugby? The guy's only played a handful of high profile games, and he's a different class; if anything proved to the Bath execs that keeping Ashton away from the England job, it was our performance today, and he's not even had the squad for four months. Given a preseason and the less intense Challenge Cup next year, we should be pushing hard for a playoff spot this time next year.</p><p></p><p>If we keep him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boy, post: 65840"] I've just got back from watching the game at my local, and I'm f***ing livid. Clearly the way to get to the final is to eye gouge (August), block (Harry-ordinary), spear-tackle (Yachvilli) and deliberately knock the ball on (Gobelet). Not only did we not get any 50-50 calls, but we didn't get any 60-40 ones, let alone 70-30. We had one penalty from the scrum when Filise, Bell and Barnes were ******* all over Campbell, Balan and Lecouls all game. Grewcock got called for sheparding, when Couzinet had done it twice in the previous passage. If the game had stayed dry, I don't think it's an outrageous claim to say we would have won. We were the only side trying to play rugby in the second half. If my team contained players as ready to sink to the ground in 'pain' such as Harry-ordinary (who when told to get treatmeant off the pitch suddenly only needed a drink), Balan, August and Couzinet I would be ashamed. Grewcock waded into the fight because Beattie was getting punched by both Thion (I think) and Balan. I would ask questions of my teammate in a European Semi Final if he didn't dish a few out. Considering August tried to rip his eye out in the first half, I think Grewcock was pretty restrained. Beattie and Thion started the fight, so they should have gone off. This is carthartic. I'm starting to calm down. I'm proud of Bath today, as proud as I was at the Walker's Stadium after the quarter-final. We didn't give up or lay down like Sale did. If Biarritz are the best team in Europe (supposedly), then provided Ashton stays put, it won't be long until we're back up there. We pushed them to their limit, and they knew it. Without the San Sebastien crowd (and it's pressure on the ref), Biarritz will struggle against whoever comes out of tomorrow's Semi. Final points; Lipman should be on the plane to Australia with England in June. Betsen and 'ordinary certainly didn't dominate any of the Bath backrow; how good is Fuimaono going to be when he's played some more top flight rugby? The guy's only played a handful of high profile games, and he's a different class; if anything proved to the Bath execs that keeping Ashton away from the England job, it was our performance today, and he's not even had the squad for four months. Given a preseason and the less intense Challenge Cup next year, we should be pushing hard for a playoff spot this time next year. If we keep him. [/QUOTE]
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