Premiership Rugby 20/21 - Rd 18

[Scotty]

Skill by Slade!

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Pretty outrageous pick up from Slade there. Looked fast too.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Softest scuffle/cards you'll ever see

 

[Geordie]

Adam Radwan what a cracking young player that lad is.

Turnover against Creevy, carrying into Irishes big boys and actually driving them back and making yards against them.

Must be in the England Summer squad.

 

[Scotty]

I think that hit on LCD needed looking at properly, his shoulder definatly made contact with his jaw. Even if initial contact was low he went up and hit the head making at least a pen...imo

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Good TMO work there - it would've been really unfortunate for that tackle to be a red because this has been a cracker so far


Edit:

This really is a great game
Four of the best young wingers in the country out there in Hasell-Collins, Loader, Stevenson and Radwan: all of them playing really well

 

[Geordie]

Well what a game that was...

Commentator..
That falcons are playing like the Harlem Globetrotters..ha ha...

Why haven't we seen this all season though. We know we have decent players.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

You can really tell Sheedy has been working with Biggar, his attitude towards the officials absolutely stinks

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Ah the traditional Bath halftime collapse...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I'm an unashamed Cipriani fanboy, but Bath will miss Priestland a lot

 

[Reiser99]

Monye, "Where else is he meant to put his arm?"

Well not tucked as even if he hadn't made contact with the head, he'll still be leading with his shoulder, which isn't legal. Feel former players sometimes make too many excuses and reality is players need to make more effort.

 

[Jimbo]

I'm an unashamed Cipriani fanboy, but Bath will miss Priestland a lot

It could work pretty well a lot of fire power to work with, that Bath back line has real potential just never really seems to, maybe Cips could make the difference.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It could work pretty well a lot of fire power to work with, that Bath back line has real potential just never really seems to, maybe Cips could make the difference.

Oh aye, if he clicks with that backline it'll be fireworks, but he doesn't have the control that Priestland has, nor the tactical kicking

In an ideal world they'd have Priestland and Cipriani alternating, while bringing Bailey through slowly - Bailey's got all the skills you'd want but I don't think he looks fully ready for first team rugby yet
Though he'll have learned a ton from his recent run of starts, and then a good pre-season with the seniors this summer and he could look like a different man next season

 

[duncanb]

Watching Sinks interview fair play to the guy.
Always thought he was a bit of a dick however have to admit wrong on that one.
Lions clearly have missed a incredible passionate player and no more a hot head than Fargerson.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Bath have all that firepower but it's crazy how messed up their set pieces are.

 

[BPM]

Watching Sinks interview fair play to the guy.
Always thought he was a bit of a dick however have to admit wrong on that one.
Lions clearly have missed a incredible passionate player and no more a hot head than Fargerson.

And a considerably better player than Fagerson.

Fagerson is a little bit better in the scrum but nowhere near as good in pretty much any other area. Bizarre decision to pick him ahead of a clearly superior player.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Bath have all that firepower but it's crazy how messed up their set pieces are.

Bath are such woeful underperformers considering some of the names they have had. Too many times they have looked utterly clueless and the constant knock ons, penalties and gaping holes in defence indicate they just aren't being coached or trained to actually play on field, it's like it's alien to them.

I wish we would stop with the stupid old boys network and just get a coaching team and head coach with proven pedigree and some actual sensible player signings to fill in weaknesses in the squad, not the random splatter job we have had the past few years. Also the academy needs a revamp as a club of Bath's size, money and history has a shockingly poor number of successful academy products. The whole setup feels amateurish.

 

[Geordie]

And a considerably better player than Fagerson.

Fagerson is a little bit better in the scrum but nowhere near as good in pretty much any other area. Bizarre decision to pick him ahead of a clearly superior player.

Hopefully he uses that to become the best in the world as England win the world Cup

 

[Jimbo]

Excited to see how Wasps centres go, slight concerns on the D with it however.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Excited to see how Wasps centres go, slight concerns on the D with it however.

You can get pills for that.