Premiership Rugby 23/24 - Round 11

[TRF_Olyy]

Awful call, went straight off his feet as he went on the ball

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Lol wtf was that close up of Barbeary spewing

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Lol wtf was that close up of Barbeary spewing

A natural response to being near Gloucester. Hope he remembers to not shake any hands.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Lol wtf was that close up of Barbeary spewing

"I've given up the booze and takeaways, I'm in the gym, I'm taking pro rugby seriously now"

"Ok Alfie you're playing 27mins this afternoon"

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

"I've given up the booze and takeaways, I'm in the gym, I'm taking pro rugby seriously now"

"Ok Alfie you're playing 27mins this afternoon"
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Think he must have enjoyed his Christmas a bit too much.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

 

[Wasps92]

Fantastic from Mitchell when he came on. Northampton are brilliant to watch.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Thought I'd ask here. But the saints Bristol game is now on a Friday evening down in Bristol rather than Saturday which has changed my plans slightly.

Was asking any Bristol fans or any fans that have done it recently on what it's like to drive to Ashton Gate and park somewhere.

Reviews online say it's a nightmare to drive to but wanted to check with rugby fans in the know.

I'll have my lad with me so don't want to do loads of walking or sit in a queue in a car park for hours after the game either.

Cheers

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Bristol social media person posting a photo of Kolbe and calling him Arendse.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yikes

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Bristol social media person posting a photo of Kolbe and calling him Arendse.

"They all look the same to me"

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

A late start to the season but we've still managed 11 rounds in under 3 months. Some great action but now the momentum stalls.

The remining 7 rounds are over 4.5 months to 18th May with another 3 weeks to the final. Or to put it another way.......we now have 3 weeks before round 12, then 4 weeks to 13, 1 week to 14, 3 weeks to 15, 1 week to 16, 2 weeks to 17, 1 week to 18, 2 weeks to SF and a further week to the final on 8th June.

That just destroys momentum of teams and fan interest alike. Quite apart from cashflow - taking a couple of teams at random, Falcons have no fixtures in Feb, Sarries just have a friendly against Leinster.

Its a totally ridiculous way to carry on. Designing a joined up calendar cannot be beyond the wit of man.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

"They all look the same to me"

Tbh even if you take the race thing out of it entirely it's still poor that someone working in the world of rugby social media doesn't recognise a photo of the most prolific winger on the planet.

 

[Which Tyler]

Its a totally ridiculous way to carry on. Designing a joined up calendar cannot be beyond the wit of man.

It's not even beyond the wit of TRF - I put up a suggested calendar (week by week) for discussion a couple of weeks ago

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

It would be interesting in how Bath and Exter would've been affected this season if the 3 clubs didn't fold.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Tbh even if you take the race thing out of it entirely it's still poor that someone working in the world of rugby social media doesn't recognise a photo of the most prolific winger on the planet.

Years back Rugby World did a supplement on something like the 100 greatest players of all time. There were mistakes aplenty but the lowlight was the profile of legendary Kiwi winger Bryan Williams accompanied by a pic of Brian Williams the somewhat lightweight former Welsh prop (or hardest man ever if you believe WOL - who sadly died at just 46).

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

The BBC used to it nearly every week with a different player to the one named in the picture. Just a joke really.

 

[Becca]

The BBC used to it nearly every week with a different player to the one named in the picture. Just a joke really.

The Chron and Ec tends to get people wrong all the time….

 

[West Country Wail]

It would be interesting in how Bath and Exter would've been affected this season if the 3 clubs didn't fold.

Or Tigers, or Saracens

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Or Tigers, or Saracens

Why tigers?

Shillcock Bassett isn't a starter
OHC and Hatherell signed up before they folded

Don't get me wrong Shillcock has been great especially. But would hardly compare back up 10 to some of the other advantages