Jeff IW fixtures

Round 8:
November 2-4, 2012
Exeter Chiefs v Worcester Warriors
London Welsh v Bath Rugby
Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks v London Irish
Saracens v London Wasps

Round 9:
November 23-25, 2012
Bath Rugby v Harlequins
London Irish v Exeter Chiefs
London Wasps v Leicester Tigers
Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints v London Welsh
Worcester Warriors v Saracens

Round 10:
November 30/December 1-2, 2012
Exeter Chiefs v London Wasps
London Welsh v London Irish
Harlequins v Worcester Warriors
Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby
Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints
Saracens v Gloucester Rugby

Round 14:
February 8-10, 2013
Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Harlequins v London Wasps
Leicester Tigers v London Welsh
London Irish v Saracens
Northampton Saints v Gloucester Rugby
Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs

Round 15:
February 15-17, 2013
Bath Rugby v London Irish
London Welsh v Sale Sharks
Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
London Wasps v Gloucester Rugby
Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints

Round 16:
February 22-24, 2013
Exeter Chiefs v London Welsh
Leicester Tigers v Saracens
London Irish v London Wasps
Gloucester Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Northampton Saints v Bath Rugby
Sale Sharks v Harlequins

Round 17:
March 1/2/3, 2013:
Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby
London Welsh v Saracens
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints v London Irish
Worcester Warriors v London Wasps

Round 18:
March 22-24, 2013
Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers
London Irish v Worcester Warriors
London Wasps v Northampton Saints
Gloucester Rugby v London Welsh
Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby
Saracens v Harlequins

Round 19:
March 29-31, 2013
Bath Rugby v London Welsh
London Irish v Sale Sharks
London Wasps v Saracens
Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins
Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers
Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs

And your prediction is, Portnoy?

Clearly Tigers will be hindered by the IW's more than any other team in the history of the universe.

Cool, Bath get to play Tigers during the AI's oh and Quins... Oooooooh and Saints during the 6N, luvvly-jubbly.

Makes you proud to have no players that England want.

Ozzy3213 wrote:Clearly Tigers will be hindered by the IW's more than any other team in the history of the universe.

FACT!

END OF.

On first sight - given their squad depth, the Saints look to be worst off. Along with the Quins.

So we (Glaws), have quins home and away, saints away and sarries away. Might as well hand it over, gents.

Well after last season, I still wont be counting any chickens for those games any more than the visit to WR.

However, it's a chink of light...

EnglishReign wrote:So we (Glaws), have quins home and away, saints away and sarries away. Might as well hand it over, gents.

Jeez, listen to the shedder - Moriarty joins the club and there's already plans for global domination and a New World Order...

I'm going to call Holmes.

I just hope Eng keep picking Sarries players.

PJHolybloke wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:So we (Glaws), have quins home and away, saints away and sarries away. Might as well hand it over, gents.

Jeez, listen to the shedder - Moriarty joins the club and there's already plans for global domination and a New World Order...

I'm going to call Holmes.

We've always been plotting global domination, it just happens all our away games are at the Reichenbach Falls!

HongKongCherry wrote:

PJHolybloke wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:So we (Glaws), have quins home and away, saints away and sarries away. Might as well hand it over, gents.

Jeez, listen to the shedder - Moriarty joins the club and there's already plans for global domination and a New World Order...

I'm going to call Holmes.

We've always been plotting global domination, it just happens all our away games are at the Reichenbach Falls!

Tad-dah!

Looks like you might get first blood again next season, mind you, it depends on whether Lancaster took a shine to a couple of your boys over the summer (in a purely professional way of course), it may also depend on how many days a week Tindall turns up sober.

He was always a paragon of virtue down the road.

Your days of West Country superiority were very brief HK, I hope you kept the cuttings.

Next season will be Moriarty vs Blofeld - so in the battle for domination I think you'll end up with another false dawn and stroking a mangy old cat! Remember I'm right 90% of the time

You've had a good run, 9 out of 10 isn't bad, but Blofeld's been in charge 12 months now - this time he's expecting you...

Ozzy3213 wrote:Clearly Tigers will be hindered by the IW's more than any other team in the history of the universe.

Thats obviously not true. What team do you support?

Quarrybends wrote:

Ozzy3213 wrote:Clearly Tigers will be hindered by the IW's more than any other team in the history of the universe.

Thats obviously not true. What team do you support?

Oz is being sarcastic Quarry. 'dinosaur' and a 'curmudgeon' by all accounts as I believe that the league (the 'Jeff') is better off without playoffs - cut it to ten sides and play outside the International windows is my opinion.

PJHolybloke wrote: You've had a good run, 9 out of 10 isn't bad, but Blofeld's been in charge 12 months now - this time he's expecting you...

The problem is your playing staff are more like Nick Nack than Jaws

Portnoy do you believe in bonus points?

beshocked wrote:Portnoy do you believe in bonus points?

Yes a bonus point for a minimum of four tries or more and a net surplus of two/three over the opposition.
LBP as is.

Portnoy,

Round 8 is not an Int Window week (week before the AIs startbut England do not get guaranteed access to the players till the Monday)
Technically neither is Round 10 (AI window is for 3 weeks only) However england do play NZ on this weekend, and pay more to the clubs for the privilege.

The 6Ns window ends on 17th March, so Rounds 18 and 19 are not IW periods either.

LondonTiger wrote:Portnoy,

Round 8 is not an Int Window week (week before the AIs startbut England do not get guaranteed access to the players till the Monday)
Technically neither is Round 10 (AI window is for 3 weeks only) However england do play NZ on this weekend, and pay more to the clubs for the privilege.

The 6Ns window ends on 17th March, so Rounds 18 and 19 are not IW periods either.

LT, steady on, are you going to let the facts get in the way of the rant? Outrageous

Portnoy wrote:

beshocked wrote:Portnoy do you believe in bonus points?

Yes a bonus point for a minimum of four tries or more and a net surplus of two/three over the opposition.
LBP as is.

Hmmm I wonder why you support this.

You want a traditional league where there are no playoffs yet you don't think necessarily the team that wins the most games should top the table?

Loving the consistency.

Btw I support both the playoffs and bonus point system because I am consistent.

I support the play offs but not bonus points.

That does not make me inconsistent as they are two separate things.

For as long as league matches are played over Int weekends, teams will be favoured unduly - hence play-offs being right.

We are watching rugby, not diving, gymnastics or synchronised swimming. Why should teams be awarded points for artistic merit? (TBPs). Play a minnow on a non Int weekend in perfect conditions and you can get a TBP easily. Play them in February on a wet friday night and things are more difficult.

And do not get me started on LBPs. Ooh lets award a point to the loser - cos didn't they do well. It is heartbreaking to lose to the last play of the game - but that is what sport is. I especially hate that you can be 14pts down and score with the last play securing a point. why? You never threatened to win the game. LBPs reward mediocrity.

If it hadn't been for bonus points Tigers wouldn't have had a home play-off last season.

Quarrybends wrote:If it hadn't been for bonus points Tigers wouldn't have had a home play-off last season.

Would they have finished in the top 4 if BP had been taken away?

Quarrybends wrote:If it hadn't been for bonus points Tigers wouldn't have had a home play-off last season.

Correct.

We would have had to go down to Watford and win. I reckon they would have done it.

season before Sarries would have topped the table. I think BPs are wrong AND I acknowledge they have favoured my team.

Knackeredknees wrote:

Quarrybends wrote:If it hadn't been for bonus points Tigers wouldn't have had a home play-off last season.

Would they have finished in the top 4 if BP had been taken away?

Yes. would have been 3rd.

Hmm. But TBPs do make recognition of ambitious play. Anyone want to see all teams intent on just grinding out a win?

It was a pertinent comment that Tigers only got to the final on BPs in the context of this post. How many games were infected by Jeff matches being played whilst England matches were on?

LondonTiger wrote:

Knackeredknees wrote:

Quarrybends wrote:If it hadn't been for bonus points Tigers wouldn't have had a home play-off last season.

Would they have finished in the top 4 if BP had been taken away?

Yes. would have been 3rd.

Ah could not remember the number of wins that they had compared to the saints and the others due to the unlucky start they had.

Just shows how much they could have won the table by if we're not hit by such a bad injury run just before the WC

Portnoy wrote:Hmm. But TBPs do make recognition of ambitious play. Anyone want to see all teams intent on just grinding out a win?

It was a pertinent comment that Tigers only got to the final on BPs in the context of this post. How many games were infected by Jeff matches being played whilst England matches were on?

Not sure how many were infected(maybe by boredom on a few of our games)

But you never posted much about the unfairness of it all during the 6N as the tigers were beating all before them as they had less away with England?

Knackered - tigers had less away than they had at WC, but still had more than any other team.

Portnoy did bang on about this for the whole of last season, daily. Hence why we broke the

LondonTiger wrote: Knackered - tigers had less away than they had at WC, but still had more than any other team.

Portnoy did bang on about this for the whole of last season, daily. Hence why we broke the

Thought we(sarries) had more out in the 6N certainly 90% of our starting backs, while you had some of your more influential players back on club duty

I think we had 6 in the 6Ns squad, though did get flood back for the VR game, plus Castro.

Sarries had 6 as well i think.

But all irrelevant as we know the rules and just have to live by them.slight ironic grin as I type that and consider who we play first up in Sept)

LondonTiger wrote:I think we had 6 in the 6Ns squad, though did get flood back for the VR game, plus Castro.

Sarries had 6 as well i think.

But all irrelevant as we know the rules and just have to live by them.slight ironic grin as I type that and consider who we play first up in Sept)

You may think you know the rules LT, but there's a lawyer hiding round every corner just dying to tell you those rules are now defunct and in actual fact Tigers will be playing in National 3 next season because one of your urinals was blocked from 07.30-09.15 on the 15th March 2011.

Serves you right for trying to dodge the MSC on pishpots, blatant cheating IMHO.

I've heard South Leicester can't wait.