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Dreamer- England and young Henry Trinder had a brilliant start to the game. The young guy in for a first England try. Benoit baby hits back though! Great score. Great start to the game. 7-7.

rugbydreamer wrote:Kenya are wonderful in the 7's, especially their fans. I remember in Twickenham last year how great they were, had a whole section to themselves and it was just one big party, just amazing. Am totally going to have to try and get to a 7s tournament again next year I think

Ive been to the twickenham event a couple of times, it is just amazing. I met DJ forbes and the funniest part of the whole day was when about 8 monks invaded the pitch from all corners. A great day out well reccomended.

Excellent, keeping my fingers crossed it's going to be a high scoring running game then, just like any BaaBaa's game should be imo

Baby's try was lovely to watch.

Favourite player from outside the main rugby nations would have to be Davit Zirakashvili of Clermont Auvergne. I have a really thing for good scrummaging tightheads.

Red Flag in the gp, they're having a problem clearing up the crash, with Petrov still stuck in his car I think, hope he's okay. Tis a disaster for McClaren though.

Finishes 1.Vettel, 2.Alonso, 3.Button.

I like Marius Tincu at Perpingian, great hooker in the loose and technically great. Cheers for the update RD

Ooops I spoke to soon, track now cleared and they're going to resume

C'mon Button! 6 laps to go!

Good game this, with two very well created tries so far.

Notch wrote:Favourite player from outside the main rugby nations would have to be Davit Zirakashvili of Clermont Auvergne. I have a really thing for good scrummaging tightheads.

Plenty of good Georgians playing in the T14, I hope they give a good account of themselves in the World Cup.

Monye scores a self created try, absoloute howler though from Jeanjean.

He'd have had to give away the penalty for holding on- maybe he should have. Embarrassing lack of support for him, no-one around.

England are really playing some very nice rugby.

Ruan Pienaar isn't wearing his club socks.

Very exciting game so far though, good and entertaining.

Great step and then try from Simpson Daniel should be 24-7. Another interesting point, should waldrom play for england in the world cup?

24-7, England are purring. The way Narraway has played here, I think not. I'd be biased towards the homegrown option mind you.

MR. scotland27 wrote:Great step and then try from Simpson Daniel should be 24-7. Another interesting point, should waldrom play for england in the world cup?

No!

Try made in Gloucester! Super stuff from Narraway, and a great step by JSD.

LDCPete wrote:

MR. scotland27 wrote:Great step and then try from Simpson Daniel should be 24-7. Another interesting point, should waldrom play for england in the world cup?

No!

Is it because he is foreign or because he is not good enough pete? just out of interest.

Notch wrote:24-7, England are purring. The way Narraway has played here, I think not. I'd be biased towards the homegrown option mind you.

I've been championing Narraway all season. For me he is Englands' best Number 8.

I do like seeing Waldrom play though, Can england take three 8's?

I thin that wouldn't make sense unless some of them are just as comfortable at 6 and 7.

MR. scotland27 wrote:

LDCPete wrote:

MR. scotland27 wrote:Great step and then try from Simpson Daniel should be 24-7. Another interesting point, should waldrom play for england in the world cup?

No!

Is it because he is foreign or because he is not good enough pete? just out of interest.

Both. He is an average player, who is in his late 20's and is a New Zealander. If I genuinely felt he was the best option from an ability standpoint then maybe I would overlook the fact he is not English, but he's not, and for me filling the national team with average overseas players is not sending out a great message to young players in this country.

Waldrom can play 6, and I think Narraway can play on the flank. Barbarian scrum is dominate though.

Jebus Notch,
Just came back in and read back. I dont know how this came down to you and me. The funny (peculiar not haha) thing is, I wasnt even talking about that when I made that post. It was a marker for the newbies.

You and I have had virtual barneys for years and made up. Some got personal and I hate that. So many times I could have rightly or wrongly said potentionally hurtful things(I dont hurt easy, skin like a rhino)) - as you did. But I tend to back off, because I should know better and be bigger than that. You can be a bit of a hot-head and lose it at times. That has changed a lot over the years. But maybe I should take a lot of the blame for stirring things at times. I can be a bit of a devious WUM and know what buttons to push. So, if I ever personally dissed you and I dont think I ever did so intentionally - I apologise profusely. Respect

Anyway. Peace & Love.

Have a good a day yall.

P.S. Paddy Wallace is pants.

Notch wrote:I thin that wouldn't make sense unless some of them are just as comfortable at 6 and 7.

Narraway can, and has played 6, 7 and 8 for Gloucester.

I would take, Croft, Wood, Haskell, Moody, Easter and Narraway.

What Gibbo?

I heard Paddy Wallace wears knickers!


What's that, you said IS pants, sorry I thought you said wore pants!

Baa Baa's scrum is running riot....

But then Parisse just messed it up big style

Would Croft then be your fourth lock, or would you take a 17-13 split between forwards and backs?

Gibbo- we're cool

Much respect for you, I was just quite hurt (or not hurt- piqued? Annoyed?) by that comment. I accept what you're saying and there's no problem between us. Don't worry about it man

A mad game, Mike Brown makes a break and then Michalak runs back and scores weird.. 24-14.

I would take Croft as 4th lock.

I would go with Lawes, Palmer and probably Shaw, as I am not convinced Kitchener or Attwood are ready as yet, and I don't think Deacon offers a huge amount for England generally.

Gibson wrote:Jebus Notch,
You can be a bit of a hot-head and lose it at times. That has changed a lot over the years. But maybe I should take a lot of the blame for stirring things at times. I can be a bit of a devious WUM and know what buttons to push. So, if I ever personally dissed you and I dont think I ever did so intentionally - I apologise profusely.

You're right as well. I am hot-headed. I should aim to continue my chilling out process.

I don't like such incidents. But at the same time I feel a need to stand up for myself. I get sucked into stupid fights as a result which everyone would be better of without. Maybe the answer is for me to chill the Flip out, man.

I think england's back five should be Lawes, Palmer, Croft, Moody, Easter.

Notch wrote:

Gibson wrote:Jebus Notch,
You can be a bit of a hot-head and lose it at times. That has changed a lot over the years. But maybe I should take a lot of the blame for stirring things at times. I can be a bit of a devious WUM and know what buttons to push. So, if I ever personally dissed you and I dont think I ever did so intentionally - I apologise profusely.

You're right as well. I am hot-headed. I should aim to continue my chilling out process.

I don't like such incidents. But at the same time I feel a need to stand up for myself. I get sucked into stupid fights as a result which everyone would be better of without. Maybe the answer is for me to chill the Flip out, man.

Needless to say I fully accept your apology and extend a respectful invitation for you to visit Ravenhill and let me purchase you a pint.

poissonrouge wrote:Interesting fact gleaned from sunday papers (Mail) -acc to Metropolitan Police police numbers for FA cup semifinal (attendance 86,000) - 'in several hundreds' not counting Transport Police and Manchester Police at Manchester Piccadilly, 36 arrests with ?more to follow after CCTV footage analysed, arrests included GBH, affray,assault, possession of drugs. Police numbers for IRB London Sevens (attendance >100,000 over 2 days, Sat crowd 55,000) 'measured in their tens' - largely at Twickenham station to ensure safety in view of sheer weight of numbers. Rugby related arrests - nil
Thats why I enjoy going to rugby matches!!

I guess that means the 3 streakers on day 2 of the 7s didn't get arrested ...

MR. scotland27 wrote:I think england's back five should be Lawes, Palmer, Croft, Moody, Easter.

I'd start Narraway at 8 over Easter, particularly against the Tri Nations side, as we have to match their dynamism and Narraway does that better than Easter.

Cheers Notch. You too mate.

BTW, I admire and respect your intelligence, logic and reasoning. A lot. Always have and always will. Dont spread it around, but we actually agree on so many things - outside and inside of rugby. Topics we have discussed the in the past. Long may that reign.

Roysh. Off out on the bike. Must stay off the Interweb. Repeat. Must stay off the Interweb.

Peace, Love en Tot ziens. 8)

I don't know, if they got to the final i would bet money on johnson starting Easter over Narraway, but maybe in the group stages yes.

Gibson wrote:Cheers Notch. You too mate.

BTW, I admire and respect your intelligence, logic and reasoning. A lot. Always have and always will. Dont spread it around, but we actually agree on so many things - outside and inside of rugby. Topics we have discussed the in the past. Long may that reign.

Roysh. Off out on the bike. Must stay off the Interweb. Repeat. Must stay off the Interweb.

Peace, Love en Tot ziens. 8)

Including the future Ireland first-choice 12, Fergus McFadden

Can't wait to see him come in after the RWC, oops, er let's leave it for today.

Unless someone makes a compelling case in the warm up games, then tyat will be England's first choice back 5 Mr. S.

Wish it was that clear cut for the scotland back five, as it is an area where we do have a lot of quality, but never it seems at the same time....

MR. scotland27 wrote:I don't know, if they got to the final i would bet money on johnson starting Easter over Narraway, but maybe in the group stages yes.

Easter had a very good Six Nations to be fair to him. As well as his physicality he showed some soft hands I didn't think he had. I take Petes point re. Dynamism and it's very good one, but at the same time I feel it would take Narraway to get a few test matches under his belt before he started really hitting his straps at the top level. Easter is perfect taking on Argentina and Scotland as well.

On a sad note Monye hobboling off the field, not good to see....

Easter brings a lot of fine qualities to the back row, and I am certainly not in the anti-Easter camp. Narraway plays a different style to Easter and as a personal preference I would go for Narraway. I don't suspect that MJ will follow my advice. He seems set on what he wants and as Hound has said, unless somebody produces something amazing in the warm up games I think MJ already knows the 30 names he needs to get put on plane tickets to New Zealand.

Try Visser, stepped JSD with ease!

oo yay, was really hoping he'd get a try Pete!
What's the score now?

24-19 to England.

Charlie Hodgson just shanked an easy penalty!

24-19 RD great finish from visser, Hopefully not long until Mason is introduced.

24-19 to England. Considering it was 24-7, Barbarians have done well. Albeit England gave them an intercept and JSD did poorly against Visser. Visser is lethal if you don't instantly close him down.

As an aside, does anyone know if Paul Sackey has signed for Stade?