Super /rug/ - Big Strong Captain edition

>>74400582
First for about fucking time we have a new thread

>>74400678
That is embarrassing

>mfw English fans actually crying because Italy didn't create a ruck and their tiny pea brains couldn't work out what to do

Pathetic

>>74400702
>>74400713
Give me a you lads come on this is original content

>>74400754
I notice you

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>>74400702
>That is embarrassing

Lets bring in their embarrassment and the fact they have no brains or leadership into this thread

>>74400713
What happened?

>>74400905

Italy didn't form a ruck so could just jump around behind the offside line (which obviously didn't exist) and stop England from quickly recycling.

The dumb fucks had no idea what to do and just stood there like idiots. Now the English fans think they've been wronged somehow but they don't really understand why so they're just autistic screeching.

>>74400971
Don't forget when they had to be manshamed by the ref

>What do we do?
>I'm a ref not a coach

>>74400971
kek did this happen all game?

>>74400582
>greatest meme game since japan beat south africa
>hurr durr shitter rugby

just fuck off

>>74400905
Italy didn't engage in the Ruck so the English players stood there clueless with their head up their arse not knowing what to do when they should have picked the ball up and ran through with it

In the first 10 mins of the second they copped on to what to do but then became clueless again and complained when the Italians continued not engaging in the Ruck

>>74401037
Every single ruck, Englel players literally asked the ref to tell them what to do

>>74401037

Yeah. Italy were winning at halftime after they successfully did the same thing about 20 times.

Eddie Jones obviously had to carefully explain to England at halftime what was going on. The English players kept telling the ref they didn't understand the rules.

>>74400809
What's the context? I missed all the stuff so far.

>>74401037
Apart from the start of the second half yes

It was class watching "2" England Captains asking the ref what to do

>>74401105

See;

>>74400971
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>>74401048
You guys had 100 plus posts to make an OP. I just saw we needed a thread and made one. Don't blame me for your ineptitude laddy.

It is your own fault you only have yourselves to blame.

>>74400702
Obviously just butthurt but there is a flake of truth in it.
Rugby is an imperfect game, originally designed as way for posh boys to touch each other and get out all homo-erotic feelings masquerading as a game.
The rules are imperfect and unbalanced, leaving the game open to types of play that within the rules but don't align with how the game is meant to be played.
In the day of the gentleman's game played by posh queers this wasn't an issue as there was a shared decency between opponents and spectators. disagreements resolved with a handshake and a cuddle.
Now in the modern age, world rugby has rushed to add rules that try and have a game free from exploitation through playing within the rules but not to the spirit of the game.
Gone are the days of handshakes.

>>74401048
waaaah
You're lucky I didn't make another thread, cunt.

>>74401145
Nah, you did good m80, all the butthurt ABE's has descended into talking about Scottish independence once it became obvious England were going to win.

>>74401239
WAAAAHH SAVE ME FROM THE GODLY CELTIC POSTERS MR BIG STRONG KIWI WAAAHH

>>74401239
>>74401239
>England are so irrelevant that a crazy Scot Nat is more interesting
No wonder you're so desperate for attention

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kek

Imagine your so called "best team in the world right now" got tripped up with a trick. To them it must have felt like facing a 2-3-2 man scrum for the first time. Better outlaw it.

>>74401545
>based Johnny Davies

Dawson is literally seething.

I didn't watch it, because filthy phone poster.

So Italy makes a tackle, then no one contests the ruck, and the tackler rolls away.

Then what happens? Was it just that it allowed all 15 to defend?

I need to see what Italy were doing to fuck with the breakdown. Sounds interesting.

>>74400905

There was a great moment when the ref was having to explain to the England team what the rules of rugby were. But obviously most of their fans don't know the rules either because their knickers are all twisted at italys tactics.

>>74401747
Yes. Italian players got behind the ball and man marked potential recievers

>>74401747
>>74401755

>make a tackle
>immediately get out of the breakdown, meaning it's just a tackle, not a ruck
>since no ruck, no offside
>wander around the edge of the ruck and get in the way of the scrumhalf making any passes

>>74401747
No because there was no ruck formed there was no offside line so Italian players could go 'offside' around the ball and just block the scrumhalf from passing.
It was pretty funny

https://twitter.com/jameshaskell/status/835919753076146180

>Classic day for armchair nauses. I asked what the ref wanted to see, not what the rules were. Give them what they want to see

This guys a fucking bellend isn't he?

>I-I KNOW THE RULES, I WAS JUST CHECKING

I used to think James Haskell was alright but actually he's not, he's a pompous idiot with a stick shoved 3 feet up his arse

If italy head a 10 that could land kicks they woulda won imo.

We need to see more memey rule exploits like this Tbh.

>>74401791
We do that against the South Africans sometimes. It's really good when your backrow are great tacklers but shit ruckers like Hooper and McMahon. However they've never done it consistently through a match.

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>>74401848
Classic. Cheeky buggers.
When the half picks up the ball though, if they're behind it, they're offside though surely.

>>74401874
>everyone sucking his dick in the replies

wew

>>74401912
The Offside line never formed. The game is still "in the loose"

>>74401874
Is there any nation as pathetic and insecure as the Engcucks?

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>>74401545

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Why nobody talking about how this cunt got exposed today?

>>74401912
There is no offside line. The way I'm conceiving of it (and I might be wrong, but I don't think I am) is like it was an offload, but instead of being nearly instantaneous, it took 5+ second to get to the scrumhalf.

>>74401977
They are taking pride and being stubborn in their lack of understanding of a rule that anyone who pays half attention to world rugby would understand. Basically exposing their shocking lack of rugby literacy.

How important is size for rugby?

>>74401999
Dare I say it henshaw for lions 12 making all irish 9-10-12

>>74402052
Depending on position very important to not important

>>74401999
because muh filthy spaghetti wogs this just isn't cricket why should we be forced to adapt etc.

I would be more sympathetic, but it's hard when English players, coaches and fans are all complaining when they have no reason. They won comfortably with the bonus point, there is no need for all this complaining because your team wasn't as infallible as you wanted to believe

>>74402114

Who are the biggest positions?

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>>74402052
moderate to high level of importance, varies on position and level of lay
1-8 pretty damn important
9-10 not really all that important, smaller peopler generally prefered
12-13 need to9 be fairly big usually
11, 14, 15 can be small enough or big but only rarely massive see nadolo or lomu

>>74402055
If Dunbar returns then he could make a strong case for 12 and Laidlaw is still well within a shout for 9, his injury may fuck him though

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>>74402052
All that truly matters is the size of your /heart/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRaTsrmzhPI

>>74402052
Anything under 6 inches makes you the team bitch

>>74402147
Props are 110kg + and normally average height
Locks are tall fuckers usually over 110kg as well
Loose forwards come in all shapes and sizes
Hookers can vary a bit but are usually pretty similar in build to a prop
Some backs are big and heavy some are small
Half back is always a little midget

>>74401874
>I used to think James Haskell was alright
Why?

First off, he's a dirty cunt who tackles late so often he asked World Rugby to stop showing slow-mo replays of his foul play because it isn't fair.
http://www.the42.ie/james-haskell-tv-replays-2648360-Mar2016/

Secondly, he engages in bizarre activities where he cross-dresses, abuses younger teammates with beer bottles and threatens innocent barstaff who try to stand up to him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3863020/England-rugby-star-James-Haskell-held-court-sexually-degrading-boat-trip-party.html

Every team has a dirty bastard that they love. Ireland have Healy, England have Hartley. South Africa usually play 8 of them. Willie John McBride is a legend of the game and it's almost all he's remembered for. Haskell isn't one of these though. He's a vain, cringey twat and probably a closet case. I'd hate him even if he was on the team I supported.

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>>74402312
Healey is not really dirty. He's a good lad. Never hurt no one.

>>74402284
BTW little midget is still around average height or a touch shorter and still around 90kg

>>74402192
I like Laidlaw, but Murray is head and shoulders above his competition for it. His boxkicks are so perfect it's like they're laser-guided. His ruck work is almost always at the right speed, his passes are perfect and he's a serious running threat. I hate Munster and stubbornly wanted Reddan to be the 9 for years, but he's world class.

The only area Laidlaw is ahead is place-kicking. I'd probably have him on the bench.

At least now that England are winning we can all unite in hating them once more.

It makes a nice change from having to argue with the micks every day.

>>74402469
Nah gotta have rhys webb on the bench.

>>74402500
Self hating English are the worst 2bh lads

>>74402052
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRaTsrmzhPI

>>74402422
In club level play it matters a lot less and even people like faff de klerk or george ford are pretty small.

>>74402312

Well, I thought he had a good amount of self awareness and that the Hask shit was a parody or something.

Then I realised he's just a roided up gym monkey who takes himself very seriously and searches his own name on Twitter to make sure plebs aren't saying nasty things about him.

>>74402544
Average height is around 177 cm
I guess I was a bit off in weight by a bit, had more of a look and 85 ish seems more normal

But you are right there are always exceptions to generalisations and that the less professional you go the less size matters.

N. England should repeat the same italian straegy against England

>>74403071
But scotland are probably sufficiently good to beat england by just playing normally, albeit with very narrow margins.

@74403071
>Brazilian rugby knowledge

>>74403164
Still without Laidlaw

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Jesus Christ, go to the comment sections on English websites. They're absolutely ass-devastated at Italy using a perfectly legitimate tactic. Australia did it against Ireland once or twice and our commentary team was full of praise for Pocock's game intelligence. Meanwhile, the best 8 forwards in England don't know how rucks work and somehow it's the Italians' fault.

Some samples
>italy conclusively proved that they do not warrant a place in the championship
>Whether it's right or wrong, it is sad that Italy feel the need to do this, to simply clutch at straws. I'm sure coaches worldwide have the knowledge to do similar, but don't because it isn't right. Everyone dislikes non contested scrums, so surely dislike this too.
>Legal it may have been but it does the sport no favours
>Well that tactic could ruin rugby!
>What a disgrace at a time Italy are looking for friends to keep them in the 6n,, they did themselves no good at all today, everyone knows that these tactics were not against the laws of the game but were way out the spirit of the game and the total disrespect that they should against England I hope that they are thrown out of the 6n for total disrespect of the game of Rugby....

>>74403164
Just do it once or twice and trip them up with it. It would really mess up their flow and that can lead to errors

>>74403242
>best 8 forwards
Nathan Hughes is just a big fat coconut

>>74403242
>What a disgrace at a time Italy are looking for friends to keep them in the 6n
Little do they know, everyone other than England love them for this and for exposing England as unadaptable idiots.

When do they announce the squad for the lions?

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>>74403305
Triggers english flashbacks to the italy match causing widespread panic amongst the british ranks.
There's no reason why england can't do it to scotland too, they did it once or twice to italy earleir.

>>74403242
English are literally the most pathetic and precious snowflakes in existence. Hence the vote for Brexit

>>74402284
so all rugby players are tall, cool

Please don't respond to it

Don't even share it's picture, it wants you to do that

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so is the consensus that this guy is going to rape the lions to death?

So lads, I argued rugby has no history.

Literally in my area according to wikipedia, Ospreys and Scarlets are only 14 years old and so is the league they play in.

So yeah, rugby is a shit sport, no history.

t. glorious football fan

>>74403732
Probably, will be interesting to see how Gatland explains bring 10 welshman

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>>74403643
No you are just short

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>>74403909

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>>74403909
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>>74403909
Just to name a few

>>74403909
>>74403955
>>74403983
>>74404087
i'm an unironic beautiful height, them ones are just gangly awkward heights.

>>74403242
>What a disgrace at a time Italy are looking for friends to keep them in the 6n,, they did themselves no good at all today, everyone knows that these tactics were not against the laws of the game but were way out the spirit of the game and the total disrespect that they should against England I hope that they are thrown out of the 6n for total disrespect of the game of Rugby....

christ

>>74403909
Why would you reply? Are you too fucking dense to understand you might as well be sucking him off? He feeds off negative attention. Ignore him and he will walk towards another thread.

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>>74403732
These two lads will shut him down by targeting a negating his ability to exploit the favourable bounce.
Can't get a meme bounce if you can't kick the ball over our players.

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>>74404222
>>74403242
Like people are complaining they didn't get their money's worth but surely seeing a close game is far more compelling than seeing one team get btfo by 70 points.
This match was much more enjoyable to watch than the ireland italy one.
These people just have delicate egos.

>>74404486
their "money's worth" in the situation being having their belief that England are the best validated.

>>74404222

English fans expect Italy to suck up to them so they can stay in 6N? The arrogance there is ridiculous.

>>74404817
I mean if they had lost I could kinda understand the butt hurt but the got 6 tries and won by a solid enough margin
If only italy could be as competitive in all their matches.

>>74404847
yeah that's what rubbed me the wrong way

the disrespect shown against england? they fucking reached into the bag to come up with a clever tactic for trying to manage a team they KNEW was better than them

cunts sound like they want a competition where everyone thanks england for giving them the opportunity to lose against them

and that 'looking for friends' shit is a bit fucking much too. bet these are the same people who didn't want to hear a word about georgia coming in or relegation being introduced

>>74404847
no an english fan, don't generalise please.

>>74405178
this desu, surely its the complete opposite of disrespect to try and use a trick or two like this against england(especially when they didn't do the same for wales and ireland) Don't understand why people would rather watch a blowout

>>74402192
Laidlaw is out for 8-10 weeks with his injury (detached Fibular Collateral Ligament)

>>74404370
Toner had a bit of a shocker against France desu

honestly i think he is almost too tall to be a great player

>>74405178

Yeah, it's a bit bizarre.

>It was pretend rugby, because Italy could not stay with England in a real game. Italians may have avoided being crucified by refusing to engage in a real game, but I lost respect for them as real players. Georgia would not have had to avoid the breakdown to have a chance of not being blown away. Before today, I thought that Italy should stay up. Not anymore. Drop them and let Georgia in.

>>74405178
u mad u dont get to play in 6N or something?

wtf is wrong with u pussy

u shud be grateful we still let you bear the union jack

>>74405425
Have you got a better paln to stop barrett exploiting the meme bounces?
Lemme hear it.

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>>74405515
I have just the thing

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>>74405452
>Drop them and let Georgia in
We didn't beat a team by the expecting 50+ margin
I know lets bring in an even worse team instead just so we can stroke our egos

I feel like the perfect use for the meme defence is when the opposition are on your 5m line. You have the space to set up your line a bit behind the tackle so you don't get pulled in and can stick blokes in the passing channels to stop it going wide. Would completely shut down attacking in the 22.

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>this ABE obsession
lmao

Someone in my house got my IP banned
Fucking flatmates shit posting on /g/

>>74405900
nah lad
you could just pick straight through the ruck and score

>hurr dirt England got embarrassed
>won the game easily

Are retarded countries so obsessed with England that they try to make a win seem like a loss?

>>74405900
I feel like that would be where it's most useless. You're going to have to commit more men to guarding around the ruck to cover for the memers running about in the channels and you're relying on them shutting everything down. And you have to be able to communicate this organisation play after play.

I think it requires a coordination that doesn't really work in those frantic defensive moments on your own tryline

>>74403242

That's just pathetic

>>74406410
>you could just pick straight through the ruck and score
All the D has to do is sit half a yard back, just out of arm's reach. You can stack up on the ruck as well because you don't need any wide defenders
It wouldn't work right on your own tryline, but with a few yards of space it does

>>74406549
t. stuart lancaster

>>74406451
If English fans weren't complaining, I can guarantee no-one would care.
The issue is that England won the game with a bonus point but the players, coach and fans are all complaining just because England were unable to react to an unorthodox tactic for 40+ minutes.

>>74406226
That's rough mate what were the nerd shitposting about?

>they dont understand the rules of the game lol

>Italy not engaging at the ruck and disrupting England's ball is not in the spirit of the game
>Itoje running at rucks and diving over the top like superman hitting warp speed is fine

What did they mean by this?

>>74406753

yeah for the first 40 italy blew them the fuck out
the second 40 was all england, they adapted and won, whats the problem?

>>74407283
What a game Itoje has had, he has been tremendous today. Such a great young talent. I really want him to come round my house and fuck my wife. I can see him getting a place in Gatland's Lions, no doubt about it, he really offers something special that few other players can.

>>74406753
I bet the coaches and players are complaining because they want to distract from how shit they were

>>74407614

itoje was shit like most of england who played
from that game the only player worthy is parissi

ABEs in this thread are fucking embarrassing. England will win the 6N and there's literally nothing you can do about it

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>>74407895

Scotland objectively the best side in the championship.

>>74405900
Nah the best is when your in their 22. Harass the scrum half, force him to run forward then target him for the turnover. If you get the ball, you've got a huge chance to score. If you don't then there's no harm done as you're too far away from your own tryline

>>74407959
And there going to get smashed in 2 weeks.

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>>74408072

>Took 60mins to crack Shitaley

Literal Welsh tier rugby lad

>>74407959
sauceeeee

>>74407959
Or less worst than others

Ass: an expert in bad rugby

>>74408116
Only because they were cheating. If they'd played properly we would have won after 10 mins

@74408139
You're not even an expert in that desu. You might live it but you don't comprehend it

Got to be honest I've been pinged a couple of times in the last few seasons for side entry at a ruck with no opposition in it so not even English referee's know this law properly

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But sir...

>>74408427

Loved the refs wee laugh as he walked away, even he knew the players were a joke

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>>74408427
>>74408578
>literal reddit tier joke
Sad!

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>>74408427
Need to somehow change this to Poite with basic rules on the board.

>>74408623
Ah, so you're one of the absolutely buttshattered English lads having a good old moan about how the rules need to be changed because the English forward pack didn't know about a tactic that's been around for about 3 years?

>>74408035
that's how the chiefs encorperated it into their game

>>74408427
Apparently RFU doesn't demand from NT rugbiers the WR Laws certificate

>>74408980
Whats a grand slam little man?

>>74409087
What's a ruck?

>>74408942
Right, firstly - we won the fucking game and comfortably aswell. We figured it out after 30 mins (which is admittedly long) but still quick enough to destroy italy.

Secondly, you cannot possibly say that this is good for the game. It turns the game into a boring pick and drive slog. Something must be done about it. I don't give a fuck if it's been around for 3 years, it needs to be removed

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>>74409248

>Nice damage control
>Based on some truth.
>Fails to consider Italy were still in the contest for 60mins.
>Had to rely on bench to win the game
>EXPOSED in their inability to adapt quickly enough.

3/10, see me after class.

>>74408948
Yeah. There's a pretty good analysis of it here - http://www.the42.ie/analysis-chiefs-super-rugby-tactics-2013507-Mar2015/

Tbqh, I think it's the best way to use it. Why risk it when the ball is anywhere near your tryline? Just use it to put pressure on the scrum half occasionally

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>>74409248
imo they should just make it abudantly clear that players from the team in possesion can pull a player in or hold onto a player to make it a ruck
that will make the tactic more niche and harder to pull off while still keeping it viable if the team's execution and coordination are on point

>>74401881
If oirsh people cud spell eye wudnt b so ashamed

>>74409248
>tactic gets used literally once in top tier international play
>has been used in lower level play for a long time without anyone calling for it to be banned because everyone was smart enough to deal with it
>hurrr it should be banned

Today proved that literally the only reason England are successful is because they have the largest player pool.

>>74409248
>not realising that teams stop using it once their opponents work it out, as it basically leaves a wide open channel at the ruck

t. super rugby 2015

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>>74409362
>get completely BTFO in an argument
>use buzzwords to meme your way out
Not on my watch mate

>>74409391
I mean you could refine the move by positioning a forward about a foot behind where the ball is to stop and pick and drivers, sort of like a third pillar, but then the team in possension could maul it, but right on the line is probably too risky as someone said.
Imo it's a neat little rule that should be used occasionally like when pocock id it vs ireland

>>74409415
Yeah. Agreed.
>>74409435
If I had it my way, it would have been stopped when it was in the lower leagues. It's worldrugby's fault that it's taken till now to have the conversation.
>>74409454
Yeah and England did work it out by the 30th minute mark, that's why you saw the pick and drives. It's just that rugby has made such a big effort to move away from that style of play, that keeping this rule seems very backwards

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>>74409418
Why in gods name would you be ashamed as to wether or not I can spell correctly, seems a waste of your shame reserves. Assuming you're a cis white male you have plenty to be ashamed about anyway so....

>>74409248

So fucking mad

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The more worrying thing to me is how italy were refballed out of a fair contest in thier first match vs wales.
The ref was so biased in the second half it was laughable. Conor O'shea mentioned it in the post match interview today which I was glad to see. Shocking display of favoritism.

>>74406813
All it said is the global rule about doxxing / hunting for personal information

Banned on the home net until the middle of next month

>>74409914
Repeat after me: "England will sweep the 6 Nations"

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>>74409754
Jesus christ mate you won and you're as bad as pic related

>you will never go to a house party again with your close friends
>you'll never sit in the park together again, talking about the future and how university will be
>you will never get those butterflies when your crush talks to you one to one
>you'll never experience again that relief when the summer holidays begin and you have 6 weeks of freedom
>you will never have a 'first experience going to a club/bar' again
>you will never be young again with a blank canvas ahead of you, a group of friends by your side, and all the time in the world

Why does growing up suck, lads?

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When you think about it for a moment you realise gatland literally HAS to bring eliot daly on the lions tour. He'd be mad not to.

>>74410538
Why? He's really nothing special. Probably on par with Zebo/Nowell

>>74410568
>covers outside backs
>strong kicking game - at goal and in loose
>in form
solid argument tbf

>>74410538
Zebo on par with nowell or daly, nowhere near thier level mate, zebo is average.
He can cover wing, outside centre and full back all to a decent level, you can't shirk at that kind of versatility. He'd be one of my first men of the plane if I was selecting.
If zebo was white people would see him for the average player he is, his success is some warped form of affirmitive action.

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A random doubt:

Was there a Barbarians x French Barbarians match ever?

>>74410568
Nothing special right now? Or never? Because I'd agree that there are better players right now, but maybe 2 years of international rugby he could be the best in NH

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>>74410793
meant for >>74410568

>>74410755
This guy gets it

>>74410495
You get different and better feels as you grow up

>>74410755
>>74410830
Am I going crazy or what? He's done fuck all in the six nations, his tries have been run ins. No way would I pick him ahead of Watson/Seymour/Williams

>>74410922
not as an out and out winger, dummy
as a utility back/cover

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>>74410922
>Seymour/Williams
They'd be my starting wings with daly on the bench for that sweeping backs cover.

>wahhh its not fair the team with shit backs stuck it up their jumper and played a tight game and spoiled the rugby.
>bloo bloo bloo the team with the inferior forwards didn't contest the breakdown and spoiled the rugby.

There is no difference between these. If you're English and you don't respect how hard EJ got out-memed and out-thought by O'Shea, you need to kys.

>>74410824
Barbarians cannot exist outside of tours. The barbarians rugby club only plays at home, against touring teams. Two barbarians teams cannot play against one another or the prophecy dictates that the world must end.

>>74410495
> you now have a wider group of close friends who are friends beyond just schoolmates
> you talk about future travels, jobs, relationships
> you can now flirt and have a decent chance with any qt. The idea of a crush being meaningless when you realise it's just a numbers game
> you now know the difference between a good club and a shit one
> you are becoming an adult with a catalogue of fuck ups behind you which you've learned from

getting into my late 20s now and its great lad. if youre male youre as young as you want to be

>>74410922
You're not crazy, it's standard English hype over a player who's managed to not completely fuck everything up, and that's with him getting red carded in 5 minutes one game.

>>74411441
>>74411441

Truly the successor to Chris Ashton's noble crown.

>>74410999
Yep, Daly is basically made for the 23 shirt.
Sinckler will be the substitute tighthead as well, calling it now

>>74411225
>Barbarians cannot exist outside of tours
I've been to a baabaas game against Loughborough Students, they play exhibition games against clubs every now and then

>>74411141
I wouldn't really call winning 15-36 getting out-memed that badly desu

props to Italy for making their usual white washing a bit interesting at least

>>74412018
Being behind at half time to ITALY is getting out memed 2bh

You have to hand it to them, they had a strategy and it seems to have worked how they wanted it to. I wonder why they didn't do it against a team they had more of a chance to beat?

just went to the pub, drank 7 pints and came back to find nobody responded to my witty and informative post.
wat
guise
REEEEE
lol
ha
really? lol

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>lap of honour like they won the world cup
>scotlel

>win game comfortably
>complain that other team was playing wrong
>get shitty when media suggests you should have adapted to the tactics quicker

Enjoy having Eddie Jones as your coach English lads. You found the one man whinier than the average Pom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJOIX5Ae3lk
Canada v uruguay highlights for anyone interested

2 things of note
Jayzus that commentator is an aquired taste
Reffing without a tmo must be difficult as fuck.

>>74413596
>reffing without a TMO must be difficult as fuck

They went without for 100 years lad.

>>74397906
The last time they didn't go for the penalty they lost to Wales.

>>74399615
And even then the Italians saved that meme tactic specifically to use against England.

>>74400809
S E E T H I N G

>>74413596
Canada having serious problems with indiscipline and panic moments after successful pressions from opponent. And it isn't first time who happens with Canada on tournament.

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>>74413774
>panic moments
This is exactly what i feel is wrong with france at the moment, as soon as they get into the opposition 22 they just seem to panic, force stupid shit and then fuck up
I can sense there panic everytime they're in a good position.

>>74412118
For the reason that no one would have given a shit if Japan had Nippon banzaied Scotland. There's no real glory in Italy memeing a win against France or Scotland. Go big or go home.

>>74413650
But intensity of game was lower until pro era.

>>74413990
So? The ref can only do what they can do. Nothing of importance is riding on one bad call in a match between chile and Canada.

>>74413852
Genuinely can not wait to pump Australia in the summer

Eddie Jones showing how much of a piece of shit he is by saying that Trevor Chappell would have been proud - it was Greg Chappell who ordered him to bowl underarm, it wasn't Trevor's idea.

Ben Smith kills another one, the madman

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-39094781

>>74414206
>say something entirely uncontroversial
>scotch get riled up

Like fucking clockwork.

Also, australia will win by 12. Cap this now so I can laugh at you in 4 months.

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>>74414246
Nah, I think I know who did this one lad.

>>74414320
what's his name again?

>>74414344
Dan "neck the whole bottle then foot on the throttle" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "might get a DUI, don't care if you die" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "something cunt wrongstable?" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "drink and drive you won't survive" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "drinks at the barter, then jump in the" Carter

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>>74409248
absolutely furious

>got my tire slashed
literally seething right now lads

>>74414495
kek where was your car? Any cameras around to catch the cunt?

>>74414495
Tough break Dan. How are you going to get to the pub now?

>>74414504
yeah gas station across the road got the coconut
not enough for an ID though

FUCK west auckland
glad i dont live there

Daniel "drink 4L of goon then go for a hoon" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "'59 was a good year, round the corner in fourth gear" Carter

dan "celebrated out on the rugby field, inebriated behind the steering wheel" Carter.

Ali "just took 5 Es" Williams

Ali "hook me up with a key" Williams

>>74414344

Dan "Three jugs of shandy and let's jump in the Landy" Carter

Dan "6 whiskys neat then hit the streets" Carter

>>74414344

Dan "Whiskeys and Beer, let's go for a steer" Carter

James "can't kill my career because I already did last year" O'Connor

>>74414344
Dan "liquor'd and pink sticker'd" Carter

>>74414560
this is the best one tttt

>>74414344
Dan "shots at the bar before I drive my car" Carter

Truthbomb: social welfare doesnt work on maoris and pacific islanders

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Based sumo

>>74415045
You just know Scotland are going to use the same tactics now at twickenham

Lord Kek wills it

>LE BRAISE KEG
>LE /BOL/ FROG GOD XDDD

>>74415096
literally this

>>74415096
Figuratively this

>>74415096
Objectively this

>>74415096

Subjectively this

>>74415096
I also enjoy sucking cocks.

>>74415096
Metaphorically this

>>74415096
Metaphysically this.

Just tuned in for the debut of the Project™. Gave me cancer in approx 3min.

>>74415208
reminder they based their decisions to sack campbell and put this garbage on PURELY by (((ratings)))

>>74415208
>that "comedian"
>attempts at "intelligent" discussion
>pretty much ignoring their guest
>weak banter

>>74415208
The way I see it the project is just a poor man's rugby hq.

>>74415217
Campbell live was going down the shitter
JC was a cunt to most people he interviewed and people stopped wanting to go on his show unless JC was batting for them.

>>74415227
at the very least it had actual content

the pooreject is just hot opinions and le funny videos

>>74415227
marvelous

>>74415244
That's true. This project thing seems like 7 days lite, a couple of "news" clips then jokes about it
>>74415259
He tried to force people to fuck up by pushing then into a corner. He needed to ease up and give the people on his show enough rope to hang themselves. But that would require letting guests explain themselves and you can't have the person you have villainized come across as a good guy in a bad situation.

>>74413553
You would think he would be chill with his Japanese genes. Guess the Australian in him is far stronger.

>>74415382
I mean, he is a coach that was fired from the wallabies in disgrace because he was completely unadaptable. He then went to the reds and won like 2 games in his first season, including a super rugby record loss of 89 points to the bulls and resigned after one season.

He's a good coach when he gets to set the tune, but when he's dancing to someone else's beat, or he has a team that can't execute it's will against another team he is very limited. He's also renowned for not knowing shit about forward play so it's not surprising that's where the controversy arose.

Dubs and I murder Nigel Latta with his own smug voice.

>>74415455
No idea who that is but Godspeed young man.

>>74415455
BASED

>>74415450
>a former hooker doesn't know shit about forward play
Why is this allowed lads

>>74414344
Dan 'Boozin and Cruizin' Carter

>>74414344
Dan "bottle of wine then take it to the red line" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "six pack of cider then pretend I'm knight rider" Carter

>>74415680
>cider
our brave lad only drinks spirits and beer mate

>>74415683
Dan "bottle of eristof and then I'm off" Carter.

Dan "off my face then a cheeky drag race" carter

Dan "a glass of liquor from Lewis road creamery raised to the victim's family" Carter.

Dan "a few quick funnels then 120 through the tunnel" Carter

Dan "Racing at 0.92g/litre" Carter

>>74415837

Oooooo very Parisian.

So lads had a 7s tournament yesterday and got totally refballed in the bronze final. What's the best way to waste a person's family?

>>74415874
huck a pukana at them g

>>74415874
cheeky poo on their doormat

Dan Carter deserves to be punished.
Utu demands it.

Dan "3 Star Crawford and doughies in the Accord" Carter

>>74414344
Dan "Of course not drinkstable, I haven't had a cunt all night" Carter

Dan "build a wizard stick then drive real quick" Carter

Dan "petrol for the car, diesel for me" Carter

Dan "slab of double brown but no cab to town" Carter

Dan "doe bro and go bro" Carter

Dan "Crate Day is race day" Carter

>>74415874

Ask Dan Carter to drive their Uber.

Dan 'white wine across the yellow line' Carter

Dan 'Get in the Range Rover I'm 40 Units Over' Carter

Dan 'jager bomb near the Somme' Carter

Dan 'Je Suis...Drunk' Carter

Dan "pissed in a french car" Carter
Doug "pissed on a french car" Howlett

>>74416046
kek I didn't know he pissed on a car
I thought he just threw a tantrum and started jumping on them

>>74400971
>>74401064
Wait, this is England we're talking about

If Italy does not engage in ruck why didn't the English forwards just pick and go?

Dan "scull a flagon and hop in the wagon" Carter

>>74416131
They did eventually, but it took them til half time to work it out

its just the same as not contesting a maul thats about to form after a lineout and getting the penalty for obstruction

>>74416131
>Why would anybody not contest a ruck
NH rugby in a nutshell

Someone artistic needs to do a Connor O Shea Pepe and a crying Eddie Jones with an offside line diagram

Ali "James my top bloke score us some good coke" Williams

>>74416280
James O'Cokehead

>>74416280
Ali 'in a right tiff without my sniff' Williams
Ali 'sorted the charlie, time to sort the punani' Williams

>>74416216
See, that's the part that baffles me. The English team I grew up watching are the pasty men from up north who picks the ball and drive and all day and at every 4th tackle they'd pass the ball to Wilkinson who will kick the ball so their backs can justify being paid.

I thought picking and going would be the natural instincts for England.

>>74415455
Nigel Latta is doing a very good public service. He's shining light on some very real issues in New Zealand.

I wouldn't expect somebody who is arrogant like you to take any advice on board that would benefit you.

Kearney potentially injured

Payne played for Ulster at the weekend

Is it, dare I say it, faith?

>>74416316
Is Daverage back?

>>74416325
Injured himself again when he came back a few weeks ago against Edinburgh

Ali "white line fever" Williams
Ali "all black on crack, spending the night in the rack" Williams

>>74416290
We have a SH coach now who is trying to teach them a new brand of Rugby. It has confused our players no end.

Ali "sussed the yeyo, i'm on my way-o" Williams

>>74416383
At least Tits for Hands Te'o got exposed
He's a Tesco Value Tuilagi if there ever was one

>>74416424
The Lidl Billy V has well and truly been exposed too

>>74416429
To be fair he plays a different sort of game for Wasps. Eddie is playing him as a budget Billy V and it's fucking his game up
His rucking is terrible though, he could have easily had two turnovers won yesterday but fucked up by going straight off his feet under no pressure whatsoever

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we nigger tier now?

>>74411381
>tfw aging magnificently on all fronts

Life is class

>>74410538

look for a loophole that means the lions can take parisse

>>74414495

thats nothing, in my shithole town, someone got into a fight and got knocked out and taken to hospital
the person who did left their car outside the pub it happened in so while they are being arrested someone torched their car.
allegedly.

>>74416717
>wales

Dominated the gym today lads. Deadlifted 210kg double overhand and close grip benched 130

>>74416801
It won't bring your parents back though will it

>>74416801
>>>/fit/

>>74416801
I want to blow raspberries on your tummy and call you my fuzzie wuzzum

>>74416810
I play rugby lad, I'm allowed to post here

>>74416867
playing touch rugby with primary school children doesn't count friendo

>>74416904
I touched your mum's rug last night mate

>>74416544
whining about age is an entirely feminine construct and any guy that does it deserves a slap

Dominated the gym today lads. Powerwanked 210 cocks double overhand and close grip sucked off 130

>>74417009
Well done lad

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Quick Supe/rug/by rundown on the weeks good and important matches

Highlanders v Chiefs
Absolute classic smash and grab style game from the Chiefs. Set up well on defence and took opportunities. Seu, Lowe and Messam had big games. Highlanders not their usual clinical selves but will no doubt improve in the coming weeks. Watch highlights

Stormers v Bulls
SA teams to play more expansive rugby is not a meme anymore. Stormers up 24-0 at half time with a high tempo run from anywhere game not seen in a long time. Bulls rusty away from home but by no means looked lost, built some solid attack themselves. Great quality tries with two top class packs. Watch the highlights.

Rebels v Blues
Blues looking scary on attack against poor opposition. West was decent but against bigger teams could get rattled. Pulu and Ioane dangerous. Rebels not gonna challenge anything except bottom of the table. Watch highlights

Crusaders v Brumbies
Very sloppy game from both sides and the Crusaders pack surprisingly outmuscled at times. Many people worried about their lack of punch on attack and it showed. Mounga out for 6 weeks could cost them badly. Skip this one

>>74417031
Sunwolves v Hurricanes rundown when?

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Realistically it's going to be a Hell of a game, but I'm just so glad that I'm in a position where the triple crown is actually possible. Even missing key players the lads have really stepped up. What a great tournament.

>>74416810
>This heterosexual CIS-poster not knowing rugby & gym go hand in hand

>>74417046
islander_man_rapes_wolf_cub_to_death.gif

>>74416801
Forward
>>74417009
Back

/cric/

>>74417347
o fug le grig xDDDDD

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This week's rankings mean RWC pools as it stands at the moment

Pool 1: NZ, Scotland, Argentina, Tonga, USA

Pool 2: England, South Africa, Fiji, Italy, Russia

Pool 3: Australia, Wales, Japan, Samoa, Namibia

Pool 4: Ireland, France, Georgia, Romania, Canada

>>74418486
>Wales and Samoa meet in the RWC again

Dis gon be good.

>>74418486
>Ireland, France, Romania and Canada again at same group
It's lacking Italy

>this is the first year since 1996 that Scotland could potentially win the triple crown
wew

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In light of that rule italy made use of on the weekend there must be countless times then where teams have been wrongly penalised for being offside when there was actually no ruck formed.
Makes you think.

>>74418592
referee is always right :^)

>>74418486
That's not how the drawing of pools works.

>>74418486
That's not how it works but jfc the state of pool 4

>>74416801
Nice lad. I'm weak and fat at the moment recovering from an injury.
Did my first gym session in what feels like forever yesterday. Benched 80 for 4x8 and squated 100 for 4x8

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39102181
Clearly the Aussie fuccboi was guilty and brave Ali Williams was just trying to cover for his mate.

>when England beat Scotland and Wales beat Ireland, England will have the championship wrapped up before the final game again

England in the rugby championship when? Or will NZ veto it?

>>74419277
England would get smoked in the RC, I ain't gonna lie.