malg
Well-Known Member
So it's club over country then. I'm not a rugby man, so not my business, I was just interested why. I suppose England are sticking to their principles, but those principles may cost them the world cup. Hey ho.
So it's club over country then. I'm not a rugby man, so not my business, I was just interested why. I suppose England are sticking to their principles, but those principles may cost them the world cup. Hey ho.
It's backwards thinking to protect the league.Can one of you rugby blokes tell me why England won't pick players who play in France? Seen something on the BBC about it. Is it just an English thing, or do other countries do the same? Or, is it just something to do with the French league? Are England missing some good players because of it, or is it just clutching at straws?
So it's club over country then. I'm not a rugby man, so not my business, I was just interested why. I suppose England are sticking to their principles, but those principles may cost them the world cup. Hey ho.
We wont get out the group.
Succinct and correct.
I must admit, I thought you were crackers when I read that post, a while back. Mostly because I just couldn't see any England team losing two in a row at Twickenham.
I was one of those who thought home advantage and their toughness gained through such an attritional league as the Premiership, would paper over the cracks in this England side. They never did. England went out without firing a shot.
Anyway, fair play. You were dead right.
Would you mind predicting Ireland to win the Final, please?
Ireland were a bit iffy today. Done well to beat Italy in the end and it leads into the France game a win and we avoid the All Blacks. I think Ireland wont play as bad and will be a lot stronger the players are there for Joe to pick from and its about getting the right blend into the team. Some good players in that squad we got.
As for English game its a joke that the English and French rugby football get so many teams into the Heinkien Cup they threatened to leave it and the ERC crumbled and gave both unions. How and why 6 teams each from France and England get automatic quailification into the competition is mad. This is what is sad England should have a team that is 1 of the best teams as should France from the Northern Hemisphere but you cant trust them to do it anymore. I think you look at the Scottish and Welsh and Irish teams it seems all 3 will make the quater finals but only 1 team from Ireland , Scotland and Wales gets to quailify automatically and 1 from Italy with the remaining 3 teams coming from either nation depending on how well they do in the pro 12 its a joke in comparsion. More so when the International teams from 2 of the 3 teams have won the 6 nations the past 4 years while England hasnt won it last 5 years ago and France 6 years ago. Money talks as always in this it seems.