So I see, looking at next week's schedules.Highlights will be back too on Mondays on ITV4
Do we know if it's Durders and Flats? It would seem daft to change that formula.
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Do we know if it's Durders and Flats? It would seem daft to change that formula.
gawkrodger
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Flats and Topsy Ojo
What little I've seen of Ojo as a pundit I've quite liked.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
Paid the second lot of my France 2023 money over today
Excited for a weekend in Marseilles taking in England v Argentina, Scotland v South Africa at the Stad Velodrome.
First weekend of the tournament too so will also watch France v New Zealand on a big screen somewhere I’m sure. And Wales v Fiji is that weekend too
Excited for a weekend in Marseilles taking in England v Argentina, Scotland v South Africa at the Stad Velodrome.
First weekend of the tournament too so will also watch France v New Zealand on a big screen somewhere I’m sure. And Wales v Fiji is that weekend too
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I think it’s Topsy Ojo who does the premiership highlights with Flats, ITV4 around 7pm.I've only just realized that Flats and Shanks do a summary every week on itv
Bristol v Sale is on channel 4 today
two sheds
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You're right, Shanks is on with him for something else. tbh I only really know flats, love his commentaries.
ta, will check the Bristle match although I should be out doing the garden
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I was always a big fan of his. Can understand why he’s retired though.
The Heineken QFs are this week. Think I’ll miss the Saturday ones as out at a birthday.
Got my ticket for the last prem game of the season - Chiefs v Quins. Exeter my local team but hate their branding and their style of rugby. I’ll be going along supporting Quins. I enjoyed my last visit to Sandy Park watching Munster in the Heineken though, not sure I’ll be getting a season ticket though - cost and time commitment too much. Will go along to a few games a season when it’s an interesting opponent.
The Heineken QFs are this week. Think I’ll miss the Saturday ones as out at a birthday.
Got my ticket for the last prem game of the season - Chiefs v Quins. Exeter my local team but hate their branding and their style of rugby. I’ll be going along supporting Quins. I enjoyed my last visit to Sandy Park watching Munster in the Heineken though, not sure I’ll be getting a season ticket though - cost and time commitment too much. Will go along to a few games a season when it’s an interesting opponent.
flypanam
Sausage to fortune
Minis rugby is run better in Ireland than this https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/61394143
Urc not working cos fans don’t go to away games…Welsh fans don’t even go to home games. Keep the dragons.
Urc not working cos fans don’t go to away games…Welsh fans don’t even go to home games. Keep the dragons.
Threshers_Flail
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It's an absolute shambles but glad it's getting actual press coverage as it's been on the cards for years. Don't know if it'll come to anything as I fear the damage is irreparable but at least a few blazers might fuck off back to the club house.
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bendeus
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Because he was never good enough.
bendeus
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No chance of a N. Wales team working financially. Population centres are small and geographically isolated from one another. It's another WRU fever dream.
bendeus
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And it's the WRU that wants the Os disbanded. It owns the Dragons and partially owns CRFC. The scarlets have more clout politically so they won't go, leaving only one candidate
Logan^B
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What's the story with London Irish rugby club???
Is it true that Irish rugby fans from the republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland who are roman catholic don't support London Irish and the majority of London Irish rugby club fans are Church of Ireland or other reformist church members?
I don't mean to insight religious sectarianism it's just I am a aussie born rugby fan who's Mother is from Donegal and step dad is from west Belfast and I don't know much about British club rugby
Is it true that Irish rugby fans from the republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland who are roman catholic don't support London Irish and the majority of London Irish rugby club fans are Church of Ireland or other reformist church members?
I don't mean to insight religious sectarianism it's just I am a aussie born rugby fan who's Mother is from Donegal and step dad is from west Belfast and I don't know much about British club rugby
I don't know any of the history, but I did like it when London Irish played their home games neither London nor Ireland, but Reading.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I’m not Irish and definitely don’t know the full history but my understanding is that the exiles teams (London Welsh, London Scottish and Irish) were originally set up to cater for the Celtic diaspora in London.
I think that rugby in Ireland is traditionally a private school thing especially in Dublin but obviously that's a big generalisation and perhaps more of a historical thing.
I imagine that the fans in Ireland follow their province not an English club though. My impression as an English rugby fan is that rugby, with a national team for the entire of island was less about religious affiliation than class.
But as I said I’m not Irish and I hope that the sport crosses over barriers and helps I unite people
I think that rugby in Ireland is traditionally a private school thing especially in Dublin but obviously that's a big generalisation and perhaps more of a historical thing.
I imagine that the fans in Ireland follow their province not an English club though. My impression as an English rugby fan is that rugby, with a national team for the entire of island was less about religious affiliation than class.
But as I said I’m not Irish and I hope that the sport crosses over barriers and helps I unite people
flypanam
Sausage to fortune
As rugby in Ireland is a non sectarian sport played on an All Ireland basis, London Irish would have reflected that. Elpenor is right that rugby in Ireland has a definite class distinction, (in that the private schools, Dublin, Cork and north Down, Belfast clubs are very middle class while Limerick and the rural clubs are more cross class entities.) but it’s also a minority sport. GAA, Hurling, and Football dwarf it in size. So most emigrants to London would have been drawn to GAA clubs or followed football clubs. Those from a rugby background would have followed Irish.
That’s all changed with streaming, and cheap flights it’s easier for me to continue to support my old club and watch my province than pony up to watch Irish these days.
That’s all changed with streaming, and cheap flights it’s easier for me to continue to support my old club and watch my province than pony up to watch Irish these days.
Nigel Irritable
Five, Ten, Fifteen Years
Welsh rugby seeks remedy after nightmare season
The season endured by Welsh teams is one of the more traumatic in the turbulent history of this boom or bust rugby nation.
www.bbc.com
Sober look at the deep shit Welsh rugby is in.
bendeus
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Sad fact is that anyone with an ounce of knowledge about the game here has been predicting exactly this outcome for years. The WRU and their utter ineptitude are the problem and they'll take the game down with them, at which point Dai from Abercwmffycoff RFC's blazer rights will be worth absolutely fuck all.Welsh rugby seeks remedy after nightmare season
The season endured by Welsh teams is one of the more traumatic in the turbulent history of this boom or bust rugby nation.www.bbc.com
Sober look at the deep shit Welsh rugby is in.
Nigel Irritable
Five, Ten, Fifteen Years
One thing I don’t get is why the regions are so bad on the field.
I understand some of the big structural problems in Welsh rugby. Most of which stem from having a historic club structure too strong to be easily swept aside when professionalisation happened, but too weak to support a pro league. Or sometimes from the lack of separation between the participatory/amateur side of the sport and the pro sport (although you could also make a good argument that the pro sport should be subordinate to the grassroots game).
But even taking all of that into account, the regions shouldn’t be this shit. They have more money than the South Africans and a bigger player base than the Irish and more of both than the Scottish and Italians. They are a lot worse than they should be.
