Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Shame. Remember him landing a blinder against Leicester in a Heineken final though?
(The Lions still picked O'Gara a month later and it turned out so well
)Young Bokke
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(The Lions still picked O'Gara a month later and it turned out so well
)Young Bokke
BoyBrumby
Englishman
If done immediately; there's a long pause between Dylan being tackled and him reaching out to place the ball. Would've been disappointed if it'd been given against us is all I can say.
Anyway, it seems as if I owe you a week with the avatar of your choice.
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Yup exactly - in fact, in the ITM Cup semifinal just last week Neemia Tialata was denied a try for a double movement in similar fashion to the way in which Hartley scored his try this morning.
Watched just over half of the match before drifting off and the Irish forwards were getting absolutely smashed by the Saffie forwards
Terrible conditions but both teams have lots of work to do
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
I have to agree with the above comments - Beale's transformed from an average Super Rugby flyhalf to a lethal fullback in the space of a season. I didn't see the Australians play this morning so I'm only basing my opinion on his efforts against the ABs and the Springboks, but the way hes playing at the moment is such a reversal of his efforts in past Super 14 seasons that you'd think it was a completely different player.
Beale was the quintissential child prodigy - played for Joeys at a ridiculously young age, Oz schoolboys lot long after and has been earmarked for superstardom for years
However, he came into Super 14 with a boy's body and mind and it's only this year that he's looked like an athlete
ripper868
International Coach
Joeys being a school he would have played there at a young age
Nah i know what your saying, was 15 when he started in 1st XV from memory
Brumby, your avatar shall be this man:
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Coulda been worse, tbh.Joeys being a school he would have played there at a young age
Nah i know what your saying, was 15 when he started in 1st XV from memory
Brumby, your avatar shall be this man:
ripper868
International Coach
Yeah, but you being the good egg you are i didn't want to give you something horrendous, as no doubt we''ll have another bet in the near future (Aus vs England perhaps)
Nice Location btw, would be interested to see it if your avatar was one of Pieterson/Strauss/Trott/Prior
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Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Would also be curious to note the location if Dylan Hartley, Shontayne Hape and Riki Flutey were a part of his avatar.Nice Location btw, would be interested to see it if your avatar was one of Pieterson/Strauss/Trott/Prior
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Hendrie Fourie not exactly the born and bred Pom either. & Armitage was born in Trinidad & played for France Schools as a kid too...Would also be curious to note the location if Dylan Hartley, Shontayne Hape and Riki Flutey were a part of his avatar.
Btw: Hape's surname; I'd always assumed it was pronounced Har-pay as that was how the league comms said it, but Harrison & Barnes on Sky were going for "happy". Which is it?
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Assumed it was "Har-pay" myself - then again I've never heard him say his own surname so perhaps your local commentators have the right pronunciation.
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Mealamu cited for his headbutt on Lewis Moody: All Blacks: Mealamu cited for head clash - Sport - NZ Herald News
Not surprised hes been put before the judiciary and he'll probably get a few weeks off. If he is suspended it leaves our squad a bit light; Sivivatu didn't even make the trip to Hong Kong, Ben Franks has now been ruled out of the tour, Jane's currently injured and Mealamu's absence would leave us with only 26 players available for selection.
Not surprised hes been put before the judiciary and he'll probably get a few weeks off. If he is suspended it leaves our squad a bit light; Sivivatu didn't even make the trip to Hong Kong, Ben Franks has now been ruled out of the tour, Jane's currently injured and Mealamu's absence would leave us with only 26 players available for selection.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Aye, will be in it.
Be a real clash of styles: your classy backs and ****house tight five versus our classy tight five and well you get the idea...
ripper868
International Coach
Yeah will be interesting...I'd think you will dominate possession about 60-40 but we'd use the ball better (in hand anyway). Pocock will be there to snaffle any loose pill as well, he owns his jersey for at least the next 10 years that kid.
Here's to the ref not blowing the game.
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Australia's backline's (perhaps leaving aside Matt Giteau) is in such good attacking form that if they get good ball from their forwards they'll absolutely belt England. Without wanting to state the obvious, England will obviously fancy themselves at the scrum though - they dominated New Zealand at that set piece last weekend and from what I saw on highlights of the Wallabies' match, the Australians were killed in that area by Wales.
Thought I'd also mention the Mealamu suspension, downgraded from four to two weeks - personally felt that there wasn't much of a case to successfully appeal against the four week penalty.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
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