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Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:47 am

p/d wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:25 am

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:29 am
Flatman is the best pundit.

Puja

Absolutely.

And funniest.

Danno wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:56 am

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:47 am

p/d wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:25 am

Absolutely.

And funniest.

There isn't really any competition there.

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:29 amFlatman is the best pundit.

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:56 am

Oakboy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:39 am

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:28 am

You would really be comfortable with Malins covering fly-half for England if Ford went down injured in the first minute?!

Also, I don't get the "Malins is not a wing" argument. That's where he's played the majority of his professional appearances, as Saracens have rarely played him anywhere but there. Say he's not your type of wing or that he's not good enough, sure. Saying he's completely out of position seems wild.

Puja

Sorry, you've lost me. Why would Malins end up at FH if we had started him at FB? If both Ford and Smith (at 10/22 or 22/10) were injured, do you mean?

Well, the point of having Smith play 15 is so that we can have him on the pitch as a sub without having to take off Ford and disarrange the incredible cohesion of our backline by changing the 10. I thought you were suggesting a direct swap of Malins for Smith in the XXIII - that they would've been better putting Malins at 15 and, since he was a FH originally, he could then be the 10 cover. Obviously a crossed wire.

Puja

Spiffy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:24 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:56 am

Oakboy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:39 am

Sorry, you've lost me. Why would Malins end up at FH if we had started him at FB? If both Ford and Smith (at 10/22 or 22/10) were injured, do you mean?

Well, the point of having Smith play 15 is so that we can have him on the pitch as a sub without having to take off Ford and disarrange the incredible cohesion of our backline by changing the 10. I thought you were suggesting a direct swap of Malins for Smith in the XXIII - that they would've been better putting Malins at 15 and, since he was a FH originally, he could then be the 10 cover. Obviously a crossed wire.

Puja

Everyone is missing the bleedin' obvious in this endless round of musical chairs. Play Faz at 15 where he can be second playmaker, make breaks, carve openings and provide a rock-like last line of defence with his immaculate and powerful tackling. Now come on Silly Bogger, do what's right. You know it makes sense.

Spiffy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:24 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:56 am

Oakboy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:39 am

Sorry, you've lost me. Why would Malins end up at FH if we had started him at FB? If both Ford and Smith (at 10/22 or 22/10) were injured, do you mean?

Well, the point of having Smith play 15 is so that we can have him on the pitch as a sub without having to take off Ford and disarrange the incredible cohesion of our backline by changing the 10. I thought you were suggesting a direct swap of Malins for Smith in the XXIII - that they would've been better putting Malins at 15 and, since he was a FH originally, he could then be the 10 cover. Obviously a crossed wire.

Puja

Everyone is missing the bleedin' obvious in this endless round of musical chairs. Play Faz at 15 where he can be second playmaker, make breaks, carve openings and provide a rock-like last line of defence with his immaculate and powerful tackling. Now come on Silly Bogger, do what's right. You know it makes sense.

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:29 pm Telegraph going hard on the RugbyRebels conversation topics: Why Maro Itoje is actually doing a shit-tonne of really good work at rucks, but maybe he shouldn't have to be: https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2F ... d-cup-2023

Puja

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:12 pm

Spiffy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:24 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:56 am

Well, the point of having Smith play 15 is so that we can have him on the pitch as a sub without having to take off Ford and disarrange the incredible cohesion of our backline by changing the 10. I thought you were suggesting a direct swap of Malins for Smith in the XXIII - that they would've been better putting Malins at 15 and, since he was a FH originally, he could then be the 10 cover. Obviously a crossed wire.

Puja

Everyone is missing the bleedin' obvious in this endless round of musical chairs. Play Faz at 15 where he can be second playmaker, make breaks, carve openings and provide a rock-like last line of defence with his immaculate and powerful tackling. Now come on Silly Bogger, do what's right. You know it makes sense.

Banned

Danno wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:55 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:29 pm Telegraph going hard on the RugbyRebels conversation topics: Why Maro Itoje is actually doing a shit-tonne of really good work at rucks, but maybe he shouldn't have to be: https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2F ... d-cup-2023

Puja

This is happening too often, time to invoice them

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:39 pm

Danno wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:55 pm

Puja wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:29 pm Telegraph going hard on the RugbyRebels conversation topics: Why Maro Itoje is actually doing a shit-tonne of really good work at rucks, but maybe he shouldn't have to be: https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2F ... d-cup-2023

Puja

This is happening too often, time to invoice them

I still remember (and gripe about) the day back on the old Planetrugby forums (back when the forums were anonymous and my signing my posts was a necessity rather than an affectation), where I posted a screed about the Pacific Islands not being included in the world game and was disconcerted to find it large chunks of it repeated word for word in Stuart Barnes's Telegraph column the next day.

Puja

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:53 pm And then there’s Penaud who would be our best 13 despite playing on the wing for club and country.

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:53 pm And then there’s Penaud who would be our best 13 despite playing on the wing for club and country.

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:48 pm Just realised that Serin isn’t in the France squad which means that a player who is better than all our 9’s can’t even make the France squad.

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:20 pm Anybody know if there is a highlights programme?

Danno wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:52 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:20 pm Anybody know if there is a highlights programme?

Just individual matches, there isn't a compilation

Beasties wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:55 pm

Danno wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:52 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:20 pm Anybody know if there is a highlights programme?

Just individual matches, there isn't a compilation

the bleeding highlights.

Beasties wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:55 pm

Danno wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:52 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:20 pm Anybody know if there is a highlights programme?

Just individual matches, there isn't a compilation

Bloody annoying that. I get that ITV maybe want to leave some room for normal programming but you’d think a round up show at midnight wouldn’t be beyond question. Doesn’t even need an array of pundits to give their opinions just show the bleeding highlights.