Thread: 6 Nations 2013

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Mooro's "gay slap" remark was a classic....

when called into the BBC's head of Sport, BM told him that the dictionary definition was 'having or showing a happy mood' and that was the context in which it had been used before reminding him that he was a lawyer and would advise heavy losses if the BBC were to react in a negative way towards him.

The response was a laugh and "Oh just fuck off Brian"

Same way the Sex Pistols won their case against the name of their only album.

If Stuart Barnes had a brain he could say the same about 'retarded' meaning regressing, but he staggered under the weight of PC bollocks.

England: A Goode (Saracens); C Ashton (Saracens), B Barritt (Saracens), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester), M Brown (Harlequins); O Farrell (Saracens), B Youngs (Leicester), J Marler (Harlequins), T Youngs (Leicester), D Cole (Leicester), J Launchbury (Wasps), G Parling (Leicester), T Wood (Northampton), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Morgan (Gloucester).

Replacements: D Hartley (Northampton), D Wilson (Bath), M Vunipola (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), D Care (Harlequins), T Flood (Leicester), D Strettle (Saracens).

I hope Ben Foden can flatten the trajectory of his passes and deliver the ball more quickly, instead of the usual two steps he takes, allowing defences to move up.
No big deal against the Scots, but it will make a big difference against France or Wales.

C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt)

I honestly don't get that. 'Journeyman-like' is probably the kindest description I can think.

I think the Scots could spring a surprise here.

not a sevens fan though may watch semis/finals if time allows

wiziwig site shows they'll have links for live online coverage from 7am (Thai time) tomorrow/Friday

Also noted from wiziwig that all the 6N Under-20 sides play - does this happen each year, same format as main 6N tournament?

Day One schedule - Friday, February 1:
(Kick-off times are local - GMT plus 13 hours, Thai minus six hours 7am start)
Match 1: France v Kenya, 13.00
Match 2: Argentina v Tonga, 13.22
Match 3: South Africa v Samoa, 13.44
Match 4: Wales v Canada, 14.06
Match 5: Portugal v Australia, 14.28
Match 6: Fiji v Scotland, 14.50
Match 7: New Zealand v England, 15.12
Match 8: United States v Spain, 15.34
Match 9: France v Tonga, 15.56
Match 10: Argentina v Kenya, 16.18
Match 11: South Africa v Canada, 16.40
Match 12: Wales v Samoa, 17.02
Match 13: Portugal v Scotland, 17.24
Match 14: Fiji v Australia, 17.46
Match 15: New Zealand v Spain, 18.08
Match 16: United States v England, 18.30
Match 17: Kenya v Tonga, 18.52
Match 18: Samoa v Canada, 19.14
Match 19: France v Argentina, 19.36
Match 20: Australia v Scotland, 20.28
Match 21: England v Spain, 20.50
Match 22: South Africa v Wales, 21.12
Match 23: Portugal v Fiji, 21.34
Match 24: New Zealand v United States, 21.56

Originally Posted by Bobcock

I think the Scots could spring a surprise here.

Certainly not out of it looking at the line ups, although 2 and 9 are not who i'd have there for Scotland, and madness how Denton isn't starting.

Originally Posted by chassamui

I hope Ben Foden can flatten the trajectory of his passes and deliver the ball more quickly, instead of the usual two steps he takes, allowing defences to move up. No big deal against the Scots, but it will make a big difference against France or Wales.

I think he'd have to play to make some sort of difference.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

I think the Scots could spring a surprise here.

Play wearing kilts?

I think it is obvious he meant Ben Youngs.... You know, like the time you claimed Toby Flood was the best fly half in Wales.....

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I think he'd have to play to make some sort of difference.

Cheers Bob and apologies. I did mean Youngs. Not Tom his little brother.

nor Foden an unrelated Northampton fullback....

Wales'selection frightens me, I bet none of you have ever heard of the kid picked at second row following the unavailability of Alun-Wyn, BBBD, Charteris and Ryan Jones. Ryan Jones was also needed to cover 6 with the unavailability of Lydiate and JT (twice) so we've gone with Shingler who is really a 7. Biggar at fly half.... well he's got his chance, better bet than that Toby Flood (555) anyway who is on the bench......

^ they selected the angry Bristolian at Lock then? (Olly Kohn, )
no I see not and no, never heard of Coombs.

Why is it Wales are always having such major injury woes??

We play harder

Originally Posted by Bobcock

We play harder...

... for less reward.

if you say so.....

The results speakth for themselves... th.

if you say so.....

Well, yes. Thank you for this refreshingly in-depth discussion.

The facts speak for themselves, you don't need me to tell you.

Where's pseudolus? Maybe I can chat about rugby with him.

Jim Telfer explains why Wales gets more injuries than other teams.

"the Welsh are lazy"

Poor conditioning work which is a good tool to prevent injury

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Jim Telfer explains why Wales gets more injuries than other teams.

"the Welsh are lazy"

Poor conditioning work which is a good tool to prevent injury

That's the part I don't get though, what about all that sub-zero treatment stuff etc. they were doing before the World Cup. I'm not sure of the theory behind it all but apparently it has some scientific basis or other. I think they even had a special chamber built for it at their training facility or something?

Anyways it may be entirely apocryphal but it just seems to me that Wales are forever contending with big injury counts.

well that is bullshit..... at the World Cup everyone was saying how wales were the fittest team with all this training they were doing in Poland.

Telfer said the English were arrogant as well, doubtless you don't believe him this time pseudoloser?

Jim was a master at winding people up in his day, sadly he is out of touch these days.