bickster Posted February 9, 2009 Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2009 Twickenham is the only place I ever saw my Dad threaten anyone with violence. He threatened to ram the Englishman's Cigar down his throat whilst ripping his **** handle-bar moustache off his upper lip if he didn't shut the **** up about sticking it to the Welsh Bastards (We were winning at the time) My dad didn't even like Rugby, he just got tickets from David Duckham so he could take me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrogers Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 most minority sports leave me cold, though apparently I have 'Wales No 2' in the office first scorer sweep, so: 'Go Wales 2!' Unlike in real life, in Rugby the Hooker rarely scores Unless your name is Kevin Mealamu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Malvern selection :shock: We were a football not a rugby school (hence rugby being pushed to the shorter spring term). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissmith921 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 We used to play them on the basis that they were pushing rugby in that school - I believe theyve provided a few top level players now. Millfield always was the big one anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ah, okay it might have changed since my day. The only top level (club rugby) chap I remember us supplying was a white haired winger who used to play for Gloucester in the eigthies. Can't remember his name for now - that'll irk me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissmith921 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 We always hammered them anyway - was our warm up before the Clifton/Marlbrough College/Millfield games. QEH Bristol were usually pretty decent too. Anyway, U14 is my home on Saturday. Up in the corner now then.... If I had the wings of a sparrow................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 If I had the wings of a sparrow................... At 6' odd and with size 15 feet, I think you'd need bigger wings than that. :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissmith921 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hell yes. Might have been a big sparrow? Anyhoo - the 15 who are in line for the raping of the ass on Saturday are: 15 D Armitage 14 Sackey 13 Tindall 12 Flutey 11 Cueto 10 Goode 9 Ellis 1 Sheridan 2 Mears 3 Vickery 4 Borthwick © 5 Kennedy 6 Haskell 7 Worsley 8 Easter That side will not stop Wales - key players in key positions and all that... 7 M Williams (probably...) vs Worsley - who normally plays 6 - there is no contest. Nugget is one of the best in the world and certainly the best in NH. Wings: Halfpenny and Willams vs Cueto and Sackey... again only one winner - Williams alone is better than the English pairing but Halfpenny is a talent - lightening quick and a natural finisher. 8 - Andy Powell will carry the ball all day, Easter is a defensive option. Powell will dominate this. 12/13 - Roberts and Shanklin vs Flutey and Tindall - Tindall isnt quick enough for 13 and although Flutey is a decent player, he will know hes been in a game after facing the 6'5 machine that is Jamie Roberts. Shanklin is a free scoring centre who will cause endless problems. If he doesn't, Wales have Henson and/or James Hook to step in to the centres which will add even more creativity to the backline. Up front - I'd say on paper England shade this, but Sheridan's scrummaging technique has been exposed and cannot handle facing props who are short and he fronts up against Adam Jones who has turned him over countless times in the past. Vickery vs Jenkins will be very interesting and how much change England get out of the incredibly powerful Welsh scrum will depend on the former England captain keeping the Cardiff prop from lifting him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have no sane reason or logic for thinking this, but I quite fancy England to pull off a shock against Wales on Saturday.. Weekend predictions: Wales 23 - England 26 France 28 - Scotland 6 Italy 12 - Ireland 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 11, 2009 Moderator Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have no sane reason or logic for thinking this, but I quite fancy England to pull off a shock against Wales on Saturday.. Weekend predictions: Wales 23 - England 26 France 28 - Scotland 6 Italy 12 - Ireland 17 Interesting but......... I can't see passed a Wales win and a convincing one The Scotland game will be much closer and depends on whether the French turn up or not. If they turn up focused they will win convincingly, if they don't Scotland could cause an upset. It is easy to imagine the French turning up in a couldn't care mood having already lost to the Irish and only managing to regain their focus for the England game. For the non partizan spectator this is the game of the weekend Italy will be mullered by Ireland. The coach appears to be a complete and utter ****, why on earth anyone would play a flanker at scrum half is almost beyond reason, this wekend he way decide to experiment with a hooker at Ful back (I'm joking) Apparently Italy are taking solace from the fact they can't play any worse than they did against England. Hmmmmmm I think they can plumb new depths if they try hard enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 14, 2009 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2009 Is the ball covered in Butter in the France vs Scotland game? Scots getting desperate now and the French don't look that convincing either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Is the ball covered in Butter in the France vs Scotland game? He he. Yep. I think there have been something like 30 handling errors in the game - so just under one every two minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 14, 2009 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2009 Talk about Last Tango in Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Talk about Last Tango in Paris :lol: Very good. Good work by the sweaties for their try, though. These Evans boys that they have are pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I can't see passed a Wales win and a convincing one You'll never get the NVQ with grammar like that - well with the standard of adjudicators they employ I guess you might. Italy will be mullered by Ireland. The coach appears to be a complete and utter ****, why on earth anyone would play a flanker at scrum half is almost beyond reason, this wekend he way decide to experiment with a hooker at Ful back (I'm joking) Apparently Italy are taking solace from the fact they can't play any worse than they did against England. Hmmmmmm I think they can plumb new depths if they try hard enoughThe flanker is moving back to being a flanker - However Ireland will relax for this game - maybe too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 14, 2009 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2009 These Evans boys that they have are pretty decent. Yes Thom is so good he failed to make the Guatemalan Squad *This really does need a rolley eyed thingy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 14, 2009 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2009 Anyway, that's the starter out of the way, now for the main course, the pudding is managing a side tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I am in the unhappy seat of looking for an ingerland victory, for two reasons: 1) To shut up those who can't understand magnanimous in victory; and 2) To see all the papers talking up an ingerlish grand slam. Despite that, martin johnson == cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 These Evans boys that they have are pretty decent. Yes Thom is so good he failed to make the Guatemalan Squad *This really does need a rolley eyed thingy* Just looked that up. Slightly strange that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 the wholly impartial commentary team of ed butler and brian (cheating foreign bastards, useless referee) moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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