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[Catogrande]

@Bones That's cool. Too many there for me to recognise any individually.

[Catogrande]

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

On reflection, one area France were outstanding was kick reception. Neuterred a weapon England has become very overreliant on.

Poor kicking and an even poorer chase hands them that initiative. Having said that Dulin the fullback did take the high ball very well.

[Bones]

@Catogrande and they performed like a typical 'nam forward pack, just sayin'...

[Catogrande]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande and they performed like a typical 'nam forward pack, just sayin'...

Corellation or causation do you think? Never liked Beckenham...

[pukunui]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@cgrant and yet they didn't even seem to feature in TRC...

Totally anonymous.

[Machpants]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Catogrande and they performed like a typical 'nam forward pack, just sayin'...

Charlie don't surf!

Or play rugby, so I'm confused about the Nam forward pack analogy

[Bones]

@Machpants Beckenham...

[Machpants]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Machpants Beckenham...

Surely that would be ham then?

Also, woosh

[Bones]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Machpants Beckenham...

Surely that would be ham then?

Also, woosh

I don't know who Charlie is. I'm Laost.

[Machpants]

You would need too delete your account in shame for not having watched Apocalypse Now, if that was true!

[Catogrande]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Machpants Beckenham...

Surely that would be ham then?

Also, woosh

Nah. Beknam. Innit.

[Machpants]

I didn't realise that England got jetted by their crowd! Bad sign

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/dec/08/england-keep-on-winning-but-eddie-jones-need-to-release-the-talent

[antipodean]

@Machpants Shaping as a semi-final exit. Contenders will know they have to train specifically to beat Eddie Jones' band of merry orcs. Eddie may just be focusing on the hosts...

[Stargazer]

ENGLAND 2021 AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS AT TWICKENHAM STADIUM
Saturday 6 November* – England v TBC emerging nation
Saturday 13 November* – England v Australia
Saturday 20 November* – England v South Africa

https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/england-to-play-australia-and-south-africa-in-2021-autumn-internationals

[Stargazer]

SCOTLAND 2021 AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS FIXTURES ANNOUNCED

The fixtures, announced today, see the home side take on the current world champions South Africa, Australia and a third side, which will be announced in due course.

The matches will be played at BT Murrayfield on the weekends of 6, 13 and 20 November 2021 respectively.

https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/2021-autumn-internationals-fixtures

[Machpants]

Pretty good lists on Wikipedia. Including bled in Qatar, ABs Fiji in Whangarei!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_July_rugby_union_tests

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals

Looks like we will be Wales, Ireland, and France. After our riveting Italy & Fiji home games (which won't happen)

[Stargazer]

@Machpants I believe it when I actually see it confirmed by the national unions. It's wikipedia after all.

[Machpants]

Yeah. It appears France appear to have given up on touring, only a French baa baa side to South America. French clubs slowly winning the war

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants be great if it happens...usually there would have been more of a thing made of it if we had picked it up!

I do think it is good if they send those matches around the provinces...well, start doing so.

Last was New Plymouth in 2017 v Arg
Napier 2014 v Arg
2013 New Plymouth v France
2010 New Plymouth v Ireland
2008 New Plymouth v Samoa

Thats it for this century outside Albany, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch or Dunedin

Then 1996 Napier v Samoa

Looking over the records, prior to that appears only shared between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin

[Rapido]

There was a test in Nelson recently. Or was that a covid casualty?