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[antipodean]

@Stargazer Terrible optics considering. Mafi is a shitbag.

[Machpants]

tagged as 'brace blossoms' 'cos someone is going to get it in the arse when he's jailed.

[Machpants]

Fuck me, this is the same bunch that was chucking money around prior to RWC (like 6 million to upgrade the ABs finals training ground at Pennyhiil Park), and just hosted a hugely successful RWC! That's Ozzie level pissing it up against the wall.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/111100889/england-sevens-facing-axe-as-rfu-scrambles-to-cut-costs

https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/163399?lang=en

[antipodean]

@Machpants That would be astonishingly short sighted.

[Catogrande]

England team to play the Azzurri announced:-

England team: Daly, Cokanasiga, Tuilagi, Te'o, May, Farrell (capt), Youngs; Genge, George, Sinckler, Launchbury, Kruis, Shields, Curry, Vunipola.

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Moon, Cole, Hughes, Wilson, Robson, Ford, Slade.

Not sure about Tuilagi AND Te'o in the centres and I would have been tempted to start Robson at 9 for the experience as much as anything. I still prefer Wilson over Shields but maybe he needs a bit of a rest.

[cgrant]

That's a lot of Pacific Islanders in this English team (six at least).

[sparky]

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[Machpants]

@Catogrande I think it maybe a trial in the centres, can England get to per centres to work for them? It can work, see Nonu and SBW in the RWC final, but normally fails. And yes why is Jones building depth at nine? It's a real weak point, he knows his preferred, needs more miles on his second

[Bones]

[Daffy Jaffy]

Live now on you tube

[Stargazer]

Mon 3 June, 2.30am NZT (Sun 2 June, 3.30pm local time):

England XV v Barbarians

.

It's a double header with a women's game starting at 11.45pm on Sun 2 June NZT (Sun 2 June 12.45pm local time):

England Women XV v Barbarians Women

with Kiwis at 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 23:

[Machpants]

I guess they're following the new high tackle guidelines? In which case Brock will be on, then back off again after 4 mins with a red card.

Also if I ever see Eddie (cheika, Lam), I'll kick him in the nads - finishers FFS

[MiketheSnow]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

Also if I ever see Eddie (cheika, Lam), I'll kick him in the nads - finishers FFS

Please do.

See it's sponsored by Quilter.

Who are the wipers and the fluffers?

[MiketheSnow]

Is it me or do both the male and female English squads sound rather posh?

[Machpants]

@MiketheSnow Looks like England B don't have enough PI in it, so stuck with the posh ones LOL

[Bones]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

I guess they're following the new high tackle guidelines? In which case Brock will be on, then back off again after 4 mins with a red card.

Also if I ever see Eddie (cheika, Lam), I'll kick him in the nads - finishers FFS

Ummmmm....Brock James is renowned for high tackles now?

I imagine Butch James used to play for Taranaki...

[MN5]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

I guess they're following the new high tackle guidelines? In which case Brock will be on, then back off again after 4 mins with a red card.

Also if I ever see Eddie (cheika, Lam), I'll kick him in the nads - finishers FFS

Ummmmm....Brock James is renowned for high tackles now?

I imagine Butch James used to play for Taranaki...

Reminds me of when I got Naholo and Nadolo mixed up and you bailed me up on it.

No one likes a corrector.

[Machpants]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

I guess they're following the new high tackle guidelines? In which case Brock will be on, then back off again after 4 mins with a red card.

Also if I ever see Eddie (cheika, Lam), I'll kick him in the nads - finishers FFS

Ummmmm....Brock James is renowned for high tackles now?

I imagine Butch James used to play for Taranaki...

whooooooooooops haha

[Bones]

@MN5 said in NH International Rugby:

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

I guess they're following the new high tackle guidelines? In which case Brock will be on, then back off again after 4 mins with a red card.

Also if I ever see Eddie (cheika, Lam), I'll kick him in the nads - finishers FFS

Ummmmm....Brock James is renowned for high tackles now?

I imagine Butch James used to play for Taranaki...

Reminds me of when I got Naholo and Nadolo mixed up and you bailed me up on it.

No one likes a corrector.

Yeah because they're two completely different people...good logic.

[Stargazer]

It looks like the England XV v Baabaas game will be broadcast live on Sky Sport 1 in NZ. It doesn't say so in the description (it just says "Rugby: England Home Internationals", but what else could it be?