Rugby union?

Now that the silly you beat us so we going to get 4 countries to beat you up tour is out the way we are into proper rugby :)

Nic White's retirement lasted long - he is starting against SA this weekend. Will be fun to see Skelton V Etzebeth. SA have a tough challenge to retain the championship with 2 away games in NZ and a rejuvenated Australia.
 
Really intrigued how the falcons will do in the prem this year - redbull seem to have done a good job with vision for the future, I read a linkedin post the other day about how they have broken the season ticket record.

On another note - looking forward to the WRWC starting on Friday :D
 
chrismscotland said:
Great game SA v Australia - the Aussie looking better than they have in a long time in the second half.
NZ v Argentina on now!
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Shame they couldn't do it again in the second test. Still a competitive game though.

Odd feeling watching an Aussie sports team and wanting them to win.
 
If you want to see a display of speed and power watch the 2nd half of the NZ v South Africa game. It has been a while since SA played like they are back to back world champions but finally it looks like the plans are coming together.

It has been a great championship will all teams winning and losing 2 games a piece, nice that the deciding game will probably be at Twickenham, though cheap ticked have gone up from £50 to £90 - gotta love dynamic pricing.
 
I've liked rugby for a while but never actually got into it fully. Going to watch more this year but getting confused with all the leagues. I know of premiership rugby and the cup but then there is Super Rugby, United Rugby championship. Are they both leagues as well?
 
The1nonly1 said:
I've liked rugby for a while but never actually got into it fully. Going to watch more this year but getting confused with all the leagues. I know of premiership rugby and the cup but then there is Super Rugby, United Rugby championship. Are they both leagues as well?
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Super Rugby is now Super Rugby Pacific. It is a franchise league with teams from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Pacific Islands. South African teams were in the league till recently but they have joined URC. It normally has fast running rugby but due to time difference is hard to watch live in UK.
URC is also franchise league but made up of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and South African teams. As South Africa has only a 2 hour time difference it makes more sense for them to be in this league despite the long travelling times. Usually teams will travel for a 3-4 match tour.
Only England and France have a non franchise top league relying on old club structures.
The pain is that that to watch England Premiership, Super Rugby and URC you need 3 sports packages. TNT, Sky and Premier Sports respectively. So might want to look at the league that you have access too. It is a pity that TNT for the England Premiership as the coverage is very entertaining.
 
hood1971 said:
Super Rugby is now Super Rugby Pacific. It is a franchise league with teams from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Pacific Islands. South African teams were in the league till recently but they have joined URC. It normally has fast running rugby but due to time difference is hard to watch live in UK.
URC is also franchise league but made up of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and South African teams. As South Africa has only a 2 hour time difference it makes more sense for them to be in this league despite the long travelling times. Usually teams will travel for a 3-4 match tour.
Only England and France have a non franchise top league relying on old club structures.
The pain is that that to watch England Premiership, Super Rugby and URC you need 3 sports packages. TNT, Sky and Premier Sports respectively. So might want to look at the league that you have access too. It is a pity that TNT for the England Premiership as the coverage is very entertaining.
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Thanks. I assumed Rugby was like football with league structures but I'm wrong about that apart from England and France as you said.
 
Mngomezulu lethal for Springboks today, reminds me so much of Dan Carter.....dare I say I think Sasha has even more to his game.

Looks like England ladies are about to win the world cup, well done to them !
 
Yeah well done to the ladies, I think they would have won it last time if the red card didn't happen (remember watching it painfully unfold).
 
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oggiet said:
Mngomezulu lethal for Springboks today, reminds me so much of Dan Carter.....dare I say I think Sasha has even more to his game.

Looks like England ladies are about to win the world cup, well done to them !
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Sasha was on fire - his kick to Kolbe was a work of art. At 23 he could become of the greats as long as he can keep fit. On the other end of the spectrum Kolbe's drop out was one of the great rugby blunders.
 
hood1971 said:
Sasha was on fire - his kick to Kolbe was a work of art. At 23 he could become of the greats as long as he can keep fit. On the other end of the spectrum Kolbe's drop out was one of the great rugby blunders.
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That Kolbe mistake was as weird as it gets, big props to the Argentinian player for knowing the laws and being able to react.

Lots of young talent coming through, crazy how skilful schoolboy rugby players are compared to when I was at school in the 90s. I watch a lot of schoolboy rugby from South Africa, Supersports Schools app is amazing.
 
Last weekend of the Rugby Championship and Rassie has done the unexpected once again. Kept with mostly the same team as last week - out the box thinking once again.
It is hard to see how Argentina can come back from the 2nd half shellacking they got last week, but they are always unpredictable.
The URC had one of the strangest result in ages - Stormers 35 - 0 Leinster. While Leinster were resting their Lions they still had 11 internationals players on the field and just collapsed. They are now off to play the Bulls, who bulldozed the Ospreys up front with score 53-40, but seem in disarray with their rush defence. It was a bizarre game, but we got to see pace of U20 star Cheswill Jooste. Nice to see youngsters getting game time.
 
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