how remarkably convenient. Ignored by the North when in a position to threaten. Now that Samoa has fallen in a complete heap, they are suddenly welcomed?

@cgrant said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:

Squire took Reuben Thorne's cloak of invisibility against England. Just a question of form ?

I don't think Squire played that well against England, and you couldn't even praise his defence (only 5 tackles, Read only made 7 playing a full game in comparison) or ball running. I just don't see anyone better available. Squire has shown he can be a force in games previously so perhaps just one of those games in those conditions.

Let's hope he has a big game this weekend.

@crucial said in Wales v Australia:

It's crazy that players can stand beside rucks and scrums with a finger touch and be considered bound. Make them bind or call them offside

And there was supposed to be a crack down on it, particularly for blockers on box kicks.

Fucking whatever.

@steven-harris

Yes, it seemed a bit like he was a comments man called in to be main commentator at the last minute.

@kirwan said in History and Controversy:

The penalty wasn’t even for Hadens dive.

Yes, but Oliver was diving too, he was much less enthusiastic about it and he just had the fortune to actually get fouled.

It may have been a penalty anyway. But it was also a pre-meditated cheat. We tend to laugh it off but I think the criticism is fair, it was an unsporting act.

@booboo said in Ireland v Argentina:

@derm-mccrum said in Ireland v Argentina:

Ireland making complete hames of the lineout.

Killing it?

Mess. Poor throws, bad timing of jumps.

Big win for Scotland 54-17. Seymour hat trick.

Italy will win comfortably. There’s not that much between them but Italy are just a notch or two quicker.

@rocky-rockbottom said in NZR vs Mark Reason:

Possible thread merger: http://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/2346/worst-nz-rugby-writer

Wynne Gray has had the dream life. Covering EVERY AB's test live since 1866 or whatever it was. In some ways thats even better than being an AB. None of this 3 years of glory and then slink back to the corners. Every AB test. Best seat in the house. Year after year. I'd guess after about 15 years he'd just take it for granted, only natural he'd become incredibly spoiled.

Add to that dream life of being a resident ferner....

@hooroo I had to do a search for my previous post, nearly 2 years after the last post in the thread. 🙂

Fair play, if they are true it just shows how inviting having a roof is.

Lots of English clubs will be chasing Kieron Read. On the evidence of today, even in his mid to late thirties he'd be the second best Number 8 in the English gane.

And Jarrod Evans gets a massive 1min 40 secs 😠

We'll have that, thank you, in two weeks

Love him or hate him ,

He is a bit unique , looking forward to this fight

@chris-b we offered to drive it upto the green and do a donut to shake it off for a fee.

Money, you'd have to replace all the newish HD gear Sky etc have brought. Muchos more money in the US of A. Along with that you'd need double the bandwidth, Sky doesn't havemuch left on it's satellites I'd imagine.

@tim I believe it when I see the official announcement. Midol has been wrong before.