Exodus 2018

antipodean

If Shields plays for England, I'll swallow my knob. Eddie's too good a coach to select a bloke with toasters for hands.

Crazy Horse

@rocky-rockbottom I'll cook up the pop corn

Nepia

@rocky-rockbottom
@Crazy-Horse

Really? I'm more than happy to let you two report back to me that it happened and I'll happily take your word for it.

Nepia

@rocky-rockbottom Now I'm more freaked out that you associate the circus as being equivalent to Antipodean swallowing his knob.

Rembrandt

@rocky-rockbottom said in Exodus 2018:

@antipodean said in Exodus 2018:

If Shields plays for England, I'll swallow my knob.

Better rope this area off and move the children to a safe space then. Things are about to get NSWF

I'm staying right fucken here, no way i'm missing this.

Suddenly Sheild's departure has become a whole lot more interesting. I wouldn't say him making the English squad is outside the realms of possibility. We've had a few avatar changes and hats eaten on the fern, could this be the first knob swallowing? Unlikely..but no more unlikely than FABSH from a few years back

mooshld

The version of the Shields story I read ,was that he was called up as cover for the mid week game and he informed the ABs that he had signed for wasps and so would not be available next year. The ABs then took back the offer and gave it to Whitelock. Sensible as he is signed on in NZ for a while.

Not exactly skull duggery or fury on anyones part. But that doesn't buy clicks does it?

DMX

@antipodean

You’ve got to be kidding me if you think Jones would not pick him because of his hands, that might be one of the very reasons he picks him. As an example I watched the game Saturday and saw itoje carrying the ball in open space and I was pretty stunned at how ineffective he was, even English commentators brought it up.

antipodean

@dmx To carry the ball you need to be able to catch and hold onto it first.

Talisker

I didn't know where to post this question and this seemed the most appropriate though it's out of date, in a way.

Edinburgh (my team) have signed) Simon Hickey from Bordeaux Begles. I don't know anything about the guy apart from what is on his Wiki page.

What sort of player is he? He has a good record with the boot from what I can see.

Cheers

Billy Tell

@talisker said in Exodus 2018:

I didn't know where to post this question and this seemed the most appropriate though it's out of date, in a way.

Edinburgh (my team) have signed) Simon Hickey from Bordeaux Begles. I don't know anything about the guy apart from what is on his Wiki page.

What sort of player is he? He has a good record with the boot from what I can see.

Cheers

Hmmm. He’s a “solid” 10 in the sense of reasonable enough at the basics. He’s not the quality of 10 to win any silverware with though. He’ll do a job at pro 14 level but not imo a great option for Europe games. Not remotely in the same class as someone like Finn Russell for example.

I’m not probably lifting your spirits too much here sorry...

Talisker

@billy-tell

Thanks, that's in line with what I've read elsewhere, but also that that is what was said about Jimmy Gopperth, so fingers crossed and all that.

I had high hopes for Jade Te Rure when he came to us but it really didn't work out, mostly through injury. Piers Francis wasn't much kop here either, but to be honest our coaching teams have been behind the curve for a while.

Richard Cockerill looks to be doing the whole new broom thing

taniwharugby

@talisker most Auckland fans were glad to see the back of him...

Billy Tell

@talisker said in Exodus 2018:

@billy-tell

Thanks, that's in line with what I've read elsewhere, but also that that is what was said about Jimmy Gopperth, so fingers crossed and all that.

I had high hopes for Jade Te Rure when he came to us but it really didn't work out, mostly through injury. Piers Francis wasn't much kop here either, but to be honest our coaching teams have been behind the curve for a while.

Richard Cockerill looks to be doing the whole new broom thing

Yeah gopperth turned out much better than his NZ form would have suggested. Hopefully hickey is the same!

taniwharugby

@billy-tell Gopperth did play much more super rugby than HIckey, and also showed glimpses of class, Hickey (in part due to being so young) didnt really show anything at NPC let alone super rugby.

African Monkey

Great signing for Edinburgh. Loves to play at a high tempo, has a great short and long kicking game, takes the line on better than anyone else until he gets caught and driven back 10-15 yards and throws a superb hospital pass. I'd be fearing for my life if I was an Edinburgh outside back receiving a pass from him.