Forum Rugby Club - new season, new thread

Mark & James, check your email...

You have a response. It would be good to go to the Premiership Final whoever is playing and have a bit of a drink up too.

And a response from me.

Beware worcester - COZZA is back and will be leading the team!!

Bring it on!

And a response back from me. We're going!

Those of us without the 'benefit' of satellite TV sport, but with Freeview, may wish to know that ITV4 has a Guinness Premership Highlights programme at 6.30pm on Sundays.

I, for one, miss Rugby Special. And I really like the final series presented from local rugby clubs. It really caught the 'culture' as well as the sport.

James

Well, i've kept out of it so far as I thought I'd let the usual Tigers v's Wasps banter settle down a bit. Great start for the Sharks.

I'm off to see my first game of the season tonight and we've got Glaws, so hopefully we'll make it 4 from 4. Have to say that any game I've went to watch we've not lost so long may my lucky influence continue

Definitely be up for tickets of the final no matter who it is. It be a great day out.

Ryan

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ryan_d:
Well, i've kept out of it so far as I thought I'd let the usual Tigers v's Wasps banter settle down a bit. Great start for the Sharks.


I have a feeling this may not end all season long! but it's all very good natured. It will be the first of a least 2 meetings this evening at Welford Rd and I for one will be there - easy to spot me I shall be the one with the Tigers shirt on! -

I think this season is going to be a very close run thing - I was at the Worcs game last weekend and they are going to be no pushover this year - Sale and Quins good starts - other teams still to find form - Bristol do look a bit out of salts - as do Northampton to be honest - however thier kicker!! beware anyone inside or just over half way!

Hard to believe that was the same two teams who contested the Premiership final just four months ago at Twickenham. That must have been the worst 40 minutes I have ever seen from a Wasps team in the first half. The second half from Tigers was not much better.

Still it was good for Wasps to get their first win of the season at Welford Rd and we'll take them however they come at the moment.

A lot of the poor play is being blamed on the ELVs at the moment but that just looked like two very poor teams to me.

Mark

Yeah, it'a hard to be triumphant when we've lost the first three games of the season.



But I'll have a go anyway

YEAHCOMEONYOUWASPSWASPSWASPSYAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

So that'll be Sale at the top of the league after our win last night. Have to say that neither team played brilliantly, but I just could not believe the lack of ambition from Glaws.....they were very poor.

Ryan

quote:

Originally posted by ryan_d:
Have to say that neither team played brilliantly, but I just could not believe the lack of ambition from Glaws.....they were very poor.

Ryan

Sounds like Tigers v Wasps, Ryan.

quote:

Originally posted by Chillkram:
Hard to believe that was the same two teams who contested the Premiership final just four months ago at Twickenham. That must have been the worst 40 minutes I have ever seen from a Wasps team in the first half. The second half from Tigers was not much better.

Mark

It was good too see WASPS find some form - I just wish they would of found it on onther night vs another team we played like drains in the second have I think the score in that have was wasps 22 - Tigers 6 points or something like that!

Sale look good at moment - Bath stuffed Worcs at home it's going to be tight at the top!!

Good highlights on ITV4 at 6.30pm

Let's hope we wake up before Northampton

A great couple of results for Gloucester this week. Wilkinson out of the game (for good?) and Wasps stuffed today. What a great week!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

quote:

Originally posted by Nick from Suffolk:
Wilkinson out of the game (for good?) ... What a great week!

How pleasant!

Wilkinson; one of the MOST over-rated players of all time. It will be a most pleasant change if he never gets mentioned again.

Oh drat I just mentioned the idiot's name.

quote:

Originally posted by Nick from Suffolk:
A great couple of results for Gloucester ... and Wasps stuffed today. What a great week!

Watching that I'd hardly call what Glaws did to Wasps a "stuffing". Rather they were the only turd still floating at the end of the match. A waste of 80 minutes ....

quote:

Originally posted by Nick from Suffolk:
Wilkinson; one of the MOST over-rated players of all time. It will be a most pleasant change if he never gets mentioned again.

Not sure I agree with you on that Nick to be honest - his club and England career is one most players can only dream off 1752 points for Newcastle and 976 for England! however I do accept his best days are behind him -

Let's see if Mr Ciparni at the end of his time comes close!

However you will get the chance to stamp on your England zero or pray at his walk of fame stone - yes nice marketing exercise Twikers but here are the top 60! happen to agree with most of the fans who voted - me inc
RANKING LEGEND
1 MARTIN JOHNSON
2 JASON LEONARD
3 JONNY WILKINSON
4 RORY UNDERWOOD
5 LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO
6 JEREMY GUSCOTT
7 BILL BEAUMONT
8 WILL CARLING
9 NEIL BACK
10 DEAN RICHARDS
11 ROB ANDREW
12 BRIAN MOORE
13 PETER WINTERBOTTOM
14 MATT DAWSON
15 RICHARD J HILL
16 DAVID DUCKHAM
17 JOHN PULLIN
18 JASON ROBINSON
19 WILL GREENWOOD
20 FRAN COTTON
21 MIKE CATT
22 DUSTY HARE
23 AUSTIN HEALEY
24 BRIAN STEVENS
25 WADE DOOLEY
26 RICHARD A HILL
27 MIKE TEAGUE
28 MICHAEL SKINNER
29 JOSH LEWSEY
30 PETER WHEELER
31 MARTIN CORRY
32 GRAHAM ROWNTREE
33 CLIVE WOODWARD
34 BEN COHEN
35 PHIL VICKERY
36 LEWIS MOODY
37 ANDREW RIPLEY
38 KYRAN BRACKEN
39 ROGER UTTLEY
40 JEFF PROBYN
41 ALEXANDER OBOLENSKY
42 TIM RODBER
43 BEN CLARKE
44 MARK REGAN
45 RICHARD JEEPS
46 MICHAEL BURTON
47 TONY UNDERWOOD
48 RICHARD COCKERILL
49 DEWI MORRIS
50 SIMON SHAW
51 MIKE TINDALL
52 DANNY GREWCOCK
53 JONATHAN WEBB
54 GARETH CHILCOTT
55 DAVID WATT
56 MARTIN BAYFIELD
57 ANTHONY NEARY
58 WAVELL WAKEFIELD
59 PAUL ACKFORD
60 STEVE THOMPSON

I can't disagree with No.1, but Richard Cockerill above world cup winner Mike Tindall??!!

And Richard J Hill above Richard A Hill?!!!

Richard A Hill really is a legend and should be in the top 5 in my opinion.

Mark

Nothing to do with Kelly Brook then?!!

I'll have to get my training ground spies to investigate!

A bit squeaky bum for Tigers at the end there!

And Bath should have closed that game out against Toulouse. They had the lead and possession with 15 seconds left, gave the ball away and allowed Toulouse to win with a last-kick-of-the-game penalty.