I'm getting reminded of the great Dutoni when I look at a certain poster on this thread.



Outstanding stuff from England. The pack was massive, Launchbury and Corbisiero in particular, but as mentioned previously we were much better for not having Flood involved. Was impressed by Farrell and he will rightly get the plaudits (although how he has been nominated for POTY is beyond me) but was equally good to see Burns in there too. We have two young talented tens now who can be competing for the shirt for a decade. Would be a huge mistake to ever pick Flood again.

Confirmed here that Izzy is a money grabbing grub, despite his and his managers denials. www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union ... 2b0yv.html

Confirmed here that Izzy is a money grabbing grub, despite his and his managers denials. www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union ... 2b0yv.html

Hilarious. League is much better without him.

What did Farrell do apart from kick penalty goals and drop a goal when he had an advantage and running options right and left. His first instinct was to kick even though he would have come back for the penalty already awarded if he had launched a running attack. There bhave been great Rugby Union stand offs and I can think of Jonathan Davies, Watkins, Carter, Spencer, Ella and even back to my youth Sharpe but Farrell. Please tell me what he has got that has you drooling so.

In a similar vein, why come to a discussion forum called RLFANS and then be surprised when the users think League is a better game than Union? Yes, this thread is to discuss Union but it is being discussed predominately by fans of League. I discuss Union on here but I don’t go on Union boards to discuss it and I certainly don’t go on Union boards asking them why they think League is inferior – they follow Union and therefore think that is a superior game and League fans follow League and therefore think that is a superior game. Pretty straight forward logic

Interesting to see Sale getting whacked by 62 points today by Toulon . The Premierships only northern team currently bottom of the premiership are going to be lucky to survive this season. Could it be that the Premiership will be without a northern team next season? Newcastle might have other ideas but a Long way to go. www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 21007.html

Interesting to see Sale getting whacked by 62 points today by Toulon . The Premierships only northern team currently bottom of the premiership are going to be lucky to survive this season. Could it be that the Premiership will be without a northern team next season? Newcastle might have other ideas but a Long way to go. www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 21007.html

You could well be right. The end of season mini-league play-off rules in the RU Championship completely scuppered Bristol last season after they had led the league all season. Sale are currently in a right mess and crowds are down too with the move to Salford.

Quote Sadfish="Sadfish"Interesting to see Sale getting whacked by 62 points today by Toulon . The Premierships only northern team currently bottom of the premiership are going to be lucky to survive this season. Could it be that the Premiership will be without a northern team next season? Newcastle might have other ideas but a Long way to go. www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 21007.html'" Karma! The ghost of County Past and Salford Future are coming to haunt Sale Present.

Quote Sadfish="Sadfish"Interesting to see Sale getting whacked by 62 points today by Toulon . The Premierships only northern team currently bottom of the premiership are going to be lucky to survive this season. Could it be that the Premiership will be without a northern team next season? Newcastle might have other ideas but a Long way to go. www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 21007.html'" Karma! The ghost of County Past and Salford Future are coming to haunt Sale Present.

The last Aviva crowd Sale got was pretty similar to Salford's average from last season. I'm baffled as to why they turned up in greater numbers at a soccer ground (and a dump of a soccer ground at that) in Cheshire.

More trouble at Sale, John Mitchell quitting as coach after a month in charge to return to South Africa.

There's a tumour eating away at that club from the inside, and it's called Steve Diamond's ego.

Wasps beat London Welsh 34-15

interesting article about the problems RU faces with the scrum and how it is having a damaging effect on skill levels and entertainment in the game. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ja ... ugby-union

interesting article about the problems RU faces with the scrum and how it is having a damaging effect on skill levels and entertainment in the game. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ja ... ugby-union