The funny thing is how they all say* union and live in anonymity..."














* Editor's note...

BBC Radio 5 has already started their pre-match chat. Matt Dawson acknowledged that Twickenham has been like a morgue over the past twop years as a result of England's dire 'rugby'. Can't help but think that the make up of the crowd doesn't exactly help the atmosphere either.
I'll go 7 minutes before the the first rendition of swing low starts.

The presenter has just announced that Shontayne Hape once played for the '[iAll Blacks rugby league side[/i'.

We stopped calling them the Professional All Blacks a while back now. lol

Of course, since we adopted Kiwis in 1939, union has tried to pinch it for the NZ national rugby union army team.

Original

& rugby union - don't mix well...

Today I'll go with:

Ireland by 3
Kiwi union side by 15
Australia by 6

Enjoy Cats...

I'd go with extracting my pubes with pliers before watching all of those games.

Won't be watching as I'm off out into the mountains for the day.


[url=http://www.rugby365.com/all_news/nbc/japan/news/2659121.htmThe same Japan who were tonked by Samoa recently. Kikutani, Leitch, Robins and Tupuailai, cracking Japanese names those.[/url

[url=http://www.cornish-pirates.com/news_10-11/statement_05-11-10.htmCornish Pirates feeling the pinch. There are plenty of 'hollow' clubs outside the top division.[/url

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/9162717.stmThree of Wales' autumn matches have unsold tickets, says the Welsh Rugby Union - with more than 21,000 spare seats on Saturday against Australia.[/url

Why was there a game between two foreign teams on BBC 2 prime time?



Only 35,000 (exactly 35,000? ... really?) for the Ireland v South Africa game today.

All the doom and gloom surrounding England's performances in the 4 Nations got me wondering. Have Ireland or Scotland EVER beaten the All Blacks?
Wasn't yesterday the ninth (9th!) game in succession England ru have lost against the All Blacks ?

Yes, but this was the one where all the excuses were going to stop.

No, never... and Engalnd have beaten them 6 times out 34 game and Wales a massive 3 times out of 27!

Still, as someone has already posted in this thread "International RL isn't a great product. Why is there a comp every year? It should be Four Nations every four years, World Cup every four years. Then we can expand our core product, the club game."

No like Union eh?

I watched All Blacks V England today (Sky+ it) and I must say I did enjoy watching it.

I like watching Australia/NZ RU as they play exciting rugby all round - however I wouldn't watch England v Scotland/Wales/Ireland as I do find those games painfully boring.

SA can be ok to watch though.