The Rugby Thread

**Tooting Carmen** · 05-13-2017, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jehan

Stade Francais just won the european challenge cup (the equivalent of ligue europa in football) against gloucester. A good news for a team who were close to disapear this year.

Today Clermont play against the Saracens, another english team in european cup.

Yeah I am glad Stade won, as it made me feel less guilty and angry about the Ospreys losing to them.

**jingorex** · 05-13-2017, 11:12 PM

where muh flank forwards at??
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**Jehan** · 05-29-2017, 08:56 PM

I was talking with a friend and we compare the difference between 7 and 15 rugby.
If the 7 rugby is mostly about running and lost a bit the fighting side of rugby and the player start to begin only sprinter.
The 15 rugby in top14 (France) lost his cray side, the defense are more professional and there are less space. It's more and more about destroy the defence rather than playing fast.

It seems in Asia, they play rugby with 10 players. It also uses in young teams and for some tournaments We were thinking it can be the best compromise between all the aspect of rugby.

What do you think? Are you in favor to the development of this sport?

**Tooting Carmen** · 05-30-2017, 01:03 AM

I enjoy sevens, but it still lacks the skill and heroism of XVs. Anyway, I am quite happy as Exeter won the Aviva Premiership (my sister lives there) and Scarlets won the Pro 12 (Llanelli is just ten miles from where I live, and I do go and watch them from time to time). The way the latter won the semi-final at Leinster down to just fourteen men, then dismantled Munster in the final was just extraordinary.

**Jehan** · 02-03-2018, 03:40 PM

Here we are again.
France isn't going to the tournament to win it, but to avoid the wooden spoon...

**Tooting Carmen** · 02-03-2018, 06:26 PM

Wales were brilliant today against what is supposedly a new and improved Scotland. I really didn't see that coming. And congratulations to Ireland for that injury-time drop goal against France, which was for large parts a poor match.

**Graham** · 02-05-2018, 01:07 PM

fucking Wales!!!JNdljanfljnaseljfcarhbfkuabsr grrrrrrrrrr die. I'm done with rugby. That was too much.Tennis...

**Tooting Carmen** · 02-05-2018, 11:36 PM

After only being seven points behind England at half-time, once again Italy imploded to eventually lose 15-46.

**Argentano** · 02-06-2018, 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen

After only being seven points behind England at half-time, once again Italy imploded to eventually lose 15-46.

Its a quality difference, the same happens when Argentina plays against All blacks, south africa or australia, we start well but once they decide to play 100% we have no chance

**Tooting Carmen** · 02-10-2018, 07:23 PM

Ireland for the third year running put more than fifty points on Italy, though they did concede three tries in the second-half. England scored two tries in the first twenty minutes against Wales, but nothing after that. For such an inexperienced Wales team to lose at Twickenham by only six points is certainly not a terrible result.