The Rugby Thread - Part Deux

[Pegging]

That last pass looked about 5 meters forward

 

[dualmeister]

That last pass looked about 5 meters forward

Shhh.
It was an optical illusion.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111495981711999308

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111501653841006732

 

[cavedog]

Damn this Champions and Challenge cup is a full time activity.


Basically 3 screens on at all time for 3 days. Just sooo many matches.

 

[stefan9]

RIP Hyron
Brave showing from lions.

But this should never have taken place. It should have been rescheduled. There is no way these guys were mentally ready.

 

[Werner1975]

Good start to the Champions Cup & EPCR by our teams, bar the Lions & Cheetahs. There were some great games with excellent tries.

 

[sand_man]

Good start to the Champions Cup & EPCR by our teams, bar the Lions & Cheetahs. There were some great games with excellent tries.

Cheetahs blew it to some extent.

They squandered numerous opportunities.

 

[Werner1975]

URC update - Sharks won and Lions lost last night. Today the Bulls & Stormers are in action.

 

[sand_man]

Decent enough for the Sharks on the road.

Last season and the season before that they would probably have lost that fixture.

JP is developing a great culture and team dynamic there. You can see the attitude on defense, they're fighting and playing for each other. Defensive integrity says a lot about a teams mindset.

What is worrying is the attrition rate from yesterday's fixture.

Andre looks serious. Jenkins limped off, ox was limping, Thomas probably failed his HIA and Julius was subbed too...

 

[Werner1975]

not good the Sharks Boks getting injured. And just before the November tests.

 

[Pegging]

40-40 and 15 minutes to go.

Stormers just can’t put scarlets away

 

[Creag]

And that should be that. Stormers grind out a win.

 

[Pegging]

52 - 40 a very close game with that score line.

 

[Werner1975]

Bulls & Stormers really made heavy weather of their games. Both were very close up to the last 10 minutes. Stormers you can forgive a bit as they lost 2 hookers and Deon Fourie to injury. Poor Paul de Villiers had to throw the lineouts and they had un contested scrums for the better part of the 2nd half.
More worrying is the Boks that are getting injured.