[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/10/rugby-world-cup-2011-lewis-moody?cat=sport&type=articleLewis Moody faces fine over 'branded' mouthguard.[/url
Wonder what it will be tomorrow.

Catalancs have you heard anything about Joel Tomkins going over to the dark side,possibly Saracens or Quins.

I'd heard it from folk on here so I naturally dismissed it.
However I was told by a journalist yesterday that it's a massive offer and that we aren't going to stand in his way.

400K I believe.



Even I will admit this is a lot to turn down,would he make the grade at union,and what position.

Wasps beat Bath 27-24

And are millions in debt.

Fat, loud mouthed drunks embarrassing themselves in public. That [iis[/i the reputation of the English.

Great headline from the excellent Martin Samuel which sums it all up :

"No class.......on or off the field"

not far behind my little tesco tubbies

The attacking play was so dreadful it was untrue. A RL cut-out pass is quick and hits the winger on the run. A cut-out pass from England in the World Cup was just lobbed into the air and the winger stood still waiting for it and then tried to run. It was dreadful.

10 yards....less chance of an intercept. That said, Englands Union team were a shambles.......a laughing stock who got more press off the field than on it.
2015 Could be interesting if they get a group with the Argies and Scotland again.....both could stop them making the Quarters...

And i'll bet its done the sport or the players no harm at all.

Attack from deep then

Sport....TV figures are way down on 2003 for the group and QF matches....ITV have the rights to 2015, but after that, will they be prepared to fork out again?
Players? Sponsors won't be rushing to sign this lot up a la Johnny post 2003..........although with the amount of penalties he missed in 2011 Pizza Hut might give him a tug

I would imagine a few of the sponsors will be re-evaluating their current and future deals. RFU belatedly have stated after an internal enquiry takes places the guilty players maybe disciplined.

give it 6 months to all settle down and all will be forgiven and forgotten.the coach will probably step down because he's taken them as far as he can,one or two players will retire and write books about it all.
Once the 5 nations comes round the hysteria with all the tv stations and the written media ill start again.
Did bloodgate do any harm?.

[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/14/english-clubs-attack-rfu?cat=sport&type=articleIt's amazing how one tournament can shed light on just how rancid a sport can be.[/url

has somebody dropped out ? - hopefully the english......

I thought I'd give it a try on 17 mins. A cracking tackle from a Welsh bloke led him to being sent off. Otherwise nothing to report. It took until 23 mins for more than 2 passes in a passage of play. Now France seem intent to win by pushing Wales back to their line in a scrum or maul. They have no idea how to make the extra man work in open play. It is like watching the schoolkids at half time in RL where each kid takes a turn trying to barge over. A French bloke has just tried a drop goal from about half way despite the advantage. A Mexican wave has started which sums up the fare.

France won, but I can't even remember them once attempting to score a try

So I woke up just as 2nd half started. Thought I would give it a go and god damn that was torture.

That was a horrible game to watch.

how is it possible for an international team to play consistently badly,be completely clueless and absolutely inept and still make a world championship final ?

saying that,rather reluctantly : ALLEZ LES BLEUS !

bad luck Wales - you deserved better...

Terible decision by the ref to send of the Welsh Captain.

A very good tackle that just went a bit too far on the follow through. In RL it would have been a penalty and that was it.

A red card was a joke even the pundits were saying it should have been a yellow. It should have been neither a complete joke.

Is RU becoming a non contact sport!

It did just remind me of a kids half time game. Instead of a PTB there is a mawl, the half back picks up the ball & passes to the biggest player standing close by who, for a split second, thinks 'what do I do?' before driving it 2 metres forward. At least in kids rugby they don't waste that split second deciding what to do. For the first 10 minutes I watched I bet there were more errors than 80 minutes of last weeks' GF in pouring rain.