New and Improved EPS Watch/Player Form Thread

[Banquo]

Good. It’s battering down outside and I’m in a potentially three hour Teams meeting about RAAC - I need some fun.

Between RAAC and a wet place?

If only the ‘R’ stood for rock.

CAAC

[Mellsblue]

Between RAAC and a wet place?

If only the ‘R’ stood for rock.

CAAC

Up to our necks.

[FKAS]

Stop winding FKAS up!

But... why?

Doesn't really wind me up when I agree. I'd rather hoped this would be the world cup where Youngs was eased out of the squad as opposed to being eased back into the starting line up.

[FKAS]

JVP unlikely to be back to match fitness before the 6N. Facing five months on the sidelines.

[Puja]

JVP unlikely to be back to match fitness before the 6N. Facing five months on the sidelines.

Ooft, poor sod. Was hoping for better news for him than that.

Puja

[Banquo]

JVP unlikely to be back to match fitness before the 6N. Facing five months on the sidelines.

From now?

[FKAS]

Dislocated ankle and pulled the tendons off the bone. He said five months out before the game on Sunday. Had surgery a couple of weeks back.

[Which Tyler]

Well, fuck

[FKAS]

Well, fuck

Was pretty much my reaction, after grimacing at the thought of him limping off the pitch having suffered that injury.

[Oakboy]

Well, fuck

Was pretty much my reaction, after grimacing at the thought of him limping off the pitch having suffered that injury.

Why does that happen so often with rugby? Being macho is dumb if it makes an injury worse. Get a fucking stretcher on.

[Banquo]

Dislocated ankle and pulled the tendons off the bone. He said five months out before the game on Sunday. Had surgery a couple of weeks back.

fark.

[FKAS]

Well, fuck

Was pretty much my reaction, after grimacing at the thought of him limping off the pitch having suffered that injury.

Why does that happen so often with rugby? Being macho is dumb if it makes an injury worse. Get a fucking stretcher on.

100% agree.

The medics shouldn't give them a choice. 9/10 the player is going to be full of adrenaline and not thinking straight. "Stay down and wait for the stretcher" should be the first thing said if they suspect any sort of injury that's going to impede them leaving the pitch.

[Mellsblue]

Sorry Twitchy but I beat you to it
https://x.com/charliefelix/status/17098 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

[Puja]

Sorry Twitchy but I beat you to it
https://x.com/charliefelix/status/17098 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

Joining Bath or Gloucester would ensure that Arundell remains in the England frame. He spent some of his youth close to Bath, attending Beechen Cliff School and playing for Trowbridge RFC.

I'd just like to take a moment to express my amusement at this sentence turning up in the national press. Trowbridge RFC are my club (for the 3rd XV, mind) and have been on a bit of a media blitz of late, with several media-friendly stories that they're looking to tap into (if you read a story recently about the women's rugby team who saved lives when there was a car-crash on the road while they were training, that was us too) and even went as far as to hold a "Henry Arundell day" recently, with RFU cameramen coming down to do a video piece on the youth/minis/women's/community engagement, which are all thriving. Clearly the media blitz is working and we've officially become "the club that produced Arundell". Technically true, cause he first started playing as a 7 year old with our minis, but a little bit of a stretch to say he was "playing for Trowbridge RFC" or imply that that connection would have an impact on his future career choices, considering I don't believe he was there beyond the age of 9.

Puja

[Puja]

Bit of good news - Alfie Barbeary is expected to make his second Bath appearance this weekend, after getting injured after 10 minutes of his first game. Hope he gets a bit of a run of luck without injuries for a while.

Puja

[Margin_Walker]

Sorry Twitchy but I beat you to it
https://x.com/charliefelix/status/17098 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

Joining Bath or Gloucester would ensure that Arundell remains in the England frame. He spent some of his youth close to Bath, attending Beechen Cliff School and playing for Trowbridge RFC.

I'd just like to take a moment to express my amusement at this sentence turning up in the national press. Trowbridge RFC are my club (for the 3rd XV, mind) and have been on a bit of a media blitz of late, with several media-friendly stories that they're looking to tap into (if you read a story recently about the women's rugby team who saved lives when there was a car-crash on the road while they were training, that was us too) and even went as far as to hold a "Henry Arundell day" recently, with RFU cameramen coming down to do a video piece on the youth/minis/women's/community engagement, which are all thriving. Clearly the media blitz is working and we've officially become "the club that produced Arundell". Technically true, cause he first started playing as a 7 year old with our minis, but a little bit of a stretch to say he was "playing for Trowbridge RFC" or imply that that connection would have an impact on his future career choices, considering I don't believe he was there beyond the age of 9.

Puja

Ah, give them a break. I'm sure they taught him everything he knows.

[Banquo]

Sorry Twitchy but I beat you to it
https://x.com/charliefelix/status/17098 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

Joining Bath or Gloucester would ensure that Arundell remains in the England frame. He spent some of his youth close to Bath, attending Beechen Cliff School and playing for Trowbridge RFC.

I'd just like to take a moment to express my amusement at this sentence turning up in the national press. Trowbridge RFC are my club (for the 3rd XV, mind) and have been on a bit of a media blitz of late, with several media-friendly stories that they're looking to tap into (if you read a story recently about the women's rugby team who saved lives when there was a car-crash on the road while they were training, that was us too) and even went as far as to hold a "Henry Arundell day" recently, with RFU cameramen coming down to do a video piece on the youth/minis/women's/community engagement, which are all thriving. Clearly the media blitz is working and we've officially become "the club that produced Arundell". Technically true, cause he first started playing as a 7 year old with our minis, but a little bit of a stretch to say he was "playing for Trowbridge RFC" or imply that that connection would have an impact on his future career choices, considering I don't believe he was there beyond the age of 9.

Puja

Ah, give them a break. I'm sure they taught him everything he knows.

On a serious note, the game and clubs need all the positive even tangential good news they can muster at the moment.

[FKAS]

Bit of good news - Alfie Barbeary is expected to make his second Bath appearance this weekend, after getting injured after 10 minutes of his first game. Hope he gets a bit of a run of luck without injuries for a while.

Puja

Iirc the 10 mins of his first game was excellent. Came off the bench and looked threatening, made metres. Then broke and disappeared again.

[Spiffy]

Sorry Twitchy but I beat you to it
https://x.com/charliefelix/status/17098 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

Joining Bath or Gloucester would ensure that Arundell remains in the England frame. He spent some of his youth close to Bath, attending Beechen Cliff School and playing for Trowbridge RFC.

I'd just like to take a moment to express my amusement at this sentence turning up in the national press. Trowbridge RFC are my club (for the 3rd XV, mind) and have been on a bit of a media blitz of late, with several media-friendly stories that they're looking to tap into (if you read a story recently about the women's rugby team who saved lives when there was a car-crash on the road while they were training, that was us too) and even went as far as to hold a "Henry Arundell day" recently, with RFU cameramen coming down to do a video piece on the youth/minis/women's/community engagement, which are all thriving. Clearly the media blitz is working and we've officially become "the club that produced Arundell". Technically true, cause he first started playing as a 7 year old with our minis, but a little bit of a stretch to say he was "playing for Trowbridge RFC" or imply that that connection would have an impact on his future career choices, considering I don't believe he was there beyond the age of 9.

Puja

Jaysus Puja - with a background like that, you may get an England cap yet !

[jimKRFC]

Ruck linking Kyle Sinckler with a move to Clermont.

He'd might be missed, but if any of the young props show they can cut it in the prem then his money could be spent elsewhere.

[Danno]

Underhill called up for Willis (neck injury)

[Puja]

Underhill called up for Willis (neck injury)

Makes sense. Any sub is unlikely to get used bar a sudden flurry of injuries and so it makes sense to have a seasoned pro who could just drop in if needs be. Mind, I wonder who they'll replace him with when he gets injured tomorrow?

Puja

[Margin_Walker]

Well it's the 'credit in the bank' squad,so you may as well add another lad that was playing decent rugby 4 years ago.

[Danno]

Underhill called up for Willis (neck injury)

Makes sense. Any sub is unlikely to get used bar a sudden flurry of injuries and so it makes sense to have a seasoned pro who could just drop in if needs be. Mind, I wonder who they'll replace him with when he gets injured tomorrow?

Puja

Tom Wood has taken his phone off silent

[Scrumhead]

Well it's the 'credit in the bank' squad,so you may as well add another lad that was playing decent rugby 4 years ago.

In fairness, none of the viable options have any meaningful experience at test level. Don’t Mercer, Tom Willis and Pearson share 4 caps between them?