"I've got a semi" - Bath v Sale

[FKAS]

Bath have been living dangerously for a while. Sale finally get another having blown a few.

[Puja]

The BBC update thing now says Curtis on the bench and no Tom Curry. Have they mentioned that at all? Was that just an error on the team posted here that I somehow took as being legit?

Well, TCurry's just come on, so that's probably suggestive.

Puja

[twitchy]

Good game.

[Mikey Brown]

The BBC update thing now says Curtis on the bench and no Tom Curry. Have they mentioned that at all? Was that just an error on the team posted here that I somehow took as being legit?

Well, TCurry's just come on, so that's probably suggestive.

Puja

Cut me some slack, I’ve only only got the useless BBC updates that tell me Ben Curry has just come on at 7 whilst starting at 6.

[Puja]

The BBC update thing now says Curtis on the bench and no Tom Curry. Have they mentioned that at all? Was that just an error on the team posted here that I somehow took as being legit?

Well, TCurry's just come on, so that's probably suggestive.

Puja

Cut me some slack, I’ve only only got the useless BBC updates that tell me Ben Curry has just come on at 7 whilst starting at 6.

He has just utterly melted Josh Bayliss, who had a 5m run-up and got sent back where he came from. Clearly feeling confident in his body.

Puja

[twitchy]

Going to be great last few mins.

[twitchy]

Well played bath.

[Adam_P]

Two high quality semis, and we get the final pretty much everyone bar Sarries and Sale wanted. Should be a cracker next week

[twitchy]

e- I forgot it doesn't embed, charlie predicted the score.


{Mod} FTFY [/Mod}

[Which Tyler]

A great pair of semis, and the right final.

Both play good rugby, both are "the good guys" this year. Saints the better team, rightly top of the league, without an annoying FH (both in himself, and the hype around him).
If I were neutral, I'd probably support Saints.
But I'm not.

The other thing I'd add, is that I don't think Bath are "ready" for a final yet. Obviously, we'll take it, but we're still growing and putting the team together, whilst the likes of Sarries, and possibly Saints feel like they're at the end of a journey with big names retiring (Saints with more young guns coming through)

[p/d]

Two cracking games. Right teams in final. Should be a belter

[Adam_P]

Just seen on Twitter that apparently Jonny Hill got into a scrap with fans at the end of the game, breaking one's glasses and cutting his eye. Ugly stuff if true.

[Which Tyler]

Just seen on Twitter that apparently Jonny Hill got into a scrap with fans at the end of the game, breaking one's glasses and cutting his eye. Ugly stuff if true.

Rugby pass mention it, but no details.
I'm sure thre will have been a ton of mobile phones out in celebration anyway

[FKAS]

Just seen on Twitter that apparently Jonny Hill got into a scrap with fans at the end of the game, breaking one's glasses and cutting his eye. Ugly stuff if true.

Rugby pass mention it, but no details.
I'm sure thre will have been a ton of mobile phones out in celebration anyway

Doesn't sound great. I'm sure some footage will no doubt emerge. Hopefully it's not as bad as being made out from the initial reports.

[Which Tyler]

I can't get past the paywall on my phone
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un ... -kb7520mng

[Oakboy]

Two high quality semis, and we get the final pretty much everyone bar Sarries and Sale wanted. Should be a cracker next week

This!!!!!

Missed today's game - driving from Dorset to near Inverness for two weeks' holiday in the Highlands.

All my prejudices get free rein. On the back of Farrell and the Vs getting their come-uppance last night, I can enjoy the thought of Russell getting one over Ford.

Whatever, the final promises a treat.

[Spiffy]

Are the Curry twins competing with each other in a bulk-up contest?

[Captainhaircut]

I can't get past the paywall on my phone
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un ... -kb7520mng

https://archive.ph/qPkQa

[Banquo]

Just seen on Twitter that apparently Jonny Hill got into a scrap with fans at the end of the game, breaking one's glasses and cutting his eye. Ugly stuff if true.

sarries fans apparently started a fight at saints last night.

[p/d]

‘the fan then complained of broken sunglasses and a small cut above his right eye’

Oooh the horror of it!!!

Think twice before making a smart arse comment

…. F***king sunglasses

[Which Tyler]

Okay, I'm not going to get worked up about that, though he really should know better than to escalate from words to physical (some words go way beyond the pale though, but that's still the job of the stewards)

[fivepointer]

Bath good winners i thought. In a losing side Carpenter was excellent.

We've got the final that most would have wanted.

[p/d]

Okay, I'm not going to get worked up about that, though he really should know better than to escalate from words to physical (some words go way beyond the pale though, but that's still the job of the stewards)

Agree. Hill definitely out of line. Just the way it was first reported made it sound as if he had gone on a rampage

[Oakboy]

Okay, I'm not going to get worked up about that, though he really should know better than to escalate from words to physical (some words go way beyond the pale though, but that's still the job of the stewards)

Agree. Hill definitely out of line. Just the way it was first reported made it sound as if he had gone on a rampage

Quite. Hill was out of order. Even if nastily provoked, there is no excuse for an applied headlock. Mind you, I'm tempted to wonder how Skinner or Grewcock would have reacted in similar circumstances. Let's face it, players are not even allowed to throw pianos down hotel staircases now.

[twitchy]

I'm generally forgiving of players on the pitch as they have to manage their emotions from being total psychos one minute to normal people the next.

A non playing member of the squad should really be able to control themselves in the stands though, no matter how annoying the braying tarquins that support bath can be. Who knows the exact situation though.