RugbyRebels

Ribbans on now. Racing making hard work of everything they do. Arundell with another good break!

Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:01 pm Racing manage to pass Arundell the ball. Getting well beaten though. Lancaster's team 27 - 7 down to Toulon at HT with a man in the bin.

I watch him do stuff like that and think "yep there's a player who I'd have chasing kicks all day"

Ben White on for Toulon. Racing struggling with too many mistakes.

Arundell scores a second! Kick through and he scorches through to get there first!

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:40 pm Arundell scores a second! Kick through and he scorches through to get there first!

Wheels!

Hattrick for Arundell!! Racing butcher one but keep it alive and find Arundell who scores his third!!

Hat trick. That's special

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:48 pm Hattrick for Arundell!! Racing butcher one but keep it alive and find Arundell who scores his third!!

Which channel/platform are you watching on?

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:50 pm

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:48 pm Hattrick for Arundell!! Racing butcher one but keep it alive and find Arundell who scores his third!!

Which channel/platform are you watching on?

Viaplay

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:08 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:50 pm

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:48 pm Hattrick for Arundell!! Racing butcher one but keep it alive and find Arundell who scores his third!!

Which channel/platform are you watching on?

Viaplay

Never heard of it!

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:18 pm

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:08 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:50 pm

Which channel/platform are you watching on?

Viaplay

Never heard of it!

Used to be Premier Sports I think. Shows the URC and Top14 along with other stuff like La Liga.

16th man wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:36 pm

Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:01 pm Racing manage to pass Arundell the ball. Getting well beaten though. Lancaster's team 27 - 7 down to Toulon at HT with a man in the bin.

I watch him do stuff like that and think "yep there's a player who I'd have chasing kicks all day"

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:40 pm Arundell scores a second! Kick through and he scorches through to get there first!

The juxtaposition of these two posts is excellent.

Puja

It was a grubber to be fair

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:08 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:50 pm

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:48 pm Hattrick for Arundell!! Racing butcher one but keep it alive and find Arundell who scores his third!!

Which channel/platform are you watching on?

Viaplay

Just read that Viaplay isn’t available in France

Lol. We’re well shot of him.

Beasties wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:33 am Lol. We’re well shot of him.

he can still play for us I think?

Arundell highlights vs Toulon

Jeez. I've complained about vertical clips for phones but why does rugby need to be made "cinematic" with the letterboxing and lens aberration? Weird. Maybe messing with the image helps them get around copyright issues or something.

Arundell has that same thing Jordan and Penaud do where he makes it look so easy you can hardly tell if it's impressive. It's such a bizarre running style. He's so hunched over it's like he's struggling to break a jog, yet he's flying past defenders.

Making defenders look silly and scoring tries is all well and good, but is his kick chase up to scratch?

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:04 am Jeez. I've complained about vertical clips for phones but why does rugby need to be made "cinematic" with the letterboxing and lens aberration? Weird. Maybe messing with the image helps them get around copyright issues or something.

Arundell has that same thing Jordan and Penaud do where he makes it look so easy you can hardly tell if it's impressive. It's such a bizarre running style. He's so hunched over it's like he's struggling to break a jog, yet he's flying past defenders.

I know what you mean. The dummy and step on the first just looks effortless as is the stop start on the third try. He almost makes it look like a training run.

Of note in the game was both wingers came of their wings a lot, as you'd expect in a normal team, as opposed to the rigidity of England.

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:50 am Arundell highlights vs Toulon

Eh, he's okay, I suppose.

I have been willing to forgive the staid, safety-first, limited gameplan of Staunch Ballkicking's England so far, on the basis that everything was about the RWC and that it was a short-term measure to deal with a short-term problem. But if we fail to use Arundell properly in the 6N (ie, pass the bloody ball to him), it will be an utter crime and will result in him staying in France rather than coming back to England for the joy of wearing a white shirt while doing shuttle runs chasing kicks.

Puja

I would be happy if he stayed out in France, embraced the French culture only to return as a pâtissier of note.

wheels, and the ability to perform Jedi mind tricks on defenders....see the 1st try where a covering defender completely ignored him

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:29 am Of note in the game was both wingers came of their wings a lot, as you'd expect in a normal team, as opposed to the rigidity of England.

Yes. Henry has obviously been given a roving commission and did look very dangerous running through the midfield. What a dream start to his career in France with three tries - all of high quality. He's actually too good for England