RugbyRebels

Or Saturday 18th October2003, if you prefer.

England: J Lewsey; J Robinson, W Greenwood, M Tindall , B Cohen; J Wilkinson, K Bracken; T Woodman, S Thompson, P Vickery, M Johnson (capt), B Kay, L Moody, N Back, L Dallaglio.
Replacements: D West, J Leonard, M Corry, J Worsley, A Gomarsall, P Grayson, DLuger.

South Africa: J v d Westhuyzen; A Willemse, J Muller, D W Barry, T Delport; L Koen, J v d Westhuizen; C Bezuidenhout, D Coetzee, R Bands, B Botha, V Matfield, C Krige (capt), J v Niekerk, J Smith.
Replacements: J Smit, L Sephaka, S Boome, D Rossouw, N De Kock, D Hougaard, W Greeff.

Anyone who is confused: http://rugbyrebels.co/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4512

Puja wrote:https://discordapp.com/

Basically allows me to stream my laptop screen to you lot. You just need to download the program and I'll put a link and password to the stream on here (once I've got round to setting it up).

Here should be the link to the stream: https://discord.gg/uaxBxbP

If you all check it to make sure that it works okay - you should be able to log in now, it's just there'll be nothing happening till Sunday at 7.30pm.

A lot of the same dirty f*ckers that we gave a cuffing to at Twickenham. I was worried when we were drawn in their RWC pool originally, but times have changed and they should be scared of having been drawn with us. Loser will face New Zealand in the quarters.

Puja

Can’t make it this week


















Only joking

thx - in diary.

(My 2020 Planner was a waste of ^%$£ing money)

Lets hope SCW has been thorough in preparing his side on the laws, especially Will Greenwood.

Some really worrying medical reports coming through at 9, we've really only got Dawson and Bracken in the squad, Daws is for sure out of this one and Bracken can't bend down to touch his toes

Digby wrote:Some really worrying medical reports coming through at 9, we've really only got Dawson and Bracken in the squad, Daws is for sure out of this one and Bracken can't bend down to touch his toes

I still think we should have picked Healey over Luger. Quite apart from him being a better winger IMO, he's a better scrum-half than Gomarsall, and would add a third choice 10 and a 4th choice centre to the squad.

Puja

Puja wrote:

Digby wrote:Some really worrying medical reports coming through at 9, we've really only got Dawson and Bracken in the squad, Daws is for sure out of this one and Bracken can't bend down to touch his toes

I still think we should have picked Healey over Luger. Quite apart from him being a better winger IMO, he's a better scrum-half than Gomarsall, and would add a third choice 10 and a 4th choice centre to the squad.

Puja

Healey is injured iirc, or at least not match fit.

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:

Digby wrote:Some really worrying medical reports coming through at 9, we've really only got Dawson and Bracken in the squad, Daws is for sure out of this one and Bracken can't bend down to touch his toes

I still think we should have picked Healey over Luger. Quite apart from him being a better winger IMO, he's a better scrum-half than Gomarsall, and would add a third choice 10 and a 4th choice centre to the squad.

Puja

Healey is injured iirc, or at least not match fit.

Gommers is there, and I don't recall him looking match fit too often

Digby wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:
I still think we should have picked Healey over Luger. Quite apart from him being a better winger IMO, he's a better scrum-half than Gomarsall, and would add a third choice 10 and a 4th choice centre to the squad.

Puja

Healey is injured iirc, or at least not match fit.

Gommers is there, and I don't recall him looking match fit too often

ok.

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:

Digby wrote:Some really worrying medical reports coming through at 9, we've really only got Dawson and Bracken in the squad, Daws is for sure out of this one and Bracken can't bend down to touch his toes

I still think we should have picked Healey over Luger. Quite apart from him being a better winger IMO, he's a better scrum-half than Gomarsall, and would add a third choice 10 and a 4th choice centre to the squad.

Puja

Healey is injured iirc, or at least not match fit.

I reserve the right to be wrong at all times, but I believe Healey was left out of the RWC squad, rather than being injured.

Puja


ETA. As it turns out, we're both right. Healey was left out of the RWC squad initially, but then, when Dawson went down and they looked to fly out a replacement just in case, he has pulled his calf in a club warmup. As it turned out, Martyn Wood flew out to Australia, stayed for a couple of days and then flew back as it became clear that both Dawson and Bracken were going to recover.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/ ... ugbyunion3

Puja wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:
I still think we should have picked Healey over Luger. Quite apart from him being a better winger IMO, he's a better scrum-half than Gomarsall, and would add a third choice 10 and a 4th choice centre to the squad.

Puja

Healey is injured iirc, or at least not match fit.

I reserve the right to be wrong at all times, but I believe Healey was left out of the RWC squad, rather than being injured.

Puja

He's been injured into the lead up, and I think was felt to not be able to be selected at the time. Though I believe he is on standby.

and I now confess to being wrong (though suspect was short of match time). He played in a warm up game v France, at 9 (the game that could potentially have broken a world record winning run). That said, that was the last chance saloon having missed the 6N- where Luger played well.

Digby wrote:Bracken can't bend down to touch his toes

Blimey, how thorough is stadium security?

Healey should've had Balshaw's spot in that squad.

Might be a couple of minutes behind today, as small children difficult. We'll open up with (very brief) highlights of the first two games before getting into the meat of it with the SA game.

Puja

My stream is pretty stop-motion. PC has been struggling lately so the issue is likely on my end. Anyone else having difficulties?

i found the same on the PC - I dont have fibre BB - but the Discord app on my phone is much better. (tho a smaller pic!)

It’s ok in the wilds of N Yorkshire.

Uh oh. No Dawson. A player so good that Derek Acorah appeared in my nightmares last night to tell me that Stephen Jones will proclaim him to be the second best no9 ever in the Sunday Times on the 24th May 2020.
I suppose I’ll have to wait to see whether Derek was right.

Greenwood made very certain that he clattered Koen there. Poor sod wasn't even playing the year before!

Puja

calming start

Nice turnout today

Nice attack there. Bracken's not looking too shabby for someone supposedly injured.

Puja

I think I prefer the ENGLAND!!! chant over Swing Low.