Premiership 24/25 - Round 7

[West Country Wail]

Come on Falcons!

 

[Rinkadink]

Any updates from the frozen north?

FAAALCONS

 

[Scotty]

It's half time these stats on prem app can't be right, 21 clean breaks? And over 700 metres made.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Quins without Smith is such a crazy downgrade

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Sad end for Marler

 

[TopTen2003]

Have to say Bristol and their handling, timing, accuracy this past 20 minutes has been superb. We can crab the defence of course but the execution has been very, very good.

 

[Booboobang]

Wont be popular on the forum, but I fail to see a world where borthwick doesnt parachute van rensburg in at first option.

 

[West Country Wail]

Wont be popular on the forum, but I fail to see a world where borthwick doesnt parachute van rensburg in at first option.

He can't. U20s cap like Vermeulen at Chiefs

 

[Booboobang]

He can't. U20s cap like Vermeulen at Chiefs

Doubt that holds, Van der merwe has U20 caps and 7's caps for SA. under same rules it doesnt hold, so upon apeal probs gets beat. And if a union is backing your apeal, its most likely happening.

Do I like it? Not particularly, but gaurentee it will happen.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

He can't. U20s cap like Vermeulen at Chiefs

Slightly different since he hasn't played against other u20's teams who where second designated teams he is ok
It's a dumbass rule

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Doubt that holds, Van der merwe has U20 caps and 7's caps for SA. under same rules it doesnt hold, so upon apeal probs gets beat. And if a union is backing your apeal, its most likely happening.

Do I like it? Not particularly, but gaurentee it will happen.

That's not how it works

 

[Booboobang]

Slightly different since he hasn't played against other u20's teams who where second designated teams he is ok
It's a dumbass rule

Agree, if you have that many disclaimers maybe the rule is just ****.

 

[BPM]

Slightly different since he hasn't played against other u20's teams who where second designated teams he is ok
It's a dumbass rule

True but he doesn't even qualify until summer 2026. Who knows what's going to happen in the next 18mths?

 

[BPM]

Who the flip is Joe Owen? Never heard of him before tonight but very impressed.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Who the flip is Joe Owen? Never heard of him before tonight but very impressed.

Don't know but look forward to Bristol fans now claiming Borthwick is biased against them for not picking him!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Wow this ending for Falcons is crazy Yellow card and red card!
Tizard hasn't hit the ground running like I thought he would at Sarries

 

[Scotty]

Crazy end and I know Falcons arnt really affected if Sarries get a LBP but surely they should have gone for the easy 3 and don't by more than a score. Very little risk of anything going wrong.

 

[Booboobang]

True but he doesn't even qualify until summer 2026. Who knows what's going to happen in the next 18mths?

He is on record saying he would like to play for england and has been very good for a while barring something horrible I think its likely. Will be 30 though, so maybe he loses a step.

 

[Booboobang]

Wow this ending for Falcons is crazy Yellow card and red card!
Tizard hasn't hit the ground running like I thought he would at Sarries

Fergus burke for me is similiar, the way I heard some crusaders fans talk about him I thought he would be great.

 

[Rinkadink]

He can't.

He absolutely can, but that's roughly not for a couple of years and SA may come before then.

Get in Bris. Up against it for a while but came through. Also, have a happy retirement Mr. Marler. Enjoy it.