This week Scotty is joined by Tom Hamilton, Rugby Editor of ESPNscrum.com, to look ahead to the semi-finals of the European Championship – is English rugby showing promise? They also discuss the appointment of Allister Coetzee to head coach of the Springboks and Tom makes a startling prediction for this weekend’s round of Super Rugby.
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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole would dearly love to end their Tigers careers being hoisted on the shoulders of celebrating team-mates
A fair point and well made, JW.!
We have that 20 minute shyte here too. They've got it wrong.
Rather than removing professional fouls I think it will just encourage it.
A final, everything on the line. You start a total donkey and get him to empty the other teams star player early doors.
Not too proud to say I'd consider it if I was a coach.
But they won't let me coach😱
14 Go to commentsFair play. He give it a good rip at the hill right after the final whistle.
Yeah seemed to be at least a dozen phases and knocked them back about 15 metres. Serious stuff.
Looked a very decent crowd on the hill in the end. Seen worse crowds there for Leinster GAA finals.
High quality from Leinster. They got it alright again on both sides of the ball.
Ireland have their next rockstar #6 in Baird. Force of nature.
3 Go to commentsGot the hill tickets in the end and a great view for €20 even if p1ssed on in the first half.
3 Go to commentsYep, very much. Agree it would have ruined the contest. The ref bottled it though.
I doubt he's been in a position in his young career were he had to make a call on something like that.
Senseless from Vorster.
6 Go to commentsHope Leo the Lion got his medal.
Worked his bollocks off all game.
3 Go to commentsBut for the time being you’re right. Its utterly ridiculous that Pepper hasn’t been capped yet. If there was a world cup final tomorrow I’d want Earl - Pepper - T. Curry to be the back row. The abundance of English 7s right now is incredible.
4 Go to commentsWillie isn’t covering himself in glory …
6 Go to commentsGuy pepper is better than Henry pollock fact.
And for all of Du toits plaudits Nicky smith had him on toast at scrum time….again.
4 Go to commentsWell at least Jacques Nienaber’s defence comes out tops again. Suffocating.
6 Go to commentsEye gouging isn't even a ‘harsh yellow’ nowadays.
Just a routine penalty?
6 Go to comments7 years on and Joe C still can't catch.
Guy Pepper is a beast.
4 Go to commentsPepper should have already been in the England squad for a while now, but he has to be in now.
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