Brace yourselves for maudlin renditions of Kumbaya all day Saturday.
International rugby on the telly this weekend
Saturday 17th August
- New Zealand v Australia 08:35 Sky Sports Action
- Wales v England 14:15 Sky Sports Action & Channel 4
- South Africa v Argentina 16:05 Sky Sports Action & Sky Sports Arena
- France v Scotland 20:00 Premier Sports 1
Ovally Balls 
Toonie’s gone full tombola
R-Hutch or BigHorn as back up 10 presumably.
Some players yet to feature at all. Just Gray & Bradbury I think.
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I’m not going to be able to watch LoB again for fear of seeing this item
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There’s not a lot to say about that selection other than it’s obviously aimed at giving everyone game time rather than looking for a result this weekend.
A big game needed from Skinner and Gray as well as the backrow, we were far too passive at the breakdown last week.
We’ve still got Bradbury, Johnson and Brown to come off the physio’s table
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Rare start for Harris. Let’s hope he can show what he can do [1].
[1] By that I mean more than he’s shown to date
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@Ticht,
Cummings is in rather than Gray
Brown & Johnson, that’s who I was forgetting.
Rumour has it Bradbury will be back for Tblisi
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Imagine we’ll see players close to our final squad for the games vs. Georgia.
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Chimpie, I think I was expecting Gray to be in the squad so much that I just ended up misreading Cummings’ name.
I’m really surprised he isn’t featuring in this game, even from the bench
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Townsend names the final squad on the Tuesday between the Georgia games.
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Rumour has it Gray has turned an ankle. Not in doubt for WC or later games apparently.
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‘sakes, every now and again I go on to the Planet Rugby forum thinking I will read something about rugby.
Invariably I read some of the other topics and realise again why I never joined that rathole of a place.
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I’m bored. I need rugby. I need it now. Will settle for Ashes cricket tomorrow in the interim, but I need proper rugby. NOW.
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@Ticht, you sure you haven’t posted that comment on the wrong platform? Although as I don’t think I’ve ever been on Planet Rugby, I can’t comment on what they comment on.
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Really think that chimpie should rewatch the scrotum scene.
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I disagree
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If only we had that set up in a clockwork orange.
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Would prefer a chocolate orange
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So, who toasts their bread on both sides?
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Oh, sorry Chimpie, was trying to get you off the hook so to speak, by diverting the conversation away from scrotum talk. Definitely away from scrotums on hooks too.
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*sigh*
You had to do it didn’t you Deebee?
When making toast I put it in the toaster. Cooks it on both sides. It’s only when making cheese on toast I dispense with the unnecessary toaster step & put it straight under the grill.
Here we are again. Got me, hook, line & scrotum.
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Chimpie toasts his bread on no sides, if I recall correctly
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Fuck me. He even has a toaster.
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Sorry Chimpie, couldn’t resist. I put out a lovely bit of bait for AVS the other day, but he didn’t fall for it (or has been too lazy to log on and read back, more likely). You’re a trooper, Chimpmeister!
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@deebee
Can you confirm or deny on behalf of Chimpie whether or not the hermit scene shows Terry Jones’s nads?
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Grills use more energy than toasters so I don’t buy the energy saving story.
It’s far more likely to be chimpie’s personal deviance than anything practical.
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Grill + Toaster uses more energy than grill (assuming same time of grill use)
‘snot a difficult concept.
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I am not looking for nads on that clip.
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Can’t we talk england centres or something.
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Talking about nothing is also an option
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@OT – nads galore in that scene. It’s why there were calls for the movie to be banned, from memory. Can’t think of any other reason.
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@deebee
Also nads aplenty in the “he’s not the messiah he’s a very naughty boy” scene
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Leaning towards Francis and Joseph meself.
My toaster pretty much only toasts on one side now.
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It’s extremely important to have a toaster that only toasts on one side, because soda farls. Otherwise you have to use the grill, which is less good for reasons already explained.
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…Not that we can buy soda farls in this dogforsaken part of the UK any more.
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@OT – quite strange how the film industry still struggles with male nudity despite Brian’s best efforts.
In more exciting news, I may be getting a trip to Dublin at the end of the year! Good folk of Ireland: lock up your expense accounts!
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Um, Thaum, what is a soda farl? Asking for the two friends I was asking for yesterday.
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Well done Thaum for getting this site together, by the way.
Thanks.
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Deebee, soda farls are a bit like Scottish white scones/bannocks, but not quite as good :-)
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@ElRayo – welcome!
@Ticht – away and boil yer heid.
@Deebee – soda farls are the most delicious form of bread ever created.
It’s important to toast the outside only lightly, and the inside nicely as shown here.
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Afternoon,
Is there any Superbru action happening for the WC?
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@Bedford:
Club:
Art of Domination
Pool name:
Art of Domination
Pool code: rilltoby
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@Refitman. Cheers old boy! Didn’t show up for some reason when I just went searching. I’ll try again
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*Adds soda farls to next UK trip hit list*
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I bet FD has opinions about soda farls
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Now the mass-produced gold standard for soda farls are the Ormo ones. We used to be able to get Rankin ones here in middle England, which are inferior but acceptable, but sadly they are no longer available. The best ones ever in the whole world, however, are produced by a small bakery in Newcastle (Norn Iron, obvs) called the Cookie Jar.
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They look pretty good, Thaum. I’m now craving something I’ve never eaten.
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Aren’t soda farls just like soda scones? Mum used to make those by the dozen, ‘coz Dad loved them. They were fantastic just out of the oven, or toasted and dripping with butter.
Lovely…
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Now that you mention it Thaum, I don’t think I’ve seen the Rankin ones down here for ages. I’ll have a look tomorrow, but it’s all sour dough this and focaccia that in the Aldi here
Their rye bread is good – who’d a thunk a German store would be good at rye bread?
Deebee, if you are ever in Scotland, as well as the “White Scones/Bannocks” which are basically exactly the same thing as farls, try a bran scone, it comes in a round but is scored before baking into four triangles
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They are indeed delicious. I think they’re normally cooked in something like a cast-iron pan rather than an oven ; as Ticht says, starting off round but then scored to make the triangles. Hmm, I have fairly recently acquired a cast-iron pan; maybe I will give making my own a try.
I’ll have to try white scones / bannocks next time I’m in Scotland. Scones to me are usually quite small, though – not satisfying enough! I suppose you could just eat a lot of them.
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I dunno – some scones (think Mum used to call them ‘drop’ scones can be pretty big. Again, fantastic newly out of the oven with loads of butter. I’m not even going to go near the cream/jam question…..
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