Something resembling first-choice teams have been named. Let’s hope they all survive the weekend.
International rugby on the telly this weekend
Friday 6th September
| Scotland v Georgia | 19:30 | Premier Sports 1 |
| England v Italy | 19:45 | Sky Sports Action / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 7th September
| New Zealand v Tonga | 3:35 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Australia v Samoa | 10:30 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Ireland v Wales | 14:00 | Channel 4 / RTÉ Two |
Ovally Balls 
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Thanks for putting that up, Thaum.
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Pleasure. Sorry for not putting more than a nanosecond of thought into it!
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great stuff…
we have to travel back to Uk for a long w/end tomorrow (Ryanair) – can’t really say I’m looking forward to it – especially as many at event are Brexiters…………………….gloom
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Being able to put a nonosecond of thought into it is a gift. Signed, the ProcrastinatorIks in Chief.
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Nice overlapping BB.
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This is a great story
Rugby fan travels from Georgia to Scotland by bike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49606694
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RIP Chester Williams. Only 49.
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Whit?
That is terrible news
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Horrible news. 4th player from that 95 team to die.
He’d been coaching Herschelle Jantjies recently.
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And the great Abdul Qadir died as well.
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Hadn’t realised we’d already started.
‘Mon Scotland!!! (Both codes for once).
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Cardiff v Pontypridd is also on BBC red button. Surprise, that is what we’re watching. Please keep us posted on the internationals!
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What the flip was that Tommy?
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(Cardiff are up 14-7 at nearly half-time.)
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Fitba for me tonight, Wales v Azerbaijan. Updates from the rugby will be very much appreciated (and it saves me flicking over).
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DRINK! (Nige is reffing and he’s just said isolated.)
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Try Scotland!
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Try Scotland! (Again)
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10-3
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Try Scotland!
No, wait.
Goal Scotland!
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Seymour is having a howler so far, two meaningful mistakes, he is better than than
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Than that
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10-6
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Oh great kinghorn off
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Far too sloppy by us
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Ticht – I thought he’d come back into a bit of form at the end of last season. I think he’s one of the lucky ones to be going, although he and Hoggy have always linked up well which might count in his favour.
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10-9
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Our pack is having a hard time tonight, big difference from last week
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17 all at the Arms Park.
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England Italy doesn’t sound like a classic. 6-0 to England so far.
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Thaum,
“17 all at the Arms Park.”
Is that the football or the rugby?
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I hope that if Italy have come up with another clever trick on the rules, that they save it for the WC. But not against us.
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Nige going off with a dead leg!
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England’s new combinations are not really clicking apparently. Tbh I’d have preferred this to be our first game. Not sure what we are gaining from this as a team.
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Unless we batter Georgia now we are in trouble
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Cardiff kicking game is fucking rubbish.
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@Ticht – as long as the battering doesn’t mean any players get battered.
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Phew
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Much better
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17-9
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And Bork the restart. Classic
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Ponty have sneaked up. 17-23. Cardiff attacking, but incompetently.
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Owen playing himself into the 12 shirt.
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Poite really doesn’t give Scotland anything, ever
He is the ref that Wee Greeg talked in public about
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Rayo – ha. Nah, leave him where he is.
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We all know what Poîte rhymes with.
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Quoit?
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Cardiff try at the 80-minute point! They need to convert to win, though.
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No, no, quoit rhymes with … erm … er … spoilt, nearly.
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