Now that all that distractive World Cup nonsense is out of the way, we can all concentrate on rugby that really matters*: the Big Cup and the Pish Cup.
*Until your team falls out of it, then it’s the league, obviously.
EnzoM has summarised each Big Cup team’s chances nicely, except for one small error, later corrected to read ‘Ulster by 50’.
On the telly this week
Friday 15th November
| Gloucester 20 – 25 Toulouse | 19:45 | BT Sport 2 |
Saturday 16th November
| Bath 16 – 17 Ulster | 13:00 | Channel 4 / BT Sport 2 |
| Glasgow 13 – 7 Sale | 13:00 | BT Sport 3 |
| England 17 – 15 France (women) | 13:10 | Sky Sports Action |
| Barbarians 31 – 33 Fiji | 14:30 | BBC1 |
| Leinster 33 – 19 Treviso | 15:15 | BT Sport 3 |
| La Rochelle 12 – 31 Exeter | 15:15 | BT Sport 2 |
| Ospreys 13 – 32 Munster | 17:30 | BT Sport 3 |
| ASM 53 – 21 Harlequins | 17:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Scarlets 20 – 16 London Irish | 19:45 | S4C |
| Bordeaux 40 – 30 Wasps | 20:00 | BT Sport 2 |
Sunday 17th November
| Northampton 25 – 14 Lyon | 13:00 | BT Sport 2 |
| Connacht 23 – 20 Montpellier | 13:00 | BT Sport 3 |
| Scotland 3 – 17 Wales (women) | 15:10 | BBC Alba |
| Racing 30 – 10 Saracens | 15:15 | BT Sport 2 |
Ovally Balls 
The substitution of meat for something made to resemble food (paraphrasing the professor) where the substitute burgers come in from the original article I was referring to and what got my original attention.
Christ.
What I meant to say is:
The case for switching to something like a burger, which is marketed as more healthy and environmentally friendly, is overstated and hidden in the article.
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Craigs, and yeah, like I say, a large flat mushroom flavoured however you like it is better than any meat imposter, imo, likewise aubergine chunks make a good alternative for read meat for curries and the like because of the texture, there’s a bit of bite there.
Nut roasts are the work of the devil.
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Despite my username I avoid soy wherever possible.
nosoy
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A reminder for followers of the Pish Cup teams, streaming can be found here https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/latest-video/epcrtv/
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@Ticht – thanks, but unfortunately my team are in the Big Cup.
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Anyway, enough hippying, here’s some rugby news:
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………….and so soys I, too…….dreadful stuff
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And if anyone comes across any streams of the Os’ game then if they could just keep them to themselves that’ll be fine.
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I could do an MBM of the O’s game if that suits you better?
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@BB – if you want to risk losing the will to live then that’s up to you.
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I like soy sauce.
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I’m a Glasgow and Scotland fan. Plus I’ve worked in education for over 30 years – I lose the will to live on a regular basis.
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Cagey start in Agen, both sides making errors. Agen have a chance at the sticks
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Bullseye. 3-0
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George Taylor (12) crosses for Edinburgh. Well worked try, Taylor’s cut some great lines so far
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Edinburgh’s backs look a lot more incisive than Agen’s. Hickey converts, 3-7
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Another try for Taylor. Lovely stuff
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Agen are bobbins. Edinburgh should batter them
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Taylor looks twice the size and twice the player from last year
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3rd Edinburgh try. Turnover, chip and chase, easy
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DNA Watch!
Toulouse have it too!
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Lovely stuff from Damo, great to see him back to form after a bad time with fitness and all the deportation stuff with his grandparents
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Ticht, Taylor’s forearms are ridiculous
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Thorley fails a late fitness test so Bananaman into the XV and Wunderkind Rees Zammit on the bench.
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Cameraman in Agen now just panning to random dudes in the crowd as Edinburgh set for a scrum
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‘Plus, human breast milk is the healthiest milk to drink given that it’s custom made for babies.’
Mmm, booby juice
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“DNA Watch!
“Toulouse have it too!”
Come on, BB, work with me. Everyone’s got DNA. This is where Deebee went wrong yesterday.
It’s what’s in their DNA that’s important (eg “it’s not in Anthony Watson’s DNA to tackle Alex Goode in the air” or if you can manipulate the DNA somehow (eg that American player in the World Cup).
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The marvellous Real Betis player Joaquin was breastfed until the age of 6.
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*bleagh!*
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Not sure what’s in Touloue’s DNA – something that makes them grow bloody big, I suspect.
Anyway – FAR more important is Scotwatch. Gloucs have Harris starting and Toulouse have Big Richie on the bench.
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Cracking try Gloucester!
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Bloomin’ ‘eck. Joe Simpson goes 60m to score an impressive solo try.
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Sounds like Gloucester are doing their scoring too early trick.
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Simpson try times 2! Even further out this time.
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Bloody hell, Simpson’s done it again. Picks up a loose TLS ball, in his own 22, and pins his ears back.
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Don’t think there’s anything wrong with that? Ball stripped in the tackle and came loose.
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Joe Simpson show right now. Alarming scoreline currently.
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Toulouse are not having a good evening.
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Friday night rugby? Nope, the school Christmas show songs are out and I’ve got a sing-song to break up. Eldest is on with Waka Waka. Little One has made up a song about a giraffe so as not to be left out. And the Middle One? Well if I’ve got to spend the next few weeks listening to this then so have you:
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Film Little One’s song about the giraffe and stick it on YouTube. It’ll still be better than Chiner In Yer Hand.
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The joys of having auto-play turned off are boundless.
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Glaws doing a real number on Toulouse;s scrum.
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Toulouse have loads of possession, but have rarely looked like scoring a try. Gloucester have had a lot less, but look like scoring every time they get near the Toulouse line.
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Ben Whitehouse has had a pretty good game, with the whistle, as well.
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Bizarre performance by Glaws first half. Outrageously clinical for brief moments (Hey Joe) and then complacent in our own half. Can’t complete a lineout, wait until our replacement comes on it’ll get worse. I’m thinking we prolly have a total of 5 minutes in their half.
We can still easily lose by around 20.
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Right, that’s all sorted out. Although Jacqueline Wilson books have done quite a lot to inspire the Eldest I can’t say having to read some of them a second time with the Middle One is doing a right lot for me, but everyone who needs to be is at least asleep.
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Beadle – you’ll be fine. Toulouse can’t help cocking up.
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A stern final warning to the Eldest regarding overuse of toilet paper also had to be issued. I suppose it wasn’t really her fault that the Little One also went and had a shit after she’d blocked the loo, but she does now know who’s going to be unblocking it next time.
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Sounds like Agen have woken up a bit this half, but Embra still holding on.
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@BB – the Giraffe Song is pretty good. A bit repetitive lyrically, but it may develop over time.
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