As I’m w*rking this evening, only time for a quick update on the televised matches.
*Or possibly the one who said they preferred the short ones.
On the telly this week
Friday 6th December
| Enisei-STM 12 – 28 Castres | 16:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Agen 3 – 73 Bordeaux Bègles | 19:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Edinburgh 31 – 20 Wasps | 19:35 | epcrugby.com |
| Bath 17 – 34 Clermont | 19:45 | BT Sport 2 |
Saturday 7th December
| Northampton 16 – 43 Leinster | 13:00 | Channel 4 / BT Sport 2 |
| Lyon 28 – 0 Treviso | 13:00 | BT Sport 3 |
| Toulon 37 – 17 London Irish | 13:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Worcester 34 – 28 Dragons | 15:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Bristol 37 – 11 Stade Français | 15:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Zebre 27 – 24 Brive | 15:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Leicester 59 – 7 Calvisano | 15:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Ulster 25 – 24 Harlequins | 15:15 | BT Sport 2 |
| La Rochelle 24 – 27 Glasgow | 15:15 | BT Sport 3 |
| Munster 10 – 3 Saracens | 17:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Ospreys 19 – 40 Racing | 17:30 | BT Sport 3 |
| Bayonne 11 – 19 Scarlets | 20:00 | epcrugby.com |
| Cardiff 54 – 22 Pau | 20:00 | epcrugby.com / S4C |
Sunday 8th December
| Gloucester 26 – 17 Connacht | 13:00 | BT Sport 2 |
| Sale 20 – 22 Exeter | 15:15 | BT Sport 2 |
| Toulouse 23 – 9 Montpellier | 15:15 | BT Sport Extra |
Ovally Balls 
My folks will have been married 50 years next year.
**Shudders**
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@Ticht, yes I picked up on that news about Cosgrove and it’s a real tragedy. To be honest I never saw him play for the Drags, but he looks like the kind of front 5 player we need.
It’s an eye injury picked up in training apparently, which of course has repercussions regarding his life outside rugby.
The Drags got themselves into a mess regarding player insurance issues with Andrew Coombs, so I hope they handle this case properly.
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@OT, think how your folks feel when their light and joy and sunny boy turns up as a grizzled old git with a beer-belly (just guessing).
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@iks
I caught site of myself in the mirror the other day and realised I’m turning into my old fella.
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BBC Scotland has a documentary on Doddie. (Not BBC1 Scotland – this is 108 on Virgin).
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Oh, and ‘mon Embra!
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When Serge Danot, the guy who did Le Manège enchanté (The Magic Roundabout source), died, they buried him:
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I was about to complain about Clancy’s uselessness, but what’s the point?
Just read back over what I’ve already written over the last ten years and take it as read.
The fucker
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Priestland saunters over.
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Rhys Priestland scores a try reminiscent of JDI v Bath about 30 years. Dummies a pass to the right maybe even a drop goal (Jiffy dummied a drop goal) and skins the defenders to run in from 25 metres.
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Jiffy’s was better. A gorgeous try:
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That programme on Doddie was a tough watch at the end there, but what he’s done since he was diagnosed is amazing. There is definitely a change in him now, but he’ll keep fighting.
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For those wanting to watch the Embra match:
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Andrew Brace is proper Irish sounding now. Very generous advantage given there.
Clermont are playing rubbish again.
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Schoeman is mullering Brookes
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To be sure. The lilting Cantonian accent has been replaced by a foghorn on squeaky setting.
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Moala crashes over. Clermont still not very good.
Healey and Dallaglio massively overhyping the English club as per.
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Sorry to hear about the shitty way you’ve been treated Craigs. Never nice. Saffa? From his management style I’d suggest revenge would be shitting on his Bulls jersey and wiping your arse with his Old South Africa flag.
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Shitty news, Craigs. Sabotage the books.
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Embra do what Embra do, nicely on top and shipping points, 10 -6 to us at ht
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Reading back now. Sorry to hear about your job, Craigs.
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Kinghorn with a bit of open prairie in front of him strides out forra try
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Big Duhan in for Embra’s third
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Both Bath and Clermont mediocre. Disappointing.
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Schoeman you twit
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Wasps score, Watson asks Clownshoes about about a neck roll,
“NO”
Is the reply
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Fair play to Clancy, he remembered the other penalties
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Spanish lad Ezeala scores the match winner for Clermont.
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Clermont in again. Bath a shambles.
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Thanks for the link, Refit. Embra game (despite Clancy) more entertaining than Bath getting thumped.
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Mostly pleasing
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BP win whilst not playing particularly well isn’t to be sniffed at, I guess, onwards for Embra
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Pack looked good in the bits I saw, Ticht. They seemed to push Wasps back in the maul a few times.
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Now a slaughter in Bath.
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“Schoeman you twit”
I remember his ban for biting before he came to Edinburgh, I hoped it was a one off, but he has been prone to “moments” since joining Edinburgh, let’s put it that way.
No doubt he is an international class prop, but he needs to screw the nut.
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Bath capitulation.
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Absolutely stinking.
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BB, I’m told the Wasps pack got mullered against Exeter last week, we didn’t have anything like that sort of dominance, though we were on top and Clancy reffed us out of dominance, so we’ll go down to Coventry next week and try to get on top again
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Clermont massively improved after a frankly rubbish first half, but don’t think they’ve been at their best despite the rout.
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Bath score. Clermont 4 lucky not to have tripped Joseph as he was on his way over. 17-34.
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OK, rugby’s done, now for a bit of country.
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Clermont might be able to get 50 next week if they fancy it.
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Bordeaux won 73-3 away to Agen earlier. Good to see one of the two bothering with the competition. Good group that with Edinburgh in it as well.
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This was largely a B team for ASM so a win with a BP is almost a miracle.
Tomp, Ezeala has played for SpainU18 but also for a France 7 friendly. He wants to play for France where he arrived aat the age of 15. I doubt he’ll make it. Not Fijian enough.
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Hrmm, I think our PD might be behind Bordeaux Begles
Agen are a bit pish
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This is good:
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Flair, he had a super second half. Good luck to him.
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Good vid, Tam, I like him he is a good young ref who has a big future ahead of him, imo.
It’s a terrible shame that his sexuality is even a story, I mean who really has any right to give a flying fuck?
And if they do, then fuck them, the morons.
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Yeah schoeman is a talent but he’s prone to idiocy
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I agree, ticht. It’s important for him and he makes that clear. i like the way he did that.
Also, a strong statement about scrum halves becoming referees earlier.
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