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 
Been really impressed by Taylor this season. Without wishing to go full turk hookers we’ve got decent options at 12.
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Chimpie, I like Taylor and I like Dean, but I have to see us win some big games before I can be conned again into thinking Embra are anything more than mid to lower conference material, let alone a play off team
Wasps at home don’t count, Munster B away don’t count, I’m not nearly convinced yet, in fact I’m not even near thinking about being a play off side yet, in either competition.
We should have WP Nel back next week, that will help.
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Really, the only reason to not vote Labour is that the SNP/Green/LibDem/Monster Raving Loony candidate stands a better chance of beating the vile shitehawk Tory in your constituency
There are websites available to guide where to place the vote to keep the Tory out, which is the main goal.
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Hopefully the (non-Tory) Brexiters who feel let down by Farage not standing candidates against Tories will just not vote at all rather than voting for said Tory shitehawks. I think this is quite likely in a lot of cases judging from talk in the mess room at work. Don’t really like celebrating the idea of people not voting, but it is what it is.
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@TomP
He certainly did express himself clearly and confidently.
His openness about something that he was once afraid to share or admit makes him a potential role model, much as the people he mentioned were a model for him.
Maybe Folau will (should?) give this a watch…
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I’ve just watched Dai Young’s post match interview with the Wasps in house tv guys, he is all class.
I was a massive fan of his as a player (prop first, country second), and I’m a fan of him as a coach, obviously I want for us to beat Wasps next week, but I wish him well, he is good guy.
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I generally like Jonathan Pie as a funny thing now and again, but this one is important, please share in the hope it trickles down and gets someone to vote that other wise wouldn’t, because not voting is what that shite Johnson and his Bullingdon mates want you to do
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Yeah schoeman is a talent but he’s prone to idiocy
That’s McSchoeman to you.
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………everyone’s gone xmas shopping…………..la la-la la la
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Ouch, ma heid
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That’s ‘tra-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-lahhh’ Slade!
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only if you pay by cash
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Blues Birthdays Special
Tom Waits is 70 today, skip over my posts if you want to, because today I’m going full Tom
Opening track from the first album
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*Wonders quite how much Waits we’re going to get from Ticht today*
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Can’t have too much of a good thing.
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I won’t post during games, but here is the next one.
I have others from the second album that I adore, but they are almost all “after hours songs”, this is a bit more upbeat
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Oh Saints. Excellent opening to the match, forcing Leinster back and turning over the ball in the 22. All undone by a terrible pass by Reinach. Larmour breaks from his own half and Lowe scores under the posts.
0-7
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Saints level it up. The most simple of tries, through the hands to Tuala, who scores right in the far corner. Good conversion by Biggar – with the sun directly in his eyes he gets it dead centre.
7-7
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It’s end-to-end stuff at Franklin’s Gardens. Gibson-Park nearly scored, Reinach tackling him just short of the line. Ruddock does score off the recycle.
10-14
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Good game this, both sides look dangerous with the ball
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Enjoyable game this
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Everyone else be quiet, Dan Biggar is talking.
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Dan! Dan! DAN!
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Mr Biggar. MR BIGGAR!
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Keep us updated; I’m saving all my data for the Ulster match!
Craigs – sorry to hear about your job; that is really shit. In my experience, they always do this just before xmas.
My contract expires at the end of this month, although I’ve been told it will be extended until the end of March (the end of the financial year). Then we got an email saying not to come back to work until the 6th Jan (yay!), unless we are told we’re really, really needed (damn – well, hopefully not).
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This week on Fuck the Dragons:
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Watching Saints/Leinster with only the sound of the stadium and the refs. It’s a first for me. Fascinating stuff.
They’re constantly talking to one another, linesmen , TMO, and Ruiz himself, mostly in French, switching to English as soon as they have to communicate some official decision. What Ruiz misses is immediately spotted by the TMO but they mostly let the game flow, knowing they can always go back to the advantage call. Great team work.
I like Ruiz, he’s good in the Top 14. Hope I don’t jinx him.
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Good game this. Leinster clinical, unlike Saints.
Sexton out with a knee injury, apparently.
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16/31 for Leinster. Both teams with a YC.
Saints just knocked on 2m from the Irish line.
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Too much fumblefingering from the saints. Evil dubs are going to close this out
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Northamptin don’t really play bad but they repeatedly knock on and they seem to be powerless in front of the excellent Leinster defence.
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Chimpie, the final result is not in doubt, is it?
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Nope
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Been a sense of inevitability for about the last 20 minutes
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And a new close range try for Leinster. 16/36 before the conversion. 3 minutes to go.
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Recovered Glory, then.
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And another.
Final score 16/43.
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‘Mon ra Weedge! Need a win to keep ourselves in this group.
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‘Mon Ulster!
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Far too bloody easy for La Rochelle to get through our line there.
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Anyone have a working link?
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Super La Rochelle play. Not super by Glasgow.
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https://buffstream.stream/live-la-rochelle
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We are really poor at the moment.
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Watching the Drags Flair style, feels odd at first but not bad.
Big downside is the everlasting blast of Matea’s whistle. I missed it but future Wales Legend Basham has been red-carded for a tip tackle, I missed it so can’t comment on it’s rightness. 10-10 at the moment but awfully hard to watch when you feel the cards are stacked up against you already.
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This may be a tick biased, but I really feel the player frustration coming over with each blast of the whistle.
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Evil Quins have scored a try against our heroes. 3-10.
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MrIks, I watched without commentary only because Be-in was showing it that way. I’d happily do it again as most pundits are useless anyway.
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Meaning I wish I had the choice every time.
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