The good thing about breaking your foot is that the painkillers mean that you’re less bothered about your team getting annihilated by the Bad Guys.
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The plan for the 6N Super Saturday meet-up in Heidelberg, courtesy of MisterIks.
On the telly this week
Friday 20th December
| Leinster 54 – 42 Ulster | 19:35 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Gloucester 36 – 3 Worcester | 19:45 | BT Sport 2 |
Saturday 21st December
| Leicester 22 – 31 Exeter | 15:00 | BT Sport 2 |
| Zebre 8 – 13 Treviso | 15:00 | Premier Sports 2 |
| Connacht 14 – 19 Munster | 17:15 | TG4 / Freesports |
| Dragons 22 – 20 Scarlets | 17:15 | S4C / Premier Sports 2 |
| Glasgow 20 – 16 Edinburgh | 17:45 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Ospreys 16 – 19 Cardiff | 19:35 | Premier Sports 2 |
Sunday 22nd December
| London Irish 10 – 38 Bath | 15:00 | BT Sport 1 |
Thursday 26th December
| Cardiff v Dragons | 15:00 | S4C / Premier Sports 2 |
| Scarlets v Ospreys | 17:15 | Premier Sports 2 |
Ovally Balls 
Suspect a narrow Glasgow win.
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Ticht – L’ster were a bit weird – first 30 minutes they were hot and 3 – 1 tries up, then………….a little bit tired and Exeter starting to grind and then L’ster fell apart. Healey said Ford and Youngs looked great when pack going forward not when they went into reverse – the pair/team had no plan B.
Manu was impressive all game as were one or two thers at times – but not a team when the chips came down.
Exeter just so committed for each other.
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Halfpenny scores after 12 seconds. TMO…
Not given.
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Con-Mun: who we supporting? I’m assuming Con, being less evil.
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The Drags, DB7.
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Deebee – well, I like both teams, but Connacht as underdogs, even though they’re at home.
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‘Mon ra Weedge!
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9-16 at HT.
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Dragz have come back really well, in fairness. The yellows seem to be playing a big part so far.
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That’s my thinking Thaum, which probably explains why Connacht are losing.
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Boo. Cheating weedgies
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I’ve just rewound to look at the Mata card, he was miles behind the ruck when the ball was picked up and passed out for the Glasgow attack, ie not even close to being offside
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I think we look the more likely side when we get some phases going.
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TRY Connacht!
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Carty (the try-scorer) misses the conversion, so it’s 14-19 with 6 minutes to go.
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Well worked! Crucial conversion miss…
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Irish derby is a bit of a Grinch’s Christmas: lots of green, red and white, but bugger all goodwill.
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That’s my kind of xmas. Bah, humbug.
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ANOTHER Embra player in the bin?
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Last chance saloon for Connacht, with a lineout on their own 10. Scrappy, turned over and that should be it. It is. 19-14 to Munster.
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Scottish derby must have been scripted by Scrooge if the score is anything to go by.
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Sam Davies Munsters a droppie to win it for the Drags.
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Welsh derby scripted by Sam Davies apparently.
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Lots of cards in Glasgow so there’s the Christmassy feeling.
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Looks like I made the right decision not to go to Scotstoun tonight.
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Adam Hastings giftwraps Ruaridh Jackson to the Edinburgh defence and RJ gets hammered.
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Well well well. Sam ‘Maddening’ Davies misses a penalty sitter to win the match, then some hard running from his teammates wins a penalty and he chips over a ‘free’ drop goal to steal the game anyway. Promptly gets MotM.
Still, Drags competing and winning now and then can’t be sniffed at. Moriarty put in a good shift in the last quarter, fair play. Lineout was a shambles but let’s not nitpick.
Yay Drags!
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Yes!
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Ya beauty
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Bugger.
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Arse. All from that pish kick from jaco
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*sigh*
Oh furra bit more composure…
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Yes! Much needed win. We’ll prolly lose at Murrayfield though.
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Very disappointing to drop league points that were there for the taking.
I enjoyed the game though, a good tight derby. We’ll have to gub them back at Murrayfield next week.
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I’ll be dissapointed if we don’t deliver a hole stuffing next week.
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Caerdydd are 3-6 up, but have just had a man sent to the bin.
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Bloody hell – a second Cardiff player has earned a yellow and a penalty try for Ospreys.
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Cardiff get a penalty in front of the posts … but it’s missed.
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And it’s HT: 10-6.
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One for Chimpie:
“The Hottest New Thing in Seasteading Is Land”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-20/silicon-valley-seasteaders-go-looking-for-low-tax-sites-on-land
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One Blues player comes back on, and another gets sent off!
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Not exactly seasteading is it then
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Becoming a regular tactic, that little kick by Tomos.
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Legends back to 15 men and score to take the lead.
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Ospreys equalise.
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I see the Mighty Wolves have done an underserved smash n’ grab on Norwich.
*Sends Sioni Wynwns up CMW’s canary-coloured pyjamas.*
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Blues take the lead through a penalty with 7 mins to go.
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And Blues squeak the win.
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Win is a win and all that, but the quality was pish.
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Darts is astounding
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