Got distracted by being off this week on account of the happy occasion of getting a new dug.
But in case you missed it, you can read ClydeMillarWynant’s excellent Real Cricket Match Report here.
For Your Televisual Pleasure
Friday 28th August
| Brumbies v Western Force | 10:05 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Glasgow v Edinburgh | 19:35 | Premier Sports 1 |
Saturday 29th August
| Waratahs v Rebels | 10:15 | Sky Sports Action |
| Sale v Bristol | 15:00 | Channel 5 / BT Sport 2 |
| Dragons v Scarlets | 17:15 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Ulster v Leinster | 19:35 | Premier Sports 1 |
Sunday 30th August
| Harlequins v Northampton | 14:00 | BT Sport 1 |
| Exeter v Worcester | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Munster v Connacht | 15:00 | Premier Sports 2 |
| Gloucester v Leicester | 16:30 | BT Sport 1 |
| Cardiff v Ospreys | 17:00 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Zebre v Treviso | 19:00 | Premier Sports 2 |
Monday 31st August
| London Irish v Saracens | 13:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Bath v Wasps | 15:00 | BT Sport 1 |
Ovally Balls 
The bad guys:
(15-9) Jacob Stockdale, Louis Ludik, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Rob Lyttle, Billy Burns (Capt.), John Cooney.
(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor, Sam Carter, Matthew Rea, Jordi Murphy, Marcell Coetzee.
Replacements: John Andrew, Jack McGrath, Marty Moore, Kieran Treadwell, Sean Reidy, Alby Mathewson, Ian Madigan, Michael Lowry.
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@ticht
Can’t really grumble about that team. Think Taylor has higher potential than Dean, but Dean is a solid & experienced option these day.
Glad Ritchie is at least back & playing, will certainly be some impact from the bench.
I’d like to think if they turn up with the right mindframe they can win. Lack of game time for Toolis does worry me a bit.
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Neither side’s had much game time, Chimpie. Plus, Ulster off the back of two defeats. Edinburgh’s to lose.
Munsterman on the whistle, mind.
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‘Munsterman on the whistle, mind.’
Classic ProWoo. Should have sent for nige.
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I make it 8 Ulster-raised players in that Ulster XXIII and 7 Leinster-raised players.
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TBH I’d be disappointed to lose at home. Lack of a crowd neutralises that somewhat.
Need the pack, back row especially to step up & not give Cooney space to run the game. If we can get some decent ball to set the backs moving they can cause some damage.
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‘I make it 8 Ulster-raised players in that Ulster XXIII and 7 Leinster-raised players.’
Plus head coach nicked from Scotland, CEO & assistant coach from Embra.
‘sanoutrage
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“Should have sent for nige.”
I’m not a great fan of cloning human beings but will make an exception for Sir Nige.
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Are they not allowing the Murrayfield 700 in for this one?
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As for tonight, Munster would have a better chance with Carbery & Snyman fit but don’t think it’ll be completely one sided.
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Nope. No crowd.
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McFarland cut his coaching teeth in Ireland before going to Scotland so y’know …
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Is the NZ north vs south thing on this weekend?
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Pfft.
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I hadn’t realised that Roddy Grant’s a Saffer. The clues were all there.
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Yes, NI v SI is tomorrow morning UK time.
I’m not sure Munster are the second best team in the tournament but I think they’ve got the best chance of knocking off Leinster.
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I hadn’t realised that Roddy Grant’s a Saffer. The clues were all there.
He was born in Botswana actually. Raised in Cape Town and went to Hilton College in KZN, so his world view is formed by being more British than the British in Last Outpost Natal (KZN) and deeply fearful of anything that resembles Africa from Cape Town. Sounds perfectly British to me.
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How does one pick ‘my’ team in that N – S clash? Darkness or more Darkness? Sauron vs King Ghidorah? Who are the underdogs?
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Which side would Dane Coles have been on? Which team would El Suavo or Boomking support?
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Good wikipedia-ing, Deebee. Gary Teichmann not a Saffer, then?
WP Prep, Bishops and Hilton suggests Roddy is a salt of the earth boet.
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Any rugby on tonight? I have the house to myself and want to watch everything!
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Nah, Teich is alright. Still lives and works here and only had one of the two colonial evils inflicted on him.
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You can watch the inevitable progress of the Dublin-based blue meanies Deebee
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Embra’s glorious victory will have to wait till tomorrow.
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probabubly some english premiereship stuff going on too
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Ta, Chimpie! Of course that’s dependent on the power coming back on here. My laptop will be done by then.
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Sale playing tomorrow if you want to keep up with the status of the bok squad.
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Man drinks seven pints of his own urine a day, claims he never gets ill
Zimbabwe then KZN for Teichmann. But also Newport.
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How is it Friday again already? S’pose I’d better get a new post up….
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Well, Happy Sept 4th to everyone.
I’m 60 today – and I can safely say glad to have got this far……
Celebrations to be fairly muted as Covid restrictions here have hamstrung most of our plans and we’re on Plan D or E right now. However, as it’s the weekend we can string out the “muted” celebrations across Friday and Saturday…. make up in quantity what they lack in quality.
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Happy happy Trisk.
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