Saner parts of the world, such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (and I never thought I’d write that) are managing to go ahead with their matches, but in the Pro-14, non-cancelled matches scheduled for today are rarer than gracious election concessions by Donald Trump.
There are a couple of not-cancelled Top 14 matches that don’t appear to be available for your viewing pleasure in the UK, and the Sunday and Monday (boo, hiss) Pro-14 matches are so far still on. The English Premiership appears to be having a wee rest.
Maybe it’s just a plot to make us all savour the prospect of Friday’s Ireland v Wales supershowdown. Supposing it doesn’t get cancelled.
Fixtures not yet nixed onna telly this week
Saturday 7th November
| Australia 24 – 22 New Zealand | 08:45 | Sky Sports Arena |
Sunday 8th November
| Ospreys v Leinster | 15:00 | TG4 / Premier Sports 1 |
| Scarlets v Zebre | 17:15 | S4C / Premier Sports 1 |
Monday 9th November
| Ulster v Glasgow | 20:15 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Edinburgh v Cardiff | 19:45 | Premier Sports 2 |
Friday 13th November
| Ireland v Wales | 19:00 | Channel 4 / S4C |
Ovally Balls 
Oh fuck.
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This is going to be such a Scotland way to lose this.
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Well at least we’ve got to penalties. We have a 100% record in penalty shootouts.
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Although we’ve only ever taken part in 1 penalty shootout before now.
Cannae watch…..
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Hard luck Norn Iron. Lost 2-1 to Slovakia.
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Ya Beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I actually watched extra time and the shoot out.
Ya beauty, it’s a rare feeling indeed.
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You missed the best of the game from our point of view Ticht. For 89 and a half minutes we pretty much dominated a side ranked much higher than us at their home.
At least we’ve now reclaimed our rightful place at a finals tournament. Wonder how we’ll fail to qualify from the group this time…..
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The pundits were saying that, BB, that we were the better side by far.
I just can’t bring myself to watch the Scottish football team, I’ve enough heartache to deal with watching Edinburgh and Scotland rugby, and even Glasgow these days.
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Anyway, I cricked my neck today replacing the kitchen tap, working under the sink with hunner of plumbing in the way isn’t exactly helped by the fact the Water Board’s main stop cock doesn’t actually stop the water running and the stop cocks under the sink have seized up due to hard water.
Oh and the old tap has pipes soldered into the bottom of it, rather than fixings.
Bastard of a job.
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Sorry to hear that Ticht. I know covid buggered things up, but are you still intending to move back up here at some point in the future?
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Yeah that’s still the plan BB, maybe in a couple of years, the nippers need a base close to that London right now
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Morning all! Congrats to Scotland, a fine performance by all accounts! Realised that I never congratulated TomP on the Bulls winning in Joburg last week – a well deserved victory, but at least we put up a better performance than the Stormers.
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the Water Board’s main stop cock doesn’t actually stop the water running
I’ve got the same model. My sympathies!
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Ye dogs. Scotland football team qualify for something.
*falls off chair*
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Squidge innit.
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Tbh I think he focuses too much on Irelands failings.
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Sadly just a pipe dream
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France-Fiji very close to being called off:
https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/autumn-nations-cup/2020/autumn-nations-cup-information-midi-olympique-france-fidji-devrait-etre-annule_sto7992327/story.shtml
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/nov/12/concrete-jungle-the-brutalist-buildings-of-northern-england-in-pictures
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Some of those are beauties.
We went to this exhibition a couple of months back:
https://kafkadesk.org/2020/08/26/prague-is-losing-a-layer-of-its-cultural-and-architectural-memory/
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Steak tartar > lovo by 15 (if it happens)
Badly cooked cheese on toast > anything in a tomato based sauce by 10
Stew > weirdly cooked cheese on toast by 15
Pork pie > Shkmeruli by 25
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I really want some Khachapuri.
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Tomp – I really want some pork pie and piccalilli.
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I really want steak, chips and beer. Who’s going to supply it?
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‘Badly cooked cheese on toast > anything in a tomato based sauce by 10’
Leaving aside the scurrilous ‘badly cooked’ slur, this is hardly a national dish.
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Is now
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Pfft
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Galthie named a much weaker squad of 31 for the game against Scotland next week.:
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3 game limit kicked in. Shame
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He realised the mighty Scots – possibly the world’s greatest sporting nation – would hammer them again so has basically thrown the game.
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………………..cleans keyboard of mouthful……………..
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Anyone on here a member of RICS? If so what’s the policy around lying please?
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@craigs
You may need to dig CJ up from the grave to answer surveying questions. Alternatively Lara as an architect might give you a steer, or Boa if your query is knitting-related.
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Craigs, my dear departed dad was a FRICS. I think according to him, a surveyor caught lying should be struck off before hanging, drawing and quartering. Hope that helps.
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OT – yeah, I was thinking about them but thought it would be rude not to ask.
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Sbt – it does actually. There’s a small section of my roof which hasn’t been lined. The area to the left and above has been lined with the batons going over the new lining. I asked about this and the surveyor said that the tiles hadn’t been taken off. I asked how the lining got there and she just repeated herself and ignored me.
My builder reckons that the firm who re did the roof just ran out of lining and it will be around £500 to sort. Not a biggy in the grand scheme of things but I hate being lied to.
There’s also a nice dent in the wooden door of my garage. When I asked her and the builders about it they denied all knowledge. It’s exactly the right height for the trucks they use. They also dropped a load of paint on my driveway.
So I’m onna warpath. I’ve gone full Sag.
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Oh, and the tender says the whole roof should be re tiled so…
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Craigs, you’re beautiful when you’re angry.
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Thanks babe.
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Craigs is an accountant. He’s going to write that surveyor a strongly worded spreadsheet.
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OT – this is more representative of my typical day
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As the game vs Fiji has been called off, we might still see France’s strongest team vs Scotland as the players have been released to their clubs, therefore not reaching the 3 games limit set by the FFR/LNR agreement.
In any case, that B team are no pushovers, and it’s a pretty interesting mix of a couple of old horses like Atonio and many very young players, among which ex WC U20s , like Barassi or Zegueur.
I’m glad to see players like Macalou, Jalibert, Woki back in the fray. One could argue that Raka and Thomas are better wings than Ratez and Fickou.
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My picks:
Ireland by 10
Scotland by 24
England by 35
I also had France by 12 but we’ll never know and it’s a shame as it looked like it could be quite entertaining.
What about yours?
Don’t forget to write them down in the Superbru thing.
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England / Ireland scores sound about right.
Bit generous to Scotland all things considered.
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New post up soon….
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Flair, I was thinking the same thing, pretty handy second team, from my limited viewpoint. Serin would probably walk into any other 6Nations side, and the backs looked handy. French forwards always there or there abouts too.
Wales by 6 if Sheedy gets on early.
Scotland by 16.
England by 18, unless Robson gets on early, in which case much more.
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