The briefest of all possible previews.
Georgia v Fiji
Fiji are a very good side, but have not played a test match due to their Covid problems. Georgia were much improved last week. Georgia by 5.
Ireland v Scotland
Both sides looking rather pedestrian at the moment. With the inexplicable void where Hamish McFuckface should be, as well as the return of Sexton and Ireland’s home advantage (and despite the dropping of McCloskey), Ireland by 10.
Wales v Italy
Wales by 25. You know why.
England v France
With France putting out a C side, there is not much doubt: England by 15. Although I suspect France will throw some surprises England’s way.
Onna telly this week
Friday 4th December
| Bristol 18 – 17 Saints | ||
| Connacht 31 – 14 Treviso |
Saturday 5th December
| Australia v Argentina | 08:45 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Georgia v Fiji | 12:00 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Ireland v Scotland | 14:15 | Amazon Prime |
| Bulls v Cheetahs | 14:30 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Leicester v Exeter | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Wasps v Newcastle | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Worcester v Bath | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Wales v Italy | 16:45 | S4C / Amazon Prime |
| Golden Lions v Western Province | 17:00 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Glasgow v Dragons | 19:15 | Premier Sports 1 |
Sunday 6th December
| England v France | 14:00 | Amazon Prime |
| London Irish v Sale | 14:30 | BT Sport Extra |
| Gloucester v Harlequins | 16:15 | BT Sport 1 |
Ovally Balls 
There was a really good article on the fishing situation i saw a while back. Showed how much bollix is talked about it in a brexit context, and how ‘control’ is Totally misused given the complexities involved also, more generally the small operators generally get shafted and big bucks are made by part uk / offshore owned supertrawlers that have have been sold rights. My impression was a few big operators were keen on brexit…
I’ll have to see if I can find it.
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Double nice.
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They can’t keep this pace up, surely?
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Kolbe is quite something, it’s been said before
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BB – Cooney was a bit slow to start after the Covid break, but has been well back on form in recent weeks.
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I’d like Ulster to win but Kolbe’s the best.
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@Flair: What OT said. There’s an old tweet of Barnier’s saying how the various positions you could take lead to different styles of agreement, showing that May’s red lines led to a Canada style deal. Now we’ve essentially said we want a Canada style deal, we are told we have to give up way more than Canada did. It is not a just position and it is not excused by any of the actions our dickheads have do far taken (which I don’t condone either).
But I’ll shut up about it – enjoy your rugby everyone!
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Oy oy oy, Thomas.
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Nice step from Big Charlie
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Dupont in – but was there a knock on at the scrum?
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Ohh, lovely
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Ah fuck. Was just about to say I’d be happy if we held onto our lead at half-time.
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That power in the scrum is always going to tell
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Nope – Cooney trying to knock the ball out of the scrum just gave it to Dupont. Not the best move.
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Cardiff losing too. May not be a great night in the Thaum household if these scores stay the same. But neither side out of it yet, although Ulster seem to have run out of steam a bit.
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Yes, Toulouse look like they’re just getting warmed up.
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Is the Kingspan in Kingspan Stadium related to these wankers :
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/grenfell-inquiry-kingspan-manager-gives-evidence
?
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Most enjoyable half between Ulster and Toulouse. Rather impressed with the “un-Irish” approach bu Ulster and the sheer individual brilliance and power of Toulouse
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These lads: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/09/firm-rigged-tests-of-rival-product-after-grenfell-blaze-inquiry-told
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What ‘Kingspan’? It’s bloody Ravenhill!
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At my parents’ there’s an old scrapbook that my grandmother put together when she was at school in Belfast in the 1930s. She was a hockey player but rugby fan and there are lots of clippings of her school’s side playing in the Ulster Schools Final at Ravenhill. The pictures are fab. Thousands in watching the games.
Recent finals have been at the Kingspan.
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Another try for Toulouse!
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Ulster over now! Herring found a gap and ran through.
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Another try for Ulster! Second for Herring.
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Well done, Ulster.
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This game is warming up nicely
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Noses back in front with Cooney’s conversion.
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That is a ref trying to justify his own wrong decision
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How do you stop Kolbe? Ulster don’t know how…
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Kolbe even scores when he trips over himself
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Even falling over Kobe can still score a try. That guy is just incredible
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Bloody Kolbe!
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Tam, I saw a question the other day that was along the lines of, if fish become ours after crossing a line in the middle of the sea, how come people don’t?
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Helluva tackle on Stockdale. Getting very worried now.
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Hmm, poppies … Flanders … what language do they speak there?
Yellow for Médard!
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Toulouse win! Cracking game and hard luck Ulster.
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I enjoyed that, commiserations Thaum, it was a good match though
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Bollocks.
Can’t argue with Kolbe MotM, or SotM.
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Well played Ulster in a very enjoyable game deservedly won by Toulouse
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Top match.
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Kolbe is one of those players that make rugby such a great sport to watch
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Is this CJ’s mate doing the interviews? He’s fucking shit. ‘How are you feeling?’ ‘What’s going through your mind when you”re doing something?’, ‘Will a win give you confidence?’
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I think Ulster would have won that with a full house at Ravenhill, conjecture I know, but it was close enough for that huge support to have made the difference
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We’re still second on the table with our LBP!
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I see Cardiff won in Newcastle, anyone know why George Graham wasn’t playing? He’s been outstanding recently, presumably crocked?
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oops, Gary Graham, his old man is George
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Ticht, when I was in SA, Nick Mallett had this big spiel every week on the telly about how Kolbe should be turned into a scrum half. Props to Toulouse and Rassie for playing him where he’s absolutely devastating.
There’re a couple of lads playing at the Bulls at the moment who’ve done a similar thing to CK – going to 7z and then back to 15s. Arendse and Gans. Both are dynamite. I just wish Speckman had gone back to 15s a few years earlier. Another magician,
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Also ticht, Newcastle made loads of changes apparently. They’d picked the same side for the 1st 3 league matches and wanted to give them a rest. Don’t think your boy’s crocked.
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