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 
Kieran Hardy does Bath easily and then throws the ball behind Steff Evans and into touch. Big miss.
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Spencer comes up just short but a fine tackle saves the day for the Scarlets, who win.
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English clubs played 5, lost 5 I make it.
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Quite a game at Bath in the end. Scarlets looked so dangerous when they started to push the boat out in the last twenty minutes that it was hard not to think they might have been better served to go for it a bit earlier. Bath a bit unfortunate to lose as they had most of the game and some very near misses though as TomP mentioned Scarlets blew a certain try that would pretty much have sealed it and saved them the stressful finish.
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Tomp, saw your message too late. Only saw the end at Bath. Looked much better than in Toulon.
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“Gareth Davies is a decent player but I wouldn’t put him as one of Wales’s all-time greats.”
He made the best blatantly illegal try-saving tackle with only one boot on that I’ve seen in a while.
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@thaumaturgical – they’ve already started on the regulations
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“London is digging in on the view that retaliatory tariffs, if the UK refuses to stay in step with EU standards, make a mockery of the entire raison d’être of Brexit.”
In other words, if the EU apply retaliatory tariffs, Brexit had no reason to happen?
I probably miss something in translation, but did the EU decide there should be a Brexit?
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“did the EU decide there should be a Brexit?”
This is an obvious question that should come up in response to huge amounts of the bilge that our government come out with. But for some reason our media don’t ask it.
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I’ve got a foot in two camps here because I’m a permanent resident here but still a British citizen (red passport renewed in 2019 and a little twinge when I saw the lack of “European Union” on the cover). My general feeling is the UK government doesn’t mind a No Deal too much. It should and people will but it doesn’t.
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Leinster being Leinster start mainly the side which has lain everyone to waste in the league, 5 up after as many minutes and are looking very strong away to Montpellier
Van der is a bit of a Flier, so to speak
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Jacques du Plessis is looking very handsome.
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Saffers all round then.
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As it is lorry drivers flog themselves to make a living, the idea that they are allowed to ignore safety regs on rest is yet more idiocy
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So if you manage to lift the ball off the ground in a jackal you win the penalty no matter if you get cleaned out and drop it?
Genuinely asking the question here.
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Astonishing yellow card in Newport.
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An Tom Cruse gets in for the Jaspers.
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Good run by the hooker.
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Ciaran Frawley goes over for Leinster, after being born in Oz he grew up in Skerries, the team Dunbar have a near 70 year history of playing against
Gwan lad.
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Topsy Ojo doesn’t know the difference between Ioan Lloyd and Callum Sheedy.
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“Tom Cruse”
Some names around today, Christian Judge from the last game raised an eyebrow.
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@refitman – yep, I saw that yesterday. Madness.
Flair
It’s just more cakery.
UKEngland is of the view that it should get whatever it wants, with no repercussions. Because we’re Special.LikeLiked by 1 person
Good score by Robson by Wasps.
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@refit
That also happened in March during the bog roll shortage.
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More seriously – Ikea are running out of stock because of freight hold-ups
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“the bog roll shortage”
Ancient history. Yesterday in my house we had the ‘toilet brush disaster’.
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Ha, I have plenty of bog roll!
Hope I haven’t left it too late to stock up things like rice and olive oil. Bit worried as, well, fresh food (including pasta) is preferred. Eating out of tins is not my idea of a good meal.
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CMW – you’re not supposed to use the bog brush to clean your arse.
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@Thaum – You’re supposed to flush the toilet before you use it at all.
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Only if the pre-check reveals some sort of disaster. What about the world’s limited water supply, etc?
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Fuck. I forgot I’m Irish as well now.
You Brits are to blame for everything ever.
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Rubbish advantage from Dickson.
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Tough yellow card for Lima in the Port.
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@Thaum – I think it is normal to get rid of the actual turd by flushing. Thrusting your bogbrush into it and spreading shit all over the toilet seat, the floor and the toilet brush holder is definitely not the way forward and if you do that and then call your sisters for their help don’t be surprised if they refuse you.
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Picamoles trundles on for Montpellier
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Oh, I see – by ‘it’ I thought you meant the toilet, not the bog brush. Which was puzzling.
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The conversation here has taken a downward turn, I have to say
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Downward turd, obviously
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Jonah Homes scores for the Drags. 12-8 game. Wasps ahead.
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Ticht – isn’t that a yoga position?
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Dickson says don’t bind before contact at the penalty. Why should a bind be ok at other times?
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You’re thinking of Upward Turd.
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No, you’re thinking of Upward Turd. Because reasons.
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OK so I made that one up. Sideways Fart is definitely a real one though.
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That’s not yoga, that’s just blokes.
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I’m missing Cotter’s commentary. Makes a game worth tuning in for, even if it’s a bit boring.
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After fighting hard against Leinster’s heroic defence, Montpellier just committed suicide…………..
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Jimmy O’Brien seals the deal in the last minute in Montpellier.
Good player, gangster/Tammany Hall name.
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Wasps have just scored the BP try. 8-24.
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In other sporting news Naarch continue to demonstrate that there’s absolutely no difference between the top of ‘The Championship’ and the bottom of the Premier League as it’s them either way. Only got a goal difference of +8 despite having won eight more games than they’ve lost so Fd would say they’re still shit and on this occasion he’d be right. Anyway football’s boring so it doesn’t really matter.
Scarlets are still shit as though it was an exciting game it was only Bath and they’re making up the numbers same as Scarlets, may as well be in the second division cup. Wales won their last game handily enough to confirm their position at the bottom of the first division/top of the second, take your pick. Thankfully rugby’s become boring too.
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