Behold! I bring you tidings of great joy, for this writer hath just finished bloody work for the year, after a massively stressful month. If she had her way, certain developers and project ‘managers’ would be strung up by the bollocks (in festively fetching tinsel, of course) and hung from the top of the big pine tree on the village green.
Now able to turn her attention to much more important matters, she finds that there is another round of the European Cups this weekend.
Since nearly all the home sides lost last weekend, it’s anyone’s guess what will happen this week, but let us hope that trend continues for matches featuring teams whose names end in ‘ster’.
Onna telly this week
Friday 18th December
| Pumas v Cheetahs | 17:00 | Sky Sports Mix |
| Castres v Newcastle | 17:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Scarlets v Toulon | 19:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Wasps v Montpellier | 20:00 | BT Sport ? |
Saturday 19th December
| Leinster v Northampton | 13:00 | Channel 4 / BT Sport 2 |
| Gloucester v Ulster | 15:15 | BT Sport 2 |
| Clermont v Munster | 17:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Sale v Edinburgh | 20:00 | BT Sport 2 |
| Bordeaux v Dragons | 20:00 | BT Sport 3 |
| Worcester v Ospreys | 20:00 | S4C |
Sunday 20th December
| Harlequins v Racing 92 | 15:15 | BT Sport 2 |
| Connacht v Bristol | 17:30 | BT Sport 2 |
| Cardiff 28 – 0 Stade Français |
Ovally Balls 
Words, Thaum. I too have finished work for this year, thank dog.
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Yay! Partaayyyy!
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Well aren’t you all lucky
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Properly socially distanced, of course! May have a bucket or two of wine tonight, although my ears aren’t bunged up.
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I’m on the wine just in case my ears get bunged up.
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And Chimpie – yesterday’s work day started at 07:00 and ended at 22:30 with the untenable position of having released something that didn’t work into Production.
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I didn’t get any dinner!
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Unlike some of us Thauma has a proper job.
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Why’s this match being played in France?
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Oh, it’s because it’s the Castres match. Where the hell is Scarlets v Toulon?
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Just part way through a 2015 Fitou…..mmm!
2015 is the year of choice in recent times for south-west France reds.
Good look to your teams this week-end.
I will not be giving you ‘your’ Exeter team …………………. we await prognostications.
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Aha, that one’s at 19:30. I shall amend the ATL.
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Fitou – nice!
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“EPCR have been informed that RC Toulon believe that this evening’s (Friday, 18 December) Heineken Champions Cup, Round 2 fixture against Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets cannot be played in a sufficiently safe manner for their matchday squad and staff. “
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Pish!
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I was similarly confused. Particularly now there’s a fishing programme on instead of the Newcastle match on the channel it is meant to be on.
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OT – Brexit, innit.
BT Sport have just said they’re hoping the Scarlets match will still happen.
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I’m on holiday too now! Doing wine and 🍾 to keep me from losing hearing! WHAT’S THAT? HAVE ANOTHER GLASS YOU SAY??? Oh, alright then!
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BBC reporting it’s definitely off, though.
Shame, ‘cos this one’s really boring.
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Andy Goode is no Bill McLaren
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Deebee – am concerned that you might not get any lunches while on holiday.
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Got any dinner yet Thauma? Just did a pork fillet in pepper, cream and brandy with roast potatoes for Mrs Deebee. Fast comfort food! Will settle into the rugby shortly.
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Stress not Thauma! I will get lunches. Without having to be polite to clients!
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That sounds fab, Deebee! The mister’s just gone to fetch a chippie. Wanted maximum calories.
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Without having to be polite to clients!
This is why I don’t work in sales any more.
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Well Castre’s second try wasn’t boring! Lovely off load from the fullback as he was being tackled.
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It was better when I was on the client side; got all the free lunches & didn’t have to be polite to the salesperson. :-)
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BB – think there was a forward pass in it, but never mind!
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Words Thaum
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Next weekend’s 1872 Cup game is postponed due to the timing of the Glasgow players’ tests, Exeter by contrast are going ahead with their game v Glaws.
Mind you, if the game gets played in the late Spring in front of a crowd, that will be a win, but it’s still very disappointing. I love the Embra/Weedge games, even when they are dire
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“Without having to be polite to clients!
This is why I don’t work in sales any more.”
My mate used to work in windows, not the software, double glazing to the building trade, they would supply whole sites.
They were under pressure to fulfil two contracts at once, when the company secretary forwarded an email from a huge building contractor who I won’t name, the CEO of the double glazing firm replied to the secretary, “Tell the cunt to fuck off”.
Unfortunately he “replied to all”, so it went straight to the CEO of the building firm.
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Don’t suppose his bonus was affected at the end of the year?
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Pissed off. No Euro rugby on tele here. What now?
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Deebs, that trade was notorious for being fragile, my mate got made redundant loads of times when the firms went bust, the best thing he ever did was retrain and go out on his own.
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Deebs:
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TomP, 🖕🏻 politely of course. Although it’s better than watching a preview of the EPL footie.
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Pompey won at least. My long departed grandad would be happy.
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FFS
Toulouse 28 -0 Exeter
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Lucky to get 0.
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Also Lyon 28 Glasgow 0 and La Rochelle 28 Bath 0. Good weekend for French teams (except Castres who got beat by Newcastle).
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Boo to Toulouse getting 28-0.
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Montpellier see red in the 6th minute. Bit harsh, I think.
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Flatman saying Courtney Lawes never gets done for high tackles invites that whole argument again.
If it got killer back posting it would be worth it
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Montpellier trying to confuse me by playing against Wasps in orange/gold (not yellow, like the commentator said) and Wasps playing in what could be Montpellier colours.
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‘s fatties won’t keep this pace up for long – Wasps just need to be patient
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Montpellier’s
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BB – I was similarly confused.
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Montpellier got their work cut out. Red card inside the first few minutes.
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Maybe I should go back to the wine and dozing.
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Eventually Wasps score through Barbeary? Montpellier should’ve replied straight away. Some dreadful TMO-ing sees Wasps get away with a knock on 5 out.
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