The top two sides in each Pro14 conference face off this weekend: Ulster at home (yay!) to the Blue Meanies (boo!), and Munster hosting Connacht tonight.
In the Premiership, Bath v Exeter looks like the most exciting match.
Onna telly this week
Friday 5th March
Munster v Connacht
19:35
Premier Sports 1
Leicester v London Irish
19:45
BT Sport 1
Sale v Newcastle
20:00
BT Sport Extra
Saturday 6th March
Zebre v Glasgow
14:00
Premier Sports 2
Bath v Exeter
15:00
BT Sport 2
Wasps v Gloucester
15:00
BT Sport Extra
Worcester v Bristol
17:15
BT Sport Extra
Ulster v Leinster
19:35
Premier Sports 1
Ospreys v Dragons
19:35
S4C / Premier Sports 1
Sunday 7th March
Harlequins v Northampton
15:00
BT Sport 1
Edinburgh v Treviso
15:15
Premier Sports 1
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465 thoughts on “A Brief Interlude for Pro-woo and Premiership”
Latour 82?
Monsieur ne se mouche pas du coude!
If you can get your hands on such a rarity, bring it over when you attend the RWC 23, I’ll cook an entrecote bordelaise for you. On vine shoots.
Actually after spending two days isolated, both Bouthier and Willemse have been cleared to play and resumed training.
Might still look for this Latour 82 just in case.
Yes. Yes we do. It’s something that I miss terribly about my lad no longer living in the UK. I used to spend some time in France with my sister on most visits and she’s in the wine industry, so always had fantastic bottles for us to savour.
I’d have thought most people have got one or more racists in there family, I certainly have and like some of them in some sort of sense despite it. Obviously the royal family have had one notable member going around making racist comments when he’s supposed to be representing us for more years than anyone can remember. Why would anyone be surprised that one or some of them would make a racist comment in private? I really couldn’t give a shit about any of it.
I guess you’d expect England to pick more or less the same team seeing as it was selected from the same squad. With a bit of luck Hill and Daly on the bench with Genge and Robson should help to give the ‘finishers’ the same impact they had in Cardiff.
@Craigs – All my preferences in the various matches have stayed pretty much set in stone for the last thirty-odd years. Based as they are on my prejudices and ignorance back then I’ve tried hard with some of them, but the only one I’ve managed any success with is a switch from Ireland to Scotland when they play each other.
Craigs, it sits just below a “‘Pro Knows ” tattoo. My favourite bit if OB merch is my “My Auntie Went to Johannesburg but All She Bought Me Was This Lousy T-shirt Because She Went to Lunch with Deebee and as a result Didn’t Have Any Money Left” t-shirt.
Am having to make enquiries as to the whereabouts of the French chicken hat that Claw gave me in London. Think I left it at one of the Ystradgynlais mob’s house last year after watching Wales lose to France.
Yes, happier, altho baptism of fire for Malins, who Eddie will promptly drop forever if he has a bad game. Daly has never looked like a full back, he did look potentially world class as an outside centre a few years back, and made a good fist of being a wing too. Playing him constantly at 15 seems to have blow his confidence and positional judgement. Best place for him is finisher, currently, tho would rather see Joseph their I think.
France by 27.
TomP, she had money left for a fucking T-shirt? Knew I should’ve had a second digestif, just to digest the first one.
Speaking of T-shirts, many, many years ago I flew up to Tanzania to do some work. Got chatting to a Kiwi on the plane who was working on the mines and staying in the same hotel as me before shipping out to Mwanza after a couple of days. We arrived on the Saturday and on the Sunday after many beers on the Saturday night with new Kiwi mate I did my usual walk around the city to see what had changed since my last visit. Meandered through one of the markets (very few formal retail outlets in Tanzania, even now) and bought a “Learn Swahili” T-shirt. Very proud of myself – only $10, special price. Wore it into the bar that night and Kiwi says “You buy that at the hotel shop?” Looked at him witheringly and haughtily replied I had bought it in a market, only $10! He laughed, “mate, they’re five fucking dollars in the hotel shop!”
Queen slaps thigh and titters, then approves the face-pillow for Phillip so we can have a nice state funeral to distract attention, and fire up some Megan backlash.
Ovally Balls 
it’s a tough audience dans La France Profonde………………………
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Latour 82?
Monsieur ne se mouche pas du coude!
If you can get your hands on such a rarity, bring it over when you attend the RWC 23, I’ll cook an entrecote bordelaise for you. On vine shoots.
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Actually after spending two days isolated, both Bouthier and Willemse have been cleared to play and resumed training.
Might still look for this Latour 82 just in case.
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Flair you ccan pick up a bottle here for a snip at Ā£2,700 per bottle. I’ll bring the glasses.
https://www.bbr.com/producer-270-chateau-latour
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Marco van Staden leaving the Bulls for Leicester. A shame for the Bulls as he’s a very very good player. Also has a top nickname.
Leicester are rapidly catching Sale up in the number of Saffas they have in their squad.
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Don’t we need two?
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Yes. Yes we do. It’s something that I miss terribly about my lad no longer living in the UK. I used to spend some time in France with my sister on most visits and she’s in the wine industry, so always had fantastic bottles for us to savour.
I think I’ve told this story before, but anyway. In 2007 I flew to Spain via Paris on the Saturday night of the quarters. I arranged to meet my sister at Charles de Gaulle for coffee and croissants between flights (I had a couple of hours to spare) on the Sunday morning. We were sitting chatting in a cafĆ© at the airport and there was a table of Kiwis close by. “They look pretty hungover after last night’s match” I said, nodding at them, and then it dawned on my sister – I had no idea that both Australia and New Zealand had been knocked out. They overheard us discussing it* and we got chatting. They all had tickets for the semis and Final and had no idea what to do now that the ABs were out. I came close to feeling sorry for them, which I put down to a lack of sleep of the plane, but they did say they’d support the Boks in the Final if we made it and England beat France in the other semi. Good lads! Good memories! I miss France a lot too.
* I burst out laughing and said a couple of things in Afrikaans that may have given away my identity.
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Good story Deebee.
Is your sister still living in France? Asking for a friend.
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She is indeed, Flair – although commutes to THAT London quite a lot.
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15. Max Malins (Bristol Bears, 6 caps)
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 49 caps)
13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 37 caps)
12. Owen Farrell (Saracens, 91 caps) (C)
11. Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 64 caps)
10. George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 75 caps)
9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 107 caps)
1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 65 caps)
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 29 caps)
3. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 42 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 46 caps)
5. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 19 caps)
6. Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons, 21 caps)
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 31 caps)
8. Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 59 caps)
16. Jamie George (Saracens, 57 caps)
17. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 26 caps)
18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 10 caps)
19. Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs, 7 caps)
20. Ben Earl (Bristol Bears, 11 caps)
21. Dan Robson (Wasps, 10 caps)
22. Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors, 4 caps)
23. Elliot Daly (Saracens, 50 caps)
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Panic selection.
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The edgelords!
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The pack does have a certain England-of-the-early-90s-rolling-maul ring to it
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Daly on the bench! I thought Eddie doesn’t listen to critics. Looks like he wussed out. What a choob.
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Sbt will be pleased. Ish.
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Prince William has said his family is not racist and he has not yet spoken to his brother since Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview.
“We are very much not a racist family,” he said after a question from Sky News.
Case closed.
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Is that code for ‘Prince Philip’s dead”?
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Craigs, only one Wuss in the 23, but a France pleasing 6 Saracens there.
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What are the changes there for England then? 15, 2 and 5?
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I’d have thought most people have got one or more racists in there family, I certainly have and like some of them in some sort of sense despite it. Obviously the royal family have had one notable member going around making racist comments when he’s supposed to be representing us for more years than anyone can remember. Why would anyone be surprised that one or some of them would make a racist comment in private? I really couldn’t give a shit about any of it.
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I have a much bigger problem with one of them seeming not to be on his way to prison when he clearly should be.
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I see that poor old France have had to bring Vakatawa back in.
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I guess you’d expect England to pick more or less the same team seeing as it was selected from the same squad. With a bit of luck Hill and Daly on the bench with Genge and Robson should help to give the ‘finishers’ the same impact they had in Cardiff.
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Got a feeling England will win regardless.
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Thaum, you’ve got mail.
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Logically I suppose I should be supporting England, but I know I won’t be able to so I’m not going to try.
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CMW – it’s nice that you can finally admit to your failings.
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CMW, I’m normally you’re biggest fan here but there are limits.
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your not you’re. Jesus, this has really upset the way I see the world.
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Tomp – do you have a ‘CMW Forever’ tattoo?
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@TomP – I’m sorry I let you down with that there/their earlier on. I won’t let it happen again.
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@Craigs – All my preferences in the various matches have stayed pretty much set in stone for the last thirty-odd years. Based as they are on my prejudices and ignorance back then I’ve tried hard with some of them, but the only one I’ve managed any success with is a switch from Ireland to Scotland when they play each other.
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Craigs, it sits just below a “‘Pro Knows ” tattoo. My favourite bit if OB merch is my “My Auntie Went to Johannesburg but All She Bought Me Was This Lousy T-shirt Because She Went to Lunch with Deebee and as a result Didn’t Have Any Money Left” t-shirt.
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Am having to make enquiries as to the whereabouts of the French chicken hat that Claw gave me in London. Think I left it at one of the Ystradgynlais mob’s house last year after watching Wales lose to France.
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Will have to look Sioni out if this zoom call happens.
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Yes, happier, altho baptism of fire for Malins, who Eddie will promptly drop forever if he has a bad game. Daly has never looked like a full back, he did look potentially world class as an outside centre a few years back, and made a good fist of being a wing too. Playing him constantly at 15 seems to have blow his confidence and positional judgement. Best place for him is finisher, currently, tho would rather see Joseph their I think.
France by 27.
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TomP, she had money left for a fucking T-shirt? Knew I should’ve had a second digestif, just to digest the first one.
Speaking of T-shirts, many, many years ago I flew up to Tanzania to do some work. Got chatting to a Kiwi on the plane who was working on the mines and staying in the same hotel as me before shipping out to Mwanza after a couple of days. We arrived on the Saturday and on the Sunday after many beers on the Saturday night with new Kiwi mate I did my usual walk around the city to see what had changed since my last visit. Meandered through one of the markets (very few formal retail outlets in Tanzania, even now) and bought a “Learn Swahili” T-shirt. Very proud of myself – only $10, special price. Wore it into the bar that night and Kiwi says “You buy that at the hotel shop?” Looked at him witheringly and haughtily replied I had bought it in a market, only $10! He laughed, “mate, they’re five fucking dollars in the hotel shop!”
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I’m very confident that France will win this one. England just don’t seem able to win at the moment.
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Dab, just pay off the ref like what we Welah do.
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@TomP – I don’t think you actually need to pay off a ref when you play against England!
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Depends whether we want to win by a lot.
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many years ago I flew up to Tanzania to do some work
Pfft
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āWeāre very much a racist family. Not!ā
Queen slaps thigh and titters, then approves the face-pillow for Phillip so we can have a nice state funeral to distract attention, and fire up some Megan backlash.
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NostradamIks falling short. Predicted Hill would not make the 23 after the last outing.
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Didn’t Claw eat Shoni, or vice versa down in THAT London? My memory is Sagging from those halcyon days.
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Sioni made it back to York. Haven’t seen him for a long time though, the rotter.
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That’s back to square one for your steal into the bargain.
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6 Nations to cvc. Some of the games behind a pay wall. Sad, sad times.
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Nothing’s been decided about the TV rights yet according to the Graun. Will be decided ‘in weeks’.
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