The Rugby Thread

[Buzzo]

Cracking start Saracens v Glasgow.

10-0 after 5 mins to 10-12 after 15. Going to be a try fest this, very open.

Now 17-12. 2 try’s each.

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17-19

End to end!

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Brutal first half at Thomond so far.

Arm wrestle.

[labourRed]

Amazing result for Ulster.

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All to play for going into the last 15.

Pretty attritional stuff.

[Irishnev]

All to play for going into the last 15.

Pretty attritional stuff.

And yet I still feel comfortable history shows they always come through but Exeter better than I thought.

Easier watching this than the game earlier

Assuming Leinster do the needful then it will be Edinburgh vs Munster

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And yet I still feel comfortable history shows they always come through but Exeter better than I thought.

Easier watching this than the game earlier

Assuming Leinster do the needful then it will be Edinburgh vs Munster

It was a brutal match.

Exeter butchered a few promising line out positions, but Munsters defence was immense.

Yep, Edinburgh v Munster at Murrayfield looking likely.

[Irishnev]

Yep, Edinburgh v Munster at Murrayfield looking likely.

Edinburgh will get a red invasion Buzzo - I won’t look to go myself but loads will travel

[Buzzo]

Edinburgh will get a red invasion Buzzo - I won’t look to go myself but loads will travel

I'm definitely going. My Birthday weekend

Should be a classic, hopefully we will have a few players back from injury. Unbeaten since April at Murrayfield.

[Irishnev]

[ame="https://twitter.com/telegraphrugby/status/1087070839080665090"]https://twitter.com/telegraphrugby/status/1087070839080665090[/ame]

[Zapater]

Pat Lambie retires - one hell of a player, not really a typical Southern Hemisphere fly half, but tactically superb and had great decision making. Never missed a tackle despite being rather small. Responsible decision though considering the repeated concussions he's sustained. Hopefully he doesn't have too many implications later in life. Only 28.

Apparently an absolute gentlemen off the pitch. No one has a bad word to say about him.

https://rugby365.com/countries/france/confirmed-bok-flyhalf-retires-with-immediate-effect?fbclid=IwAR3WVGJaym2GLQolfHA7rXYWsjtRjBIhdvw2GVWmKHV45eE5xUmtJRxyllg

[Irishnev]

Pat Lambie retires - one hell of a player, not really a typical Southern Hemisphere fly half, but tactically superb and had great decision making. Never missed a tackle despite being rather small. Responsible decision though considering the repeated concussions he's sustained. Hopefully he doesn't have too many implications later in life. Only 28.

Apparently an absolute gentlemen off the pitch. No one has a bad word to say about him.

https://rugby365.com/countries/franc...eE5xUmtJRxyllg

I saw that also, he was not a typical ZA 10 in so far as he ran a lot with the ball as opposed to ‘only’ having a kicking game. Broke onto the scene when M Steyn was coming to end of his career right?

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https://twitter.com/telegraphrugby/s...70839080665090

Shows the current strength of the Pro14.

5 of the 8 1/4 finalists.

Good times.

[Buzzo]

Pat Lambie retires - one hell of a player, not really a typical Southern Hemisphere fly half, but tactically superb and had great decision making. Never missed a tackle despite being rather small. Responsible decision though considering the repeated concussions he's sustained. Hopefully he doesn't have too many implications later in life. Only 28.

Apparently an absolute gentlemen off the pitch. No one has a bad word to say about him.

https://rugby365.com/countries/franc...eE5xUmtJRxyllg

Tough news a great player. I had wondered why we weren’t hearing any news about him at Racing.

It’s become such a brutal sport, the stats on the increase in player size and physicality and the increased amount of injuries every game are huge.

It’s sad to see a player finish before his time but seems like he has taken a sensible decision.

[Buzzo]

This is the kind of thing clearly did for Lambie. Shocker from CJ Stander.

[ame="https://youtu.be/qmXTg0kWT1w"]WORST RUGBY TACKLE EVER - YouTube[/ame]