The Rugby Thread

[Buzzo]

Yeah ****ing hell, that's a bit intense. What's he supposed to do or say to that? He probably has a few moments like that every day ffs it would drive me nuts.

Yeah, he’s pretty much got to agree to a pic, so just try and make it as painless as possible for him. Does he look thrilled when you ask him - no, but he mustered a smile (better than mine) for the pic.

Throwing all that at him just makes it awkward. She also approached him with ‘Mr Hogg, excuse me Mr Hogg’ and reprimanded her son for not smiling in the photo.

[Irishnev]

I just bumped into Stuart Hogg at Murrayfield..!

Got a selfie

Post it

[Buzzo]

[ame]https://twitter.com/mar_pry/status/1225458441768128515[/ame]

[Irishnev]

https://twitter.com/mar_pry/status/1225458441768128515

followed that chap on Twitter

[Buzzo]

followed that chap on Twitter

[Zapater]

Speaking about photos with rugby players, I've got one with Percy Montgomery around 3 years ago in a bar where he's clearly coked up. It's absolutely hilarious, I've got my right fist up and the dialogue was something like this:

Percy: Please don't punch me
Me: Don't worry, I'm retired
Percy: Me too
Me: For good reason, I saw your last season

We had a good chuckle and went our separate ways. Anyway, last year, I get out of an Uber at around 2am and there's a couple who simultaneously gets out of another Uber and we both realise that we were at the same party together earlier that night. I'm seriously sloshed and start speaking to the girl (tall, blonde; not attractive). I say something like 'I know this might sound strange, but do you fancy getting something to eat?' So we end up missioning for food in an Uber and it turns out this bird is Percy's cousin, I show her the picture and she's absolutely disgusted at the state of him. She bought me a cheeseburger and gave me her number (infront of her husband which he didn't look delighted about) and invited me to a park run in the morning.

Also have some with Willie le Roux and a bizarre photo with Lood de Jager, I'm rather short (5'8ish) and it's comical because he's literally double the size of me. Saw several of the French team in Auckland one day too during the 2011 WC Trinh-Duc, Clerc, Parra, Ouedraogo, Servat but was a bit nervous to approach them.

[Cormack74]

https://twitter.com/mar_pry/status/1225458441768128515

Amazing the mental images we have of people based on almost nothing.

I had you down as a good bit better looking than that mate

[Cormack74]

Talking of pictures I got one with Mike Brown some years back.

He always comes across as a bit of a **** but fair play to him because I'd had a few and pretty much grabbed him and he would have been within his rights to tell me to **** off or worse.

So now I tolerate his antics on the pitch because he kindly tolerated mine off it.

He's still a bit of a **** though because he supports Man U.

[Buzzo]

Amazing the mental images we have of people based on almost nothing.

I had you down as a good bit better looking than that mate

[Buzzo]

Speaking of people in Rugby I’ve always thought were ****s.

Chris Ashton. He’s on the Rugby Union weekly podcast and he seems totally sound.

[Buzzo]

Interesting take from Dylan Hartley on the Saracens scandal I agree. This is fundamentally the issue with financial doping.

[ame]https://twitter.com/MattSouth7/status/1223982349391523845[/ame]

[Buzzo]

I see they are also on the verge of getting hoofed out of the Champions Cup for fielding an ineligible player v Racing. Warriors have suffered at the hands of Saracens more than most in the Champions Cup.

[ame]https://twitter.com/TEnglishSport/status/1225764552392036352[/ame]

[ame]https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1225758769465954308[/ame]

[Irishnev]

I see they are also on the verge of getting hoofed out of the Champions Cup for fielding an ineligible player v Racing. Warriors have suffered at the hands of Saracens more than most in the Champions Cup.

https://twitter.com/TEnglishSport/status/1225764552392036352

https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/sta...58769465954308

Wow - Leinster v Glasgow

To be fair I think Munster have suffered a fair but against them also

[Buzzo]

Wow - Leinster v Glasgow

To be fair I think Munster have suffered a fair but against them also

They only got a fine

I think it would have changed the entire draw.

[Buzzo]

The weather looks abysmal for kick off up here today.