The Rugby Thread

[Cormack74]

England flanker Emily Robinson is facing a lengthy ban for headbutting Sydney Gregson after a meeting between Premiership Women’s Rugby titans Harlequins and Saracens ended in chaos.

Tensions boiled over on a frosty evening in south west London that saw Harlequins handed three yellow cards before flanker Robinson blatantly struck Saracens centre Gregson with her head, after the Saracens centre forcefully pushed 18-year-old Ella Cromack.

[Rigadon]

Handbags?

[Cormack74]

. . . filled with bricks by the sound of it

[Zapater]

Had to check that Emma Cromack wasn't a typo of Cormack. Thought you could have been enraged over what happened to your daughter.

[Cormack74]

My daughter plays hockey. Generally seems to be far more violent (but they can get away with it).

[Irishnev]

Champions Cup started - Irish perspective

- Munster disappointing late draw…. uphill battle now especially with all the injuries
- Connaught and Ulster hammered
- Leinster with a huge win away to La Rochelle

[Buzzo]

Edinburgh went in with weakened team and lost.

Watched Blair Kinghorn score 2 try’s on debut for Toulouse and Finn Russell seems to have breathed life into Bath, they are playing well. He seems to be realising the potential in Ollie Lawrence who looks immense.

[Irishnev]

RG Snyman leaving Munster at the end of the season, strongly linked to Leinster ffs

[Buzzo]

RG Snyman leaving Munster at the end of the season, strongly linked to Leinster ffs

Bath I heard?

[Irishnev]

Bath I heard?

All over Irish media now - too much smoke

https://www.rte.ie/sport/united-rugby-championship/2023/1215/1422210-munster-fans-right-to-be-aggrieved-over-snyman-fiasco/

[Buzzo]

All over Irish media now - too much smoke

https://www.rte.ie/sport/united-rugb...snyman-fiasco/

Confirmed now.

[Irishnev]

Confirmed now.

500k p/a his huge money and a gamble given his injuries but at 28 his best years could be ahead of him and he’s a phenomenal player. It’s got Nienebar’s finger prints all over it

[Irishnev]

Farrell taking the Lions - I wonder if we might an Irish captain

Stephen Jones is a wind up merchant at this stage, Garth Crooks levels

[ame="https://twitter.com/paddy__paddy/status/1745785523484975337"]https://twitter.com/paddy__paddy/status/1745785523484975337[/ame]

[Buzzo]

that pack.

1 wet ball game v South Africa and the England pack is back in business.

Both scrum half’s also… just the 9 England players.

[Buzzo]

Big news. Immediate effect, apparently Gatland and Gloucester only found out this am.

[ame]https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1747273876059684971[/ame]