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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5445 on: July 18, 2026, 08:22:00 PM »
Really good start from England. Albeit daft pen.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5446 on: July 18, 2026, 08:24:09 PM »
But already several lapses of discipline.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5447 on: July 18, 2026, 09:41:58 PM »
5 minutes now as a Rugby League team with the average scrum half and Coles in the bin….


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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5448 on: July 18, 2026, 09:53:24 PM »
Deathly quiet when Smith went over 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5449 on: July 18, 2026, 09:54:51 PM »
Well worked try.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5450 on: July 19, 2026, 07:52:49 AM »
Angus Gardner must be devastated he had to chalk that off.
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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5451 on: July 19, 2026, 08:45:16 AM »
Angus Gardner must be devastated he had to chalk that off.

Certainly seemed that way

Perhaps he realised that the Argentinians would kick off.

That’s one thing that p!sses me off with them. They turn into petulant twats when they don’t get a decision, appealing for everything. They’ll be doing the ‘give him a card’ hand thing next.
Shame as they can play some great rugby.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5452 on: July 19, 2026, 08:57:51 AM »
It was a weird game, with some lovely tries. It was nice to see England try and play a bit, but bloody hell the discipline continues to be a drag.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5453 on: July 19, 2026, 11:21:14 AM »
England were poor, terrible discipline and stuttering attack again.

I thought we were pretty lucky at the end, not with the grounding but Calouri was 50/50 being called high, if the ref wanted it would've been easy to give a penalty try for it.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5454 on: July 19, 2026, 12:36:47 PM »
This format is definitely much better than friendlies but Fiji and Japan need to be playing home matches. They should be playing in the Southern version of the Six Nations, too. Eight teams in each section with promotion and relegation so the likes of Georgia and Samoa get a chance, too, would be better.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5455 on: July 21, 2026, 03:56:25 PM »
They'll never have promotion/relegation in that level of international rugby, for fear that England, NZ or France have a shit couple of years and get shelled out

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5456 on: July 21, 2026, 09:22:00 PM »
They'll never have promotion/relegation in that level of international rugby, for fear that England, NZ or France have a shit couple of years and get shelled out

Yep, too much money at risk if one of the big boys drops out for a few years.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5457 on: July 21, 2026, 09:58:10 PM »
There's no way England are finishing below Georgia and Romania.

Wales, on the other hand...

 


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