Rugby Union

[Paperboy]

I'm off to my first game of the season on Friday. My team Bath have started well with two good wins against Leicester and Saracen's.

Hoping for a good game at Franklin Gardens and too continue our run of good form. Anyone else off to any games?

 

[GB72]

After the last 2 weeks I will be avoiding Tigers matches. Bath have started on good form but Northampton stepped it up a gear at the weekend. Think it will be tight but I suspect a Bath win.

Suspect I will make it to my usual half a dozen Tigers matches over the season.

 

[IanM]

Will after I'm back off holiday... always used to go to Bath ,now I live in Chepstow I watch Dragons games if I find they are on. Their matches seem to crop up at purely random times and days!

 

[Paperboy]

Think it will be tight but I suspect a Bath win.QUOTE]

Hope your right as I'm standing in the terraces with my friend who's a season ticket holder. She'll be unbearable if they win and lead me astray in the pubs after!!

 

[GB72]

Think it will be tight but I suspect a Bath win.QUOTE]

Hope your right as I'm standing in the terraces with my friend who's a season ticket holder. She'll be unbearable if they win and lead me astray in the pubs after!!

Northampton props are not good but they have strength in the back row. You have the players to negate that. Harry Malinder is a liability at fly half and you have the backs to exploit that. They won well against at Tigers team playing badly at the weekend but I suspect that they will not get such an easy ride on Friday night.

 

[Val]

2 wins from 2 for Glasgow with our new coaching set up and would expect 3 from 3 after this week playing Cardiff Blues but the big test will be the week afterwards, home to Munster which will be a crucial game in determining how our conference begins to shape pre Autumn internationals

 

[Jates12]

Northampton props are not good but they have strength in the back row. You have the players to negate that. Harry Malinder is a liability at fly half and you have the backs to exploit that. They won well against at Tigers team playing badly at the weekend but I suspect that they will not get such an easy ride on Friday night.

Mate of mine plays front row for saints :rofl: Matthew Beesley, was on loan last season at Ampthill i think.

 

[GB72]

2 wins from 2 for Glasgow with our new coaching set up and would expect 3 from 3 after this week playing Cardiff Blues but the big test will be the week afterwards, home to Munster which will be a crucial game in determining how our conference begins to shape pre Autumn internationals

Interested to see how you get on against Edinburgh

 

[Val]

Interested to see how you get on against Edinburgh

Cockerill has made a good start but to be fair they've played no-one decent yet

 

[Paperboy]

Well FairPlay to Saints, they never gave us any time to get the ball to the backs.
If they play like that all year they will be right up there!

 

[Val]

Glasgow out of jail, big game on Friday at his me to Munster. Gutted to be missing this one

 

[GB72]

Glasgow out of jail, big game on Friday at his me to Munster. Gutted to be missing this one

Matches against Munster are always good. As for Tigers, played ok first half and scored 3 tries despite still not having a functioning lineout then somehow failed to convert that into a bonus point. Tough match at Quins next week.

Going to be an interesting season as pretty much any of the top 10 teams can beat each other on any day. Think much will deoebd on who can hold it together during the Autumn internationals and 6 Nations

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Cheetahs v Glasgow on BBC ALBA tonight. [channel 142]
No subtitles.:lol:

 

[GB72]

Watching Quins give Sale a hiding at the moment

 

[Val]

Cheetahs v Glasgow is a crazy game, not helped by George Clancys interpretation of the laws

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Cheetahs v Glasgow is a crazy game, not helped by George Clancys interpretation of the laws

Great win for Glasgow, exciting and very strange wide open game.
Fin Russell's kicking run comes to an end after 20 successful kicks.

 

[Val]

Great win for Glasgow, exciting and very strange wide open game.
Fin Russell's kicking run comes to an end after 20 successful kicks.

Craziest game I’ve seen in yonks. European Cup next week and an Exeter road trip beckons for us starting next Friday.

 

[GB72]

If you head into town afterwards, Exeter is a great place.

 

[Val]

If you head into town afterwards, Exeter is a great place.

Cheers bud, we plan to head back into town for a bit. Probably depends how much we drink early on though

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Some battle of a first half between the Chiefs and Glasgow.

Glasgow making a few mistakes, not like them.