The Rugby Thread, 2nd Tackle

[SirFozzie]

Looks like there will be a semi-professional women's rugby (union) league this year in the USA, I do love the Boston Banshees logo

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/1id1945/womens_elite_rugby_usa_launch_the_branding_for/

Edited January 29, 2025 by SirFozzie

[SirFozzie]

also, espn to air MLR, and poor poor wales. 14 straight losses.

[SirFozzie]

England HEROES!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkHiJ7vNBVI

[SirFozzie]

watching the first week of MLR replays on ESPN+ (PLEASE, ESPN+, allow us to build playlists to watch later).. found this amusing about my home town team, the TWO-TIME, TWO-TIME, defending champs, the New England Free Jacks. One of their sponsors is Dude Wipes, and guess where their logo is?

 

If you guessed "across the back of the shorts", you may laugh now.

[SirFozzie]

What a fucking finish in England-Scotland

[SirFozzie]

Speaking of England rugby (2 months ago), the women played France in a Grand Slam Six Nations Title decider, and it was a hell of a game. Watch allllll of this.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_hcN-WG-_8

[The Natural]

Second Test: Australia 26-29 British & Irish Lions having trailed 23-5 in first half to clinch series win with a last minute try. That was the biggest ever comeback in a Lions Test match. Get in!

[SirFozzie]

South Africa just took New Zealand to the woodshed. Biggest defeat in the All Blacks history.

[SirFozzie]

Also, in the women's world cup semifinals, if the men's France-England game is referred to as "Le Crunch", would the england-france women's semifinal be called "Le Crunch Femme?"

[SirFozzie]

Congrats to USA for qualiifying for the 2027 RWC

[SirFozzie]

Italy 26, Australia 19.

 

Hoooooleee shit.

[SirFozzie]

yesterday: It can't be that bad for Wales, can it?

 

Right now: South Africa 73-0 Wales

[DangerMark]

.\_/.

[Dolfan in NYC]

 

[odessasteps]

I saw that, wonder how it ended up in Baltimore. Other than they bid for it. 

[SirFozzie]

Wales Rugby is likely headed to a Showdown after the six nations, apparently a lot of the lower clubs are banking on a poor performance in the competition to kick the current board out (calling for a EGM after the Six Nations)

 

Edited January 22 by SirFozzie

[SirFozzie]

The Six Nations begin tonight (this afternoon in the US, 3:00 PM start). All games on Peacock in the US

[DangerMark]

Six Nations starting on a THURSDAY?!

Woke Nonsense.

[SirFozzie]

Some good news for us USA Rugby-watching fans, RugbyPass has Super Rugby Pacific rights this season, which means you'll see them on the RugbyPass.TV FAST TV Network (available via Samsung TV Plus, for example), and the RugbyPass.TV YouTube Channel as well as the app.. I'm glad that I have YouTube Premium, because if I miss the beginning of a game, I can rewind to the start and watch it..

[SirFozzie]

Italy beat england for the first time in like 32 attempts.

[DangerMark]

All this means that if Wales want to condemn England to the Wooden Spoon, they need a bonus point win over Italy and for France to help overturn a 100 point +/- difference.

Ahh well, it's going to have to be enough that the Heathen English lost to Italy.