Comments on: Robbo receives injury reprieve

By: Dancing Bear

Dancing Bear — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:24:11 +0000

12. It is the RFU (Rugby Football Union) there is no England in it since it was the first union.

By: RedCard

RedCard — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:20:58 +0000

He is also hoping to have at least 1 rugby player in that squad by the end of next week.

By: Spies_Is_King

Spies_Is_King — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:29:31 +0000

can you guys post the 40-man squad please?

By: Barnaby

Barnaby — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:55:21 +0000

The injury situation is not nearly as bad as they are reporting it to be. Most of the guys who didn’t train are fit enough to play if there was a test next week. Most of them are merely niggles after playing for clubs at the weekend. I reckon most players are sore on a Monday after a match (esp. if they are a forward and have been doing their job).

Amusing that you report Andy Farrell is a utility back – considering the Saracens/RFU paid Â£700k for him and they don’t know if he is a forward or a back. Sarries are playing him at 6 (Eddie Jones’ theory at work there) but it looks (and sounds) like England see him at 12.

Other guy mentioned, Tait, is a really talented guy. Really exciting backline player (now they just need to figure out how to get the ball to him).

By: Quinnyshark

Quinnyshark — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:57:15 +0000

10
ERU = my shorthand for English Rugby Union, although there’s prob an “F” in the official acronym.

By: Durban Docks

Durban Docks — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:09:03 +0000

We better win….. if england lose all their games in November i feel that it will be enough to end Andy Robinsons career and put the pressure of the press right on their shoulders cracking their self confidence before the world cup..

Some might say that England are a different nut at home, but i think this England setup at the moment is a ticking time bomb. A few losses in a row to NZ and then SA should gut them out of contention for the WC.

Go the Bokke..

By: AussiesArePommies.

AussiesArePommies. — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:58:43 +0000

Who the hell is the ERU quinnyshark.

England to lose to NZ (just) on the 5th and then beat the boks twice.

Argentina to run England close as they will play a B team.

By: oxfordshark

oxfordshark — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:52:16 +0000

Boys,my ticket is in my pocket,I have invested a lot of loot for it,dont dissapoint me.

By: Quinnyshark

Quinnyshark — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:45:54 +0000

This Andy Farrell saga is a big f-up for the ERU. They bought him over to be the English inside centre at the next World Cup – only for his first season to be wiped out by injury. Now that he’s over his injury, his club (Saracens) have decided to convert him into a loose forward… Go figure.

By: Saint Shark

Saint Shark — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:39:40 +0000

Its no accident we always play our worst game of the year against them. We always take them on at their strenghts (beat them up front) and then don’t know what plan B is when this doesn’t work – so we get frustrated and lose disipline!

SA coaches always feel complelled to play it tight in the NH against the masters of ‘up the jumper’ play.

By: WestAussieBok

WestAussieBok — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:26:48 +0000

I predict more misery for the boks. We always save our worst performance of the year for them.

Why the hell don’t we play them in SA anymore??

By: Bagel

Bagel — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:06:59 +0000

We should beat them KIR if they play like they did on tour, but England are a different team at Twickenham…

By: keepin_it_real

keepin_it_real — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:04:49 +0000

i hope we beat the bloody english in both matches convincingly

By: Bagel

Bagel — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:02:03 +0000

Boks will beat the Poms by 50 if they play Mike Catt again

By: Skim wil GRAAG 'n Blou Bul word!

Skim wil GRAAG 'n Blou Bul word! — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:58:52 +0000

Boks to beat Poms by 13.

By: Skim wil GRAAG 'n Blou Bul word!

Skim wil GRAAG 'n Blou Bul word! — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:55:34 +0000

No1 winna winaa!