It certainly has an image, hence why certain sponsors throw millions at it. The problem is on the pitch. Emperor's new clothes.

Quote ="Shark J"You'd never find that in your manly game, would you? - store.leedsrugby.com/product.php ... =17&page=1 '" It'll be for the Tykes games Seriously though, I've never seen that at any other game of league, union or football. Maybe, as I suspected, the East Midlands is a lot more bourgeois than we all think!

Quote ="Shark J"You'd never find that in your manly game, would you? - store.leedsrugby.com/product.php ... =17&page=1 '" It'll be for the Tykes games Seriously though, I've never seen that at any other game of league, union or football. Maybe, as I suspected, the East Midlands is a lot more bourgeois than we all think!

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A move which will end in tears for both parties.

Sun tan man off to France. Cant be much sun in Watford.

I'm wondering if he'll claim "I am moving to Toulon in order to be closer to my kids"...

I wonder how he will manage to do all his charity work. You know, the charity work that stopped him getting banned for motoring offences.

Now I'm a fan of RU, but WTF is that commentator on tonight?

8 minutes in and the ball goes into touch. 'Finally a chance to have a breathe' he says. In that 8 minutes there were 3 scrums and 2 kicks at goal. How much of a breath does he want?

Eating half a hamper and the finest champagne in a car park plays havoc with the breathing.

"Gripping and dramatic" and "Lots of good rugby"

What game are they watching?? Lacking in basic skills and awful.

On the bright side, someone has said to me tonight "Ugh, isn't rugby dull?", allowing me to reply " Ah, not when it's Rugby League!" and getting them to agree to come to a game in a few weeks time.

Still, awful, awful rubbish. It's making this Reading v QPR look good.

You have done your good deed for the year. Carry on spreading the gospel.

I shall, Brother John. I shall write a Letter Unto the Southerners

Put your best frist class stamp on it - let it be known that there is money up north.

I'll admit... I watched the game. Despite how horrible Union is, I sort of glad that England won.







That made me feel dirty all over. I need a shower now.

Deary me wales v England was a dreary affair... so fully expect a glorious write up in the papers tomorrow #landofnod #emperorsnewclothes

Great win for England, looks like a rebuilding period ahead for Wales.

What did people think to Wilkinson getting booed by some of the crowd when he game on? One of the commentator's seemed quite upset / offended by it.

Not really any need for it. I don't even boo Saint's players (When they come on

) Some numpties being, well, numpties.

Why do they bother with a ref for anything other than scrums and cuddles? Seems forward passes and knock ons are allowed, as are spear tackles. I feel dirty for watching about 15 minutes while eating me tea.

I am glad England won, although I don't think Wales were that far behind.
I don't like Johnson .. why waste time ... just get rid.
His record is sh/te.

In more general terms , why is it that RU players don't have a clue about running at the defender, committing him and then passing ... rather than 'Oops! I've got a hot potato, get rid quick.'
It's fooking criminal the way they are incapable of forming a delta wing, running in fast and passing at the right time like rugby league players do as a matter of course.

I just caught the highlights of the match on BBC1 as they introduced this afternoons games

They showed the tries and then superstar Jonny Wilkinson kicking a penalty and I thought that penalty must have won the game but it ended Wales 19 England 26 so that last penalty was pretty much irrelevant

I know I should be bigger than this but the fawning that the BBC show to Wilkinson is simply ridiculous – I remember some super slow motion highlights of Jonny during a 6 Nations match one year that was close to soft porn – you could picture the producer reaching for the tissues!

On the question of handling and passing, I can honestly say I have never seen Mike Tindall successfully pass the ball... to anybody, never mind his winger. For an international Rugby centre (of any code) his skills are atrocious

An awful lot of knock-ons missed in Italy v Ireland, from what I saw.

I'll have it couriered