Rugby

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The Rugby Championship starts next Saturday, always a good few weeks entertainment 🏉

[cabbageandribs1875]

some test fixtures coming up

DATE	FIXTURE	VENUE	TIME
29 July 2023	Scotland vs Italy	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	TBC
5 August 2023	Wales v England	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	5:35pm
5 August 2023	Scotland v France	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	TBC
5 August 2023	Ireland v Italy	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	TBC
5 August 2023	Japan v Tonga	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo	TBC
12 August 2023	England v Wales	Twickenham Stadium, London	TBC
12 August 2023	France v Scotland	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	TBC
19 August 2023	Wales v South Africa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	TBC
19 August 2023	Italy v Romania	TBA	TBC
19 August 2023	Ireland v England	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	TBC
19 August 2023	France v Fiji	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	TBC
26 August 2023	England v Fiji	Twickenham Stadium, London	TBC
26 August 2023	Italy v Japan	TBA	TBC
26 August 2023	Scotland v Georgia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	TBC
26 August 2023	Spain v Argentina	Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid	TBC
26 August 2023	France v Australia	TBA	TBC

[Steven79]

That's me done with the SRU and the Scottish Rugby team.

https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/sta...54588702978054

[cabbageandribs1875]

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That's me done with the SRU and the Scottish Rugby team.

https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/sta...54588702978054

read that earlier freakin obscene

[Steven79]

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read that earlier freakin obscene

I thought she wanted to spend more time with her family?

She's utter vile and will cost the SRU millions.

[Sergio sledge]

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Looks like a new competition is going to appear in 2026, with the Six Nations and Sanzaar organisations merging to create home/away tests during the summer/autumn. Sounds very similar to the existing summer in the south, autumn in the north test series, but adding some actual competition to it - no format confirmed yet.

Just reading up on this, sounds just like the European Superleague that everyone was so against in football, but for rugby. Tier 2 nations (except for a token 2) are completely screwed over and won't get a chance to compete in this competition until 2030 at the earliest as there's not going to be promotion or relegation.

I thought world rugby was meant to be growing the game? They already let the Pacific island nations get screwed over by the tier 1 countries cherry picking their players, now they are not going to be allowed to play tier 1 countries in any meaningful games apart from the world cup. How are they meant to improve?

We should be opening up competition, not closing it down.

[Sloop67]

Rugby Chsmpionship starts today, South Africa v Australia at 16:00 hrs , the Argentina v New Zealand at 20:00 hrs , truncated tournament this year due to the World Cup

[cabbageandribs1875]

4pm Rugby union
6pm Rugby League
8pm Rugby Union

5pm hibs on youtube :)


i'm exhauseted already

[cabbageandribs1875]

Wallabies score first and last try but very poor to watch in between, not a great start for wee Eddie and not a great watch for the neutral tbf

FT South Africa 43 Australia 12

[danhibees1875]

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I thought she wanted to spend more time with her family?

She's utter vile and will cost the SRU millions.

I don't understand the upset here. It's an operational appointment, the SRU will have a governance framework/strategy for these appointments and Ruth must fit the bill.

Politically, I always thought she came across well and one of the less devisive politicians. I've never voted Tory, although I've voted pretty much everyone else so they're the last ones on my bingo card but she'd maybe have tempted me if I were in her constituency.

Outside of politics I've seen her appear on a couple of TV shows where she comes across well. Lately I've met her a few times and again think she comes across as a really intelligent and genuine person.

[Sloop67]

Pretty much one way traffic so far from The AB's 0-24 up after 30 minutes

[Scorrie]

Make that 31-0. All Blacks look pretty decent but the Pumas are way off the pace

[cabbageandribs1875]

not just because i had Argentina at +13, Honest... but they truly are dreadful tonight

[Sylar]

Even King Boff has been bang ordinary tonight - All Blacks aren't the same oiled machine they used to be, but are dismantling the Poomahs comfortable.

Still reckon an Ireland, France or even the Boks will give them concern.

[McD]

Stuart Hogg retires with immediate affect

sorry to see him go, but good on him for making the right choice for himself and his family

[Sylar]

Scottish Gas Murrayfield…sounds like a ****ing North Sea platform…

First Tories, now fossil fuel sponsors. SRU failing to read the room spectacularly!

[cabbageandribs1875]

amazing last few minutes in the Australia v Argentina game, Australia looked to have won it with an intercepted try with just minutes remaining but Argentina won it right at the death 34-31

fell asleep at HT in the New Zealand v South Africa game :( with the home side triumphing 35-20



two weeks today it's

Australia v New Zealand
South Africa v Argentina

Scotland v Italy at Murrayfield

[1875Sean]

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Scottish Gas Murrayfield…sounds like a ****ing North Sea platform…

First Tories, now fossil fuel sponsors. SRU failing to read the room spectacularly!

I’m sure the 20m will cushion the blow

[cabbageandribs1875]

Latest world rankings....

1	Ireland	91.82
2	France	90.47
3	New Zealand	90.32
4	South Africa	88.34
5	Scotland	82.77
6	England	82.12
7	Argentina	81.49
8	Australia	80.32
9	Wales	78.08
10	Japan	77.39
11	Samoa	76.03
12	Georgia	75.94
13	Fiji	74.84
14	Italy	74.63
15	Tonga	71.21
16	Portugal	67.92
17	Uruguay	66.24
18	USA	65.92
19	Spain	65.45
20	Romania	64.45

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Flying start for NZ v The Aussie's, 0-5

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Flying start for NZ v The Aussie's, 0-5

7-5 Oz

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The intensity involved in these TRC games is amazing.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-12

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-19 ht

[Golden Bear]

I'm really looking forward to today's Scotland v Italy pre World Cup warm up fixture at Murrayfield. It's a 3.15 kick off and is being covered by Amazon Prime.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-31

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-38, match turned into a rout, could get a bit silly in the last 15 minutes.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-38 ft

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

15-13 Scotland, 15 minutes left, not much to get excited about apart from Graham.

[Aldo]

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15-13 Scotland, 15 minutes left

Scotland haven’t been great tbh. So many handling errors by them in this game.

Credit to Italy who have been the better team for me