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Pretty one sided game (true for both games actually). From a neutral perspective i think the penalty try was right (JacPot's tackle did stop the try) but the yellow card wrong. It may have been a high tackle but I really don't think it was malicious, did no damage and the guy was falling down...

This young Chiefs 9 looks pretty tidy to me. Has he played much this season? I haven't had much of chance to watch Super Rugby this year.

Mixed feelings about this as an England fan. Yes the chance to beat you guys in Oz is fantastic! But, I do wonder what kind of state the players will be in after such a long season due to the RWC. We might have to take a few more reserve players which cold make the series pretty boring. We have...

Jesus wept that is a tough pool 5! Going to be a long hard European campaignfor Bath then!

I am afraid not! I was a year too young to be playing adults rugby back then. I know a lot of the guys in the photo though. Which is no use as they aren't famous! Really it all just shows what a great guy he was. Barnstaple have gone onto to play in the National leagues since, but back then...

Now I am not Australian so my opinion doesn't count since no one wearing that will be representing me or my country..... But that is an abomination! WTF is with the sleeve thingy? That's as bad as our (England's) 2007 effort!

Absolutely terrible news, and just hope his daughter pulls through now. A great player, person and servant of the game really. I was a youth player when he visited and played for Barnstaple 2s back after the 2007 world cup, and as such got to meet him a few times. Came across as a true gent. RIP

And one that is paying off slowly but surely IMO. The Scottish backline, especially the back 3, are certainly more dangerous than I can remember them ever being. I'm a youngster who has only really been following the game since about 2005 though...

No, but I could still have prayed that we would have taken Ford and Cipriani. Not gonna happen now. I would like to think not, but he has clearly got away with it. Therefore it has, or I am uberbiased.... :p Oh and it wasn't off the ball, was a dangerous tackle. On the otherhand his forearm...

Saracens and their brand of anti rugby beat Bath in the English Premiership final. Comfortably too, Bath just looked lost in the first half. Farrell is lucky to get away with his high tackle on Watson, but that could be my Bath bias showing.

Oh ffs! I mean the worst but clearly is that he thought drink driving was acceptable, but from an England front it means Farrell will 100% make the squad. Not that that was really in any doubt but I had my fingers crossed!

He's been looking bettwr with his throwing at premiership level, but you're right he does sometimes go astray with his throwing in the past. However as for Alun Wyn Jones... needs to get the Welsh line out sorted first. They have been flaky for a long time at line out!

Outside centre's aren't doing well for this RWC. De Villiers, Davies and Tuilagi missing already.

Good thing Tom Youngs has been playing well at least, though Webber and Cowan-Dickie aren't great replacements since Webber is in terrible form right now, and Cowan-Dickie is untested at international level.

English premiership final will be a Bath vs Saracens affair. Semifinals scores were: Northampton 24 Saracens 29 Bath 47 Leicester 10 As a Bath fan I am pretty f**king happy right now!

Not too shabby, gets the odd turn over. Strong at holding people up in 'the choke tackle'. Does sometimes just fly into rucks with his shoulders a bit, though he is doing that less each game it seems.

They would be a fool to even consider him at 12, but at 6 he could easily be there on merit, not just because a lot of money was thrown at him. Bath just keep it simple for him at 6 (run off 9 or 10 and tackle people) and it works . His work rate is incredible, usually tops the carrying and...

France never cease to amaze and perplex me... There is some real real quality in that squad, and yet they are so inconsistent. Not sure what Tesdy Thomas has done to get dropped other than score plenty of tries for France :s

I am surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet anywhere (not that I can see anyway!) but a thread for all the RWC squads would be good. Us Poms released ours today, well the extended one anyway. Joe Marler, Matt Mullan, Mako Vunipola, Alex Corbisiero Tom Youngs, Dylan Hartley, Rob Webber, Luke...