The london Clubs, who to go for, what they are

[WorkingClassRugger]

I have lived in London for the last three years and i reckon you should go for Bath. They are a great team with a great Aussie coach Steve Meehan. Bath is about 1.5 hours out of London and one of the prettiest towns in the UK. It makes a great weekender to head down for a game.

It is where Justin Harrison played over here and they also have young aussie Matt Carraro who went to Joey's in Sydney I believe.

Go on, do it

They're my English Premiership team. Attended a game at the Rec while in England in 2006 and loved it.

 

[Blue]

Fixed. Don't drag those lovely wynboere who make some of my favourite gone-off-grape-juice into your blue-bakkie hell, thanks all the same.

As far as rugby is concerned, there is one stereotype, unfortunately.

PS. I have met some very uncultured people who make good wine so that argument is irrelevant.

 

[Lee Grant]

Bath? Aren't we getting off topic?

They are goodish side with a good scrum most of the time but they don't have a pack that can compete for 80 minutes against top packs. They are good at off loading and such and like a high tempo game but they lack a bit of X-factor to convert that into more victories.

Carraro is playing well for them on the right wing and their England midfielders are good at the club level but they are missing their flyhalf Butcher James.

 

[Slim 293]

Along with Bath...

Naaahhhh...

 

[DPK]

I don't know what it is about the English clubs but they all seem to be so hate-able. Can't pay any attention to them.

I think most of the rugby stereotypes in Australia (One out running as the norm, kickfests, Penalties as the only way of scoring) are born in English rugby.

 

[Thomond78]

As far as rugby is concerned, there is one stereotype, unfortunately.

PS. I have met some very uncultured people who make good wine so that argument is irrelevant.

Hempies du Toit. A prince amongst props, and a magnificent wine-maker. End of discussion. It's only when they've no oxygen that the Boere go to the bad...

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Hempies du Toit. A prince amongst props, and a magnificent wine-maker. End of discussion. It's only when they've no oxygen that the Boere go to the bad...

That is also a magnificent name.

 

[Groucho]

That is also a magnificent name.

Hmmm. Hempies are the name for people who advocate the legalization of cannabis on political grounds.

 

[Thomond78]

That is also a magnificent name.

Hempies means "little shirt".

Seriously.

He also has a dog called Bliksem. The thing is far-king HUUUUUGE. Lovely slob of an animal, but it's enormous. Annandale Wines - look out for them. He ages some for four years, give or take, before bottling, Spanish style; and they're glorious.

 

[Blue]

A childhood hero of mine. He got the nickname from his family because he never tucked in his shirt.

Fantastic wine and he exports to the UK.

OK back on topic. All who dislike Leicester say "I".

 

[Thomond78]

A childhood hero of mine. He got the nickname from his family because he never tucked in his shirt.

Fantastic wine and he exports to the UK.

OK back on topic. All who dislike Leicester say "I".

Given how much I hate them, can I say, "we"?

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Hempies means "little shirt".

Seriously.

He also has a dog called Bliksem. The thing is far-king HUUUUUGE. Lovely slob of an animal, but it's enormous. Annandale Wines - look out for them. He ages some for four years, give or take, before bottling, Spanish style; and they're glorious.

It's also the way the names work together. Hempies du Toit. It just sounds fantastic.

 

[RugbyFuture]

toit like a tiger?

 

[Thomond78]

toit like a tiger?

Google Elize du Toit.

Tiger ain't the half of it.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Google Elize du Toit.

Tiger ain't the half of it.

Fnarrrr

 

[Lindommer]

I have met some very uncultured people who make good wine so that argument is irrelevant.

Impossible! Where? Who? Obviously imbibing their product when you met them.

 

[Groucho]

As far as rugby is concerned, there is one stereotype, unfortunately.

PS. I have met some very uncultured people who make good wine so that argument is irrelevant.

That's true. Winemaking is a gift, and like all gifts, transcends birth and education.

 

[Hodgy]

Harlequins are the only London club full stop. If you wanted to support a club with a decent fan base, who everyone else hates, pick Leicester. I've been a Quins man since birth but still have a soft spot for Leicester.

 

[dobduff11]

I hate Leicester and Sale Sharks because they are so painful to watch at times. Their backline promises so much but they never deliver.

Any club in london is fine (not Saracens though) and probably not Wasps because they are pretty poor atm

 

[Langthorne]

I've gone off my current local club - Sale - since the French connection left. They used to be OK, now they are often quite poor.