Sry folks, but the blame is with Mr Pearson. He inspected the pitch on several occasions over the past few DAYS and indeed several times today.
For certain the reasons for cancelling the game were justified. Nobody will disagree there, you can't play rugby on a rock solid surface.
But the manner of the cancellation was pathetic to put it rather nicely and then to cancel that game and not face the public was down right cowardly.
He didn't even explain the decision to the media, he skulked off like a guilty child.
I have never thought this guy was a good REF certainly not in the same league as his country man Wayne Barnes (who i think is a very good ref).
But after this "farce" the man should never be seen outside of pub league stuff.
Pearson you tool!
posted on 15/2/12
http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0215/ireland_sixnations.html
posted on 15/2/12
The French clubs are squealing like stuck pigs but they're going to put up with it.
Clermont (2nd - 59pts)) host Toulouse (1st - 65pts) on the 3rd. These two supply 18 of Saint-André's 30 strong panel.
René Fontès and René Bouscatel their respective chairmen have, albeit with less than unbridled glee, accepted that they will have to release their players.
So, no, it'll be a full strength French side, more's the pity.
If your French is any good... rugbyrama.fr
posted on 15/2/12
damn it! i was kinda hoping we get a bunch of french kids hehehe but i suppose if we won it would be a hollow victory.
My french starts and ends with knowing how to spell MonDieu and thats because its the user name of one of the folks here!
posted on 15/2/12
You rang?
But seriously, can you kick 7 shades of sh11t out of the French for us? I'll buy you a Dime Bar.
posted on 15/2/12
On the French and kicking the proverbial out of them, I was once at an after dinner speech with Brian Moore (the England hooker rather than the commentator) and someone asked him what the most intimidating thing he'd come across in his time was. His answer was a wonderful insight into the French mind, saying the first time he played in the old Parc des Princes, England came out of the dressing room and stood in the tunnel waiting for the French to come out and walk onto the pitch. Meanwhile all they could hear from the French dressing room was banging, thudding and shouting; then out came the French players and lined up next to England, with most of the pack bleeding from the face, sporting developeing bruises and half shut eyes - they'd been punching each other in the face in their own dressing room to get fired up!
posted on 15/2/12
SARS - I used to play for an amateur rugby team and they'd always leave the dressing room door open so the opposition could hear the music they were getting fired up to. It was ALWAYS very angry death metal. The look on some opposition faces was priceless.
posted on 15/2/12
ahhhh sportsmanship...
posted on 15/2/12
Personally I would have found an opposition, whose physical presence you would shortly be in close proximity to, that were listening to Dana much more frightening than one who were listening to Napalm Death
posted on 15/2/12
hahaha all kinds of everything! Nice SARS! got a Ridiculous mental image!
posted on 16/2/12
I didnt even think the pitch was that bad by the look of it!