SteveStrummerUK
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English rugby, the potential is there.
With a few improvements and some development in the following areas, who knows how far this bunch of lads can go next September/October. - Cut out the schoolboy penalty offences in the 'wrong' areas of the pitch
- Get the line-out working on our own throw
- Increase the conversion rate of chances-into-tries when in possession in the opponent's 22, and specifically in and around the 5m line
- The penalty/conversion success rate is a little low
The current squad has plenty of talent and ability, and Robshaw's increasing on-field Johnson-esque leadership and example is moulding them into a unit capable of good things in future. I'd rather they focus on team-building during the current Six-Nations series, even if such concentrating on the future costs them a chance to lift the northern hemisphere honour. Whether they can rise to the challenge of the southern hemisphere threat remains, as usual, the main worry. The Welsh and French sides will also be a danger, as they will be more than familiar with the conditions, and to our style of play. However it all pans out, everything is pointing to a cracking tournament in the autumn.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 13:22:53
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I find if I wear longs pants I reduce the risk of rug burns.
Oh, my bad. This is about Rug Rats. Never mind.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 13:37:48
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☼ Best Answerby SteveStrummerUK 2015/02/14 13:50:06
SteveStrummerUK
With a few improvements and some development in the following areas, who knows how far this bunch of lads can go next September/October.
- Cut out the schoolboy penalty offences in the 'wrong' areas of the pitch
- Get the line-out working on our own throw
- Increase the conversion rate of chances-into-tries when in possession in the opponent's 22, and specifically in and around the 5m line
- The penalty/conversion success rate is a little low
The current squad has plenty of talent and ability, and Robshaw's increasing on-field Johnson-esque leadership and example is moulding them into a unit capable of good things in future. I'd rather they focus on team-building during the current Six-Nations series, even if such concentrating on the future costs them a chance to lift the northern hemisphere honour.
Whether they can rise to the challenge of the southern hemisphere threat remains, as usual, the main worry. The Welsh and French sides will also be a danger, as they will be more than familiar with the conditions, and to our style of play.
However it all pans out, everything is pointing to a cracking tournament in the autumn.
I don't understand a word of it but you sure use do your tongue prettier'n a $2 whore. 
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SteveStrummerUK
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 13:49:22
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SteveStrummerUK
With a few improvements and some development in the following areas, who knows how far this bunch of lads can go next September/October.
- Cut out the schoolboy penalty offences in the 'wrong' areas of the pitch
- Get the line-out working on our own throw
- Increase the conversion rate of chances-into-tries when in possession in the opponent's 22, and specifically in and around the 5m line
- The penalty/conversion success rate is a little low
The current squad has plenty of talent and ability, and Robshaw's increasing on-field Johnson-esque leadership and example is moulding them into a unit capable of good things in future. I'd rather they focus on team-building during the current Six-Nations series, even if such concentrating on the future costs them a chance to lift the northern hemisphere honour.
Whether they can rise to the challenge of the southern hemisphere threat remains, as usual, the main worry. The Welsh and French sides will also be a danger, as they will be more than familiar with the conditions, and to our style of play.
However it all pans out, everything is pointing to a cracking tournament in the autumn.
I don't understand a word of it but you sure use do your tongue prettier'n a $2 whore.
At least my OP wasn't about cricket
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 14:00:43
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Am I the only one doubting that anything coming from a $2 whore? All I can see is the dreaded methmouth withe herpes tupe mouth in th $2 range....and that's on the prettier end of possibilities.
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paulo
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 14:09:52
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SteveStrummerUK
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With a few improvements and some development in the following areas, who knows how far this bunch of lads can go next September/October.
- Cut out the schoolboy penalty offences in the 'wrong' areas of the pitch
- Get the line-out working on our own throw
- Increase the conversion rate of chances-into-tries when in possession in the opponent's 22, and specifically in and around the 5m line
- The penalty/conversion success rate is a little low
The current squad has plenty of talent and ability, and Robshaw's increasing on-field Johnson-esque leadership and example is moulding them into a unit capable of good things in future. I'd rather they focus on team-building during the current Six-Nations series, even if such concentrating on the future costs them a chance to lift the northern hemisphere honour.
Whether they can rise to the challenge of the southern hemisphere threat remains, as usual, the main worry. The Welsh and French sides will also be a danger, as they will be more than familiar with the conditions, and to our style of play.
However it all pans out, everything is pointing to a cracking tournament in the autumn.
I don't understand a word of it but you sure use do your tongue prettier'n a $2 whore.
At least my OP wasn't about cricket
Or the effect of gravity when you stand on a slippy hill. FYI - did you know that rugby was only invented so that fat kids who were no good at football would have something to do in P.E. ?
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SteveStrummerUK
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 16:16:13
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paulo
SteveStrummerUK
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SteveStrummerUK
With a few improvements and some development in the following areas, who knows how far this bunch of lads can go next September/October.
- Cut out the schoolboy penalty offences in the 'wrong' areas of the pitch
- Get the line-out working on our own throw
- Increase the conversion rate of chances-into-tries when in possession in the opponent's 22, and specifically in and around the 5m line
- The penalty/conversion success rate is a little low
The current squad has plenty of talent and ability, and Robshaw's increasing on-field Johnson-esque leadership and example is moulding them into a unit capable of good things in future. I'd rather they focus on team-building during the current Six-Nations series, even if such concentrating on the future costs them a chance to lift the northern hemisphere honour.
Whether they can rise to the challenge of the southern hemisphere threat remains, as usual, the main worry. The Welsh and French sides will also be a danger, as they will be more than familiar with the conditions, and to our style of play.
However it all pans out, everything is pointing to a cracking tournament in the autumn.
I don't understand a word of it but you sure use do your tongue prettier'n a $2 whore.
At least my OP wasn't about cricket
Or the effect of gravity when you stand on a slippy hill.
FYI - did you know that rugby was only invented so that fat kids who were no good at football would have something to do in P.E. ?
I played loosehead prop at school. Oh............... 
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 16:36:48
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I hated rugby. Nothing reminds me of shivering to death on frozen winter mud more than that game. It's a miracle I got through school with my spine intact. Now cricket - there was a game to enjoy. Especially if you were fielding and it was a nice sunny day.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 16:43:00
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I hated rugby. Nothing reminds me of shivering to death on frozen winter mud more than that game. It's a miracle I got through school with my spine intact. Now cricket - there was a game to enjoy. Especially if you were fielding and it was a nice sunny day.
Another fat kid then ? Cheer up Strummy, you are not alone ! 
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 16:54:08
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I hated rugby. Nothing reminds me of shivering to death on frozen winter mud more than that game. It's a miracle I got through school with my spine intact. Now cricket - there was a game to enjoy. Especially if you were fielding and it was a nice sunny day.
Another fat kid then ? Cheer up Strummy, you are not alone !
I can't actually remember if I was chunky or skinny at school. I'd have to dig out some photographs. Anyway, we didn't have a choice with sports at my school. In the winter it was rugby or rugby.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 17:12:05
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I was a beanpole until I hit 30. Then I turned into a man. At 45 I turned into a bapu. On November 25, 2005 I turned into an arse.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 17:12:45
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I still don't understand a word of this thread.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 17:18:11
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I wasn't fat. 'Burly' or 'stocky might be more apt descriptions. And I wasn't much cop at rugby, I think they just figured I had the right attributes to play in the front row to start with. I moved from hooker to prop as I grew, then to blindside flanker. And when it was discovered I was pretty useful at place kicking, they put me at full back, which I hated. So useless was I there, they had to hide me out on the right wing, where to be honest I was even more useless but less prone to glaring errors Cricket was my real love though. As an opening bowler, I represented Worcestershire at county schoolboy and county cricket association at under-15, under-16 and under-19 level. I was even fortunate enough to have been given two trials at Gloucestershire. On the first occasion, I had a wonderful day bowling at Andy Stovold, Alistair Hignell, Sadiq Mohammed, and the masterful Zaheer Abbas. And all the time under the watchful gaze of one of my all-time cricketing heroes, the then Gloucestershire skipper Mike Proctor. I obviously showed enough potential to warrant a call-back early the following season and was invited to attend a day of indoor nets, but I was unable to match the performance on this occasion and that was effectively the end of my pursuit of a career in professional sport. Talking of old photos, I still have a few team photos from school and from the association. One in particular shows me as a diminutive 4th form opening bowler playing for the school First XI, surrounded by a team of 'older boys' drawn from the 5th and 6th forms  I'll dig it out when I can be arsed. And you will be impressed by my afro 
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 17:21:42
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I was a beanpole until I hit 30. Then I turned into a man. At 45 I turned into a bapu. On November 25, 2005 I turned into an arse.
And then 1 year and one day later............
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 17:54:42
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I doan get what y'all are on about.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 17:55:45
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Wise evree buddy awlways pickin' on me?
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2015/02/14 18:03:17
"Eleanor Rugby" Now that is funny
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SteveStrummerUK
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/14 18:47:00
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Here we go... 
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/15 02:42:19
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Here we go...
How did you get that dog to stay on top of your head Steve??? 
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/15 03:19:51
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Here we go...
I went to RGS Newcastle for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if you played us at some point (although I was there a good 8-10 years after you by the looks of things). The guy on the bottom left looks like he just smelled something bad. The guy sitting next to him looks like he did it.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/15 07:27:55
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Here we go...
Oooh, get you.... I didn't know Strummy was a posh boy......Gonna have to watch my manners from now on, lol ! Questions....... Eleven ? Where's the rest of the team ? Is that a comb-over side parting in your afro? How come the little fella in the front is wearing different clothes? Semi related and mildly amusing side story........ Last year I was doing some work for a woman who surprised me by saying that she had just retired from being one of the high ups in a posh school in the midlands somewhere of which she was clearly very proud and had a large and prominent picture of said school buildings and grounds on display. It looked very impressive, but the grounds all seemed quite level and there was no sign of any slopes or ramps and such, but I decided not to say anything and just made what I deemed to be appropriate noises of being impressed..... ....several days later, when I was looking at the picture again without her standing there, the penny finally dropped......State Boarding School.....NOT Skateboarding school. D'oh !
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/15 09:15:49
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Here we go...
I went to RGS Newcastle for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if you played us at some point (although I was there a good 8-10 years after you by the looks of things).
The guy on the bottom left looks like he just smelled something bad. The guy sitting next to him looks like he did it.
The chap bottom left is my second cousin Andrew. He'll piss himself laughing when I show him this For anyone who follows their cricket, the team captain (centre - seated) is Tim Curtis, who went on to play for Worcestershire CCC. He was Club Captain at the County for a few years, and also played for England on five occasions.  Tim was a real gent. A couple of years after my original team photo was taken, he'd left school and played for the Old Boys (Old Elizabethans) against the school 1st XI. In my first over, third ball, I got a little bit of movement off the seam and Tim edged it through to 'keeper Carl Arntzen. The weird thing was, we were all so in awe of his prowess, nobody actually appealed, convinced as we were that he was too good to get a nick. Ever the gentleman, Tim tucked his bat under his arm, looked up to me and said "Well bowled Steve", and then walked off! Priceless memories
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/15 10:08:29
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Here we go...
Oooh, get you.... I didn't know Strummy was a posh boy......Gonna have to watch my manners from now on, lol !
Questions.......
Eleven ? Where's the rest of the team ?
Is that a comb-over side parting in your afro?
How come the little fella in the front is wearing different clothes?
Semi related and mildly amusing side story........
Last year I was doing some work for a woman who surprised me by saying that she had just retired from being one of the high ups in a posh school in the midlands somewhere of which she was clearly very proud and had a large and prominent picture of said school buildings and grounds on display. It looked very impressive, but the grounds all seemed quite level and there was no sign of any slopes or ramps and such, but I decided not to say anything and just made what I deemed to be appropriate noises of being impressed.....
....several days later, when I was looking at the picture again without her standing there, the penny finally dropped......State Boarding School.....NOT Skateboarding school. D'oh !
I knew there'd be questions Eleven ? Where's the rest of the team ? I can't remember who's missing, or why. Is that a comb-over side parting in your afro? It's actually a comb-under. Full size it was really big How come the little fella in the front is wearing different clothes? He's the little scorer. Holding his little scorebook. And looking off camera toward his little scoreboard. Semi related and mildly amusing side story........ I find it mildly unpleasant to see your semi in here.
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
2015/02/15 11:58:45
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I'm still confused, which one's Eleanor?
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Re: English rugby, the potential is there.
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Semi related and mildly amusing side story........
I find it mildly unpleasant to see your semi in here.
I always get the same uncomfortable mental images when James Blunt is on the radio and starts on about the three wise men......
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