Where are you this weekend - 2023/24?

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Ambleside - a "few" years in the wilderness????!!!

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

This weekend:-

N2N - AR2

Huddersfield v Lymm

Bottom (14th) v 9th. Huddersfield look doomed having picked up only 1 win in 11 games. Lymm have looked capable of a mid-table finish and have a couple of very decent players (at this level). Lymm have a plastic pitch so depending on the weather may not be as free flowing in the paddy fields of Lockwood Park.

It'll be a shame if Huddersfield drop out of the National Leagues - it's a very picturesque ground.

 

[crossref]

That must be one of the most striking rugby pitches in the country!

Also Bath.

Where else ?

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Other than Huddersfield I'd vote for North Ribblesdale (Settle) in North Yorkshire - not striking but picturesque nonetheless.

 

[crossref]

In London pitches are mainly bordered by people's back gardens. But a shout out to Teddington in a corner of Bushy Park, games not infrequently attracting deer to watch .

 

[Dickie E]

Cottesloe RUFC, a suburb of Perth on the Indian Ocean

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Not Rugby but Bamburgh CC sits in the shadow of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. The North Sea is the other side of the castle.

 

[Dickie E]

Not Rugby but Bamburgh CC sits in the shadow of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. The North Sea is the other side of the castle.

In the spirit of nice locations that have nothing to do with rugby ...

 

[SimonSmith]

That must be one of the most striking rugby pitches in the country!

Also Bath.

Where else ?

Windsor has some nice fields backdropped by Phil and Brenda's old house.

 

[crossref]

Windsor has some nice fields backdropped by Phil and Brenda's old house.

Yes it does ! I have been there, but not as a ref

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

In the spirit of nice locations that have nothing to do with rugby ...

Silly person!

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

Nowhere for the next few months. Fractured 5th metatarsal tonight out running. That’ll teach me to try to keep fit, Bugger!

 

[Dixpat]

Nowhere for the next few months. Fractured 5th metatarsal tonight out running. That’ll teach me to try to keep fit, Bugger!View attachment 4720

Bummer, but at least you have a fair sized Toblerone to keep you company!

 

[Dave Elliott]

My view this weekend. Windsor 1s at home

 

[didds]

Ah. Yes. Windsor.

Where we turned up with only 13 due to illness, they had a full bench but declined a request to give us players to even the sides up.
Where despite playing with a 6 man pack constantly destroyed their 8 man scrum so their ball was very poor.
Where after an hour we were winning.
Where magically their hooker had a sore neck and couldn't continue in the front row.
But was fit enough to play on the wing.
Where the ref queried this but was assured the ex hooker now wing was OK to continue. Where the scrum became uncontested.
Where the ref said he was very unhappy with what had happened, but couldn't do anything about it.
Where they could now get clean unpressured ball, and run around the overlap.
Where we dropped to a 3 man scrum to fill up the backline
Where the ref then penalised us for < 5 in the scrum (which is of course correct by law; I was just trying to "equal" up the urine extraction)
Where I (pack leader/VC) suggested to the ref that it wasn't us that was extracting the urine from this game
Where the ref agreed with me
Where they ended up winning as a direct result of a depowered scrum and a two man advantage
Where they were loudly and joyfully singing and celebrating their win in the showers after the game
Where the ref sought me out and apologised to me for the stupid scenarios that had played out that he couldn't prevent.

And where my wife overheard two Windsor wives/GFs saying that Windsor were playing Devizes - a "bunch of yokel hicks".

That Windsor. Nice people..

 

[Dave Elliott]

Ah. Yes. Windsor.

Where we turned up with only 13 due to illness, they had a full bench but declined a request to give us players to even the sides up.
Where despite playing with a 6 man pack constantly destroyed their 8 man scrum so their ball was very poor.
Where after an hour we were winning.
Where magically their hooker had a sore neck and couldn't continue in the front row.
But was fit enough to play on the wing.
Where the ref queried this but was assured the ex hooker now wing was OK to continue. Where the scrum became uncontested.
Where the ref said he was very unhappy with what had happened, but couldn't do anything about it.
Where they could now get clean unpressured ball, and run around the overlap.
Where we dropped to a 3 man scrum to fill up the backline
Where the ref then penalised us for < 5 in the scrum (which is of course correct by law; I was just trying to "equal" up the urine extraction)
Where I (pack leader/VC) suggested to the ref that it wasn't us that was extracting the urine from this game
Where the ref agreed with me
Where they ended up winning as a direct result of a depowered scrum and a two man advantage
Where they were loudly and joyfully singing and celebrating their win in the showers after the game
Where the ref sought me out and apologised to me for the stupid scenarios that had played out that he couldn't prevent.

And where my wife overheard two Windsor wives/GFs saying that Windsor were playing Devizes - a "bunch of yokel hicks".

That Windsor. Nice people..

thats was great. When was this, who was the ref?

 

[Phil E]

Ah. Yes. Windsor.

That Windsor. Nice people..

I'm glad you have been able to let it go

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

I would be invoking law 3.22.C "sorry guys, neck injury, I'm concerned. He can't play off he goes or the game is off.

 

[Phil E]

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I would be invoking law 3.22.C "sorry guys, neck injury, I'm concerned. He can't play off he goes or the game is off.

Same here. If he's not fit to play in the scrum, he's not fit to play full stop. Safety first.
And if he causes uncontested scrum, you play with 14.

 

[didds]

thats was great. When was this, who was the ref?

blinking years ago - a friendly, 3rd XV game.