dogmc Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Mike Blair was a really handy player for international weeks as well. Cracking sh and tons of experience. Equally Al kellock was often around for these games. Definitely agree teams have targeted Glasgow on international weeks too and the fact that Welsh n irish have 4 teams each naturally means they lose fewer players. The injuries certainly don't help eitherETA can't remember if it was last season or one before when Glasgow beat ulster despite 26 odd players out and the bench emptied after 50 mins. Players out of position all over the park n lacey giving ulster absolutely everything n Naka literally dragged the boys over the line. One if the gutsiest rugby displays I've ever seen. Toony should make them watch that video before every game during 6n. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northsea80 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Decided to get tickets for the away game against Leicester. Hedging my bets that Glasgow will beat Munster at home and go balls out against Leicester to qualify as group winners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Mike Blair was a really handy player for international weeks as well. Cracking sh and tons of experience. Equally Al kellock was often around for these games. Definitely agree teams have targeted Glasgow on international weeks too and the fact that Welsh n irish have 4 teams each naturally means they lose fewer players. The injuries certainly don't help eitherETA can't remember if it was last season or one before when Glasgow beat ulster despite 26 odd players out and the bench emptied after 50 mins. Players out of position all over the park n lacey giving ulster absolutely everything n Naka literally dragged the boys over the line. One if the gutsiest rugby displays I've ever seen. Toony should make them watch that video before every game during 6n. I'd have guessed it was Leinster last season, if it is the same game Glegg kicked all 12 Glasgow points but I might be wrong.I wonder if any contact was made re getting Nico back before he signed up at Exeter, he would have been capable of giving a spark during the six nations, as it is I don't think he's been stripped yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Cockerill has been binned by Leicester. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing TBH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Cockerill has been binned by Leicester. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing TBH. Bad. Would have liked him to stay past Glasgow game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Bad. Would have liked him to stay past Glasgow game This.....Glasgow could do with not just winning but finding a bonus point. Munster have picked up 3 I think. Could be the deciding factor in this group 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) On 01/01/2017 at 20:59, ddfg said: I'd have guessed it was Leinster last season, if it is the same game Glegg kicked all 12 Glasgow points but I might be wrong. I wonder if any contact was made re getting Nico back before he signed up at Exeter, he would have been capable of giving a spark during the six nations, as it is I don't think he's been stripped yet. I don't think Glasgow are that kind of club to be honest. Can't think of any overseas players who've even come back to us. I think once you're out, you're out. Edited January 3, 2017 by GAD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 For rugby league fans Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after failing to come out of there 3rd administration in 4 years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 For rugby league fans Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after failing to come out of there 3rd administration in 4 years They were a big club back in day. Rl really sold it's soul to sky. Wonder how many other clubs are struggling financially. Always dangerous to rely on murdoch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ryan Grant away on loan to Brive with Sila Puafisi to join them at the end of the season. Brian Alainuuese cited for an alleged charges against Treviso with a hearing in Dublin tomorrow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 4 hours ago, ajwffc said: For rugby league fans Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after failing to come out of there 3rd administration in 4 years They'll be back later in the year - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38418199 "Despite the liquidation, the Rugby Football League has confirmed that a new Bradford side could compete in the second-tier Championship in 2017. The new Bradford team would start the season, which gets under way on the first weekend of February, with a 12-point deficit." Is Neil Doncaster running the RFL too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ryan Grant away on loan to Brive with Sila Puafisi to join them at the end of the season. Brian Alainuuese cited for an alleged charges against Treviso with a hearing in Dublin tomorrow Surprised to see an experienced player going out on loan with 6n coming up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 1 hour ago, dogmc said: Surprised to see an experienced player going out on loan with 6n coming up. unless he thinks he has an outside chance of making the Scotland team with more game time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 What is it that's gone so wrong for the bulls? I thought super league was a franchise set up, so shouldn't the wealth be spread? Seems odd that a big successful club would go to the wall...... in rugby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) It was a franchise set-up for places at certain times, but they're still clubs as opposed to actual regional franchises. Some of the clubs have been created from scratch or by merger in order to move up... most notably PSG (formed especially to join Superleague in 1996 and folded after 2 seasons) plus Crusaders (formed in 2005, joined in 2009 and folded in 2011). They have just established a new club from Toronto to the third tier which otherwise consists only of English and Welsh teams. Nowadays there are 3 tiers on a 12-12-16 basis with promotion-&-relegation. Bradford Bulls previously went into administration in 2012 and again in 2014. Third time unlucky. In 2011 both Wakefield and Crusaders went into administration. Punishments just a handful of points deduction. They appear to be treating it as a new club - as opposed to claiming it'll be the same club, though perhaps that will happen in time - but the RFL seems to be content with letting the new Bradford join at tier 2 where the old Bradford played and only deduct 12pts!! I'm not sure if a top-level rugby union club has ever gone into administration - Richmond, West Hartlepool and London Scottish all did chasing promotion or after relegation, IIRC. Wales originally had 5 teams in the Celtic League, but dissolved Celtic Warriors (based in Bridgend/Pontypridd) after 1 season and Aironi were turned into Zebre after 2 seasons. Of course Scotland flitted to-n-fro with Border Reivers and Caledonian Reds. Edited January 3, 2017 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 London Welsh entered voluntary liquidation at the start of December to counteract a winding up order from HMRC. And want to reform as a semi- professional club but need to form a new company and pay a £300k bond to play in whatever league they end up in.Aironi in there two seasons managed 5 league wins and one win in the Heineken Cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 unless he thinks he has an outside chance of making the Scotland team with more game time At loose head? Pfft we are full up in terms of loose heads n 2nd row. Loose head in scottish rugby is like left back in scottish football! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Brian Alainuuese cited for an alleged charges against Treviso with a hearing in Dublin tomorrow 3 week ban 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 On 03/01/2017 at 18:56, ddfg said: Ryan Grant away on loan to Brive with Sila Puafisi to join them at the end of the season. Brian Alainuuese cited for an alleged charges against Treviso with a hearing in Dublin tomorrow Or is he? Curiouser and curiouser... http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ryan-grant-remains-at-glasgow-warriors-despite-brive-declaring-a-loan-deal-35342094.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 3 week ban Seems a bit disproportionate after Keith Earls got two weeks for his tackle on Fraser Brown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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