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Post by davemorton on Jun 11, 2024 8:24:08 GMT
Photos attached. Details of the games: The Tolchards Devon League, B Division Bovey Tracey 2nd XI 162 all out Clyst St George 1st XI 41 all out Interestingly, the points were distributed 19-6. The visitors got a batting point for making 41. As I thought, watching from the ropes, one of the umpires was female. Exeter Uni 282 for 8 (50) Durham Uni 141 all out Attachments:
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jun 12, 2024 9:03:42 GMT
Happy memories of the Devonian Tolchards with Roger playing as wicket keeper for Leicestershire at the same time as Illy and Gower and perhaps England occasionally?
Think he had a brother Jeff who also played first class cricket too.
Good to see their name still connected to cricket
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Post by hawke on Jun 14, 2024 17:27:28 GMT
Good Luck to both the Yorkshire Men’s and Women’s teams who play in their respective RFU County Championship finals tomorrow at Twickenham. The men meet Kent at 3pm and the women oppose Surrey at 5.
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Post by davemorton on Jun 14, 2024 20:24:10 GMT
Good Luck to both the Yorkshire Men’s and Women’s teams who play in their respective RFU County Championship finals tomorrow at Twickenham. The men meet Kent at 3pm and the women oppose Surrey at 5. ...and it's live on YouTube. The men, anyway.
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Post by hawke on Jun 15, 2024 17:16:12 GMT
oh dear Yorks seem to have found new way after new way of missing out…finally get past Lancs and we have a red card just after half time, then miss kicks to win it late…lost by a point…Kent are strong at this level they beat Lancs narrowly last year in the final…hopefully the players have the taste for it now and can squeeze past Lancs away next year and win it…2008 was the last time
there is good news. the women are 15-0 up
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Post by hawke on Jun 15, 2024 17:16:59 GMT
hooray for Hull FC. though they did beat my second favourites, Leeds
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Post by newby on Jun 15, 2024 17:55:50 GMT
Hull looked good for the win. Rhinos running out of time to turn things round.
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Post by hawke on Jun 15, 2024 18:16:45 GMT
Yorkshire Women won 32-7. A hat -trick of county titles. Well done!
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Post by davemorton on Jun 15, 2024 21:38:27 GMT
I watched the whole of the men's game. After an oddly low-key start, with a lot of whistle and no rugby, it actually got better and better, leading up to an exciting climax. Losing their 10 to a red card for a non-dangerous high tackle was a blow for Yorkshire, but they still looked the better side. In the closing stages Kent had two men in the bin, 14 v 13, but Yorkshire missed the conversion that would have put them ahead, and then a harder penalty with the final kick of the match.
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Post by hawke on Jun 16, 2024 9:53:18 GMT
I watched the whole of the men's game. After an oddly low-key start, with a lot of whistle and no rugby, it actually got better and better, leading up to an exciting climax. Losing their 10 to a red card for a non-dangerous high tackle was a blow for Yorkshire, but they still looked the better side. In the closing stages Kent had two men in the bin, 14 v 13, but Yorkshire missed the conversion that would have put them ahead, and then a harder penalty with the final kick of the match. was out all afternoon and followed it on the YRFU Facebook page we do find ways to be thwarted
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Post by newby on Jun 19, 2024 16:41:45 GMT
I'm not a 'sack the coach' man but even I'm pleased the Rhino's have called time on Rohan Smith. Leaving by mutual consent is the blurb coming from the club but the fans have had enough and have got their way, his remaining might have spoiled the atmosphere on Friday when the club have big plans to honour Rob Burrow.
They have gone from bad to worse just recently and making Hull FC look like a decent side last time out was probably the last straw.
Good luck to him and let's hope we can find someone with a bit more passion who can get the team to play to their potential. Not a given of course.
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Post by newby on Jun 25, 2024 22:03:36 GMT
I seem to remember having a bit of a rant about the Super league clubs joining the Challenge Cup far too late in my view this season. So well done the powers that be who have to some extent put things right for next time.
Super league clubs will now join the competition in the 3rd round, rather than the 6th round as they did this season. They will also all be kept apart and drawn as the away team to face 2nd round winners, be that at Championship, League 1 or even Conference level on their own patch.
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Post by newby on Jun 27, 2024 13:37:41 GMT
I read that mild mannered, quietly spoken, Michael Cheika has been installed as head coach of Leicester RUFC. So the new season shouldn't be without it's talking points at Welford Road, which I should rightly be calling 'Mattioli Woods Welford Road'.
What is it with 'Wealth Management companies and Rugby Union'.
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Post by davemorton on Jun 27, 2024 20:49:28 GMT
Presumably BT Sports will keep one camera trained permanently on Cheika, and will be rewarded with several explosions per match. Whatever made Leicester think an angry man is a suitable coach?
An ex Leicester player, meanwhile - Sam Vesty (not angry) - has transformed Northampton by giving them the best back line I have ever seen, brilliant lines of running, subtle angles, and they never seem to run short of ideas. I think it's a handling philosophy, rather than a learned set of moves.
World U20 Championship starts Saturday, from S Africa. England play Argentina, 13.00. YouTube Rugby Pass.
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Post by davemorton on Jun 29, 2024 0:55:08 GMT
rugbypass.tv/homeQuick registration, no fee, and there's already 'archive' material to view. I presume games which are shown on Sky or TNT won't feature, but starting Saturday 29th they are showing the whole of the U20 World Championships. England are in a group with Argentina (Sat 13.00), Fiji (Thurs 15.30) and S Africa (a week on Tues 18.00). Wales and Ireland also qualified, but no Scotland.
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