@A_Dan_Rainbow It would definitely be soft to give anything to bath for that but I think it’s a factor in the playing on the ground
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Kieran Doherty
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@_kierdoherty Don’t think there is anywhere near enough in that for it to be considered would be one of the softest I’ve seen.
Was there more of it that’s not in the clip?
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This was just a pen btw….
Mentioned on coms, not looked at during the game?
Stone wall penalty try, and yellow card.
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@MrDaveMoran @mitukshooter Only 3 players that started against saints in Europe started against saints in the prem. Regardless of experience it’s still a second string side?
3 loses in a row is a big momentum shift, but it’s not the whole picture.
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@_kierdoherty @mitukshooter Second string? 9/15 First XV The others all experienced Prem players.
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Worrying times.
Conceding early penalties, points and cards has become a habit.
Being behind so often, even the bomb squad can't recover it.
Our attack is so narrow, when do Henry and Joe ever get the ball.
3 defeats in a row, not sure we can afford any more this season.
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Ranking the performances today
Exeter 9/10
Bath 3/10
Karl Dickson 2/10
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@TightFive_Rugby If the TMO has all the angles, why does he ask the director to keep playing the angles on the 67th minute and not just do it himself?
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Lots of conflicting stories surrounding who was at fault…
Andy Goode saying the TMO was denied access after asking for alternate angles, the French broadcasters denying they had any influence…
EPCR needs to get to the bottom of it all.
Tight Five Rugby@TightFive_Rugby
Throwing in my two cents here… The fact that a TV director has any, let alone a significant, influence on a semi-final in the greatest club competition in all of rugby is criminal. Not giving access to certain angles when the TMO is asking for them (according to Andy Goode who could hear them both) is inexcusable. And whether or not Bath would have won the game, it does have significant impact - the TV director has changed the game. It has needed looking at for a long time, hopefully this will actually lead to some sort of investigation…
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@ryannorth92 @nickkstone Stick to football is so funny. If being a passionate fan isn’t ‘rugby’ then the sport is in a worse state than ever
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Some of the takes from the Bordeaux vs Bath game are horrific
Bath lost, if Bordeaux go down a man, Bath still lose
Anyone that’s played the game knows you don’t always get the decisions
And making a complaint won’t change the result. Please stop throwing toys out the pram 🤦🏼♂️
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@grapgatza @SquidgeRugby Can’t monetise it on YouTube and doesn’t want the copyright strike or to give it away for free!
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@SquidgeRugby How come it can be made available for Patreons but not the general public? Same copyright surely applies?
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Apologies everyone, EPCR have had this video taken down.
I'll reupload it for Patreons shortly, apologies to anyone who wanted to and didn't get a chance to watch it.
Squidge Rugby@SquidgeRugby
Union Bordeaux-Begles will defend their European title in Bilbao after closing out a thriller against Bath. Despite not being former professional players, we sat down to dissect the game, how Bordeaux won it, and what Bath will learn from here... youtu.be/fHD4qipOu_Y
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@RugbyInsideLine @Oval_Insights Tackles attempted isn’t a metric of success?
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😇Fin Smith’s PREM player of the month case is v strong.
A properly all round performance. Of ALL positions:
🥇 31 points, most in the PREM.
🥈 34 carries, 2nd overall.
4⃣ 40 tackles attempted, 4th overall.
Powered by @Oval_Insights
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Friendly note to Labour MPs ahead of the vote tomorrow to decide if Starmer should face an ethics probe:
If you vote against it, Reform will carpet bomb your constituency to ensure all your constituents know you voted to save the most unpopular PM of all time.
Vote wisely.
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@_kierdoherty 4 points clear without a loss since November when they had a man sent off in the first minute - Fragile.
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No Obano, Dunnie, TDT, Roux, Ewels, Pepper, Barbeary, Spencer, Russell, Carreras, Oj, Lawrence, Redpath, Cokansinga, Arundell.
What an effort. Those two points will go a long way. Tough to beat. 🔵⚫️⚪️
BBC Sport Bristol@bbcbristolsport
FT: Northampton 41-38 Bath Another entertaining game between the top two sides in Prem Rugby. Louie Hennessey, Arthur Green, Tom Carr-Smith, Tom de Glanville, Archie Griffin & Kepu Tuipulotu scored tries for Bath. But Northampton win the game with the last kick of the game.
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@KeiranArm1 Saints haven’t won a prem game by more than one score since January. I think the form is very fragile at best.
Bath also haven’t been at last seasons level yet this year. Lots to improve for both
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@_kierdoherty Saints form has been fine despite the injuries.
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@KeiranArm1 I think the trends for both teams run back further than one game
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@_kierdoherty Because of one game?
Would be impressive for Bath to win the field continuing to play how they currently are too.
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@KeiranArm1 It would be very impressive for saints to win the title continuing to play how they currently are. Not saying they can’t, but as teams tighten up and hit form, saints will need to do the same.
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@KeiranArm1 We’ve come on since December, knocking you out of Europe after you scraped passed a Castres side we put to the sword in their own back garden.
Saints keep winning but they’ll seriously be questioning how good their form actually is.
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@PauloNoggy @yuteoflondon @DHKRULLAH No it’s not
40k
Pension 9.8
Tax code and Ni -1269
Take home 2602
42k
Pension 9.8
Tax code 1313
Take home 2555
Make that make sense
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Two individuals each earning £60,000 a year, take home a combined monthly income of £7,659. In contrast, a single person earning £120,000 a year takes home £6,343 per month, despite earning the same gross amount.
The UK Tax system is harsh on high earners, this is my only complain about the UK system.
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@KeiranArm1 The 23 was the best 23 you had fit tho and Bath made 15 changes from a team that just beat you? I’m not sure how you can see it any other way than a wake up call for saints that there’s much to improve
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@_kierdoherty You’re proving you really do not have a clue about the Saints team 😂
I know I’m right. You just make things up as you go along.
All because Bath fans can’t accept that their claims of a full strength Saints team were utter bullshit 😂 🚮
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@KeiranArm1 I said he was on the bench tactically, you don’t always start your best players. That doesn’t mean you fielded a weakened team 🤣
You’re right on pollock, he’s started one more game than he’s come off the bench for in the league.
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@_kierdoherty You think Prowse is ahead of him? 😭 You have to be trolling at this point. You say the best players don’t always start then say VDM can’t be much of a starter as he was on the bench 😂 Pollock isn’t on the bench most weekends.
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