Charles Piutau

[Cockatrice]

this guy could be our best 13, 11/14 or 15. The thing is Wasps want to play rugby I have seen little if anything this year from us that resembles the rugby that they play… it may win them feck all by the end of the season but at least it is entertaining and is the reason why Charles is in this vote at all.

We don't have the pack to deliver enough quick clean ball to play pretty rugby. Possibly next season things will improve.

with Coetzee injured for much of next year I fear that our back row looks worse than now as they will have to rely more on Wilson with Williams gone. Whilst Hendy could always cover I am as yet unconvinced that Henry is the same player. Reidy has made a step up and is useful cover but we are still short in the pack. Treadwell has potential but I think may need a year or two hopefully not because he could be a really good signing…

[Joe Schmo]

In other news, I see Charles has made the shortlist for super duper european player of the year, along with a few other fat english bast@rds and owen farrell, steffoooon armitage also in the running, so he's in good company.

[Russ]

In other news, I see Charles has made the shortlist for super duper european player of the year, along with a few other fat english bast@rds and owen farrell, steffoooon armitage also in the running, so he's in good company.

Steffan Armitage who has been flopping around all year?

[rumncoke]

Staffen is excellent in a limited way and his success depends on teams playing into him . He positions himself just outside or inside the out half and is first over the tackled player and his build ensures nobody can shift him . Run ( further than 5 metres/ tackle / pass once or twice a game would be about normal


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[Snipe Watson]

Staffen is excellent in a limited way and his success depends on teams playing into him . He positions himself just outside or inside the out half and is first over the tackled player and his build ensures nobody can shift him . Run ( further than 5 metres/ tackle / pass once or twice a game would be about normal


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You should have stopped after your first three words. Steffon is excellent, end of.

[Russ]

Staffen is excellent in a limited way and his success depends on teams playing into him . He positions himself just outside or inside the out half and is first over the tackled player and his build ensures nobody can shift him . Run ( further than 5 metres/ tackle / pass once or twice a game would be about normal


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You should have stopped after your first three words. Steffon is excellent, end of.

Limited in an excellent backrow

[rumncoke]

Snipe as Russ says he plays in an excellent back row and is excellent at what he does but what he does is dependant on his positioning and shape .
Against international teams his skill set is incomplete and his lack of mobility a liability


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[BaggyTrousers]

In other news, I see Charles has made the shortlist for super duper european player of the year, along with a few other fat english bast@rds and owen farrell, steffoooon armitage also in the running, so he's in good company.

Steffan Armitage who has been flopping around all year?

Like a feckin walrus Russ. Just because he has wee short fat legs fools refs into thinking he supports his weight, he feckin' doesn't he vast majority of the time.

It's quite remarkable that some players irk refs and others appear to function with Rutchie's patented "cloak of invisibility" and can get away with the lot. I believe it was none other than Brendan Behan who coined the phrase, "if you get the name of an early riser, you can lie in bed all day".

Amongst the things currently, and for some time, irking me and which I consider dangerous, is the act of lifting a bound players leg in a maul to destabilize it. Most teams do it, Ulster rarely if ever do. I haven't trawled the rule book but I have always been convinced it's illegal but never punished.

As a complete contrast to Charless, and simply because I couldn't be bothered finding somewhere more appropriate, I note that 2000 year old Phil John, who has been about from the time of Jean le Baptiste & An Spiorad Naomh, is to leave the Scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalets after 17 years service at the end of the season. Apparently they no longer want him and he's not ready to retire. Hardly worth an NIQ spot

Only John Muldoon has played more games for one club. I never thought I'd say it, but...........Phil John 300 plus games deserves it.

[againstthehead]

Some background on the brothers from the NZ herard today:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/ar ... d=11627758

[scrum5]

I see that some of those deluded WASP players are still telling the world that Charlie has signed for them.....

[BR]

I see that some of those deluded WASP players are still telling the world that Charlie has signed for them.....

Maybe they're right.

[Dave]

Where have they said it?

[Russ]

Where have they said it?

The James Haskell youtube channel featuring sex tapes with Richard and Judys trampy daughter

[Dave]

Where have they said it?

The James Haskell youtube channel featuring sex tapes with Richard and Judys trampy daughter

Oh ffs. I've met smarter bricks than Haskell.

[Mac]

Where have they said it?

The James Haskell youtube channel featuring sex tapes with Richard and Judys trampy daughter

Oh ffs. I've met smarter bricks than Haskell.

FFS wish this drivel would cease.
This from AB's official website within the past 24hrs....................


Piutau has eyes on 2019 World Cup
Former All Black Charles Piutau still harbours hopes of being part of the All Blacks World Cup team in 2019.

Having played out the Premiership season with Wasps, while waiting to take up his two-year contract with Ulster, Piutau proved a hit and was nominated for the Premiership player of the season award.

Playing attacking rugby with a Wasps team that scored 71 tries in 22 games, Piutau told The Rugby Paper he had never considered attempting to back out of his Ulster deal.

"It was set in stone before I came and as much as I've loved it here, I gave my word to Ulster and will follow it through," he said.

"I've only heard good stuff about the club, so I've got two years there which I'm looking forward to. After that we'll see, but I'd like to think I could go back to New Zealand and fight for an All Blacks spot for the 2019 World Cup."

Piutau said missing last year's World Cup had been a 'huge disappointment' but he had used it as motivation.

"Wasps have been magnificent. We've played exciting rugby and being here has brought me a whole new level of joy," he said.

Meanwhile, another former All Black, Aaron Mauger, who is now coaching with Leicester, said the number of games in Britain needed to be reduced to avoid player burnout.

"My biggest concern is players play too much rugby and to have only four to six weeks off over the summer is mad. We're asking too much physically and emotionally of these young guys to be at a high level for 46-48 weeks a year.

"That's why we have so many injuries. A lot of those injuries are on the back of fatigue and people not being mentally in the right space to play rugby.

"There are a lot of challenges for World Rugby to iron through and that's the biggest. If you took some games away, whether it's internationally or domestically, you'd get the balance right and have a better game," he told The Rugby Paper.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/29201/piu ... -world-cup