Think France are going to have to drop Damian Penaud. Just completely unsuited to this era of contestable kicking, relentless kick-chase, high work-rate Wingers, etc.

Toulouse’s Kalvin Gourgues (20y/o), on debut for France tonight versus Australia…. And that’s literally his first touch in Test Rugby. The new Wesley Fofana (his hero, incidentally).

Find this take odd. Ireland didn’t ‘stay in the fight’. South Africa simply stopped caring about the scoreline - how many gimme 3pts did they turn down for Scrums? It was all about physical annihilation for them. They succeeded. Let’s not lie to ourselves.

Weak sauce.

Rugby simply hasn’t been the same without Him.

‘This guy can't ref a Tier One game again for a while’ Matthew Carley that is, Referee of WC Semi-Finals, Champions Cup Finals, etc. Probably in the Top 3 Refs in the World currently. Bizarre take, from someone who’d often opine about the need to respect Referees, etc.

Now that 🇦🇺 Australia lost 8 out of their last 10 and not come closer than 15 pts against France, Ireland, England this month as well as lose to Italy. Can we all now agree Lions narrow series win was probably one of most overhyped and overrated achievements in rugby history?

Feels like this era of Irish Rugby, and its characteristically robotic style of play, is on life-support.

Proper send-off Toulouse gave Pita Ahki last night. Hakas, letting Ahki taking Penalty-Kicks, giving him a few minutes playing No.8, etc.

Didn’t take Dupont long to settle back into Rugby.

Toulouse’s options at Full-Back: Ramos 🇫🇷 Kinghorn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Mallia 🇦🇷 Capuozzo 🇮🇹 Remue 🇧🇪 Richardis 🇪🇸 Cornering the market in both Tier 1 & 2 International Full-Backs.

Retour réussi pour Antoine Dupont déjà très en vue Stade Toulousain 🔥#TOP14

Ferté.

Saracens get 2pts for scoring Four Tries & being within 7pts. Under the Top 14 system, they’d get nothing. (Would have to score three tries more than Bath & be within 5pts).

Pau v La Rochelle, about to kick-off, live on Premier Sport 2 (UK & Ireland). Nice game for them to broadcast, don’t get to see Pau often. Young team with a really exciting Back-Line: Gailleton, Brau-Boirie, Grandidier, etc.

Very odd that Leinster named their team today for Saturday. No other team did. Can only think ticket sales must be particularly bad.

Nostalgic for when Saracens v Clermont in the Heineken Cup was always a huge game.

Typical Premier Sports. Not showing Toulouse v Sharks in the Champions Cup live. Ospreys v Connacht in the Challenge Cup instead… Joke of a channel.