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Challenge Cup

Gloucester breeze past Scarlets as Wales star exits with injury

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Christian Wade of Gloucester celebrates scoring a try during the EPCR Challenge Cup match between Gloucester Rugby and Scarlets at Kingsholm Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Gloucester, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Gloucester coasted to a 31-7 European Challenge Cup victory over Scarlets at Kingsholm.

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The Cherry and Whites established a 19-point lead at the interval and scored five tries in all.

Gloucester struck after five minutes when scrum-half Caolan Englefield sniped over to celebrate the new contract he signed on Wednesday and Santiago Carreras converted.

Scarlets suffered a big blow when Sam Costelow departed clutching his shoulder and that could also spell bad news for Wales ahead of Warren Gatland naming his Six Nations squad on Monday.

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Gloucester extended their lead as Jack Clement profited from a rolling maul and Carreras converted.

Full-back George Barton then used his speed to squeeze over in the corner after Scarlets had failed to turn pressure into points.

Seb Blake secured Gloucester’s bonus point from a catch-and-drive lineout move, but there was some Scarlets joy 14 minutes from time.

Ioan Lloyd floated a kick into the hands of Taine Plumtree and the flanker fed centre Eddie James.

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But Christian Wade showed off his footballing ability to round off matters for Gloucester and Barton added the extras.

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RedWarriors 8 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Doyle was in charge of IRFU refs through the law change in 2009 and was thereafter an elite (professional) referee coach. The law change was made in the pro era. This has nothing to do with an amateur interpretation. It has everything to do with the law being applied as intended.

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RedWarriors 9 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

The law is the Intention of the law when there is a dispute. If there is evidence that this is the intention then its a check mate and the big Unions who want these splits should argue for a law change. Based on what Doyle says the law is 5-3.

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PR 10 minutes ago
Glasgow hit back at Stephen Donald's 'absolutely unfounded' comments

Shame, still beating the SR drum even though it has a tiny viewership and a fraction of the talent that you get in NH comps.


What’s undeniable is that Barrett is playing alongside much better players at Leinster than he would in NZ. And he is playing in more difficult conditions - from the Highveld in SA to freezing conditions in Scotland - which prepares you better for Test rugby than hopping over the Tasman for another game of touch rugby.


In stead of having a go at the NH you should just say thank you for making Barrett an even better player. We’ll do the same for with Rieko Ioane. You’re welcome.

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IkeaBoy 11 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Coward

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RedWarriors 12 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Its rugby and rugby is giverned by laws and one of those laws is under question. As with all laws if there is dispute over its interpretation then the Intention of the law decides its interpretation. Owen Doyle has clarified what the intention of the law was which was specialized subs in backs and forwards in a 5-3 split.

Doyle represented IRFU referees when the law change was made in 2009. He says Unions are split on this. If Doyle knows what the intention was then we can assume that all Unions do and that those arguing for the correct interpretation will use that legal slam dunk.


This has nothing to do with the merits of the idea of a 6-2, 7-1, or 8-0 split. It just means that those who argue for a 5-3 will win if that was the intention. Ofcourse a law change can be applied to allow for these other splits, but if Doyle is correct it will require a law change.

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IkeaBoy 12 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Well how exactly can we currently judge their performance in the 2027 RWC??????


It’s two years away, Ed.


Not this year. Not the next year. It’s the year after

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IkeaBoy 14 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

18 year old… boys?????


That’s called a contradiction in terms, boss.


SYRINGE-BOKS

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IkeaBoy 14 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

At what point does a post become a rant? Refer to my previous.

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GrahamVF 15 minutes ago
Glasgow hit back at Stephen Donald's 'absolutely unfounded' comments

Watchings Reds vs Blues. Either the Reds goal line defence is out of this world or the Blues can’t finish/ In a period of six minutes they were over the Reds line four times but couldn’t score. Really bad forward attacking play.

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IkeaBoy 15 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

I’ll try to make this as simple as possible, G-Man.


The Boks weren’t compliant with the then current protocols. They were testing but by totally different standards to everyone else. They were windows95 while the rest of the sporting world was Windows10. It’s akin to marking your own homework.


The amended protocols - which Russia were the only other signatories not to be compliant with - included updated banned substances, the ability to test historic samples & B samples as far back as the 2019 RWC and tighter restrictions around medical exemptions.


The 4 boks to have gotten caught between those 2 RWC cycles were all recovering from injuries…


Again, re: Irish KIDS - none of the home nation unions test anyone other than professional athletes!

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WI 18 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Would you call that freely? Yes, the tries have a skillset of their own attached to them. Would not call it freely. They did outscore France in that game thought, which is in and off itself something to admire.

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IkeaBoy 22 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

You missed the part about the lab getting shut down in Bloemfontein in March last year - FOR THE SECOND TIME. Got stripped of it’s accreditation.


As previously explained, few schoolboys in Ireland would be 18, as in an ADULT. The vast majority of their active schools players are classed as MINORS. Not just in law, in every sense. The youngest grade governed by the IRFU is U19 and is overseen by a union who has never not been WADA compliant. Ever.


It’s obviously the norm to not test children in amateur sports.

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RedWarriors 22 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

If there is doubt about the interpretation of laws then the Intention of the law is the law.

This is what SUPREME courts do. The black and white must reflect the intention of the law. If the intention of the law was 5-3, then thats the law. That is the entire basis of how law is interpreted. You are arguing against centuries of legal norms. You should stop making stuff up to suit your argument.

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RedWarriors 26 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Owen Doyle was a referee until 1994. He was in charge of the IRFU referees through the last replacement change (from 7 to 8 re[placements in 2009). He was subsequently an elite referee coach before becoming a journalist in the last few years.

The changes were made in 2009 very much the professional era.

The proposal that the IRFU agreed with is below. It is disappointing that you attempt to distort facts that contardict your argument.

In any Law whether legislation for running a State or for World Rugby the intention of the law when drafted is what counts. Now you can put your hands over your ears and sing ‘La, La, La’ because this contradicts your article in some respects but you can’t make up facts you don’t like. You’re argument that 7-1 splits etc should be allowed is a different one. My argument is because the INTENTION of the law was 5-3 then new laws will need to be drafted for less than 3 backs on the bench. If World Rugby ignore the law to the tune of ridiculous PR nonsense like ‘Its discriminating against South Africa’ then the entire basis for faith in laws becomes eroded. Big Unions will interpret laws to suits themselves at odds with their intention knowing that World Rugby won’t defend their laws.


I was part of the law group that determined the IRFU’s position on how things work currently. In short, we agreed with what was being proposed. It was to ensure that there must be three specialist frontrow players on the bench, plus a secondrow, and a backrow player, hence five. The backs were allowed to cover the specialist positions of nine and ten. Finally, one utility back would be permitted, making up the three.

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IkeaBoy 28 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

This is news to me!!! Game changer.


I must have been the only Irish rugby fan unaware of their record at RWC knockouts.

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IkeaBoy 30 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Yep! I live with one.


Draft dodgers

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IkeaBoy 31 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

WAYNE BARNES - WAYNE BARNES.


Player of the match in the final…

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MM 31 minutes ago
Glasgow hit back at Stephen Donald's 'absolutely unfounded' comments

The only thing he traded up by going north was his salary….

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PB 32 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

You clearly have no idea of how much fatigue factor there is among the front five. I challenge you to a fitness test against any Bok forward!

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