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How Kyle Sinckler is coping with F-bomb ban: 'Today we came off our team run and he was one of the most vocal'

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Bristol boss Pat Lam has reported that suspended England tighthead Kyle Sinckler has been full of enthusiasm during training at the Gallagher Premiership club while serving the ban recently sustained for aggressively swearing at a referee.  

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Sinckler was cited earlier this month for shouting “Are you f***ing serious?” at referee Karl Dickson during Bristol’s Premiership win at defending champions Exeter. 

Evidence presented by Sinckler at the RFU hearing revealed that the England prop felt he was the victim of a potential leg-breaking tackle from Luke Cowan-Dickie, adding that Exeter players were laughing at him and telling him to stop being a pussy followed his heated reaction during the January 9 league game at Sandy Park.

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The outcome of the hearing was an ill-timed two-game ban for Sinckler. If this month’s European games had gone ahead as planned, the 27-year-old would have by now served his suspension and would be clear to join up with the England squad who assembled on Wednesday at St George’s Park in Burton.

However, those club cancellations mean that Sinckler has yet to miss a match – he will sit out Bristol’s Friday night league game with Bath and will also be marked absent for England when they open their Six Nations campaign against Scotland on February 6. 

Missing out will be huge for Sinckler who has become an integral part of the English Test team in recent years, featuring in 32 of their last 33 matches and making 26 starts. The ban was a subject England boss Eddie Jones steered clear of at last week’s squad announcement. However, Sinckler’s club coach Lam has said he hasn’t had to gee his player up to help him get through this enforced layoff.  

“I didn’t have to give him any message,” said Lam at his weekly media briefing when asked by RugbyPass how Sinckler was coping with his suspension. “Kyle has been great, he has been working away on being ready for selection again. 

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“He has been training hard with the group. He has been a great team man. I’ll tell you what, I found it interesting when he was away (in October/November with England) and I saw that article when he talked about he was only really at 20 per cent for Bristol.

“I was wow, 20 per cent because he was pretty good, but now since he came back after the autumn internationals I can understand. He has gone on to another level. And not only in his playing but in his contribution around the group. 

“Today we came off our team run and he was one of the most vocal, driving the standard of the 23 to ensure the team plays well. And he has connected so well with so many guys, he has been phenomenal and we have really enjoyed having him here.”

Lam added how he was an admirer of Sinckler and the player’s ability to overcome adversity long before he arrived at Ashton Gate last summer following his signing from Harlequins. 

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“The thing I have admired about Kyle, even from a distance, you read about guy’s stories and backgrounds and the work that he does and the community he came from as well to inspire these young guys, it doesn’t matter what situation. 

“And that is the thing: we have a lot of guys in this group and I keep saying it, we are a little example of the way the world can be. We have got guys from all over the world, 18-year-olds up to 38-year-olds, not including all the staff.

“Then you have got people from private school backgrounds to public to state schools. We have got people from poor backgrounds to rich. At the end of the day we respect each other, we build relationships and it’s awesome to see. 

“I say to the guys it’s no different from the world that you live in. It’s fortunate that we have that and that is why the guys (like Sinckler) enjoy being here.”

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JPM 38 minutes ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

Unfortunately you don't know anything about French rugby, coaches and players but still making a lot of assumptions and judgements to push your prefabricated and simplistic point of view that Dupont is manipulating everything and is a bad guy. I am not a NZ rugby specialist and wouldn't dare make such theories about what is going on within the ABs team. Therefore my advice to you is to do like Dupont and stay humble when you don't know all the background of the issues !!!


Firstly if you knew a bit of Galthié, he is not the type of coach who is going to ask advice to his players and even his captain about team selection. He is as stubborn as you...


Second Ramos has played a lot of times as 10 with Toulouse and therefore Dupont (in particular when Ntamack is injured and unfortunately it has often happened recently and for long periods). He even played 10 during the last 3 games of the 2024 6N and this was far better performance than the first two games with Jalibert as 10.


Thirdly Jalibert lacked of respect to a La Rochelle player so your theory is once again out.


Fourth as I explained to you Galthié went for a 6-2 bench and Jalibert can only play 10 which doesn't fit that plan. Furthermore as 15 Buros is better under high balls than Ramos and everybody is prepared for a tactical kicking game.


So you can blame Galthié for a lot of things (as you clearly enjoy doing at the end of your post and you should be very happy as an AB fan) but certainly not Dupont. Sorry once more for your conspiracy theory.


And don't worry about potential disharmony in the French team; they are excellent mates around their captain. Jalibert is well known in the French rugby circles to have not a strong character (and we saw that in the WC quarter finals as he is very nervous in any decisive international game unlike Ntamack and Ramos as for his late penalty kick vs England this year).


In conclusion enjoy the game tmrw night. It is good that the ABs are very upset; we should watch a great game of rugby. I hope for running rugby and not too much kicking. With 5 key players injured on our side (Ntamack, Baille, Atonio, Cros and Penaud) and 2 on your side I and various French fans see you as favourites. I obviously hope for another result.


If you are interested you can read a good article in the Guardian on the subject of France-NZ games.

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KB 40 minutes ago
The 'one difference' between Boks and the back-to-back All Blacks

Consistency hasnt been there they have many great players SA were also not unbeaten in the 2023 WC - NZ were in 2015 WC McCaw and Carter Nonu and Smith - SA did not have those Marque players in those postions in 2019 or 2023 - I wouldnt rank them ahead of the 20I5 ABs - They clocked up 60 points against France in the QF - Furthermore I do not believe for one moment SA won 2023 fairly no way - they were so favoured it became obvious that behind the scenes SA the nation bought the title - Their last 3 matches were won by a solitary point there were many contentious decisions that went their way that it became obvious it wasnt coincidence - Sport has been hijacked by a satanic cult just as is Politics

Some players coaches officials and sponsors are involved - they know who they are - its called Freemasonry - any sport that allows betting is corrupt - its not all about money either for these parasites its also about control - Lots of American NFL players have spoken openly about games being scripted - Football is also rigged Referees have been caught on film showing freemason hand signs - The 95 RWC final ranks as the highest and most obvious attempt at cheating There was no way SA were going to allow NZ to gate crash Nelson Mandelas reunification party - NZ were so good they had to posion almost the entire team to get a 3 point win - a Hollywood Movie ( theres your Red Flag ) was made about SAs triumph called Invictus


William Henley wrote a poem called Invictus


It starts


Out of the night that covers me BLACK ( All Blacks ) as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever GODS maybe for my unconquerable Soul ...( Olan says INVICTUS is an evil Malevolent entity who corrupted the Titans ... this is Mandelas double meaning speech ( hes a fraud ) - of thanks for helping overcome SA's adversary NZ - There is only ONE true God Yahuah - Only a false god would be complicit in Cheating Corruption and Harming others to win a RWC for a sick and sinful Nation ) the poem ends with


I am the CAPTAIN of my soul


SA will forever bear the stain of guilt and disgrace over their involvement in poisoning the ABs a day before the 95 RWC Final

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CO 1 hour ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

I cannot believe that you don't think the French rugby team coach and captain are not discussing putting Jalibert on the bench in favour of Duponts club teammate that doesn't even play at 10.


This is a terrible, massive insult to a 10 and I'm sure Dupont would also be very enraged if benched for a player that doesn't even play halfback.


A good captain would've insisted to the coach that it was an idea of madness and either select Jalibert or replace him with another 10 if you want him to be reserve.


Jalibert may not be the world's finest tacklers but that's often not a tens main strength that the loose forwards and second five cover. An intercept pass is never great but they happen.


When any player is playing for his club then it's club first, respect doesn't need to be shown to opposition players simply because they're internationals.


Who exactly are you claiming Jalibert hasn't respected? If it's Toulouse international players then it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this bench demotion out.


The outcome of selecting Jalibert to the bench and he then throwing his croissants out the window of the team bus immediately prior to playing the Allblacks is a disaster that will be team disharmony as any team mates of Jalibert are in a state of anger and revolt so a performance that will be sub optimal against a team that is thirsting for revenge against France.


I don't know about you but the Allblacks are very upset they've lost twice in a row to France and want to put out a statement performance so this preparation by Galthie of creating havoc looks to me like a coach that is clueless.

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